The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-16
OVER 1900 DELEGATES
PRESENT CREDENTIALS

Continued from Page One)
The streets were alive carly. soon
after daylight the people appeared in
numbers. en- route 60 their morning
meals, while the crowds were increased
later by the arrival OF trains bearing
iheir burdens of delegates who poured
ont in all directions seeking rooms
Visiting headquarters. and endeavorins
TO become somewhat acquainted with
the city
The morning session. opening the con-
Nentiou. was scheduled 10 begin at SOU
o'clock at the tabernacle. An hour or
more before that time the stream
started down Washington avenue in the
direction of the meeting place BY the
appointed time, an the available space,
except that reserved FOR the delegates,
was crowded and the throngs were
nvHriioUiug the sidewalk and out on the
street
Tabernacle Bright With Flowers.
The tabernacle was bower, bright
with varied cplors and animated by the
presence eff the dense throng. The
Sccn- of Sagebrush perfumcd the build
lag Great clusters Of the gray plant
or tha arid plains were against the wall
above thf platform. Tn contrast with it
1ud "1"liuE the lesson of irrigation,
W.r. huge shcaves of yellow wheat ami
Oars, arranged above and below and on
thr Side OF tte other vegetation.
FestouHs OF pine relieved at intervals
h> clusters Cf bright red sumach ber-
I.n= hung -ra."iully along the walls
" 10 uu,irvicj pictures of President W.
s.. Clark Vice President J.. Bradford
r.. iucr Secretary of Agriculture James
WILSON. Executive Chairman r. j. Kie-
sci "na other celebrities of the congress
TIL. restrain was draped I'm green and
silver the oalors OF the Irrigation con-
aress-sIlrei for the water and green
f0r the vegetation chat 81 brings Above
t'a orgIn ln the extreme rear was
picture Of President Roosevelt. draped
with am American flag. while the ma
iional eolurS SUrmoUnted OH paintings
"l Brigham Young and Geo. Q. Cam
non Du each side of the platform. and
the oth.r pictures along the walls
a huge cluster of yellow and brown
sUnhuwers stood on q post on one side
IF tire -rsiruu. while on the other were
brown. red and white 1sters.
Rosembled National Convention.
The delegates came stringing in. taxi
ing their places as shown by the var
iuus banners, which made the body of
the house reminiscent of political con-
feHiioa. ON pugh side OF the platform.
i'm front. were boxes reserved for IN
pioneers. Among those who occupied
these positions of honor were LOriu
Ftrr. celebrated as the 'progeRitor OF
the largest known family I'm the world
and tho valiant foe OF race suicide.
Others iU the post OF honor were Rich
ard Taylor p. q. Taylor. Joseph Parry.
Bishop Robert McQuurrie J. n. Ferriu.
O. w Pcnrose and number of others.
I'm the background were the seats
for the choir and forward on the plat
the congress and guests of honor.
There was a cheer as President W \.
Clark entered and took his seat. and
Secretary or Agriculture James Wilson
was greeted by another ovation. Among
those on the platform were President w.
a. Clark, First Vice President L. Brad
ford Prince of Santa Fe y. M Second
Vice President Addison J. McCme of
Denver Third Vice President Z. tt.
Libby off Charleston. Wash. Secretary
H. b. MaNsou of Reno Nevada Elk
ecutive Chairman T. j. Kiesel of Ogden.
General Representative Gilbert Nc
Clurg of Colorado Springs. Governor
Heber nj. Wells OF Utah, Governor
Sparks of Nevada. Governor Pardee Of
California. J. L. Clark. David Mckay
and Apostle John Henry Smith.
The delegation of Washington CORES
poHdents had seats in front in the body
OF the house
Prayer BY President Winder.
II was 1880 o'clock when President
Clark called Tor order and introduced
President John Il. Winder. first couu-
seior 40 President Joseph r. Smith OF
the Mormon church. President Windev
save The Invocation. He prayed that
the congress would result IN good 20 an
the tnivrTountaiu region. and that the
sessions would bee married by peace and