Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-15
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS.


4. may not he readily comprehcndoJ
that the great city OF Cleveland, OHIO
second city In size, 10 tllll less than 100
years Ole; yet such Ia the case, al.
though next week will witness the
filling out Of the century siuco General
Moaos cleveland, Of Connecticut,
landed nj tho mouth Of the Cuyahogn
river where II ompilos into Lake Erie,
and founded the city which now bears
his name. General Clcaveland's land.
ing was made on July %, 1895; n third
Of a century later In 1880, the popula.
ton OF Cleveland was 1915 souls;
during tho next two.hlrds " the cen.
tury tho increase has been to more
than $50 times thnt number, anu on
July 1911 tho city will commence IT,
centennial celebration.
beginning on Sunday next with re-
llgious fervicos, memorial addresses
ami historical sermtni la which every
religious organization will take part,
there will be something OF interest every
day leading up 10 the tirat great event
Of the celebration, tho grand parade OF
Wednesday, c3mmomoruting tue land.
Ing Of Msses Cltsyeland anu his party
IN tho Cuyahoga river one hundred
years before. Preparations for this
pageant have boon going on for macy
weeks anu nothing 10 being left un.
done that is calculated TO insure IT.
success, 30 far hs can now bo Judged,
the display on iouuders' Jay, July -,
will eclipse everything that ever has
been seen In Cleveland. In the after.
noon OF Friday, July "a, there will DO
another novel and impressive display
a feature Of which is n bicycle parade,
Ia which many thousands VI bicycle
riders have promised 10 take part
Other events viii an out the week. Ia
hB week following there will be
woman's dag, gatherings ia oommemor.
alton Of the early settlers or the Wesi.
orn Retsrvs, second bicycle parade,
ami throughout tue week the races OF
the Cleveland Driving Park Rssocia.
tlon. Then thoro viii be a rest Of a
couple OF weeks before the next series
OF centennial celebration events be.
gins.
II was not far from where the city
Of Cleveland stands thaI tue prediction
was iiIsl made, more than sixty yosfs
age, regarding the settlement " Utah
wales by the Mormon Iooplp. THO
region was then indis,inctly rolouUd ta
90 the Rocky Mountains, ald tho
Prophet Joseph Smith gave 10 bislrusl.
Cd associates tho iuioTm tiou that llu
Laler.lly Saints as people would
occupy these yallcys-a prediction ful.
filled Ia less than u score Of yoafs after
% was made, yet apparently an impo..
dbillIy NJ the time the PFOpho. spoke.
Aud while the rapid growth Of ta.s
O. ugiTy is Indicated by tho pf5grg.,
Cleveland has made this century that.
growth receives still further Mugr..
ton Ia the change which Las t.l,u
place IA the salg Lake valley DO t.s.
last halt oeHtuTy. Ihrtuc.lo Year.
ago it was u.wgl inn. fs.uIs sf
while maa 20 guy,ro The dlslrncs
betwoeu Oll0 and Uiah, which uas
are wItlin three day. journey % oagl
oJhuy Ihi5 year glsal city inru
CuIgUf Zee Doc centennial, aud r.x.loar
erast cIty 90 tho other itsssml..lr.
teluiA auuiv.uaTg o ruIuunu II
from barbara IA, aud iu t.u .amo
month nd rho mani CT Of c,rlrt.
'ucH events 10 very similar Ia Oh
place. Tho date In history show q to
be qlitoayouuE country when amt.
y,raafics are counted, but the colebra.
lions thereof tell bow great the ocun.
try has become.