The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-25

was finally won, the Kaysville boys
rendered several acceptable selections
Many of the visitors inspected the can
ming factory and roller mills under the
personal guidaEre of H. H. Blood and
John G. NJ. Barnes. Upon returning
TO the depot the visitors gave the
Kaysville people three rousing cheers
As the train rolled towards Ogden c.
O. Harris, manager of the Independent
Telephone company. thought out a new
yell for use on the rest of the journey.
The yell follows:
'Make-a, make-a, make-a noise like
factory! Cannery, starchery, rollery.
UTAH."
Racing at Brigham City.
Several delegates boarded the train
at Ogden. An hour was spent in Brig
ham, Where speeches were made by
Mayor c. Hoist, NJ. Thomas, Q. H.
Hewlett, J. d. Call, vice president of
the Box Elder Commercial club, and
{. o. Harris. When the programme
was finished a grand bob-sleigh race
was made to the depot. Forty sleighs
filled with men of all ages and sizes
went bouncing ard humping down the
streets in a race for supremacy. Driv-
ers coaxed and '-gidaPped, horses
broke into gallOps, the occupants of
the sleighs cheoTed or howled. accord
ing TO the position their sleigh held in
the long line of cumbersome hobs"
tugs became untugged, wagon beds left
the runners, poles were missed by frac-
tons of an inch, but no che was hurt
5. j. Brown, a gray-haired young man
from Salt Lake, declared at the finish
of a race in which his sleigh was VIC
torious, that he hadn't had so much
fun since the time he went sparkin' -
RumOr had it that Mr.. Brown had
mr. % h
order to win the race. The band boys
reached the station with grand squirt
PLAYING That's A'Going Some"
The excursionists were treated to a sci
entlflc discourse on Potato Raising and
Starch Making by z. T. Capener while
the train was passing Collinston. Mr.
Capener showed his hearers the site of
the proposed starch factory to be built
near COllinstOn. This factory will make
an excellent starch from common po-
tatoes- 1t will be the only starch fac
tory west of Topeka, Kan.
Reception at Logan.
With $50 enthusiastic passengers long
ing for more acquaintance on board. the
train pulled into Logan an hour behind
time. Mayor +. W. Robinson, President
G: w Lindquist Of the city council, J.
w. Crawford, NJ. j. Ballard. president of
the Logan Commercial club, and w X.
Durham had boarded the train at Brig
ham and had taken the travellers in
charge.
After parading the main streets for half
an hour the visitors were taken to the
various restaurants, where an excellent
dinner had been prepared for them.
SleighS were provided those desiring to
inspect the various factories located in
or near Logan and the Agricultural col
Iege. AT o'clock a programme was given
in the Logan opera house. After welcOm-
ing the visitors to the city Mayor Robin
son placed the meeting in charge of Mr..
Ballard. Speeches were delivered by, 0.
III. Hewlett of Salt Lake, stephen L.
Richards of Murray and NJ. Thomas of
Salt Lake. These. were bubbling with hope
for Utah under the beneficent influence
of the Manufacturers & Merchants asso-
citation. The train did not leave Logan
until o'clock. There was much doing
at Logan. From the moment the visit
Ors stepped upon Logan soil until they
had settled in their car seats in the even
ing there were numerous events, not on
the programme, being pulled off.
Loved Potatoes So.
The first shock was caused by the sud
den and ineXplicable disappearance of NJ
L. Singrey, trombonist of the band
''MiIt7 was missed when the band bows
cOngregated in front of the restaurant
to play There's Something Comm Up"
He had been seen at the dinner table.
Committees were sent out to locate him
They did. Sitting at the same table was
Mr. Singrey.
what have you been doing for the
last half hour, Milt?3 asked one of the
discoveries.
Say boys. These creamed potatoes are
just like my mother used to make and"
"AW! Come on Protesting violently
he was carried to his place in the ranks
During the rest Of the trip every one on
the train was introduced to Potato BilI''
Is Mr. Sfngrey came to be named.
Ogden was reached at $50 o'clock. A
banquet was served by the Weber club
to the visitors. Mr.. Hewlett and s o.
Harris delivered short talks. Salt Lake
was reached shortly after midnight. The
trip was a success in every detail.