Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-13
In Enthusiastic Mass Meeting
Move For Home Industry
Is Launched.
MANY SALT LAKERS PRESENT.
And They Pledge Their support To
Plans for the UpbuIlding of South.
ern salt Lake County.

the residents OF sixteen towns met last
night at the Sandy westinghouse, and
assisted by a band Of one hundred
boosters from Salt Lake, organized the
Jordan Commercial aud Producers as
ISOLATION
The Salt Lakers let the south COUNT
residents know that they expected them
to patronisc home industries, to buy
their goods from salt Lake instead Of
from the east. and this the people
pledged themselves to do. The south
county people let the Salt Lakers know
they wanted suburban electric lines,
and wanted them badly Also that they
wanted electric lights, good roads, and
good settlers TO make a vast fruit farm
out of the bench lands In securing
these things President Hewlett pledged
tho people the support OF tho Manu-
facturers and Merchants association,
and W. r. Pead OF the Utah Light and
Railway company pledged that his road
would build 10 Sandy and Draper Just
as soon ns II finished other Improve
ments, which we're at present occupy
ing its attention.
The gathering i'm Sandy last night
was probably the liyeliest one ever held
IN the smeltcr town Mayor Jensen
ana large committee had been plan
ming for IL for several weeks, and they
had overlooked no uem of detail for
making It successful. \ Sandy glee
club had prepared booster music that
WED with other booster songs rendered
by Col, Harris and his glee club from
Salt Lake, aud by way Of welcome
barrel Of gun powder was exploded
when the Salt Lakers pulled into the
depot in a series OF fifty shots,
Preceding the business session, Sandy
was twice paraded from end to end
by the Salt Lake boosters, headed by
Helds band, an elaborate supper was
served IN the basement Of the meeting
house. and general jollifcatlon, pune
tuated with the "heep-hoop hooray' OF
Mr.. kraack Of Crescent and his dele
gatlon was held I'm the westinghouse.
wind which was strong when the
Salt Lakers arrived, gave them an e&-
hlblton OF why Sandy was given its
name. and prepared them for the gale
which they encountered in getting back
into salt Lake. at 1880 o'clock.
SPECIAL TRAIN.
The special train OF four cars under
the direction Of Excursion Agent Ii, IL.
Twming of the Salt Lake route, pulled
out With the delegation headed by
President Orson Hewlett at o'clock.
At Murray dozen passengers were
picked No, and by the time Sandy was
reached everybody was Well acquaint-
ed. and each passenger had proceeded
to decorate his fellow passengers with
business cards, which made the head
gear OF the boosters wildly fantastical
when they stepped of the train into the
midst Of the gentle winds, and found
themselves remaining intact only with
difficulty The cards got Wide and
immediate circulation
Forming in line a parade was given
while the blasts Of powder continued to
wake up the country. A man with a
large American flag started to lead the
procession but II was soon necessary
to reinforce him with four more men
Juggling mt guy ropes, and to add an
other to the staff, TO have any show
| against the wind.
GLEE CLUBS EFFORT.
In front Of Mayor Jensens place OF
| business a halt was made and hymn
| No. l. from the Booster blue-backed
| hymnal was rendered to great applause.
| II was entitled Sandy" and was sung
While the band played "Lindy." the
words running as follows:
SANDY, Sandy, now IL the time,
Sandy, sandy, get into line.
When the crowds am a-comin',
| And the business a-boomin,
Don't forget Home Industry"
And Sandy every time
HOME MADE COOKERY,
when the parade ended It was at the
| lower floor Of the Sandy Westinghouse
! where tables were set for $50 guests.
/ with a meal that consisted OF home
made bread. home cooked pies. home
raised apples, and chocolate cake that
made ones eyes water. and the older
men tell OF the days when they were
boys on mothers farm. or course there
were other things, and they were cheer
cd to the echo, and then cheered some
more In charge OF the tables were q
number Of Sandy's choicest In way Of
good looking maidens, and when Il was
announced that they had done the
cooking all by themselves there was
cheering til the building almost rocked.
There Was "A demand for the names Of
the fair hostesses, and the following
cast was furnished.
Sophia Gundeson, Edith Harrison,
| Ada Grape, Annie Gundeson, Eva
Scott. Laura Harrison, Mary Westland,
Electa Jensen, Anna Con-, Berenice
White. NJ Cushing and Hannah Shaw.
Mary Scott Hardcastle OF the local Re
lief society.
THE ORGANIZATION
Following the dinner and another
parade Mayor Jensen called the as.
sembly, which gathered In the meeting
house, to order In a short speech, in
which he expressed the hope that the
south end Of the county would soon
enjoy the luxury ~ travelling to Salt
Lake over suburban roads, and sending
In It's fruits while they were still fresh
Hymn number four, was rendered by
the Glee club to the tune OF Hot
Time"
When YOU hear IIed's band and see the
crowd,
All fall In to do old Sandy proud.
We are here 10 help you good and loud
Therell be a hot time In Sandy tonight
KNOCK FOR THE KNocKER.