Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-03
OLD MAN WHO
SAW UTAH GROW.
Came to Salt Lakoyalley lust Fifty
two Years Ago,
PIONEER GEO. b. MATsON.


An interesting and Interested traveller
Fpent yesterday 300 Kansas clty. George
n. MatHon. % pioneer who went with
the Moruona from Nauvo1. no.. 60 Utah
boz isii. % man who haHiived through al
the rr,Huous of that early period boz
that lHHlutc country, mon who bias
in ha own lifetime seen tho desert
blossom ua tho r.aa und bias helped de-
teiop the apparently sterile mountain
country into the most prolific argcui-
lurui nnd fruit rW0n OF che United
states. iu nl other county in the
world 900 amy m1u u nuy years ever
f'u such development ua has como Go
the woucrn part of the United States
since Mr Mau1n spent months ln
crossing the uuuhnhIic1 country from
Council Biuns to tbo urout Salt Lake.
10 has been more than forty years
since ST. Aiauon bias ffou Kansas Cliy.
ln 1856 boz thinks lt was. No. helped
ihAo The mails from lhIH point Go Salt
Lake and % Was hard Journey Yes
to-day Mr. Maia1n enjoyed hlmrcir zoe
lnE Go 400 parts of Kansas city on the
street urH. y wouldn't have be-
iIcvcdui possible" be- said 90 90 reporter
for thu journal "suth "a change az
there b. here since { was here before.
10 ia "a wonderful city, and had mo-
idea such work could BE- done aa haa
been done here. uut I surpona 1 wifi
HrH something HIfuIIHr .f a. ...
EnHt"
~ Mntson ~ % years Of axe. with
iuli white beard. quite uutrInrrhnt in
npprufuncr ilia memory BE- excellent
hla mental faculties un.mrnirud THOUGH
y, SHOWS some fnublcnraH phf firally.
llr ~ ~ hi1 vas Go visit d. brother
near Philadelphia. This WINS M
birthplace. and h. has been back but
unrr since going to Utah boz iNs. Mr.
Mht.1u accompanied by bio young
'gt daughter MirH lrmH Afnfsun Ia rlfi
or ~ und hu thinks thr tfip viii h. an
education o. hrr eve WII ,.igif
Washington and Sew York Il. -sJ
y, id,a spending tho summer nt ny
Mf MalHon was with tho Mormon.
pm ,hrlr exodus go Utah. and wnu ono
ui 90" strong Workers ln buIdin- Wp
lh' CIVILIZATION which hHn come fn tbat
section. ii0 talks very Dntrrf.ingiy
~ the pioneer work ~ I'm raflv da,s
Nv WINS one ~ party sent hv tbD
y, on ihr 'hurh in 1855 Co the mouth
n 'nr colorado river 90 rrn h it wau
'l,', NV l.tNl.i y 10 would not De- u8s.
Ilulc Tor ihU Utah niunrer. d. rrt tt,.l,
lnlil ana supplies hy wntrr 49,, ,,.
= N'lle Instead uf across thr agr,Nt
\ American DESERT Of ,oura. ,bs
lilp was fruitiera. and do partv r,W.
l'Af STARVING, as % was fuowhottuI ~
nI'r months in Tia mountain b.f,..
'ds, r'iuh Go San Lake could BE- |
.Mf. AlaiHon was present AZ h.
hh Hrml-canteunai plon..r i,,t.ti
lnH in SAT- Lake city. De isii. ma u |
.IN proud " "a handsome r1ii rn.t,t ]
/ N,h MN along WITH 40 tir.. oibrr 40, /
y NNN n'un'cIHi hy thr State III man /
~. lardll On made lN Tiffany Is al. 6f /
Nto1 lork. ana hos thc datra nt..t,si |
.ta ,..i W. nt transportation of the /
NN periods upuu thr MOVING Az.
NN nr prairie schooner" nnt fb. |
nnlrFh locomotive tnr.thrr Win .tt,l,
i0lEns bplcll ~ thu Ininatrv an5 |
'ia. Nrflnrr uf thr ul1nrrrH ana IN. .
result. NJ their work
.,. ,' don't cost ua very much DO mako /
n'. li'I, shl Mr Mhuon. Tho rail. j
N''' the huhls Hud EVERYDAY wf |
meet nru worry Kind. lIkn thir n,t q, /
Hurh for tho saving be- make. IN. ma |
tgrl hon1red Co think thlt an. rr'si
NlfHlnH recognize 500 carly rIurI...r.
'nl what oar work haH done IN build. /
Nh up ihr cnunirN and mah.nr fbe
l'lrr HHl traffic thcrr o. flr them /
ll lhr present tlmr. ~ D. nlsHannt 4, /
ihNn 10 thus acknowledged man o,tr
lillhtluus ana work arc nuurrcfatsta
Mi. Watson assisted 100 buiidlnr near.
y nll tho public nr State buiidlnra in
lahH capital. and b. very prnui M
.hn proEfrw his state haH made and
~ wealth. ana rrauuiseH 10 now hrH.
.in pa. nlWuyH been n Mormon " but
lrNnf hnd but one vito. and aha ami
ives: tngrihrr Win nlua children
ngahlhE M 'oYEamy, Mr. Mataon
"rhero ls quito O. false imprsaslop
broad concerning thr plural marriars.
~ .u'h inHf lIhrrH have ceased entire.
y since ihr demand was maur hV the
General government and tho uf,rian8.
Jon hy ihn PRECEDENT NJ tho Church. !
lf course Whrr there WtrU ulufnf mnr.
.iFUH before thr proclamation. whore /
antilles had been started iu this way
% many clfgH me mon haze continued
.n provide fur thelf fmlls-i nnt
would turn Them ilrlft. Z cannot r1y
whether children hHNf since boon bonn
% lh.rr nWillrH I do nnt know. Uui
Il KNOW or WN own u"wnuul lruwl. ]
lH' from uN position lu tho Church. /
n1i There has nrtrr been NEW mar.
''s' 'i lnll klni since On" rfleiHmH.
l"n liui probably tW0lhIrIr OF hs
n'n W hH hld moro than ONO Vito b..
.nrr inH urUulnWllluu whH IaHueH rtW
lkr care Of 600 thHlr WyHH and flm
lInF and probably C1urfrHHwlu
.1l.rt Dr. 11'ng Tint. I would fari IIka
hNnlnH Imam who would throw my
lAuHhlUr nut 900 iln world alone after
having nHrFI.I nor ueTHh fEn ..I..tf u. ]