Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-11
In PIONEER DAYS.
4 Peep Into lh3 Records oil The D. A.
an. Society OF BaTIy Days.
INTERESTING PAGES or HISTORY.
Territorial Fairs In the uld Bowery
aud In the News" Buldiug-
Home Industry Then and Now.

inc minutes Of this meetings Of the
ID. A. q NJ. Society, hold lhirty.eig ht
yeaf ago, when tue membcrs OF the
Organization were mostly pioneers,
show aspirit Of enthusiasm which IL
contagious when one reads from the
musty pages OF the old records.
The society was established by the
advice Of President Young, who was
then governor NJ Unb, aud Bishop
Hunter was i,s 1rsl PRESIDENT Pfcsl.
dent Woodruff was at IL head for
number Of years and did a great work
towards encouraging home iuIusifies.
MiNuIEs nr AZ OLD MEE1iNG.
June -, 1865, the directors Of the
d. a. d M.s1ciety met Ia the Bowery,
Great Salt Lake City. Ga that occa.
sion bishop Edward Hunter tho
president u the society, said that be
was an agricultural by profession ami
had always boon devoted advocate Of
home manufactures. remember that
Ia thu slate Of Penney where
was raised, when she owed Great
Britain millions Of dollars, by the al.
vice u MI. buchanan, our senator uI
few utler honorable men Of our
state, We turned our attention 10 hame
manufactures, aud soon became one Of
tue m ~ 10ufishiug states " the
Union. We ought 10 manufacture all
we wear, aud appear In our homcspun;
the very nature vi our location rUuuifUa
this. it IL necessary thAt We In all
active c..woikes In no important a
movement, that every useful depart.
mcnt may receive ITS proper stimulus.
President Hunter exhibited n hat
wbiuh he bought Of Mt. Haywood four
ytpta before, saying that II "has not
come 10 it, best YETI
President Woodruff was also present
At that meeting and sail he would like
10 see every post Ia the bowery, curing
the next October Conference, draped
with specimens Of home manufactured
goods. lie said the ladies' commitlo,
was the mUst prompt Ia attendant
aud he was glad they were 90 spirited
on the subject.
A. meaiing Of August 25, 1855,
President WOUdrIfi sail! realize
that tue souleiy Il tut In IT. Infancy;
here ~ aspcrimen VI home made soap,
superior 10 thu common imported Arit.
Gle, manufactured by DR.. VIM. Frame.
from materials obtained ga these val.
leys. This Il stop In tho Tlght ditec.
ton, ana when an article IL superior,
and eau be Afforded cheaper, the
community will no doubt patfonizr
II. Mr. Winder sells laIies' shoes
Al s2.75, gents at $500 and warrant.
good article. His alskinsatr sold At
from 81 TO s. aud have generally
givaa good satisfaction; sole leather at
IS cents pound ADMITTED 10 DO su.
perof 20 the Imported leather for
which they charge G2l cents. We
must sustain the manufacturer In our
own midst when they take tho hight
eouisu. The ladies can use tfemul-
dous influence la our favor, anu We
wish them 10 do 20. Tho minutes Of
this meeting say that MfI. De.
light Decker exhibited beau.
tiiul Jerusalem apple which
sho had raised that season, said 10 bs
excellent for burns aud sualds. There
wns also exhibited samples OF soap,
nails Aut cotton seed. Seth 81. Blair
reported that he would econ raise ali
the cotton q Il family could use.
Had the Interest anu efforts. OF that day
been continued up 10 the present time
there wuuli be- no need NJ agitAtlug
the home industry movement. The
fret annual State Falls A. Il was then
called, was held In the Deserot Store,
where tho NEWS office now IL, Ia
October, 1886, and a ufcditAble display
was msdo. Twenty fairs have since
been held and this year makes II
twenty.0ne. II IL the day Of manhood,
and the FAIR 10 be- held October ., o, 4,
o and this year, IL expected 10 be
suitable ~ the occasion. Toe hopes
aud promises Of 1855 will In a large
measure DO realized.