Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-24
UrAu AND HER PIONEERS.

The ceremonies al the unwilling OF the
completed monument 20 Brigham
Young and the Pioneers Of a. partIcu-
lars Of which are given 10 another part
Of this paper were most appropriate TO
the occasion
when we contemplate the condition OF
this locality at the time when President
Young announced 20 his company
This Is the place" and the hardshps
and trials that the FIRST settlers had TO
encounter. as related by President
George O. Cannon 10 his historical adj
dress. the wonderful changes that have
been wrought by the hand Of Industry
the spirlt Of Inspiration and the magic
touch Of art. all under the guidance Of
the Great Creator. every reyerent heart
10 filed with gratitude and praise
Utah, once a desert, has become an
attractive and inviting spot, where all
that Is noedful for man and beast Is
produced ia abundance. and where eyi-
deuces Of the highest culture are seen
on every hand. Utah Is not only rising
20 eminence among the States Of this
grand Union, but her sons and daugh-
tiers are achieving renown as inventors
and adopts 10 scentlnc and artistic In
ner circles They excel IN music 10 "a
marked degree. And the monument
now unveiled. stands as a token Of Utah
skill and taste that must be recognized
by all beholdors
The people who inhabit these valleys
have come from many lands and rep
resent different branches Of the human
family. But they are homogeneous, and
the mlngllng d races and mixture Of
bloods IL producing a breed Of men and
women, In whom physical and mental
vigor ~ strikIngly suggestive OF future
greatness and power
The circumstances surrounding their
birth and growth. have been such as 90
develop energy and encourage enter
prise and perseverance. The necessity
for action has been constant and their
surroundings have forbidden inertia.
The great danger before them IS the
effect Of that luxury which comes
from plenty and the absence Of pressing
necessity While there is something
TO stimulate them 70 work, and improve.
and accomplish good and worthy OBJ
iecls, all viii be we'll
For added 10 the stir and progress
that come OF industry and practical
education, there Is O spirit Of religion
among them that teaches the value Of
labor the vice Of ldleness. ana the FOL.
~ OF over-indulgence In lndolent pleas.
ure, Il was under religious influences
that this region was made hobltable.
II must be under the same Influences
that II will continue 10 be improved
and bcauuded. until It grows into the
Zion Of our God ana becomes the Joy
Of the whole earth
The examples set by President Brig
ham Young and the brave Pioneers are
worthy Of emulation. and win prove In
spring TO future generations. And the
monument erected to their memory win
aid in keeping alive that spirit Of en-
terprise, perseverance. determination
and trust IN God which animated the
Pioneers and their great leader.
This day, the anniversary Of the en-
trance OF that valiant band into the
chambers Of the mountains, should be
ever commemorated. and we congratu.
late our citizens on the establishment
among our legal holidays OF the 2ltf
OF July TO be observed boy the people of
the state OF Utah as Pioneers Day.