The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-25

Eever before in the history of the
beautiful and far-famed resort Of Cas-
tilla Springs was such gala times wit
messed as was seen there yesterday.
Pioneer day was ushered in with per-
feet weather within this canyon be-
girt on either side with a high mount
ain range that rises up and pierces the
clouds, and which showed at their very
best yesterday. Their furrowed sides,
that have been rent and scanned by the
storms of countless ages, are all clad
with verdure that gives to the eye re-
freshing restfulness and to the mind a
feeling of fixed contentment. Castillo
is an ideal spot.
1t was Utah Press association day
as well as Pioneer day, and the two
blended in one gave results that were
cheerful and encouraging.
The net sum that will be cleared by
the Utah Press association will foot up
in the region of a cool thousand dollars
"A very satisfactory feature of the
whole.
The morning trains brought in
crowds of people from both ways, and
the afternoon trains greatly increased
the numbers. A conservative estimate
Is that about 5000 people were on the
grounds and all had a royal good time
OF il from start to finish.
There were games and amusements
for all, and prizes were as numerous
as the bushes. There was no end to
prizes. and all were fairly ard honor
ably won. The way the winners strove
showed conclusiveiy that there was an
incentiye-it was a prize in every in
stance
The hotel. pavilion, baths, grounds
and booths were all in fine order, and
the Southworth family is deserving of
great praise for the admirable manner
in which they catered for and took care
of all the people.
The newspaper men were there in
goodly array, and they just about
owned that resort for the day and
night. If there was something they
thought they wanted and didn't see it.
they asked for it, and in short order it
was found.
Among the fraternity noticed on the
scene were e. G. Rognon. president of
the Utah Press association; Eugene
Troughber of the Tribune, Ray Ray
mond Of The Herald, Fred Nelson of
the Tintic Miner Joel Shoemaker the
all around newspaper man and Jolly
fellow; c. w. Jackson of the Payson
Globe, H. A. Moore of the Inter-Mount-
ain Newspaper union, z. NJ West. Og-
den Standard; A. N. Rosenbaun. Og-
den Standard; Nephi Anderson. Brig
ham Bugler; Dave Felt, Springfield
Independent; George H. Crosby. South
ern Censor; ]. F. Brunell, Piute Pic
neer; NJ. F. Murray, Ephraim Enter
prise; 5. L. Paradice, Inter Mountain
Advocate; E. n. Jordon, the Indepen-
dent; E. H. Scott, Payson Globe. and
many others.
At y O'Clock, high noon, President
Rognon and Joel Shoemaker CORA led
a number Of scribes, who were made
TO affiliate then and there with the as
ISOLATION, first putting up sufficient
coin Of the realm. Those new members
are: W. L. Watts, of The Herald's
Ogden bureau; Eugene Troughber. Tri-
bune; II. A. Moore, George H. Crosby.
W f. Gibson, w. C. Robinson. ]. F.
Brunell, z. w. Jordan, J. A. Robinson.
editor Morgan County Mirror: Raw
Raymond, and Travelling Passenger
Agent w. j. Rid was at the same time
made an honorary member.
The press showed up to q man when
dinner was announced, and twenty-five
OF them sat down to one long table
that had been reserved for their use.
President Rognon sat at the head.
Joel Shoemaker doomed up at the far
Their end. The hotel dining room was
tastefully decorated, even to profusion.
There We're notices to catch the eye,
as follows: Welcome Utah Press as
ISOLATION, Our boys of the Press, -
Power of the Press
After dinner cigars were handed
around. and as the newspaper men sent
up cUrls Of smoke, they looked upon
the whole world as theirs.
The Mount Pleasant band boys were
on hand and discoursed music for the
crowd unsparingly, while at the dane
ing pavilion the Provo orchestra reeled
off good music necessarily Everybody
danced, too. Even at the midnight
hour the gay revelers showed no signs
of WEAKNESS