The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-25
UTAH'S MONUMENT TO
FOUNDERS or The STATE
Great Crowds Of People Witness the dwelling OF
the Brigham Young Statue.
Addresses by George O. Cannon and Sculptor Dalin-Miss
Margaret Young Takes Part

p-mn and glory were Dot lacking,
and enthusiasm and interest ran high
at the unveiling of the Brigham Young
,oorumeut yesterday forenoon. The
ceremony WAS conducted with appro-
rrfare exercises. including splendid rlu-
sic and addresses. and a crowd of about
LOCO people attended.
A platform capable Of accommodate
ing fifty or sixty had been raised from
The base of the monument. beautifully
decorated in national COlOrS, and the
committee had issued special invita-
tf0ns to- the pioneers of "a, church dis
ni,aries. wives of Brigham Young, state
and city officials and others of prom
ineuce. the press also being provided
for ou the stand. The programme had
hDan set for 10 o'clock and long before
that hour The crowds began TO arrive
Il was notable that many aged people,
tHa-. vino had known the great pioneer
fr earlier days We're present. and stood
u, iu the blazing sun during the hour
and half required for the ceremonies.
There were but four of the original
p'uHeers ON the stand: Aaron T. FAR
ST. and his brother. LOrin Farr. Of
ogden. ~. g.. A. SmOOt. ST.. of Sugar
House. and Isaac Perry Decker. Among
the other people of prominence in at
tendance were President George ..
Cannon. a.. +. Dallin, the sculptor, Sec
rotary of State Hammond. Mayor and
Mrs. Thompson. ex-MayOr John Clark.
Judge q. W. BartCh. Apostles John
Henry Smith. Heber J. Grant A. o.
Woodruff. BUdger ClawsOn and A. H.
Lund. Judge and Mrs. Kinney, Bishop
Robert r. Burton. Bishop @. F. Whit
nay. Bishop y. \. Empey, Mrs. Martha
Wells mother of Governor Wells. En-
cline b. Wells. Mrs. MILFORD Woodruff
and Bishop John II. Winder Of the
wives of Brigham Young. Amelia,
Twiss and Eliza were present.
George Q. Cannon's Address.
A few minutes before 10 Held's band
struck up an e1livening air and the
music finished. James Sharp. president
of the Brigham Young Memorial as
ISOLATION. stepped forward and intro
duced President George @. Cannon.
President Cannon stated at the Outseu
that he had prepared no speech. but
the committee had considered him the
proper person to address the people,
no doubt because he was one of the
/
With Brigham YOUNG.
My mind is fun Of "reminiscences
today continued President Cannon.
'as J stand here and look down Main
street. I contrast the present with the
p,. and the difference is hardly con-
ceyahe.
Allen DO not admit that Brigham
Young was prophet and inspired, but
they must accord him a great many
marvellous traits Of character. When
j stop TO think of our coming into this
valley. the condition of the people, the
barren waste we found the hardships
Ne encountered and then think Of the
Ultimate greatness Of the land. l am
I.a1 with admiration for the courage.
iIttgas and foresight of the men who
l', te. colony ON this spot.
AL Was barrennesS. Looking from
t1S spo' tfty-thTee years ago we
could n". see "A single tree. We could
See whore Mill creek and Cottonwood
came ont into the valley; we could
look over the prairie for many miles,
out with the exception of one tree up
'.'e IN CITY creek canyon, il was d
'."1e of des0latiOn. 1t was the last
Place on earth where a man night
expect Co make a living
Place For City.
It VAS due to Brigham Young that
ll- pioneers stopped here; he had
sl"n- men with him. but they re
CURED master mind. and Brigham
i'i1S was not wanting in that re-
sI-.L All that was known of Salt
LAX" 40 that time had come from
I.NH'@.raerS and their reports were
only " gloom and s6solation. But
nm Young said to his people:
N.l "ut tu the east. send out west.
..I" north. and explore the country,
Out your people will come back and
ny '. is the spot upon which 10
i#.-. ...r-
."iF He are surrounded by con-
-. .uNurios. ] might say. while
.....N. a- % We're. we had our pro-
VISIONS I-hed out To us every Sun
'.- .-.. 'n last us during the week.