Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-28
HISTORY OF UTAH
NOW FINISHED.
The Fourth and Last Volume
Being Delivered
IT CONTAINS 344 SKETCHES.
II is Given Without Charge TO All
Who Paid for the Three Pre-.
ceding Volumes.

The fourth and last volume Of the
great work by Orson f.. Whitney, en-
titled THE History y Utah. which
has been IN course Of preparation nearly
10 years Il now being furnished to sub
scribers. The Deseret News acknowl-
edges with thanks the receipt Of
copy from the propretors Of the work.
the Geo. q. Cannon association OF this
city; as Is generally known, everyone
who has purchased the three preceding
volumes is entitled TO The fourth with
out charge
The fourth volume OF this comprehen-
slyc work, probubiy the largest literary
task ever eugused h by any Utah writ
en-, is given up to biographical sketches
OF the leading citizens OF the state. IL
contains 3i sketches ana l20 illustru.
lions. a special feature ls the ar
rangement IN groups for the convcn-
fence OF study and the continuation as
far as possible through this volume, Of
the general narrative which goes before
I'm Vols. /, and 3.
The George Q, Cannon association,
propuetors OF the History Of Utah, OBJ
tanned the work from the History COM
pany, which was originally organized
60 turn II out, and It is for them that
Bishop Whitney has been labOring so
long. lie completed his task several
years ago, but the death of President
Geo. Q. Cannon and other causes de-
laycd It's Completiom and the author
reWIote the entire volume, bringing the
old Biographies up 10 date and adding
many new ones The book comes from
the News presses and bindery, and
Is bound IN handsome solid form, IN
full morocco gold embossed, the same
as the three preceding volumes. Tho
four volumes are Indispensable 10 ans
complete library ana hundreds Of Utan
citizens who have not yet obtained
them Will ss'Ny de.lre TO do 80, now
that the work is NNshed.
The History begins with the early
Mormon annals preceding the COM
Ing Of the Pioneers to the west and
reaches down 10 the period Of the man
lfestO," the issuance OF which Is men,
toned and It's results summarized. Tho
third volume, therefore closes with $780,
the year IN which the manifesto was
issued The first volume, containing 78B
pages, was completed IN February 1892;
the second volume S6l pages, In jan
uary 1898; and the third volume, 100
pages in January, 1898. In the five
years intervening between the two lat
ter periods, the work wa Interrupted
for long time, and q year and a half
was spent by the author In Logan as a
professor In the y. Y. college. While
there he put the finishing touches on
the manuscript Of vol. g. and read the
proofs while the book was being print
ed in Salt Lake. After finishing vol. 3,
Bishop whitney made a special con-
tract with Messrs Geo. Q, Cannon &
Sons for the writing OF vol a. a book
Of biographical sketches which they
had promised as a gift 90 all paid up
subscribers for the original set Of three.
II IL matter OF congratulation both
10 the owners OF the History, the Geo.
Q. Cannon and Sons association. and 10
IT'S writer, Bishop Whitney that the
four volumes have at length been COM
pleted We understand that steps VIII
be taken TO have new canvass made
for the entire set, as since the fret
canvass was made, / years ago, many
new people have come to Utah who VIII
wish 10 become pOssesssors Of a work
SO indispensable TO every first-class
library.