The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-16
LAWMAKERS AT LOGAN
Utah Legislature Visits the
Agricultural College.
SPEECHES AND BANQUET
VISITORS ENTERTAINED BY
CITIZENS OF CACHE.

Logan was invaded by the legislators
yesterday The members of the senate i
and house of representatives, with their
relatives and friends to the number of
PA. took the city by storm on their
visit to the Agricultural college Of
Utah and from 1880 till 9 O'Clock Lo-
gan was "a the hands of the solons.
Immediately upon their arrival after
the three and one-half hours ride from
salt Lake City over the Oregon Short
Line. the party was driven to the
Athens Of the intemountain region
Address at College.
The programme began with an ad-
dress i'm the assembly hail of the col
lege, the president William J. Kerr,
presiding. After Mayor Anderson of
Logan and william Edwards. chairman
Of The board of county commissioners
Of cache county, had extended well
come on behalf of the city and county,
president Kerr explained the workings
Of the college at length and urged the
necessity for an appropriation OF SlO,5O0
t. provide Tor expenses OF the expert
mental farm purchasing pure bred
stock and establishing suitable cattle,
and sheep barns and additional yards.
J e said the class rooms and labOrato-
IS were OvercTOWded and il was abSO-
lutely essential that the unfinished
building front. IXSO feet, be completed.
On the platform WeEe seated Cover
nor Wells The faculty and trustees of
the college, President Evans and the
members of the committee on public in
situations of the senate and OF the COM
nittee ON education of the house and
frrrer Hfarae F1r rHrlR f11rF
president. w. s. Mccormick
Governor Wells. who followed Presi-
deat Kerr, said there was no institution
An the state that had a warmer place in
us heart than the Agricultural college.
Representative ldOlzneimer addressed
his remarks 10 the students who occu-
pied seats in the balcony.
Then the gathering broke up. to rea.
EengDle a Few minutes later in the mu-
scum around fifteen long tables laden
with appetizing viands prepared by the
young women of the cooking school.
During dinner, as during the earlier
part of the programme, music was fur
niShed by the hatcher opera house or
chestra.
Tribute to Mccormick.
Governor Wells, who occupied the
seat of honor at the head of the first
table, proposed vote of confidence and
thanks TO MIR. Mccormick, to whose
genius and diligence as one Of its found
ers and as president of the board Of
trustees Tor seven years, he said, the
institution owes its existence Mr. Nc
COrnick became master of ceremonies
and after speaking briefly called upon
Secretary OF State Hammond, one Of
the trustees, and President Abel
John Evans. The latter was
introduced as one who would
deliver an able address and he
declared he had voted ror Agricuitui al
IN Z he n
ming of statehood and he was going
tC this time.
Speaker GIasmann was not among
those present and Representative
Johnson spoke for MIN. He said he
didnt see how he could fiji the bill. or
the absent Bits shoes, either He re-
membered a recent occasion in the
house when he and Glasmann had diff
1culty in filing the speakers shoes
jointly.
Senators Larsen and Howell each
told Of The great good accomplished by
the college, ard Senator Whitney. VINO
was next on the list referred jOcularly
TO The ''junketins legislature.
The Junketing Legislature.
"Our enemies say we are going to
Denver he said. and it has even
been intimated that we contemplate
a trip to the moon. Scientists nave
been specializing as TO the cause OF re-
cent pro leCElOnS on the ptdutL MATS
but / am informed on high authority
that the disturbance Is merely prepar-
ations which the people OF that planet
are making for the Ctah legislature.
After MIN came Mr. SmOOU and then
the visitors adjourned to inspect the
building and premises.
College Inspected.
They scattered all over the grounds.
examining every nook and Granny,
fnom the workshops OF the manual
training and chemical departments TO
The forest nursery and chicken cOOps,
pig pens barns and dairy department
of the experimental farm In that way
the afternoon was occupied, and in the
evening the crowd returned to Logan
where q reception and ball was given III
the opera house.
The dance was preceded by musical
programme by the opera house OrcheS-
ira and quartetJe.
J. g. ThoTesen acted as master OF
ceremonies ana Representative john
son filled up q gap in the programme
with two rotations. He did turn
in Scotch dialect. which made MT
President and Mis-. Evans led the
grand march and tie company mac
barely time for two dances and lunch
con. which was served by the citizens
committee. before the train started
The crowd ON yesterdays excursion
was unusually large. for notWlthStand-
ing that each legisls tor was only sup
posed to receive one extra ticket, the