Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-22

OF the present excellent system, OF
which all people In tho West were now
Justly proud. Utah's farmers have q
certainly OF crops, snid Judge Colboru,
and they also have 4 certainty Of
taxes, which, however, were not over
burdensome when compared with
taxes In other eitIes of Iise size.
Attention was also directed to the
mines, which, said the judge. had
hardly been opened as yet. Utah.
vsst mineral area had just sustained q
scratching, Notwithstanding the TACT
TINT she had 10 her record mines
which already had paid millions of
dollars in divideD1s. The great On
tario was cites--a mine which alone
had put nearly fourteen millions in
dividends. In the tpsnket's travels
he had not drinei upon S6, 900 square
miles In all OF Europe that contained
he minerals within the boundaries OF
Utah.
UtRh's climate was varied and
be alth.giving, Continued the speaker.
Her ountain streams were an
important factor in ,hi1. and
with her average winter tenn.
perature o. 32a degrees and her
summer temperal ure f72 degrees, che
iNlt luht llUl NNGu tCb&t
surpass her In point OF climatic con-
ditions. Hsr scenery was only pral-
ieled by the picturesque Alps OF swift
zsrland, while her Great salt Lake
an Island saa with an area oil $500
miIes-shouId and in lime would be,
recognized an the great inland sanl.
tarium OF the U aited states.
Judge Col0oru psid tribute to
President Brigham Young, the states
man; said Ii was him to whom the PEI
pie OF Utah and the entire West were
Indebted. Ia enriy times the people
we're educated to meet the require
ments OF those times, and harry, In
toligent race had been reared In these
mountain valleys. The speaker CITED
tho financial standing OF the State,
her numbers OF people owning their
own unencumbere1 homee, and In
conclusion expressed the hope TINT
Grand CHIEF Arthur would go away
feeling good towards Utah anu her
people, and feeling that he would ever
he made welcome on his appearance
within the States boundaries.
MR.. BYwATER SPEAKS.
Mr.. q. u. Bywater was mkt called
upon f3r speech. He said he heart
lily endorsed the sentiments that had
been ex pressed to Chief Arthur. He
characterized the federation of locomo-
tive engineers as o body OF brave,
heroic and dauntlees men, who were
an important factor In the construction
of human society, scientific, COM
meroisI, social and domestic. He
spoke OF Chief Arthur as moderator
between capital anu labor and a man
who had poured oil upon the troubleI
waters. Tne chief had been conc
liator and had drawn around him
many warm friends. Mr.. Bywaier
spoke OF his own experience as loco
motive engineer anu closed by hoping
that Chief Arthur would live to see
the iru ts oil his faithful labors.
CHIEF ARIHuR's sPEEoH.
Chief Arthur, the guest OF Honor,
was next called upon Tor speech. II
said he appreciated highly the cordial,
warmh earted welcome he had re-
ceived on this mis- fourth visit to the
city Of Salt Lake. He was here
twenty-five yeas ago and again In
1854, when hs was called upon In
MS tiicial capacity to pour
oil upon the troubled waters, as
referred to by MIR. Bywater. Four
years ago he was in our uiidst about
the time the Temple WAS completed
and having been with US go often, he
knew fairly well OF our progi essiop.
He nad also heard considerable OF us
rom Mr.. l.. Il. Hoicen, hts fellow
tJwnsmap, anu man wn0 had taken
The bulk OF his pfcient wealth cut
ut Utah's hills. To tue early settler
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