Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-15


ham county property was N2oO,o0O, Its
voting population was 1923. IN lgOz tne
rropcrty valuation was S33lO,OOO ana US
voting population 36ll. lie predicted
that in the next FIVE years both wealth.
and population would be trebled, ana
he gave the Utah capitalists his heartl~
est wishes for thclr success
Next came "a vocal quartet, rendered
bv Messr Dlnwoodey, Smith, Morley
ana simma Being recalled by me
crowd. they rendered, Annie Laurie,
Tho master of ceremonies, Mr., j. ia
Smith. then gave "a ringing salulauon,
taking the place on the program lhel
shoud have been occupied by MI
Borah. He said he had arrived IN Ida
no twenty-one years ago. he had seen
three b0oms come and go, WIN an
thpir attendant results ana ne was now
thankful that he had lived to see an
enterprise founded, that meant some
thlns solid and enduring for ldaho. He
raintad the future of the valley III
glowing words and closed win an eu-
logy on Idaho, which was also nm
mensely applauded'
President Joseph y. Smllh was then
introduced but said he would content
himself as the time was 40 limited, py
doing MS the individual had done VINO
was too busy to say ms prayers so ne
wrote out an elaborate prayer tucked
q up on his bed post ana each nlsHt
an retiring said Lord, them my
ganfinncuts" and went to Sleep
80 he would merely say mat
chairman Smiths sentiments re-
oafdmg the sugar factory ano
ihe prosperity Of Idaho 'Here his senti-
mCnts also,
Manager Thos r. cutler was next
Introduced and was received With app
nlsnse NJ congratulated himself that
me- could be present on the occasion
and nee such thrOug Of people from
bingham and Fremont counties. Such
nm evidence OF interest made him feel
encouraged, and he believed It showed
tbat the PEOPLE were Interested, and that
ths very important item Of the con-
tracts ihey hg1 made with the sugar
company would be lived up to. lie had
srent some time In Idaho Fails OF late,
and was amazed TO learn the figures OF
the produce. etc. shipped away from
there. The price Of the products OBJ
tanned By the farmera was not always
satisfactory, but the new enterprise up
on which they were nov entering
would give them a steady market at
home and quick cash returns Tho
wheat oyerplus must always be sent
away but the beets could always be
cashod al home. He urged the people u
apprecinte the immensely Of the enter
mise. ana gave some figures regarding
Inc machinery, the brick, the dimen-
eiens OF the factory. and the attendant
benelts 10 the farmers. such as cattle
aud sheep feeding, which were greatly
applauded. Ne closed by congratulate
| Inr the PEOPLE Of Idaho as vel as HIM
ser that the men back Of the enterprise
we're individuals who did not know
| what the 'ford cant meant.
Director W s. Mccormick was called
unon. ana said that he had had no copy
| of the program, and had not known
that he was expected 10 speak. He
congratulated the people. however on
| the planting Of the industry. and said
| II would mean distributing not less
| than 81 600 this year and each year
thereafter from IA half million to one
| million dollars for beets alone TO say
nothing Of the employment for men and
| teams. He knew Of a single day In the
| history Of the Utah Sugar company that
| n had paid out S9000 This showed
the magnitude Of the industry.
He said the people could hardly appre-
clate what the planting of this
industry would do for their valley,
and he closed by humorously stating
that down nome no less an authority
than the Deseret News said that IN
Park City a section Of the Lords
Prayer was now changed TO Give Is
this day our DAILY West and he
thought before long that in Bingham
county, the people would be praying
GIVE us this day our daily beet"
MIR. Morley's singers next rendered
with martial yigOr and style Light
and Truth" and the chairman, j Ia
| smith then introduced Hon. John Hen
rs Smith who set the crowd TO laugh
1 ing by saying that the Smith family
seemed 10 be strictly in it, today. He
| pald an elegant tribute 10 the pioneers
! OF Idaho, and mentioned those from
| Utah who had passed through here on
the way 10 the Salmon River Indians,
years before Bingam county was organ
lied He said the people present on
this occasion were laying the tounda
| ton Of "a great enterprise hoped both the
farmers and the capitalists would work
together I'm harmony, and that should
they ever differ that they would come
together and settle their differences In
q spirit Of fairness and honesty He
| thanked the people for the genuine
| greeting they had extended TO the Wis.,
| itors and @ gave them the heartiest
wishes for the success Of the new en-
terprise and the prosperity of the COM
munity.