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Program 81 The Great Celebrates at salt
Lake.
Special Correspondence.
SALT LAKE cITY. April u, 1891.
in preparing Tor the Pioneer Jubilee,
the Utah eemi-centennlal Commission
q spaFing neither time nor expense.
The preliminary plans evidence that the
celebration win be given on the greatest
scale possible; that It viii be the grand
eat demonstration OF peoples Joy and
gratitude the west has ever known. and
that marc visitors and distinguished
men win honor Salt Lake City with
their presence during jubilee week than
has yet been recorded. Interest In II Il
Increasing daily. The press OF the ma
tion. almost without exception, Is Civ.
Ing the jubilee attention and the num-
erous letters received BY the commission
daily attest the wide spread interest
now existing In Il. The most pleasing
feature OF the program win be the re-
ception to the pioneers. Tho sturdy
band which blaxed the pathway Of
elyllization across the continent aud
made II possible for man to SGT up an
empire In the heart OF the Rocky noun
tains and cause tho vast areas east and
west Of the chain which 10 "the back.
bone OF the continent TO be settled by
now happy people. viii be reccived
with the Difference due 70 c0nqnerors.
There are few left Of the men and WON
en- OF ist7 and the boys aud girls Of that
year are. now silver haired men and ma.
tFons. but those who are stiIl ON this
side Of che veil will be summoned from
the four corners OF the earth in order
that they may participate in the jubilee
and with eyes now dim with age see the
wonderful change time has wrought In
the country which, when they ist be.
held II. was barren and paEclled plain
traversed only BY Wild beasts and In.
dians.
PIONEER DAY.
ON the day OF all Utah days. July "a,
the pioneers will enter the city In the
same fashion they did iifty years ago.
The same oonveyanees will b. used: OK.
en-. COWS and horses will furnish the
motive power. and the people who held
tho reins OF hourished the CAD a half
century ago will perform the same duty.
Camp will be ''struek" on the same spot.
the ceremony OF taking possession Of
the county Wili be repeated. aud the
stirring scenes which marked the pre-
empllon Of the valley will be recnacted
by many Of the original participants
The reception which viii be given In
the Tabernacle TO them will be an event
which viii be marked down Ia history
a. one Of the most memorable ever re-
corded IN the nation. The nnVeliing Of
the monument OF Brigham Young will
also be an incident which time win
nGveT eIiAce from the records OF tie
Mormon church. The attendant ccre.
monies viii b. Of the most Impressive
description and viii be participated in
church dignitaTica. civic officials aud
distinguished men Of the nation. Pres
ident MeKinlsy Wiil be Invited 10 take
part.
a HALL oF RELICS.
1 II Is possible ,ha, permanent hail Of
relics will b. established. TIE IDEA
originated with Chairman ClAWson Of
the commission aud he Il noW eKeTting
all hIs powers in bringing the plan TO
fruition. In every pioneer family there
are relics, every one Of which win be an
object lcsson 10 the present gcneFaiioa
and Whscl.willbe OF great interest TO the
thousands Of visitors who viii Invade
Utah daring the inbilcc. Already tie
commission has received ofscn Of relics
which In themselves will form nucleus
for museum Of no small dimensions,
and n the deSsTe Of The commission be.
comes known Il Ia expected that the
ofIgFa will soon b. numbered by the
thousands.
a COWBOYS TOURNAMENT.
4 cowboys tournament will be Of Pc
Guitar inieFrst TO the people Of the west
IL viii be participated In BY experts or.
ganiEed into teams Of ten or twenty,
each team representing q western state.
Representatives Of California, Oregon.
Idaho. Wyoming. Washington, Mon.
tana. Colorado. New Mexico and posi-
bly, Arizona, will be present and the
tournament will last for i've days.
Every sport. pastime aud duty engaged
In by the plainsmen will be given, and
/ 10 the successful team money award
will be made. Other prizes will also he
given for the best individual work in
/ the different features Of the tournament
program. Cattlcmen can receive full
information by addressing +. q. Rog-
non, rccTrtary Of the Utah Semi Cen.
/ tennial Commission.
TuE PROGRAM OUTLINED,
| The program for The celebration has
been Outlined and the various sub com.
mittecs Of the commission are now en-.
gagged In arranging for the features.
The skeleton program provides:
! First day. July eo.--I0 a. M unveil-
ing Of the brigham Young monument;
2 p. M, reception to the pioneers In the
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