Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-09
A Splendid Procession Marches Along
the Prescribed Route.
rgr SCHOOL CHILDREN GIVE the
PARTY A PLEASANT suHPaisE.
IN. Proceedings ss Liberty rsrh.--
spercBe. by thc "re-,i-nt aud
Others. 90 oprpinz "f the
chamber Of Commerce.

llttt tNu NtltVlhh a tsHiA'bh 49, 'f"f
took their departure for the north In
the magnificent vestibuled sleeper.
"Carmen," over the Union Pacific
Hon. John T. Cainc, Secretary Sells,
Judges Zane and Anderson, Colonel
FoIry, Of Park city; Mayor John +.
Booth, Of Provo; Lieut.. Dunning, Of
Fort Douglas; Commissioner Godfrey,
o. j. Sallsbury, II. A. Wnitney, III.
NJ. Wells, g. II. Pnrsous, T.. q. CONN.
Spencer Clawson, George g. Lambert,
Of the DEsgREr NEWS; =. A. Kcnncr,
Of tho salt Lake Heruid; J. u. Bloor. Of
the I,ijuae; aud w. 'Balienon, Of the
Tines.
They were accompanied ~ far as Og-
den by United States District Attorney
vafian and J. r.. D1olcy, and there
the larty was Joined by another dele.
CATION consisting Of Judge Miner,
Mayor Turner aud Indies aud gentle.
men citizens Of Ogden 10 the number oi
forty, In separate sleeper.
The journey u Pocatcllo, idaho, was
without other interest u th- passengers
than was created by the jokes aud
yarns INDUCED In by them while they
remained awake. Morning dawncd
upon them Ia Pocatelio, they having
arrived there about 4 O'Clock.
At pocATELLo.
There was little promise Of diversion
during the tedious walt which was he.
fore the party until evening. The
News representative found friends aud
atquaintances In Bishop &. j. Cannon,
Counselor ID. Williams, Brother John
Priest aud others who entertained him
| with "a view of the sights Of the town,
one of tho most notable features oi
which IN "a very neat and commodiou.
mormon" meeting house, the best Ia
the place. The town Ia com poscd en-.
tirely 81 wooden structures aud ex.
tends along both sides OF the railroad
track, the principal streets Ringing
from southeast to northwest and thc
others crossing them Mt right angles.
This railroad station, hotel, round
houses and shops auj long series Of
cottages built and owned by the rail.
way aud rented % its employees have u
somewhat imposing appearance, but
tue other buildings with few cxcep.
tons are such as might bc expected 10
be- erected upon an Indian reservation
where the people are not fully assured
M TO stneir obtaining q title 10 the
land. IL having been decided by
recent act Of Congress n open the
t0wnsite Tor settlement, II IL expected
that ON the 18th day Of next July the
lots will be sold 10 the highest bludors,
after which more permanent and aub
stantlal improvements may be looked
for. Daring the day some hundreds oi
Indians Of the hammock aud ShOshone
tribes swarmcd Into the place In ex.
pectancy Of the Presldent's visit and
some OF the more Intelligent among
them, particularly Major Jim, who
the visitors aud showed special defer.
once 10 Judge Anderson whose impos,
Ing figure led them 10 select him ~
the great man Of the party. After.
noon trninH brought visitors from as fai
north as Blackfoot and south M Mont.
peiier anu M the time for the Presi,
DENTS arrival approached some liltl,
enthusiasm was aroused aud effort
made at decorating, aud tho whole
population Of the place numbering
about 5000, assembled around the
station. During Tho afternoon meet
Ing had been held between representa-
tive citizens of the town and tho Utah
delegations and arrangements effected
by which they could extend thcil
greetings TO the honored visitors on
their arrival without conflict.
MEETING THE PRECEDENT.
| At $3.50 the pilot train arrived and
ten minutes later tn. Presidential
train pulled In, Governor Thomas, VIII,
had gone norm rs far ns Huntington
In Oregon, 10 meet the party, beln,
conspicuous ON one Of the platforms
Some delay ensued owing 10 ia,
train not having stopped In the righ
place, during which tho President nnt
several others OF his party appeared OF
the rear platform OF the hlndmOst car
saluted the spectators and recognizes
Hon. John II. Cninc In the crowd. III,
Pocatello representatives having mad
their way into the car, an address o
welcome was delivered by one Of them
Attorney Savldgo, who THANKED Tia,
President for his influence In favor o
opening up tho Indian reservations /,
settlement.
THE PRESIDENT RESPONDED
by saying that In 1881, during tina
painful period when tho great CARTEL,
was wavering between ilfe and dealt
from the effects Of the assassin's bullet
and the whole Union was IN suspens
over tho issue, he passed through thu
place, II place II could be called, on hi
way to Montana, Tho country was no
therefore unfamiliar TO him. Ho knew
OF IL natural resources aud OF what Il
was capable under the benetlcent inllu
ences of Irrigation, While he WA
chairman OF the Senate committee OF
Territories he had devoted much atten
ton 10 the needs Of this western region
and his sympathles had always gou,
out TO the pioneers who had len tn
popnlous centres u the east aud pushe,
westward towards the setting san an,
the Pacific ocean. Pioneers were Away
enlerprising people, otherwise thel
woulh stay ut home. Men WHO had en-
dured the privatlons involved In bring
ing the sagebrush plains under cultlva
Ton, opening up the mines and max
! Ing the desert lands blossom rs
garden were heroes In his estimation
lie was glad 10 500 such evidences o
prosperity anu also to know that In