The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-03

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Traffic Manager, Rio Grande Western
Railway.
COMMITTEE ON RECEPTION.
John Meter is chairman of the gen
eral committee, and is a member of
the reception committee as well. Mr..
Meter has shown himself the right /
man in the right place, and has been /
untiring throughout in his efforts to /
get up a celebration in every way |
BETTING the county seat of Sewer |
county. He has succeeded, too. Other |
members of the committee are as fol- /
lows: Judge l. K Wright, w. H |
Seegmiller. president of Sewer stake; |
Mayor Theodore Brandley, Carl Gold |
branson, Captain O. Z. Bean, James |
NJ Peterson, Hon. Jim Bolitho and |
Hon. E. w. Mcdaniel.
The committee met the train at the |
depot with a long line Of carriages and
essayed to carry all TO the bowery.
There was then an address of well
come by the mayor.
THE GENERAL COMMITTEE.
John Meter, chairman; John W.
Coons, Miss Carrie Poulson, George H.
Crosby, jr., Mrs. I. K. Wright, Miss
Eliza Dale.
Honorary members Bishops Brandley
anu HOulSO0.
THERE WAS MUSIC GALORE.
The Provo Glee club was in attend
ance. The Salina brass band Joined in
and discoursed sweet music for the
edification OF the multitude. The two
brass bands of Richfield did their duty
and never tired all the time-it was
their day to play, The Elsinore and
Monroe bands were both in the field,
and altogether there was music, and
good music, galore.
ARRIVAL OF THE TRAIN.
When the excursion train of eight
heavily loaded coaches pulled into
Richfield at $40 p. m. today there was
witnessed jam Of people such as was
never seen before in the Sewer valley
There was lined up on both sides Of the
track far beyond the right of way the
town and country people, the latter
having many of them come a score of
miles or more to witness the great
event. Large flags adorned the COM
pany premises and all about the town
old glory fioated in the breeze. The
reception committee who had so kind
ly arranged to haul from the depot all
eXcursionists found themselves en-
tirely swamped in such attempt. The
crowd was by far too numerous to be
handled. Immediately on disembarka-
ton all wended their way to the
bowery where music and good speak
ing held sway for two hours Mayor
Brandley, in a well chosen speech, ten
dered the keys and the freedom of the
city. Apostle Lyman opened the exer-
cises with prayer and paid glowing
tribute to the corporation that so re-
Gently invaded TO good and lasting pur-
pose the Sewer valley. The Salina
brass band then played a selection.
Colonel Tatlock then addressed the
people and his speech was mainly on
the new benefits to be derived from the
advent of the Rio Grande Western.
Then the Richfield Glee club charmed
the people, after which Apostle John
Henry Smith addressed the people and
impressed upon them the need of en-
couraging in every way the building
of the road on to California. Hon. z.
w. Mcdaniel then read kilograms
from Governor Wells and Traffic Man
ager Babcock, being explanatory of
their absence. Wiley Brown then
made a speech and the happy hit of
the day, being loudly applauded from
start to finish.
E. w. Duncan then spoke and had
things all his own way and the peo-
pie applauded humorous reference to
his predecessors. Afterwards all adj
journed to the grand banquet hall to
partake of royal feast The tables
| seated 100 guests at a time and six
! teen of Richfield's most beautiful
young ladies waited on the great horde
that were well taken care of. George
Crosby. jr., was toast master.
The following toasts were responded
o: Upon Your Trip by Ray Ray
mond, of The Herald. "a Good Thing"
nv 4 1o 7 l,,-
L. ]. futile. "A Good Town." by Hon
I E. w. Mcdaniel. "A Boy in Early
Utah." by John Henry Smith. Our
| Visitors" by w. H. Seegmiller The
| Return Home by Rev Mr. Mork
! Our Waiter Girls" by Dwight Me-
! teer.
The special will leave for Salt Lake
at II, midnight, for the accommodation
of those who wish to get home while
/ others may return as late as the 9Th.
! The Rio Grande Western people did
/ the very handsome thing all around
! and the public participating in the
great Richfeld celebration are loud in
/ their praise of these people
AFTER THE BANQUET
this evening, a grand ball was in order
at Social hall and it happened that
several other halls had to be procured
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halls were reserved, and it looks at the
midnight hour as though the dances
will go on until the dawn breaks, SO
giddy are the times and the people.
Editor Howard, of the Salina Press,
presented the neatest thing of all, and it
caught the public, although there was
not enough of it. He had printed for
distribution badges-two set of badges,
one showing a full-siZed cut of an en-
CINE and train and Richfield depot with
( passengers and business men about;
the other a full-sized badge showing
! in bold relief the Press mans choice
| for carnival queen. Altogether the Sa-
lima Press scored a victory.
Personal MENTION.
Lorin Farr, of Ogden, was of the
merry throng
Senator Candland got on at Mt
Pleasant and was a crowd in himself
Hon H NJ Dougall, of Springville
and Judge Westwood, came along to
participate.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. stubbs, and County
Clerk E. L. Jones, of Provo, were ir
attendance.
| Colonel J. H Denhalter, of Provo
couldn't stay behind, and Joined in witt
the Provoites.
General Passenger Agent Waldeigh
beamed pleasantly upon the day ant
times. and we'll he might.
Riehfeld can look back in the years
to come, and point with pardonable
pride to her railroad celebration.
Hon. Jim Bolitho did the honor.
easily going down on the train, anc
without him.
That bright man Howard Of fbf