Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-05-08
CALIFORNIA PIONEERS.
New England Excursionists Pay a
Visit 70 Salt Lake.

This morning we had a pleasan
call from Captain William H
Thomes, President Of the Society o.
California Pioneers Of New Eng.
land, who with other members Of
the association is returning from ar
excursion to California. The Cap.
tain informed us that the party LEFT
Boston on April 10th, by way Of the
Chicago & Santa Fe route, and dur.
ing their travels they have been al
through California, meeting every.
where with unbounded hospitality
and kindness.
In some places it amounted 10
quite an ovation. At San Bernar-
dino, for instance, 500 children
formed in line as the excursionists
passed along the streets, and strewed
their path with flowers; there were
also bands Of music to welcome
them. Al San Francisco banquets
and receptions were the order Of the
day, and in other cities and towns
similar honors were paid them.
The company arrived in Salt Lake
at s:l5 this morning. over the Rio
Grande Western, ON the honeward
journey, the special train having
six sleepers, two dining cans, one
smoker, and baggage car, In ad-
dition to the ordinary accommoda-
ton provided for the travellers, who
number 100, thirty ladies and gen.
tlemen having remained behind in
San Francisco, resolved upon pro-
longing their stay on the coast.
Captain Themes, in the course OF
conversation, said: 1--WE could not,
Of course, think Of returning to New
England without paying Salt Lake
flying visit. We shall remain in
your beautiful city until tomorrow,
when we depart east. We would
have been glad to stay at one Of the
hotels, and made application at
several Of them for accommodation,
but the answer was, "AIl full"
The result is that We are compelled
TO quarter ourselves and take meals
on the train, and shall occupy sleep
ing apartments there tonight"
The captain spoke loudly in
praise Of the attractions Of Salt
Lake City, which he described as
one Of the most beautiful cities OH
the American Continent. "This is
not my first visit, hesaid, therefore /
am in a position 70 judge Of the vast
improvements which have been ef-
fected here within the past few
years. have been in Salt Lake on
half-a-dozen different occasions, and
] can see wonderful changes indeed.
Some three years have elapsed since
my last visit; so, rs you may sup
pose, | am greatly struck with the
transformation that has taken
place in the interval. BY the way,
he added have always given the
"MOrmOns" credit for having built
up such 4 magnificent place. They
came here ard found a wilderness;
they have made it blossom as the
rose,' and should have the credit
they deserve for their enterprise and
toll. They have made this magni-
ficent city indeed"
Captain Themes, on leaving, said
he would have to hurry off 10 join
his fellow excursionists, who had
already started out TO inspect the
chief places Of interest, among which
he mentioned particularly the Tenn
pie and Tabernacle and the Lion
House. Garfield will be taken in
the programme this afternoon.
The Pioneers Society has been
about three years, and 1
has already a membership Of AS. |
Most Of the members are wealthy |
resident in New Eng |
land, and on the present excursion |
which is the first the society has l
undertaken-many Of the members |
are accompanied by their wives and |
The list of names Of the pioneers
reached us too late for insertion in |
this issue.