The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-12
YOUNG INDIAN
WAS APPLAUDED
Amusing Incident During the Cali
fOFnia Visit.
LAST DAY OF SIGHTSEEING
MOST OF THE PARTY NOW
HOMEWARD BOUND.
lSneciaI TO The HeraId.l

RIVERSIDE, Cal, May lit was
merely a coincidence which brought
~ out an fmpassioned speech today by
q fuu-blooded young Indian to Salt Lake
Civ councflmeIf and others on Inc
WicLeduess Of Binding Future Genera
tions by Long Term Franchise For
all that the address by Adof0 Mentejo,
mission Indian IS years of age brought
out unusually enthusiastic applause from
the citizens of Salt Lake who heard
him. The councilmen did not have much
to say The incident occurred during the
visit of the Commercial club excursion
lists today to the sherman institute, the
government school Tor Indians al RIVER
side. Superintendent HaTWOOd Hail led
the party through the various school
rooms and had the children readlng ana
speaking pieces. exhibit their needle
work. cooking. sewing and other products
of their hands.
An Indian Orator.
In one Of the rooms was a class with
BOYS at the blackboard working oUt prom
lens in arithmetic ut the request Of the
teacher Mr. Hall stated that young
AdOfO. one of the boys In the class had
taken q prize for OrdtOTy two weeks be-
fore. and asked that the indian youth
to deliver his Grafton When IT became
evident that his pouderOus periods con
StitUted an invective against franchises,
those of the party who bore in mind the
great question pending before the salt
Lake City council had difficulty ID sup
pressing a litter. and they took out the
emotion in enthusiastic applause when
the young man had finished.
Last Day of Sightseeing.
This was the last day of regular sight
seeing for the excursiOuists- They spent
it in one Of the California garden spots
the center of the citrus fruit belt The
number in the party had dwiudled con-
Siderdbly because of departures for home
and because numbers preferred to spend
the day resting or IN seeing different
enough to fill two special cars attached
to the Salt Lake train which pulled UUt
Of Los Angeles at S O'Clock in the mgrn-
Stop at Pomona.
The first stop was made at Pomona,
where delegation welcomed the party
with u band and escorted them out 10
the orange and lemon ground and save
them a chance to rcvcI i'm fruits picked
from the trees There another warm vel
come was received A delegation from
the Riverside chamber of commerce.
Gt IGed by President &. E RumSeE and
st.-orY71 riied nv no Indian hand from rha
Sherman institute, met the party At the
train at 12-I5 p m Luncheon was served
at the Hotel GlcuwOod- Speeches fol-
lowed Mr. Rumsey- formerly treasurer
of the National Biscuit company, and
now retired and devoting himself to rails
ing oranges and enjoying life, welcomed
g. .. WhittCmOTc to trOt out the Salt
Lake speechm8n- Mr. Whittemos-. i'm
behalf OF the railroad company. of which
| he Is general attorney feirCitsJcd both
| Riverside and Salt Lake. He introduced
| Heber NJ Wells, president of the salt
Lake Commercial club who expressed
thanks in behalf of that organization
Manager Fisher s Harris and Senator
Simon BamberSer also made speeches
Trolley Car Ride.
The visitors were then taken FIN az troll
I ley car and taHy-nO through fhe beau
tifUl drives. along rows of palms and
magnOiiaS. rose hedges and poppy trees,
to groves of citrus fruit trees 10 hand
some residences and enchanting vistaS-
The special cars returned to Los Angeles
at 4:05 p. m. 4 few Salt Lake persona
waited over in Riverside to catch tho
regular train for home as It came
through The largest hOmewa ri-bOuud
delegation left tonight The COUnCilmCn
and others viii continue to return in
small parties. Their tickets are good for
thirty DAYS from date of issue A num-
Der will stay the full limit. but it is ex-
pectcd that nearly all will he on their
way home by Saturday night. They viii
start Immediately on their arrival 20
make preparations for the entertainment
/ Of the Californiaus on the return eNcUr-
! sion next month. tt is expected that
about 500 men VIII come from Los An
gelcS- and the members Of the CONNER
! CiaI club are determined that Salt Lake
/ hospitality shall be bou1ifuI