Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-29
POSTMASTER CAME.
What the Man Who Introduced the
Various Speakers Said Himself.

POSTMASTER CGine, who introduced
the speakers during the evening, spoke
as follows in his Introductory address:
Gentlemen. We are assembled TO-
night to celebrate the realization or
dream--a dream that has been 10 many
of us the one bright hope through al
the dark days since the panic OF 's3, the
ons eaeting light that promised TO show
a way out of the wilderness OF local
hrsiness depression. Year after year
tno rotnbow has appeared in the SKY
dropning an end with It's promised bag
~ sold somewhere within our view, and
vear after year as we ran like happy
children to find the lucky spot the col
ors have faded into the blue, the prom
Use dissolved into mist. But AFTER all
Il was a happy dream, and now that
is all over and the dream mas come
true, we can look back upon the weary
years OF waiting and find In them many
hours we would be glad TO live again.
Ana for this long delay, for the many
disappontments. for the broken prom
jses and deferred hopes. we VIII make
ali the more joyous the return OF the
prodigal prosperity. We have already
killed the fatted calf, and It remains for
Won but to eat drink and be merry, for
tomorrow we begin TO live again.
And now that the dream Is no longer
IA aream and the man who told you
SO" has begun TO talk out loud, 1t does
seem the simplest thing In the world to
transform this sleepy old town OF ours
into modern, up-to-date city.
1t is but natural that from these
mighty mountains, pouring their treas
ures though fiery furnaces into the zap
OF this luxuriant valley, a great CITY
should arise to take her proud place as
oe 10 ~ I inland emplre.
Nature has stood In the midst OF this
earthly paradise with outstretched
hands Offering 10 those who would but
consent 10 accept, the wealth OF king
6ons and the glory OF knighthood, And
n was but natural that men should
arise. broad enough keen enough ana
brave enough to grasp the opportunities
at hand.
So N happened that when the pioneers
had done their work and were passing
ia the great beyond another band OF
men arose TO take up the task where
they had left off.
Men like the Guggenheims, Hartman
and our own Samuel Newhouse' saw Hs
IN a vision great modern cry spreao
over this yerdant plain, walled oy the
to,,,er,ng maintains and rejecting her
sulendor In the placid race OF maJes-
AS a bottle OF wine is broken on the
nrow ~ n newborn battleship. thrown
FOR the first time into the arms ls,S OF 'h Z,
mother sea, may we not be justined H.
In ouiet transformations way we
break a bottle or two tonight that W.. we
may baptize this newborn city In the
sparkling, effervescing foam -,
Having presented to you this NAKED
babe, whom we have chrtstened the
Greater Salt Lake City, Il deyolves up
on another to tell you what her future e
Will be. and the choice OF .hiS o"o 10
a compliment 10 the choosers.
The man who is to tell the fortune OF
this little maid is one who has done
his full share in the preparation OF
fitting nursery for her.
Asa former governor Of this state, as
a former president OF the Commercial
club, as an active, progressive business
man, and as a banker whom you eau
bank upon, Mr.. Heber NJ. Wells, mas
fitted himself to tell the truth aDou'
THE FUTURE OF SALT LAKE CITY