Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-09-25
Brings Back Word of Splendid
Progress Among Saints in
The Colonies There.
NEW SCHOOL HOUSE DEDICATED.
Finest Educational Structure 10 North.
ern Part Of the Rcpublic--SOme
Incidents Of the Trip

President Joseph +. Smith and party
returned yesterday morning. from their
trip to the Mexican colonies, AN In good
health and spirits They had a very
pleasant Journey with the exception
Of suffering from the heat. which was
very great both ON the railways and
iu Mexico. They arrived at Los An-
COLES by the salt Lake. Route at 1,3O
Wednesday morning. 9nd were very
kindly received by the officials Of the
road IN that city. and were treated
with great hospitality. They left at 10
o'clock, the same night, by the Santa
Fo route for El Paso, whore they re-
NAMED over Thursday night, and in
the morning, toik the train for Casas
Grandes arriving there Friday eve
ming. From there they took carriages
Ii miles TO ColoniH Juarez. the same
evening on Saturday morning. the
stake conference convened I'm the large
han Of the new academy building.
which was well filled by the CougregA-
ton.
STAKE CONFERENCE.
President 4. W. WINS made the open.
Ing address, reports We're received from
the local authorities, including eight
Bishops, the presidents Of the High
Priests, Seventies and Elders quorums
aud OF the auxiliary societies. PresI-
dent Joseph f. Smith and Elders j. W.
Summerhays and Joseph +. smith. Jr,
made addresses At each OF the meet
lngs on Saturday and Sunday The
house was filled TO overlooking on sun
day, and on the afternoon Of that day
President Smith dedicated the new
building The services were highly in
teresting. and the spirit of unity and
kindness exhibited was most marked
ON Monday O sunday school conyen-
ton was held In the morning and af-
ternoon, and I'm the evening the party
drove to Dubdn where very large
meeting was held attended by the rail-
ROAD people as well as the Saints I'm that
vicinity. President Smith and his COM
pauions spoke at that meeting. and
their discourses We're highly apprec-
ated' They found the people IN the
colonies who altogether numbered
about 1900, enjoying their associations
ana endeaYorlng TO build UP the coun-
try, and make II beautiful They have
had TO contend against great heat and
drouth during the summer and this
has occasioned an attack OF typhoid
from which a number Of the people
nave been suffering The colonies.
however are I'm q flourshiug condition.
Notwithstanding these drawbacks, and
are producing fruits in great abund-
ance OF the finest quality Water
melons Weighing 40 pounds each are
quite common.
MUCH IMPRESSED.
The party left the colonies much i'm
pressed aud encouraged with their
visit, and the brethren arrived at FL
Paso on Tuesday evening. They start
ed next morning for Los Angeles, where
they arrived at noon, on Thursday.
Again they were kindly received and
entertained by the officials Of the san
Pedro road, and taken out to the ostrich
farm that afternoon, and also to the
new Venice. That, place rs situated
near Los Angeles and is reached by
street cars President smith r. of the
opinion that II the place is 10 be kept
up, regular railroad accommodations
VIII be necessary The plans for the
new resort are very extensive, and vast
sums OF money have already been eX-
pended a'ere, and more VIII be necessa-
~ TO perfect the scheme
tkt tN EklNlNkD,
The party returned 20 Los Angeles IN
the evening, ana held meeting which
was largely attended by Saints and
stranger, the westinghouse being
crowded 20 overlooking. on Friday,
by the'courtesy Of the railway officials.
the party was taken to Catalina Island.
The water was smooth and the trip de-
iightful, and they returned highly
pleased with the trip 10 Los Angeles
and started that night for home. Presi-
dent Smith looks and feels well, and
speaks In high terms Of the condition
OF the colonies ia Mexico and Of the
courtesles extended 10 him by the peo-
! pie there, by the railway officials and
| by an whom he met during his journey
Further particulars as 90 tLe splendid
! cdidco erected by our people at Colonia
| Juarez will doubtless be furnished
when the report OF tho conference and
| the dedication II received from our
| correspondents there,