Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-15
SPECIAL TO THE "NEws. "

Logan, Feb. 15.--At a few minutes az
ter $ o'clock the legislative special
pulled out Of the Oregon Short Line
depot at Salt Lake. The oregon Short
Line company had again furnished
magnificent train, vestibuled in It's en-
tire length, consisting of six handsome
chair cars and the baggage car. pulled
by engine No 4Ol There were l9S pas
sengers on board. The Senate was well
represented, only Senator'S Alder, ALI
son, Bennion, Klesel, Lawrence. Love
and Murdoch being absent. The only
missing faces from the House were
those of Representatives Christensen.
Fry Harmon, q, w. Johnson, n. L.
Morris, Smith and Van Horne. Senator
Barnes Joined the party at Ogden and
Speaker Glasmann left the train there.
being called home to attend his little
daughter, who fell out Of swing re-
Gently, badly inJurlng her spine, and
has to be fixed up In plaster of paris
jacket every week.
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS.
Among the distinguished guests of the
party We're Governor Wells and his
sister Mrs, T. H. Sloan, w. $. McCor-
nick, Mrs. +. S. Richards, Mrs. Bagley.
Game Warden John Sharp, Secretary Of
State Hammond, wife and son, Mrs j.
G, Felt, Mrs. Louise Spencer, Mrs.
George d, Pyper Prof. Richard r. Ly-
man of the state University, and II. NJ
Lyman Jr Prof. Frank Metcalf and
wife, Of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum,
Representative John Fisher and
wife, John X. Barnes Of Kaysvllle, Gus
Anderson, and f. b. Haywood. /. c.
Thoresen. Dan Spencer, chief clerk of
the general passenger department Ore
gon Short Line and II. l., Dunn, trav-
cling passenger agent, looked after the
comforts Of the guests on the trip.
There was some discussion on the
train as to when the special will return.
Some OF the party would like TO return
home at o'clock but II Is understood
that the people of Logan have arranged
a most elaborate program, including O
concert and ball in the opera house in
the evening, and many Of the guests
would be 10th TO miss the evening fes-
tyities. After a consultation with the
legislative committees, Mr.. Spencer an
nounced that the return train would
leave Logan at 8 o'clock, arriving In
Salt Lake about half hour after mid
night An effort will be made to have
some street cars still running at that
hour to convey the junketers
to their homes. Lunch was
served at the college about noon. 1t
is thought that the inspection and ex-
ercises will be completed about
o'clock, after which the visitors will
become the guests Of the citizens of
Logan
ARRIVAL AT LOGAN.
When the train pulled into Logan the
Hyde Park band was raising the echoes
with martial strains of music, Almost
all the available carriages In town were
in waiting to carry the visitors over
the two miles TO the Agricultural col
lege. The carriages were strung out
over a distance OF a mile. The college
authorities received the Legislators with
military salute. Two companies OF /
the college cadets We're paraded in front
Of the buildings with guns at the pre-
sent. The roar Of seventeen guns, the
governors salute, rent the air and made |
some of the more timid horses prance |
restlvely. President Kerr and the col
lege faculty was on the steps and ten
dered a hospitable welcome to the leg
islative party.
BY 1920 the visitors were assembled
in the large chapel and the governor
Secretary Hammond, w IS. Mccormick
and large sprnking Of the legislative
assembled the platform.
Prof Kerr opened the meeting by in
Mayor Anderson. of Logan,
whmo extended the party a hearty well