Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-26

ard garrison " one iuii regiment, aboni
three miles east u and several hundred
feoi:above the city level. From this point
q tine -bird's-eyo view is obtained OF
the city and valley. with the blue waters
Of the Great Salt Lake 10 the wosl, the
further shore Of which cannot be- seon.
"rho city ia monument 10 the genius
Of tho men who planned Il aud the IN
iustry Of the mon who made Il. stand
ing at Fort Douglas and surveying mo
present city OF over 50,Oo0 lnhahimnN'
cmbosomod In trees, with all IT, boiuu'
full homes and fine buildings, aud vs.
sixty miles Of electric street car rail-
road, Il Is difficult to realize thN
In July, 1917, tho frt white seulors
latter a weary journey Of four mon'hs
with OK ,oafnsfrom tho Missouri RIVER
dened from tho pass in tho Wasaieh
Mountains, which overshalow the city to
the east, and decided to found a city In
the thcn barren, arid, dosolaio valley
with IL scanty growth Of sage brush
Those pioneers OF 1917 'builded better
than they know aud laid out their city
on a unique plan aud scale.
"On the Wednesday evening We had a
great musical treat. which took our minds
back IN iIallo's concerts. grand con-
cert wa, given In honor the visiting
delegates, with a chorus Of four hundred
trained voices, some very Tine insiru-
mental music. and exceptionally good
-ololsts. sitting In the top sent Of tho
back Of tho gallery In the mi ddlo u the
end fthe oval, an1 therefore farihesi
removed from the organ aud choir. wc had
wonderful realization Of the pheno-
mcual acoustics ofthc room, aud when
ihcloadlng tonor aans'rhou you'll romcm-
Dor mo, 1t seemed only tho 'hor day thu,
wa listened to Edward Lloyd In the FREQ
Trade Hall, Manchester, and tho Winter
Gardens at Bllckpool. IN encore rc-
suited Ia 'Yo Banks aud Braes, another
persistent demand resulted In 'Annio
Laurie, aud tho presence ola very large
British elonienl In the audience was TO-
voalod In. the applause That couccrt
alone wa, worth tho Journey from Don'
yer.
"Among other places We visited the
Zion'- Co-opcfaiivoMcrcantilclnstituilon,
that took my mind back to the Wholesale
Cooperative Socloiy's establishment In
Balloon street, Manchester, and tho Man
chester aud Stafford Cooperative store In
Downing street, where was a member
years ago. We went through a boot and
shoe factory. n shirt aud overall factory,
aud Investigated local wooden mills aud
other industries. We visited the Tenn
pie, tho Tlihlng house, the grave OF
Brigham Young, the Beehive, his former
residence, the Lion House, tho residence
OF some OF his wives, the Gafdo, the
Offices OF the Mormon newspapers, the
pEsEREr NEWS aud the I'omda's h.
p,HeIf, and finished up with dining at hi.
homo with Mr.. Loronzo Young, now
eighty.hve years old, brother
of Brigham Young, aud ono Of the
pioneers Of isi7. everywhere receiving
tho creates, courtesy and kindness"
Speaking otthe Irrigation Congress,
Mr.. Tonge says
"rho three days proceedings wero Of a
most interesting aud practical character,
and the Convention will mark the begin
ming ofa movement which will result In
tho addition to the United States Of u yasi
further agricultural empire In the arid OF
semi.arid regions west Of the Missouri
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