The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-30

and then return to this city for another
month before doing the rest Of the States
He said salt Lake Guy had a area, charm
Tor him and he proposed to como back next
year and bring some friends with him He,
too, said thA' in all his travels he had
never seen finer scenery than could be
found our here.
As We | have not told you anything of
the Utah Semi Centennial Pioneer Jubilee
TO be celebrated IN this city Ivy 20 TO p.
1t is to be the greatest, grandest and most
interesting celebration ever recorded In
the West, It will be m conlmemoration of
the advent Of the band OF Mormon pioneers.
led by Brigham Young, into the valley OF
the great Salt lake on July "a 1871 The
settlement made by them was the dawn
Of the Western civilization From tt g.ew
the great empire which now extends from
the Mississippi river 10 the Pacific ocean,
Surrounding the site Of the first camping
grounds Of l+S souls. there is wealthy.
beautiful and progressive city OF more than
$4,000 inhabitants. From that nucleus has
grown a State of 300 600 people and be-
cause of the hardihood and bravery shown
b. the pioneers OF Utah the magnificent
empire known as the intermountaiu coun-
try owes its existence. The central idea of
this celebration is to honor IN deeds Of
hit pioneers by honorug those who Gre
will be conducted by State commission.
aud a part of the expenses has been pro-
vlded for by legislative attachments. More
than 100000 Will be expended on this
grand fete. Magnificent street parades viii
take place each day and night that Will put
IN the shade anything gotten up Ty New
Orleans Mardi Gras or St Louis Yelled
Prophet Utah artists have been at work
for months designing floats; what some OF
them will be | can not tell
The last time | was IN the office OF the
commission 10 get news Mir McGaryie told
mo he expected 10 have one parade of
floats made entirely OF crystalized salt II
he does it viii be grand. / not long ago
saw ruined castle made OF crystali2ed
salt. The castle was made OF very light
wood. was then placed on the beach wherr
the waves OF the lake could splash over it
and then the sun dry it, Gradually the
whole thing was covered with transparent
crystals. II you have ever noticed how
rock candy looks then you will Just know
how this was. During July aud August
YOU can get almost any fancy figure crys-
tali2ed in one day. when the sun is less
hot it takes longer. Entertainments Of all
KINDS VIII he given, grand pyrotechnical
exhibitions. vocal and band concerts Mt the
tabernacle, etc all to end with grand
ball at "Saltair" This hall as YOU know
can accommodate 600 couples at one time
president Mckinley has promised 10 come.
50 has W j. Bryan. They have lust startad
the hall OF relies, which is TO cost $1,000
and VIII contain relies OF those DAYS ON
the day OF all days. July "a the pioneers
VIII enter the city through Emn1lgratlon
canyon In the same fashion they aid fftv
years ago. The same conveyances Will NE
USED oxen. cows and horses viii furnish
,he motive power. and the people who
held the reins or nourished the rad taif
n century W RI.
camp viii be Struck" on tho same snot
the ceremony Of taking possession Of tho
same country will be repeated and tho
stirring scenes which marked the nrc-
emption a The valley will be rc-enacted hv
many OF The original participants. The re-.
cep,lon which Will be given in the Taber
nacie to them Will be an event which yin
be marked down In history AS ono NJ ,ha
most memorable ever recorded In the Ma
ton The unYeillng of the monument n,
brlsham Young viii also be an incident
"hich time Will never efface from the
records OF the Mormon churK The ~.
.endant ceremonies will be o. the most
Impressive description and VIII BE- partlci.
paied IN by church dignitaries civic oNi
cials and distinguished men OF the Nation
me cowboys tournament will he of M
culiar interest to the people OF the West
- VII De participated IN by experts organ
'etu INTO teams Of ten or twenty each
'eaih representing a Western State Ron
resentatiyes OF California, Oregon. Idsba
wyoming, Washington Montana. Colorado
New Mexico and possibly Arizona vii ~,
present and the tournament will last ~,
iive days. Every sport, pastime ara Az, ~.
engaged in by the plalnsmen will be eiyen
ahu TO the successful team a money award
VII be made One day is to be c6j,1rsr's |
ana women's day. There viii be llterary
exercises singing by 10000 children s.',S
tiotai display; and at D. m. llumina,IS
parade the features OF which Win ~, ~, ~
most mos unique ever devised for night pagean,s
W., ,t',, ssn>ec' Great Salt I.ake-ReaI and
rancifnl' On one day they are Ia haya a'''
sure enough railroad collision. / only ho,e
ms exciting entertainment (o vim ,,n, |
result as the one gotten up hy he Ka,, "o'
crush Texas. The carriage In ,.-hic,, ~ -, ~
nam nam Young rode into the valley in ls47 !.
, ans ~. ~ 81. John's Apache county. Arizona
ana the buggy in which he visited tha s1',. |
ana poor or Is now owned by Bishop RaSm1s0
sen OF Warm Creek, Idaho. Roth viii ha ~,
exhibition during jubilee week.. W u"
AN enort will be made to secure ana