The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-11-03
OGDEN.
A MINING CELEBRATION.
Grand Demonstration at the Arrival of the
First Ore shipment From La Plata

Ogden and La Plata are welded ana 1t is
hoped by every man, woman and child in
this city that the union which was effected
yesterday will never be severed so long as
the great Wasatcn range continues to yield
its precious metals.
The occasion was the arrival of the first
car load of ore from the La Plata mines.
AS was announced in Sundays HERALD
the members of the city council, chamber
of commerce aud private citizens in car
riages and by means of other conveyances
met the ore train, consisting OF eight wagons,
at the wooden mills near the mouth OF the
Ogden CANON. In all there were over fifty
carriages aud q number of men and several
ladies on horseback. The Ogden city and
Renl's military bands were out in full uni
form rendering their services gratis since
the event concerns the future welfare Of
the city.
The stars aud stripes were unfurled from
the staff of the municipal and county build
Ings, business houses were decorated with
flags everywhere, and the city was dressed
in its holiday attire. Headed by kenv's
Military band, line of march was taken
from the WOODEN mills to Washington ave-
uue, on Washington avenue through the
main business portion of the city to
Twenty sixth street. on Twenty-sixth
blI6bG W NTEduG dF0EuS, W u
street, on Twenty-hfth street TO Washing
ION, and thence north TO the Rio Grande
Western freight depot The carriages and
wagons were profusely decorated with
flags and the ore wagons which followed in
the rear bore such Inscriptions as follows:
''Ogdeu-La Plata ore from the Reu Jacket
"Ogden's mountains yield up their treas
ures, Another OF Ogden's resources de-
Feloped, Ogden greets La Plata" "Og-
den is in it, 1--WE now want samping
worEs," 1--WE demand the free coinage of
silver" Attic Rio Grande Western freight
depot appropriate exercises were held. at
exactly T. O'Clock, noon, the assem- blage
was called 10 order and after selection by
each of the bands Mayor Turner delivered
the following address:
THE MAYORS SPEECH.
Ladies and Gentlemen and Fellow Citizens:
1t is a good thing for a community to
look around once in a while and see VIII at
progress it is making-for instance when
any marked development or opening occurs
like this. 1t is an appropriate time for
looking backward as well as forward.
Either one of these views, into the past or
into the future must be inspiring to an Og-
den man. If we look back we can see that
the toilsOme road has been constantly
leading upward. We have our seasons of
depression, but the courage and energy Of
the city has overcome all difficulties and
marked Ogden as one of the spots destined
to become great in all the best strength of
modern civilization. Ii we look forward
we see the coming time as full of promise
IS our past years have been filled with
deeds. And while our eyes are turned to
the future we cannot overlook La Plata
and what it may do for Ogden. What our
people hove most needed is money to exc
cute the Thousand plans which have been
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opment of our resources. Though our
growth has been sure, our financial increase
has been slow, compared with the demands
for capital, and so, many of our en-
terprises, born under the > most
promising circumstances, have Ian
guished, which otherwise would have en-
rched the community and given profitable
employment and business chances to our
young men. Probably the quickest honor
cable way to acquire individual and COM
munity wealth is through successful min
ing-every dollar thus obtained is 100 cents
profit. II is an absolute and practically
imDerishable addition TO the worlds
riches. Now Ogden, in my opinion, is in
just the situation to most need and most
appreciate an era of mining prosperity.
While / am not much Of an advocate of
booms in general, | believe that this city
has enough varied in terests, and has bust
ness foundation broad enough and deep
enough that she can stand a.general mining
boom without injury. And l hope it is
upon US. Entertaining these views it is
with pride and pleasure that l welcome
these first La Plata ore teams to Ogden,
the junction city of the west. Come again,
and come often, make yourselves thor
oughly at home here.
Thanks to the Weber county court, there
IS q snort cut from La Plata to this city.
1t is even now a good road, but let US hope
1t will improve with age. 1t ought to be
broad enough that one string of teams
can oe constantly passing up while the
other string is passing down, and if better
means of communication than this is
wanted, let La Plata do her part and |
think l will be supported in saying that
Ogden viii at no distant day build rail-
road straight to the ore dumps. Loud ap-
plause.
JUDGE BISHOPS ADDRESS.
At the conclusion OF his remarks the
mayor introduced Hon. A. c. Bishop, Judge
Of the probate court who was received
with applause. He spoke as follows:
Fellow Citizens:
The occasion which calls US together to
cay is one which makes US all feel glad anC
permits al exhibition of psrdonable pride
in recognizing and rejoicing over another
newly discovered resource of wealth, will
which. in the plenitude Of nature, we havt
been and are being blessed.
II is an occasion which augures much fo
The future welfare and prosperity of on
country, and especially TO Ogden city t,
whose crown another star has been adde(
10 light her future footsteps TO grandeur
victorious. Surely the star of her goot
fortune rises higher and grows brighter
and her possibilities widen with each re
curing year. To the casual onlooker, VINO
d0ss not stop 10 think, the Importance of
this event upon the future of thi:
city will not be fully appreciated
To the thinking mind il viii suggest the
possibility of many things. The discovery
and ultimate successful Development of La
Plata mining camp will in ;tsel
be most important event il
Ogdens commercial prosperity, an,
add largely TO her material resources.
will stimulate prospecting in other local.
ties and in my opinion will result in de
veloping many good mines tributary T.
Ogden. With them will come demand 70
smeiters and other machinery necessar,
for the treatment Of ores, and Ogden viii
not be second az e feasible location TO
such enterprises. With such works 10
Gated here, we would not only treat the or
from our own mines, but our splendi,
TRANSFORMATION facilities would dominant
the patronage of other mining district
trom all points Of the compass. VIVA
would this mean for Ogdenl Large in
crease in population, wealth aud materia
resources, better and largely increase,
market for our products ana articles o
commerce. etc.
The development of La Plata into a sue
ceEsTul mining camp will no doubt resul
IN uniting with bands of steel her destln-
with ours, and thus add another TO the al
ready large number of railroads whic
Ogden has, which justly entities her 20 b
called the railroad centre and com
lnercial metropolis OF this vast inter
mountain country. But we mus