The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-04-03
mortal association. 1t is made up as fol

mortal association. 1t is made up as fol
! lows:
| JAMES SHARP. president.
| WILLARD You've, vice president.
| HEBER NJ. WELLS, secretary.
| ELIAS A. SMITH, treasurer.
ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
! PRESIDENT WILFoRD WooDRUFF.
| PRESIDENT Jos. +. SMITH.
president GEO. Q. CANNON.
GENERAL COMMITTEE.
James Sharp, Willard Young.
| Spencer Ciawsou Nettie Young Smell,
Susie Young Gates, Heber Young
| Leonard O. Hardy, Charles S. Burton,
| Nelson q. Empey, Elias A Smith
Thomas G.. Weber, David II. Cannon
| W llllam W. Ritter, George NJ. Cannon,
Franklin 5. Richards, andrew IIimoall
francs Armstrong, Heb M Wells
| brigham f. Grant, John Clark.
/. - Jennings, FRANK Y. Taylor.
| LeGrand Young Orson T. Whltnev
james h. MoyIe, John W. Young
! As the public is aware the first stems oil
the association were to engage the tnlentec
young sculptor G. E. Daliin Next they
sent out thousands of the following circu
lars TO all corners OF the territory:
To the People
| a proposition which has met with genera
| favor has been made to erect Il bronze statue
vi HeEOlC SIZE upon q 3 +lLaDi0 Pedestal, IN SAT-
Lake city, IN memory of Brigham Young Inc
| suggestion to erect sucn memorial has beer
received with favor by all classes and STRONGLY
! advocated without Il dissenting voice bv tnG
! press OF our community
| SO confident have the orignators o. the idea
! been that il would meet with popular approval
iithat central committee has Leea appointed
/ consisting OF some twenty-slx persons io,. INC
purpose OF bringing this matter TO the atcep-
| ton Of the entire people. 1t is with this oh
Ject in view that this circular is ssued
IT Is not necessary TO Gwcti upon The character
OF Brigham Young. His lame las reached
every corner OF the Iand, Whether we think OF
HIM as d religious lender or statesman. or a
pioneer. or a city bullder-in whatsoever ca
pacity he IS regarded, he is the same grad
personality.
Time >ervss but to inc ease the tribute paid
by til world TO his genius, and the grateful
love rendered his memory by the Lcople he 9
faithfully led. The value of moGuIn mi Is
moi TO be measured Wis pecunary cost I'M
by the motives prOEpting its buii derS Were
this not true, our grardeSt memorials would
not depend SO much upon the services to man
kind OF those whose lives they are Intended To
commemorate, as upon the wealth of fhe dead
or that of his surviving friends. With this ideu
in view, ana feeling that Brigham Young in
lie belonged, rot to his family and intimate
friends alone, but 10 the people of Utah ard IN
the entire west ii has been decided to make
the subscription popular one. To every man
woman AID child throughout our N untain
home, II Il designed to extend an invitation to
contribute something toward The erection of thi s
monument 10 him whose genius has Jeff It's I'm
press IN every part OF beloved Utah M
amount, however small, is to be refused for as
above stated The purpose is to ha e the statue
erected by al who love and revere The memory
Of the illustrolS dead.
The time seems suspicious for the purpose of
such u work For while no arbitrary arrange.
ment has been made and no Interchangeable de-
sign ao' pied. we have now in our minds Mr.. G.
Z. Daliin a young man born in this territory.
VINO has attained an enviable reputation os y
sculptor. He has had the benefit of the instruc-
tion of the leading sculptors of Paris and his
works have had the stamp of their approval. as