The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-18

with US. so we may break bread with him
and seal our warm friendship about the
table Of hospitality
We have impatiently awaited the COM
ing Of this night We have been anx-
lOus TO give unequivOCal assurances of
cur good Will We have been DESTROYS of
evidenciflg our deep sense Of obligation
and paying tribute 10 his mighty power
of conception, his great faculty for or
SANITATION and his unparalleled success
IN execution.
There are men in this world. and there
are other men There are men who have
accumulated vast fortunes gained from
slccreuOns or others, and who, when Iney
have gained their wealth. have been con-
tented to rest beneath the purple can
opy of luxury and allow their gains 10
lay in idleness- The man whom we honor
wrrung from the earth the wealth which
he controls and in so doing added TO the
world 5 capital The one is an aecumu-
lator; the latter is a creator Of wealth
Maker of Wealth.
The man who takes from the rocks the
farmers wheat is moved from ranch 10
city and from dealer to consumer. is a
maker Of wealth equal with the one who
turns the burrows. Both are world bene-
factors Wealth thus gained is untainted
by the touch Of usuary. and as ii is Gre
ated there spring into existence towns
and marts Of trade 1t makes labor con-
tented and rewards with comfort its toll
erS. Thus has our guest advanced to the
highest pinnacle of finance, and he now
commands that the great capital which
he controls shall work for the upbuildi1g
Of the world; he requires that II be not
idle. but that II go forth and create, so
that there shall be more of comfort and
of luxury. He desires that 1t increase.
not that more dollars may be counted,
but in order that more men may have
the means for existence and that they be
enabled to partake of comfort, education
and advancement.
Universally. the world appIauds the
- aHr nnaan
portion to -endOw some great public
institution We denOminate the man a
philanthrOpiSt who makes the people his
heirs and distributes great libraries.
Rightly considered, there is no cOmpari-
son between such a man., generous
though he be, with one who commands
his wealth into the channels of industry,
gives work TO labor, opens new enter
prises, unIocks the gate of opportunity to
communities and renders independent and
self-sustaining the thousands who are
enabled to unite with him in placing upon
the canvas of reality the magnificent con-
ceptions of his mind The one inviting
~ treats humanity as dependent upon MS
bounty The other greetS men as equals
end with them engages in cooperative
effort to make more habitable the great
and rugged world
Pathfinder For Commerce.
Our guest has secured the pre-eminence
conceded to him, not as a cOnQuerOr Of
his fellow men, though his courage is as
fine as that of the greatest warrior. He
has not advanced to his proud position
through a pathway hewn by the sword,
although his achievements rebound to
the benefit of all the people He has been
a pathfinder fOr commerce. His trail has
not been marked by deSOlation- Its mile
stones are the homes of labor and its
slgnpOsts are the school houses and the
mining camps along the streams and in
The mountains Of the mighty west His
lie has been a reSiStleSS advance of a
mighty will. His achievements are the
result Of the prOwesS of keen and I'M
firing mind. His example is one for youth
to emulate. for it illustrates that which
tiXeoness Of purpose and unyieldinS de-
termination can accomplish
As we see him touch the lazy Whirl-
wind Of the desert and tranSmute it to
the smoke wreathS of the locomotive, we
are prone to believe that he has the wiz
ards art, and still il is but the work of
a self-made American. confident of his
power, seeking new worlds TO conquer
and creating new highways for the iron
fleet of trade.
As we contemplate the bow of promise
which Overhangs our state, radiant with
the cOlOrs of a glorious future we ap-
preciate that the great factor in our in
creaSing prosperity is the well laid plans
and boldly conceived Industrial ideals of
the guest at our table. To him, there
fore, we express our appreciation To
him and to his associates with whom he
has advised and labOred we make ac-
acknowledgement We appreciate the eff
forts of r. G. Kerens, Perry Heath, Sen
ator Thomas kearns, Senator Reed
co IgGe J. Ross c cIsSSaT Thomas Z Gi6
bon, David Keith and all whom our guest
called to his council table when he
launched upon the. turbulent financial
sea- his plan to connect the City OF the
Angels with the City of the Saints, and
to each of these men, and to all of these
men, we express gratitude
Given a Hearty Welcome.
Senator Clark. am proud to know that
speak the sentiments of our state when
/ join my voice With others in giving YOU
a welcome among us. we want to make
that welcome so hearty that here it viii
seem like home to you. We want to say
th that you VIII ever ind Us ready TO as
SYST you IN your great work We want
to thrice assure you that you will be
treated by our courts, by our legislators
and by our municipalities with justice
and absolute fairness. Here your motives
will not be impugnsd and your actions
viii not be miScOnStrued- We present to
you a great field for action. Before you
IS a state whose magnificent posi- blnueS
viii awaken from the slumber Of cen
turtles at your touch and spring forth
ready to obey your dictates About you
are the walls Of the destined intermOun-
tain metropolis, which awaits only the
guidance of your will to lay hold of the
glittering crown of power and to WELD
thenCefOrWaTd the SceDter which nature
has declared shall some day be her own.
And, best Of all, you shall have as friends
a people who are aDDreclatlVe and as
AS / conclude, I feel that I may say
that, although men may drape your
shoulders with the tOga of a senator.
and while you may become the official
head of a great transccntinental and
oceanic transportation system. that
neither public place. nor corporate power
Will add greater luStrc than your life
work has given, to the name which you
have stamped upon the mountains of
the west, and which will endure through
time. the name Of a great American
William A. Clark.
The state Of Utah receives you with
open arms and her distinguished and tall
ented governor. of whom we are all just
" proud. will. ] am sure. give voice to
the states welcome. and therefore in
trOduce Governor Heber N. Wells, and
request that he respond to the toast
"Our Guest"
GOVERNOR WELLS
GIVES WELCOME