Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-18

tiles and surrendered streets with an
| alacrity that was positively gleeful, II
IL true there are not many Of us who
gave them much money; but we did the
next best thlng--we helped them all We
could by our prayers, And yet with all
these efforts and promises and aspira-
lions, the iron hoofs OF the locomotive
were not heard upon the desert. the
solitude OF the mountain passes was not
disturbed by the snortlng Of his mighty
nortris The City OF the Saints and
the CITY Of the Angels remained as far
apart as ever, and those who contem-
plated the delights Of perpatetic oscl.
lation between snowy peaks and peTpet-
ual orange groves have had to possess
their disappointed souls In grim unwill-
ing patience.
REALIZATION IN SIGHT.
But having looked long enough upon
that picture, let us LOOK with greater
joy upon this, where anticipation IA
about to give way to realization When
| William A. Clark said IL was his inten-
tion to build and own a railroad con-
| Meeting Salt Lake City with Los Ange-
les, we had the word OF man who was
known TO say what he meant and do
what he said. From him, u promise
was better than a fidelity company's
bond, for with him the willingness to
undertake the project meant also the
resources to carry II through. What he
declared he would do, he has up to this
| present moment dolg. and we are Just
as sure that the un finished part OF his
great enterprise VIII be completed as
We are that he has fulfilled the promises
| heretofore made That this communi-
| " should Lave a fond place for him In
their regard is therefore easy to be un-
derstood,
COMPLETEST CONFIDENCE.
To us he needs neither introduction
| nor letter Of credit, for we have come
| to consider him as one Of ourselves. We
| have admired him as one Of ourselves.
| We have admired him for the things
| already accomplished, and we have the
| completest confidence that the remain
der win not fail The fleeing and tickle
| god, opportunity whose single lock OF
hair has to be seized from the front. ne
has laid hand upon and viii stoutly
hold, until we Of the mountains shall
be In direct touch not only with those
of the coast but also by steamship ser
vice from the southern port with the
Ollent and the whole wide wOrld
OFFICE BOYS POEM.
Before proposing the health Of our
guest and presenting him to you, [
must comply with a request made upon
me by one of the gentlemen on my
right, who, In handing me the following
lines to be read, stated that they had
been found upon the street by his Office
boy; but who, ] suspect Is only pre-
vented by his modesty from admitting
his own authorship of them. The ditty
is entitled
THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN
WHISPERS.
Oh the Saints who dwell in Zion,
And the Angels on the shore,
Had yearned to be united
Full twenty years or more.
And iinanclers from Buffalo,
With millions at their back,
hundred times had started
Right in to lay the track
And engineers from swedenborg,
And magnates from Oshkosh,
The hundredth time had ridden down
The Meadow Valley wash.
And they rambled round the iron
mines
And surveyed many route,
They first laid out the desert.
Then the derest laid them out.
And the air was full OF oinders,
And private cars and smoke,
And city Councils granted blocks,
To companies that went broke.
And still the Saints gazed onglingly
Far DER the sunburnt ground,
Nor heard the rustllng Angels wings
Nor locomotive sound
When the little man from out the north
With whiskers sprinkled DER
His face in thick profusion,
came knocking a. the door.
oh, / hear you want railroad"
He said with modest smiles.
"A road that's warranted to run
Full seven hundred miles,
I'm a little busy Just right now,
But II you'll wait and please
BE patient I'll get things fixed
Out In Los Angeles.
an some day come and see you sure,
And tell you what I'll do,
And there's one thing TO depend on
I'll own the road clean through.
81 want no gold or subsidy,
Nor grounds for city station,
| only want your faith and prayers
And full cooperation"
Oh this little man with railroads,
And with whiskers everywhere,
Is full OF million dollar bills,
But never an ounce hot air.
And so like Marys little lamb,
The patient people waited,
Until Weir faith and hopes and prayers
And dreams eyentuated
And now Just hear that chorus raise
From OF the desert dark,
The Saints and Angels shouting praise
To William Andrew CLARK.
KEARNs INTRODUCES CLARK.
Senator Thomas Kearns was the third
speaker and received warm recognl-
ion. In few words he introduced the
hfNA VI Aif tNNillHA W Mnhil ilt IT, ]
erred as 1.-THE pioneer OF Montana, the
honest miner banker, financier and
United States senator. and yet with all
hat the humble, honest, good generous
md noble.hearted fellow-W A. Clark.
am proud TO be with him In Salt Lake
CITY,"
SENATOR CLARK'S LONG TALK.
Senator Clark, president Of the san I
Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake, spoke 2
lor nearly an hour during which time [,
lis speech was constantly interrupted !
~ cheers, clapping OF hands and the r
humping Of cutlery upon the tables. y
When he told Of his first visit TO Salt ~
AXE In 1868 with span Of mules.
,rand6d u. H., and $500 the result Of u
us gold mining In Montana, as his sole 8
apital the hanqueters fairly made the H
"A III apa ring Az he fourhgd on what I