Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-24

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VETERANS OF al
IN PIONEER CAMP.
Continued from page one)
Of the program, and Hon. W. W. Riter
made an able and eloquent address.
lie was introduced as one of the orig
iual pioneers OF lSi5. and began;
My old friends and fellow laborers
and pioneers Of lSl1. ladies and gentle
men, II was not my purpose 20 MAKE
any extended remarks. but ] would call
your attention 90 a few facts u his
tory which bear with special Interest
On the occurrences Of this day. ana
which may not be known % more than
a comparatively few OF you. and which
have been mostly forgotten. There
have been but few events On the worlds
history NJ Importance as compared with
the event which this day Is intended TO
signalize. The great analogue Of tbs
event this movement IL found IN the
exodus OF the children OF Israel rom
Egypt TO the promised land. This was
not much greater than the exodus OF
the pioneers from Illinois across the
western plains IN lS47 The direct Lire
from Egypt On the promised land was
only l75 miles. a little further than from
Salt Lake city to Fillmore.
tSRAELITlSH TRAIL
But the Israelies did not travel that
liue but took o. route that led them
twice that distance. or about $50 miles.
while the distance travelled by the
Utah pioneers was 1900 miles II may
have been sail that the lsraelltes
Uayersed a country unknown, but We
don't think so. Moses had been through
that region a good many times as
herdsman. and ne was well acquainted
with the peninsula ~ sinai. I don't
desire Ia minimize the achievements
90 the men Of those times but IN
these days ~ ours there have been
similar achievements
HAD A DIVINE FAITH
81 wish 20 correct a general impress
sion. VIZ. that the pioneers were wild
eyed fanatics rhey had faith in their
hearts IN Almighty God and His over
ruling divine providence, and they had
intelligence 90 read the signs ~ the
times They moved up the Platte
along the route now covered by the
Union Pacific railroad They had 80
guide books; everything was new, aud
they are'noW. as may De iustanced by
the arid and dry conditions obtaining
then iu the Fort Bridge country and
the conditions existing there az the
present day ln he face 81 tho most
uuoWard conditions including a hos
Ulc climate the pioneers had 90 subdue
this country.
ASTRONOMICAL GUIDE
while en- route west. they sent 10
England and obtained the best as
Economical instruments procurahl'.
aud took obs ryations as they went
along Al Laramie. The latitude at
longitude We're recorded so correcty
that very little variation was noticed
subsequently, by army officers FAR bet
ter equipped FOR the work. orson
Pratt conducted the observations iu q
scholarly and scientific manner He
located the northeast corner of the
Temple block $50 accurately that capt
Siausbury u the army who took the
observation afterward found there was
uo variation from The work az inc
government engineers
Mr Ritter called attention 90 thc fac'
that ln the observation Of local phe-
nor.n8 and other scientific data, Prcsi-
dent Brigham Young was no iyro.
President Young looking into The fu-
tlfe. predicted that the time would
come when the corporate limits ~ salt
Lake city would extend tom Hot
Sirmgs Cu the north t0 the end NJ The
valley on the s0uth-a prediction that
vnl one day De fulfilled Said The
speaker. "Our people did not build bet
ter than they knew they know what
they were building as they built. and
what its probable bearing was des-
tined 90 have on me future President
Young stood az Brigham and state
streets once and said that ne could
see enough gold and silver iu the noun
taIrr before him 10 pay N the national
OF the precious metals In this territory.
and when the national debt was ~
enormous proportions That prophecy
win yet De fulfilled Applause
NJ Ritter paid n tribute 90 the edu-
eationdl Institutions ~ the state
and Tho high standards toward which
hey we're aiming particularly the state
university ~ whose board Of regents he
is an hlnorsd member He called at-
tenfio1 90 t1e building N o stone wall
tlst vas originally Intended fo enclose
q mile square whore the buildings ~
mo state university now stand. for
educational purposes which are now
being amply carried out he believed
That me hopes and auucirations ~ the
iI10tcrs Ir this matter would be hand
tamsly realized and one day the tul-
Eersi'r 0f Utah would acknowledge no
superior or che fact M the earth CAP
p.aIseD
PATRIOTISM OF THE PEOPLE.
ST. Ritter emphasized the patriotism
~ me sF.rfs from me earliest expert.
-Hrcs and when they reached thlsNal.
iey the Stars ana stripes were I'M
tfU Mexican territory. The speaker
alf0 referred .U su interesting way 10
tho vigorous Tav with which the saints
rose ir righteous wrath and cleaned
out irc Indians OH ne south country
after l1e.- drprelati0ns could not long
o. bf endured
On dosing ST. Ritter said II wish 10
rfy Co. u ola friends tho pioneers.
that hey ore going 90 a country where
they Nl.l NOT 10 pioneers. and the color
NJ your hair suggests that me time WiN
r1t Doe ions before you 60 Bot while
sou wont he pioneers there you wII
o. welcome ail the same. and may the
remaining days ~ your stay on thls
earth BE- '0 peace and plenty
AZ the conclusion 0f Mr Rters ad-
dress, three hearty cheers Wrre given
f0r Af pioneers IS. O.. a. Smo0t was
then called upon % appear as the old-
est living pioneer present. but he con.
tented himself with merely coming Do
the front ~ ihe stand and making