Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-08-10
FIRE CHIEFS MEET.
Il3Ii hlllll CG1T.n,lOl Op.I3
AuipIC.OTsIy To-day.
PRELIMINARY WORK ONLY DONE.
Spf'chrs Of W,lcom' BY Governor
M,ll, aud Mayo; Ulcndianlng--
Eloquent RestOIs


Eloquent Re,tOls
The twenty.i5uflh annual conven.
ton OF tho International Association
OF f,Ic Earinslrs was called to order
in the Continental market Luilllng
ih!s forenoon Eai fJr tntro days tho
Distinguished Or, naAi0n composing
70 W"l liscua question: q gave lea.
p1rlsuc0 uiuaE Goo. uue W tuair calliug.
the matters wiiu wuich they deal viii
afro be " manifest lu,ofust 10 ,lo
lsnpio % 'lc United States generally.
asn" ,I.urH tIat maize Il easter to
''a humNu .iIu AMI property IN lines
70. sr.btc.ua ttgauOu val b. UglII.
'foa. Ih' iHyll apparatus ana 10.
v'Hil1n ilr u'' 90 auc ccls!ons are ON
exhibition DO ibo convention building
aud Manufacturers through tnoit
authorized representatives are com.
pctlug with each other IN setting forth
tho surofiJu,y Of tuvit goods.
lho sessions today were devoted
largely to the Transaction Of business
0f u preliminary character. The
sIUgChus OF welcome aud response
were received with enthusiasm aud al-
plauag.
| Chrstclscu'a hail, tho meeting
! place Of tue convention, presented
scene Of beauty anu splendor THIS
morning. the Stage was literally be.
dsokci VITA poIici plants anu evet.
greene, while uu each sldu was a lsfsu
i0.o bush, laden with beautiful fluw-
IT.. Ia the center ot the stage anu
dit,cuy over the ptetiding uiii uft'
head wuH o lhfgu American nag
crutfallgei by star, In the center OF
whiCu again was tno nssociatiU u.s.
iusignla-a monugtamic combination
oil tlTcmgI's Dugirs surrounded by the
wUfIr, "IutstnAti0ua Association Of
Fts Engineers, Orgal.zsi Oct. 20,
1873" lnv uoiy Of the hsil Wa nicely
uTfAbge with tables Rud ohAits around
which the visitors anu other guests
Sal.
Tho convention should have com.
muncUd at 10 O'Clock but IL
was nearer II when President
4. J. II ulett tapued TOT order.
In the Observation-Disclosures 10 aud IL
tho visitors aud their friends induiged
IN ttcial cOnvertation, exchanging
remiuiHcences and In other ways nav
Ing pleasant time. On tho stage tho
. secretary Of tho association was KEEP.
buslly engaged Ia receiving the dues
ut the associatiou members aud like.
vice enrolling those VINO made their
, initial application for mtmutfship.
, Tue ladies made up quits u body VI
themselves, and tteif frequent Out.
, bursts oi laughter, gave indications OF
I the mood Ia when they weTe In anu
the enjoyment which they wete hay.
ing. iold's Uand dTOppsu IN shortly ai-
ttt ~, and euthused tho delegates by
{ rendering! t0ul.s,irfiHg selection.
| thiui Devino anu ex.Chiei OLingor
, | were very much In evidence 10 anu
. nusut tbs hail, aud the frequent calls
, TOE them by tue visitors, showed tuat
their presence here, there aud every
: where was not only a source VI much
! appreciation but GA absolute necetsi-
. ~.
GOVERNOR wELLs's WELCOME.
Governor Wen. delivered the fret
speech Of welcome. IL. was coucheI
~ tuo following happy language and
was received with enthusiastic az.
plause on the part Of tue visitors aud
home people alikti
Ladirs and genllemen;-MA years
ago when tbs iTu department OF this
!, cry was la ia primitive or volunteer
' condition | remember " have read
upon banner carried Dy the boys In
red this motto, eve aim % aid aud
We work 10 save" IL made an i'm.
, preston on my then youthful mind
= tnat has never been enaoed. IL
set me to thinking what noble
occupation that u fireman IN
whose do object Ia liio 10 10 save tho
lives Aud PROPERTY Of his iolllow.men.
IL Il with feelings uf more than usual
pleasure anu warmth that 1 greet you,
: tho fire chiefs Ui the United StAtet, for
y / Know that your calling 10 Uno thHt
develops the best eide 81 mems ma
lures unu,tlat no man eau bn a. gOOd
fireman Without being more or lees a
; ere. So that Tor your profession anu
y your good selves We BID you thrice
= wulrtml 10 the Beehive State. utsh
thf1wH open wluo her spacious gales
y anu bids you enter. Our baimy alt
: whispers u you 90 paftake OF It's oN'
. hilnrsuun aud rvlt ga the cool OF It's
EiguulHin blutZas, Our wondG0us in.
land tua m 59NuBi caIoucta invite you
20 Bp borne uU.u her tOsom auG DO
fAltNEANtNNu W ANA NhlAHo Ali&iA N' AAA's
oar Wan. fields Ui ggaiu now sniuIas IA
q tao tuu, cur Fglat orchards gtUsuing
I uusUg ILo weight ~ luscious fruit, Gus
10 patChrB OF malullsss potatoes and
y. SUGAR uCels nuI wUtcrmelJns, and cur
y thousands OF other products Of tue soil
i bal you note tue triumph OF modern
10 Irrigation " which cur fathers were
u TOO pioneers, ami witness tue living
;. monuments on every hand 10 tue -
J.. dusty sad thTlI Of happy rCor!r.
l. Gus psTpelunlIy suuwcapptj noun
u tal.1 o. n fvusing tLuig woudtous
VI uuIu.y anu solemn gruduuI !uitily
b, salute you ami Invite you 10 travrIsu
" ,nu.T ,plishuu. cagyons Huu angle Tor
front iU tueiT sEgsams OF meItsl snow
banuath the 9hu.3 u: The Inch, mNple
aud willow. Aud uh TIME permit
they Liu wOull nave you visit Tho
mimi. camps INA, not their siues from
base tu summit AMI witness Ire slnTdY
% miner s8 NO sgslkvs wealth fTom tlsir
giart Iuuhs.
Thus Uah In tho strength and
beauty OF her maidouhOod smilea
, sguety ugon you ami gfccts you
1 cordially. She trusts your soloutn
% within uer borden may bs most pleas
o mt Gnd that WHOM you depart you
Dbl may have cause to remember her with