The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-20

were made by Mr.. Emery from the Sun
flower state, and Mr. Stagner of Colorado,
i'll which the thanks of the guests were
rendered to the good citizens of Logan In
the strongest terms language was capable
OF, to all OF which a most fitting response
was made by Mr.. Robert Logan, the &C
complished editor of the Journal.
The warning bell from the engineer indi-
Gated that the most pleasant occasions
must be brought TO close, and soon the
good byes were shouted and amid cheers
and waving of flags and the strains of
music the return trip was begun.
The only halts made were to pick up the
engineers who had been left at the works
in Bear River canon and to drop off one of
the most pleasant additions to the party,
namely, the Brigham city band, which had
so kindly furnished the music on the run
up and back.
The Ogden contingent was next told
adleu, and then the original pilgrims
cheered their way homeward with choice
songs ably rendered by Mr. Sanborn of
Colorado and Miss Lincoln of this city.
At midnight the special rapidly uncoiled
at the Salt Lake depot and soon discharged
its living freight.
GILLESPIE HoNoRED.
Here occurred one OF the most pleasant
and interesting incidents of the entire,day.
the calmer effu gence of the over full
moon DR.. o. S. Martin, one of the dele
gates from Nebraska, mounted a conven-
lent box and at once proceeded to exercise
that great Ameri. an prerogative-to make
speech. He said the drapery of night
would soon shut out the closing scene of
the day-yes, of the entire week, but be-
fore dispensing for the last time the as
sembled guests desired to make public
I rplz IN lpTu Of bpi oil
who had SO earnestly labored 10 make the
1 irrigation congress and information eXcur-
/ sions such grand successes.
! A committee on resolutions had been ap-
! pointed to do tnis in the proper language
and would duly publish them, but the more
special object for which he had requested
the guests to stay their steps was to admit
| their great Indebtedness to Mr.. r. K. Gil
! lespie, the secretary of the congress, who
| by his untiring efforts had made the sue
cess so prominent, ana with his worthy aid,
Mr.. W. Z. b. Alien, had rendered the ex-
curSlonS so interesting and profitable. The
work done had been immense. Fifty thous-
and pieces of mail matter had been sent out
one thousand commercial bodies reached
| three hundred mayors and scores of gov
ernors been communicated with, as well
as seventeen hundred journals of all
| classes been "seen" and all done throug h
the efforts of an efficient and untiring man
in the short space of seven weeks, and il
such manner as to make the great Irri-
| cation Congress the event of the year. Or
behalf of the delegates and friends tender
| Mr.. Gillespie our heartfelt thanks and the
little package | now hand him will contain
the elements of a souvenir badge, appro
priately designed, emblematic of the occa
sions that have thrown US together ant
memorative of our due appreciation of his
services. May he live to wear it far into
the next century"
GILLEsPIE's RESPONSE.
Mr. Gillespie was called for and re
sponded: II am sure you will believe m,
when say [ appreciate this mark of esteem
There are times when a man needs an at
torney to talk for him, and this is one O
them. All ] have done has been will
an eye single to the success of the congress
and to make It's labors beneficial to thi
region. If this is accomplished my reward
will be complete; but to it will be addet
this memory, that whenever | gaze on
your beautiful gift my heart viii be glad
dened and this day recalled as the mos
pleasant of my life. Good night, AM
thanks to you all.''
Amid much applause and congradula
tinon the moon rolled toward the lake
and the crowd toward the city; the con
gress was a memory, the excursion owe
and every one seemed happy.