The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-05

Yesterday was gala day with the
legislature and faculty and students of
the Agricultural college. Through the
courtesy of the Oregon Short Line rail-
road officials a special train was placed
at the disposal of members of the leg
islature and their friends, to bear them
to Logan and return. At lis seven
coaches filed with senators, represen-
tatives, officers and employees OF the
legislature, public officials, leading edu-
Gators and prominent citizens, left for
the north. There was a goodly repre-
sentation of the wives, daughters and
sweethearts of the legislators and other
officials. The company was congenial,
and the outward trip was made all but
too quickly, yet everyone was anxious
to get to Logan.
The FUN northward was signalized by
the converting of the third house OF the
Legislature. Ample preparations for the
event had been made by Sergeant at
Arms King and Committee Clerk john
son, assisted by Jake Moritz, chairman
of the local option committee. In the
baggage car irrigation topics were dis
cussed at intervals, and between dis
cussions the irrepressible Lou johnson
passed through the passenger coaches
dispensing fruit and nuts. These little
courtesieS were fully appreciated.
AT APO Logan was. reached, the de-
lightful trip having been made in the
short space of three hours. The quick
run was rendered possible by engine
No. 400 with Engineer Wilson at the
throttle, and the splendid equipment OF
the road and train.
More people had come to Logan than
were expected, and it required double
fo, J, inle RI Csar
300 guests to the Agricultural college so
emchantingly situated on the hill over
looking the city and beautiful valley.
But everybody was good-natured over
the trif1ing delay, and soon the entire
throng who had come to partake of the
proyerbial hospitality in the northern
metropolis were within the college
grounds. When the last carriageload
had alighted President ]. M. Tanner bid
the guests into the chapel, and on be-
half of the trustees. the faculty and
the students rendered them a sincere
welcome.
At DR.. Tanners invitation the guests
repaired to the dining hall in the order
named: State officers and their ladies,
members and officers of the state SEN
ate and their ladies, members and offi-
GERS of the house of Representatives and
their ladies. visiting attaches of the
state educational institutions, press
representatives and other guests.
The dinner was an epicurean gem.
prepared and faultlessly served by the
young lady students After dinner DR..
Tanner bid the guests to enjoy them
selves by inspecting the college build
ings and equipment, and to trip the
light fantastic by the strains of lively
music President W. S. Mccormick, Mrs.
F. S. Richards, Mrs. j. e. Bagley, Sec
rotary Joseph E. Wilson and Joseph
Norreil of the board OF trustees, as
sisted DR.. Tanner and members of the
faculty in entertaining the legislative
guests, and students, some 800 in num-
Der. were everywhere visible attending
to the wants of the visitors.
At 1915 the return trip was COM
menced, Mr.. d. S. Spencer of the Short
Line passenger department and Con-
ductor McCullow, who accompanied the
train, having generously extended the
time of departure an hour and a quar-
ten. On the way back to Salt Lake
everybody freely voted that the recep-
ton accorded the visitors at the Agri-
cultural college was more than royal,
and all agreed that the states educa-
tional institution was one of which the
whole people of Utah should feel justly
proud, and one that will be generously
fosttered by the legislature, the people,
representatives.
The train arrived in Salt Lake at i: 80
this morning, and through the cour-
tesy of the Salt Lake City Railroad
company cars were run till that hour
for the accommodation of the thTong.