The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-05-10

tory. Under the present favorable &C itlous
they are growing rapidly in usefulness and N
fuence. By judicious legislation enacted at the
last session Of the legislative assembly Inc
various pubic institutions OF the territory nave
been strengthened and the public interests
fostered and promoted These are the happy
lndlcatlons OF growing desire to place tns
territory in its proper place in the forward
march of progress and give hope and promise OF
its future.
Again, Mr.. President, OF behalf Of the people
welcome you, and express their hope and mine
that your journey through the territory will be
as pleasant to you as it is to us. and that kind
Providence will conduct you and yours safely on
your return to Washington.
at the conclusion of his speech Governor
Thomas introduced the President. but Mr..
Harrison intimated that Mayor Scott had
something to say, whereupon the Governor
took it all back, and Mayor Scott stepped
to the front end of the platform and in a
very nervous and plsintive way read the
following address,
Mr.. President:-Salt Lake city greets you
with its most sincere and cordial welcome.
AS we live III territory OF the United States
we feel we are in closer relation to the general
government and its chief executive. than the
| citizens Of the states: and our citizens have
turned out en- masse to meet you, and show
| their appreciation of your visit. You are famll
| lar win the busy east; have seen the renewed
| south and looked out through the Golden Gate
| from the land Of perpetual flowers, and with all
have exchanged words of encouragement re
garding the present and future prosperity o.
our country. And we hope that what you may
| see in Salt Lake city and Utah, will not de
| tract any thing from your hopeful views we
regret your limited time will not permit you tc
| see more OF our resources, our mines, agrlcul
tural capacity, stock ranges and manufacturing
facilities our mineral springs and our grea
Salt Lake.
! Here yon can contrast the verdure and bloom
| of our valley with snow-capped mountain;
| almost within reach OF your hand. We have
| here climate and sanitary conditions which
we think are unsurpassed; and here you can SCI
| the best results of artificial irrigation to be
found in the country.
| We are pleased to have you see our city auC
our homes; you will find here busy and thirty
ing people, living in the peace and protection oil
| the laws of our country: prosperous in their IN
| dustry, and keeping pace with the country II
progressive ideas and improvements
! With the Pacific ocean before your eyes, yoI
have predicted the approach of an epoch OF in
e, creased lsiness prosperity. and when tina
| comes, whether it comes from the east, TIT
south or west, it will find our city already in it
line OF march, keeping step with its progress
To-day we meet 10 show our pleasure in you
| visit, to prefer our services TO make 1t agree
| able and TO assure you that when you leave us
| you will take with you the regards and goo
| wishes of all our citizens.
"The President" again said Governor
| Thomas and Mr.. Harrison spoke as fol
! lows:
| Governor Thomas, Mr.. Mayor and Fellow Cit
| ZenS
| The scene which has been presented to us il
| this political ana commercial centre of the tel
ritory of Utah has been very full Of heart an
very full of hope. L have not seen in a thi
! long accompanied as it has been WITH
4 every manifestation of welcome, crowned as il
I has been with fowers-anything that lifted M
heart more than that beautiful picture on on
Of your streets this morning, as the children from
the free ublic schools of Salt Lake city, nav
the one banner that we all e-(cheersJ-ant
I singing an anthem OF praise to that divine Prov
/ idence who led our worthy forefathers to thi
land and has followed the pathway OF thi
| nation with His benefclent care until thi
bright hour. Ny service in public lift
has been scch as to call my special attention
and to enlist my special interest in the peopl
| of the territories. II has been a pleasant dut,
| to welcome Dakota, Washington. Montana
Idaho and Wyoming into the great sisterhoo
of the states Cheers. L think it has no
fallen to any President of the United States I
receive under public law, so large number O
free states. The conditions that surround 20