The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-01-08

g new state, With her vast resources,
started off with the promise of bright
and glorious future.
The city was crowded with people
from all parts of the state. Acting
Governor Richards had, by proclama-
ton, declared the day holiday. All
business was suspended and the build
ings along the principal streets were
decorated with the national colors.
The day was ushered in by the ring
ing Of bells and sounding Of all the
steam whistles in the city.
At II o'clock the street parade, under
the direction of Grand Marshal Burton,
moved from the corner of Main and
Third streets. The parade included
General Penrose and staff, federal
troops and the National guard of Utah,
members of the legislature, civic socie-
ties and citizens.
While the parade was taking place
the artillery on Arsenal Hill was firing
a salute of As guns. Acting Governor
Richards, as master Of ceremonies,
called the house to order and prayer was
offered by Wilfred Woodruff, president
of the Mormon church. He prayed for
the welfare of the nation, to which
Utah will ever be loyal, and for the
prevalence of justice, mercy, truth and
peace. so that every soul might be free
to worship as he sees fit.
The "Star Spangled Banner" was
rendered By chorus of 1000 voices.
After this, the proclamation of the pres
ident of the United States granting
statehood to Utah was read by e1-Dele-
gate Joseph T. Rawlings.
The oath of Office was administered
to the governor and state officers by
Chief Justice Zane Of the supreme court
Of the state. Governor Wells then de-
ivered his inaugural address.
The Governors inaugural Address.
"Let us congratulate, said he, "the
pioneers-that heroic band of patriots
who blazed way for western civlllza-
tion-who turned the waters upon the
burning soil and wrung from desolatlon
the bounteous harvests which we are
reaping-who planted the stars and
stripes on yonder peak, and in the name
of freedom began the work which we
are cOnSunmaClnS low.
GAS to those Of Us who followed in
their wake, whether we came to Utah
in the slow moving prairie schooner of
frontier days or in the lightning ex-
press train of more recent years. or
whether born upon the soil, let US clasp
hands upon this natal day and congrat-
ulate each other upon the happy solu-
ton of all past contentious and our sue
cession TO the full rights and privileges
Of citizenship in free and sovereign
state of the grandest republic the world
has ever seel.
"And while felicitating ourselves and
our state upon her admission into the
Union, let US not omit to congratulate
the Union upon the acquisition of an
other commonwealth of magnificent
proportions and superb possibilities.
''If I were asked to enumerate in
more specific terms the riches that
Utah affords the country as recompense
for her statehood, I would say she offers
the gold and silver, lead and copper and
iron Of her mountains, the luxurious
soil Of her valleys, the matchless life
saving climate, most efficient public
school system and the gratitude of
happy, homogeneous and patriotic peo-
pie"
The governor then reviewed in detail
the many efforts made by Utah to Sc
cure statehood from 1S47 20 the present
day. Continuing, he said:
What better evidence Of the entire
sincerity Of all the people in their pres
ent convictions could be given than that
Chief Justice Zane, who in the past.
acting under O. conscientious regard for
duty, has sentenced hundreds Of Nor
mons to the penitentiary, now sits upon
the bench as the honored choice of the
electors of Utah for the highest Judicial
office in the state; and that Mormon
born and reared, shonld be delivering
from the same platform this address as
the governor of Utah.
The governor then gave an exhaust
i've review of the financial and indus
trial condition of the state, and the
ceremonies closed with patriotic music.
The inaugural ball was held at the
Salt Lake theatsr at night.