The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-30
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TIE PIONEER JUBILEE.
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A public meeting will be held under tn
auspices of the Pioneer Jubilee commits
sion IN the Salt Lake theatre next Tues
day evening at s o'clock. 1t is not TO
the purpose of soliciting funds for tn
celebration. Not person present will b.
asked to contribute one cent. 1t viii b,
an Informal meeting. The commission
| after six months of energetic work be
lieves the time has arrived when it should
take the public into its confidence j
proposes, through its chairman and Judg,
! ColboIn, chairman of the finance com
| mittee. to make a detailed statement o.
the work accomplished thus far. of the
plans formulated for the conduct of the
celebration. of the amount of money sub
1 scribed and of the disposition that has
been and will be made of it. In this way
the people of this city will gain an in
! sight into what viii undoubtedly be the
! grandest celebration ever given in the
west The members of the commission
are proud OF their work and like faith
! ful stewards are willing to render an ac-
count to the people whose servants they
are.
Governor Wells. who will. preside Hon.
John Henry Smith, Hon. Q. w. Powers
! and Hon. B. H Roberts will also speak.
Hon. John Henry. Smith will dwell upon
/ the importance of the celebration 10 the
state. and the lessons il will teach TO
the rising generation. Hon. b. H.
Roberts will have for his theme the strug-
8leS ana Trials OF the pioneers, and Hon.
Q. w Powers will devote his time 10 a
general discussion of the Jubilee. There
Will be singing by the Harmony Glee
club and the Colored Jubilee, cuartette.
and music by the Fort Douglas military
| band which has kindly volunteered for
the occasion. In the afternoon Held S
military band, which has also volunteered.
will parade the streets and render con-
cert music at the principal corners in the
business district.
1t VIII be one of the most interesting
aar frae~ Hold T., h.
commission expects an outpouring of the
representative people of the city.
The details OF the meeting were ar
ranged at last nights session of the
Pioneer Jubilee commission. Chairman
Clawson, Mrs George Y. Wallace Miss
Cora Hooper and Messrs. Colborn
Moritz, Rognon. Smoot. Whitney and ].
ID. Spencer were present.
The Inland Crystal Salt Company, by
its manager. J. w. Haywood. in COM
munication, volunteered to do all in its
power TO aid the commission in nreDar-
ing fo- the salt Daraoe. The use of the
companys rock salt plant at Saltair is
rendered.
The following from the New York Life
insurance company WAS received with a
vote of thanks from the commission:
New York. May a. 1897
II: j. Newman, Manager New York Life
Insurance Company, Salt Lake City,
Utah:
Dear Sir-I have your personal letter of
the 10th inst You may subscribe in the
fund for 200, and charge the same in
your account. with this as a voucher
am pleased TO do this because l believe
the Jubilee VII be a most successful af-
fair, and that the company's patrons in
the state VIII agree in the decision made
that we should contribute our share to
1t With kind regards. believe me to be-
yours sincerely, JOHN A. ArCALL,
Mr.. Newman's letter, which fS'U called
forth President McCalrs generous re-
Spouse. reads as follows:
Salt Lake City, May 20. 1897.
Hon. John A. Mccall. President New
York Life. New York City:
Dear Sir-On or about the nth nit.
received a communication from the Utah
Pioneer jubilee asking that our company
make 2 subscri7tion to their fund I
faVorably endorsed the same and tried to
get 1t to you direct. thinking that as Won
heard the affair talked about during your
recent visit here. you would more gladly
suggest that the company subscribe some
thing as requested. | consider this an
opportunity for us to do something for
the people of Utah. if we ever expect
10 recognize ANYTHING of public nature
IN this state, as the affair viii be con
Quoted under the direction of commits
sion created by law and approved bv the
governor and therefore is an official af-
t2lr AS you Will remember, the Jubilee |
Is to celebrate the arrival OF the nio-
neers in lS4l in the valley of the Great |
Salt Lake. and will no doubt be a great |
and successful celebration. President |
William Mckinley and cabinet have con- |
scented to be present, provided congress !
aoJourns not later than july 10th, which |
is within the range of possibility
Upon my return to Salt Lake was an
Dy one OF the members of the (
committee, who inquired whether or not /
our company intended to do Something
FOR the Jubilee. and l replied that I had
not yet received definite Instructions hut
hoped to in few days
Trusting this communication may reach
you personally and that 1t may receive
favorable reply at your very earliest
l remain. with best wishes
or our COMPANY yours respectfully.
H J. NEWMAN Manager
The committee on railroads reported
hat the Atchison. topeka q Sara .F'e
abroad would place in operation for the
Jubilee rate of one single fare for the
'ound trip from FL Paso Demine and in
ermediate points in New Mexico The
lckets will be sold July 16 IL Is. and will
'e III, LIMITED S to 30 days from date of issue
The santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix rail
way and the Atlantic & Pacific railway
covering Arizona points will take a like
curse.
An appropriation of $40 was made
payable TO the First battalion N. q. u
o defray the expenses of the battalion In
preparing for the parades.
JUBILEE NOTES.
The commission will petition the city
ounctl to remove the unsightly booths
ow on the corners at the intersection of
Vest South Temple and Main streets
The manager of Roncovierri's American
concert band of San Francisco. adver-
ised as the greatest musical organiza-
ION IN America has written the COM
1ittee on music for an engagement dur
ne the jubilee The answer was returned
D him that only Utah bands would be
mployed.
The Oregon Short Line will Join the
Inion Pacific in transporting free of
barge from Chicago to this city the re-
reduction of Dallin's famous statue
The Signal OF Peace" which Is designed I ;
. be the attractive feature of the hall
relics. ,
The jubilee cups are rapidly being
in Vienna and the first
of 50 will reach New York
bout June !. and be forwarded by ex- |
ress to this city. The remaining cups
i'll reach here about June q. |,