Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-15

The first anpua outing of old folks,
In this country, as AN organized insti-
tuition, took place just % years ago.
IL had pretentious beginning and
waxed strong and popular ever after.
The initial excursion was to Lake Point,
near Il. r., Tooele county The clinton
hotel,a large three story stone structure.
under the direction and management
OF Dr. Jeter Clinton deceased for many
years, was headquarters for the day
The train was furnished by Hon. John
w. Young, then prominent In the rail
way affairs OF Utah, The occasion was
most jubilantly celebrated and is en-
thusleastically talked OF to this day.
Not few Of the veterans who went to
spanish Fork this morning were among
mat memorable gathering, which they
fecounted with pride and pleasure
such as old people only can enjoy.
Conscious Of the fact that a newspa.
per narration Of that event win be
read with Intense interest, the Deseret
News today turned to ts files of May
49, 1872 and found there. In the re-
'oitofial style OF the period, a detailed
Story OF an excursion system that has
proved maryelously popular and which
has demonstrated the fact that i'm Utah
there exists the best organized effort
In the world to make pleasant the
rounding out years Of the aged. The
narrative was published under the
heading Of "a Novel Excursion and
reads as follows:
The Old Folks excursion Of the
Clinton's, including a sail on the Great
salt Lake, on the steamer city Of CO.
rlnne, was one Of the most novel and
interesting OF any Of the kind ever seen
IN this territory. In fact perhaps It
mad Few II any parallels anywhere. A
large number Of spectators assembled
ai the depot before the time OF start
ing, ana, as the train left exactly at 81
O'Clock, there was considerable hurry
Ing and waving Of hats and handker-
chiets from groups OF people along tho
street on the line Of railway I'm town
Besides the baggage car there were
seven cars for regular passengers on
box cars, and three flats filled to their
utmost capacity with the interesting
company.
Some idea may be formed Of the ac-
tivity and interest manifested I'm pre-
pairing 10 take the party over the line
when 1t Is considered that the three
hats were at Cnnton's, loaded with
freight at o'clock i'm the morning,
ana had. after that hour to he tele.
graphed for, brought to town, unloaded.
fitted mp comfortably with benches and
otherwise arranged for the aged pass
engers.
1T was as interesting sight as ever
eyes beheld to pass through those cars
ana see those old folks, with coun-
tenances radiant with pleasure, en-
gaglng In recung to each other the
events OF by-gone days indulglng In in
nocent' jooular pleasantries each seek
ing to make the others as happy and
comfortable as possible.
Bishop Hunter, the chairman Of the
committee, was in his happlest vein.
Everybody In this part OF the country
is more or less acquainted with that
largehearted nobleman of nature .wbose
NE has been the living embodiment of
philanthrophy. II was fitting that the
neSv locomotive OF the Utah Western
should be named after him. So II was
not only Bishop Edward Hunter but
Edward Hunter actually hauled the
old folks 10 Chnton's.
The census Of the company was tak-
en-, which developed the fact that there
were 2ii persons on board, thar the av-