The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-09

Highlander who had settled in Georgia.
Before this only a few patches Of cot
ton had been planted in the south, and
the separation of the seed from the
INT was slow and expensive process.
Thereafter the cultivation Of the plant
extended rapidly, until it became its
chief industry, and led to the corona
ton OF cotton as king OF all the south
ern products
1t is, l think, true that no other in
Vention ever conceived in the mind of
man has played so important a part in
the commercial and Industrial progress
Of the civilized world
About this time Fulton demonstrated
the successful application of steam
power for the propulsion of boats. with
results almost inconceivabIe, which L
cannot take time to discuss.
The first year of the past century
witnessed the accession of Thomas JEFF
Ierson TO the presidency. This assured
the signal triumph of republican prin-
elpies, Of which he was the eminent
champion, over the theory of centrali-
zauon OF power, as advocated by Alex
dnaer Hamilton and others.
During his liberal and powerful, al
though not altogether harmonious. ad-
mlnlstration. the greatest feat of di-
plOmdcy that has ever been enacted in
any country was accOmplished-th
purchase from France for $4,000. 900 of
mat great region lying between the
mississippi river on the east and the
Spanish possessions on the southwest.
extending to the Rocky mountains on
the northwest, and to the boundaries
OF British Columbia on the north. com
prlslng the territory of Louisiana.
president Jefferson, curious to ascer-
laIh the character Of this new acquisi-
Ilon' promptly ordered an exploring ex-
peoltl0n TO be organized, which. placed
under the direction of Lewis and
clarke, made the famous voyage I'D
the Missouri river to its source. across
the Rocky mountains 10 the head Wat
ers of the mighty Columbia. whose
crystal waters flow from thousands of
perennial snOwcapped peaks, and ex-
tended their voyage to that continu-
Gus woods of which the poet sang,
where rolls the Oregon, and hears no
SOUND save his own dashings"
Then truly did the star of empire
nrst take its way. Today we behold
the results: That purchase comprised
0o0V00,000 acres, and now sustains a
population of not less than Il, 900 900
people.
might speak to you. for hours i'm
description of the marvellous resources
OF that great area, constituting an en-
pre- IN itself, Of the great wheat pro-
ducing states OF Kansas. Minnesota
and the Dakotas, Of the corn fields Of
Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska. of the
great stretches Of grazing land which
support millions of cattle. horses and
sheep, where only a few wears ago
roamed countless buffalo. and OF those
great mineral regions all along the
eastern slopes Of the great Rocky
mountains frcm Colorado to British
columbia, which have yielded thou
sands of millions of dollars to the
wealth OF the world; but the theme is
100 comprehensive, and. moreover. /
should want to dwell upon the brilliant
record Of my own state, Montana. that
alone produces fourth Of the copper
Supply Oh the world, but 1 must de-
The story Of the development Of all OF
that splendid acquisition is too long
and fascinating and the picture it pre-
SCENTS so dazzling to contemplate that
1 must divert your attention from
them, and close my remarks with a
DrieI reference to that which is the
immediate object Of your couceru. and
devotion, the establishment and nar-
peJuauon of the seat Of learning whose
centenary We celebrate. II was the
pioneer school for women in the soufb
and about the second in the nation
us founders sprang from a religious
society IN Germany. which had its orr
gin IN Bohemia about $50 years ago.
ana whose membership spread with
HnazlnS rapldity throughout Bohemia.
and Poland. To was the most
progressive organization in educational
matters, and the most aggressive in
pioneer missionary work that the world
has ever known.
Schools were established wherever
churches were built. The DEVELOPMENT
ot the mind was considered as essen
-lal as spiritual teaching. and the same
policy has been tenaciOusly observed
IN the OPT atoms Of its followers in the
new world at Bethlehem. Pa. and aft
arWaTd when that little band Of intrep-
Id men OF the Unitas Fratrum in 1853
eft that place and established A COLONY
in their new possessions acquired here
in North Carolina.
With steadfast purpose those sturdy
people came 10 the western hemisphere
and east their lot beyond the confines
Of civilization, braved the periIs OF
savagery and ignored all the difficult
ties that confront and menace human
life on the frontier. They were work
ing out a destiny. The tree they
planted in the wilderness was OF slow
growth, but il took deep -oOt and. nur-
.ured By the sunlight Of Christian de-
'otion, IN an atmosphere whose every
seintillated with the radiance
that springs from faith and hope. be-
meath sky lighted by the bow Of
promise. II is now yielding a prolific
harvest Of golden fruit, as the thou
sands OF gracious women all over the
south. who here received physical and
mental training. and the descendants
1f those who have passed away. so elo-
luently confirm I thought Of this an
hour ago when those thirty-six lovely
girls composing the graduating class.
clothed in garments Of spotless white.
ana united by a long chain composed
entirely or daisies. extending in grace
-ul loops from shoulder to shoulder.
HE'D into the church to receive their
well earned diplomas. and when the
venerable bishop gave them his parting
blessing, and touChingly. with trem-
bling lips. said the goodbye that
tears to every eye, was i'm
pressed with the fact that these pre-
-ious young lives going out to separate
communities all over the country would
zach one OF them constitute a light
hat viii illuminate the minds Of 9th
Frs and whose radiance viii 20 on for
ever.
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This affords a striking and interest
ng eXemplihcatiOn Of the evolution
and practical operation Of one Of the
great problems Of civilization. I beg
10 offer 10 all who have contributed TO
the success Of this institution. or who
have felt the magic touch Of its in
iUence. my Warmest congratulations /
and 10 express the hope that a recur-
renee of this anniversary festival a
century hence may confirm ali our i'm
1TessiOns and all our anticipatiOns Of
an enlarged scope. higher standards
ana grander results that VIII ulti-
tresa~s il -