The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-28

the success IF the jubilee. Meetings of
the commission are now held almost
nightly, and during the day at head
quarters, from 10 a m. until 4 p. m, a
committee can always be found in ses-
sion. The construction department,
where the floats and the accessories of
the spectacular Dara6eS Will be made,
is now in full working order, and the
most satisfactory progress is being
made with the three flats now under
way. Considerable difficulty, however,
is being had in the securing Of satis-
factory designs for floats and the com
mittee on designs. of which Miss Cora
Hooper is chairman, desires intending
competitors TO send in their contribu
lions as early as possible.
IT HAS THE RIGHT RING.
The following self-expIanatory letter
vas received by the commission yester-
day:
Grouse Greek, Utah, April %, 1881
To the Honorable Jubilee Commission:
Please accept endorsed check for s. to
help out the Pionesr celebration. I
would like TO make it more, but these
hard times it is hard to get cash. AS 1
am the son of a pioneer, H. c. KimbalL
and my wife is the daughter Of Joseph
S. Schofield, we feel it our duty to help
a little, as we were both born in Salt
Lal0e-my wife in 1859 and in 1851. Re
specially yours,
SAMUEL II. KIMBALL.
A PIONEER OF PIONEERS.
Alexander Majors, the surviving
member Of the great freightfng firm Of
Russell, Majors & Waddell, the pio-
neer stagemen and the originatorS OF
the now famous Pony Express, is TAX
ing deep interest in Utah's semi-cen-
tenniaL He first came to Utah in 1858,
although at that time he had been
frontiersnan for over 30 wears, in
charge of the supplies for Johnson's
army. which his firm handled for over
1900 miles. The freight weighed 16,000,
600 pounds and TO complete the contract
il required $500 wagons, 10000 oxen and
1000 teamsters and herders- In 1859 his
firm established the first daily stage
line across the plains, and in 1860 the
Pony Express was inaugurated. Mr..
Majors is now 50 years old, but is hale
and hearty. and is now temporarily re-
siding in the Culmer- Kenneth block in
this city.
JUBILEE NOTES.
A second edition-1O,OOO copies-of bull
lctin No. is being printed, and viii
be ready for distribution among the
merchants this afternoon.
Professor Evan Stephens, musical di-
rector OF the jubilee. today Will mail
1000 circulars. IN which the details of
the band and vocal contests to be held
in the tabernacle during jubilee week
are given, 10 bandnasters and vocalists
throughout the intermountain country.
The commission viii Gleer in regular
session this evening at 1850 o'clock
The special programme committee is
expected to file its report.
The jubilee has been heard of in far
away Hawaii. A letter bearing the
island posImark was received from
there yesterday, in which information
as to the scope Of the celebration is
asked for. and accompanying it was
clipping from the Honolulu Star, the
subject matter of which emanated
frenl the press bureau Of the commis-
sion. The jubilee IS advertising Utah
better than il has ever been before.
The gratifying news reached head
quarters yesterday that Director Gen
eral Young, who has been i'll fer the
past five weeks, is rapidly convalesc-
ing.
Liberty park is being put in splendid
condition Ger the jubilee festivities
which VIII be held there. y water
works system has recently been added
and the irrigation system viii soon be
dispensed With in that portion of the
park devoted 70 towering shrubs and
plants.