The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-28
INTEREST IN BRIDAL VEIL
Citizens of Provo Petition Secretary
Of the Interior to Preserve
the Falls

Provo, May 21-There is quite an in
terest awakened here in the question of
preserving the Bridal Veil falls in Provo
canyon, which the Telluride power com
pany proposes to use for power purposes
by diverting the water from above the
tails and using It for generating power.
Ihls power viii be used to pump the seep-
age water from the river below the COM
pany's dam into its flume. and. unless a
tishway is left. it is claimed this proceed
eei VIII aIso be very detrimental to the
Ilsh interests in this section
Inc following petition bearing upon the
su1Iect is being signed here:
-, 10 the Department of the Interior
W ashington, d. Give. the undersigned
citizens Of the state of Utah, being desir-
Gus of preventing the beauty and gran
deur or the natural scenery in and about
bIIusI en- IaIls, IN Provo canyon, Utah
county state Of Utah, and particularly the
preservation Of these falls, respectfully
represent:
That these falls and their attendant
scenery have always been source of
pride and pleasure to the people of Utah
ana to visiting Countryfnen as we'll That
they are located in unoCcubied govern
ment lands, temporarily withdrawn from
settlement pending determination as to
the adNisablllty Of including them within
the forest reserve. That the Telluride
power company, a corporation of Provo
Utah, now threatens their destruction by
diversion Of their waters for commercial
power purposes. and that this corporation
viii totally destroy them unless prevented
from so doing. To the end that they may
be preserved III all their natural beauty
and scenic grandeur, we most respectful
iE petition that your department take i'm
mediate steps and adopt all available
means for their preservation.
The following program has been ar
ranged for the Memorial day exercises to
be given in this city.
At 10 o'clock a m a procession viii be
-a n
avenue and Center street. under the direc-
ton of R R Irvine, junior, marshal of
the day. in the following order. G. A r
veterans, B. y. L band. l. .. .. F.
Knights of Pythias, FOresters. MacCa bees.
A O. L. w, Elks and other fraternaI or
ders, school children. citizens The line of
march will be to the cemetery. where the
following programme will be rendered
Chorus. America"
chorus. a Flag without a Stain
Address OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Mayor Frisby
Memorial address. Judge J. z. Booth
Recitation, The WhiStling Regi-
Chorus, Battle Hymn of the Re
The musical exercises will be under the
direction Of Professor J. r Boshard
Henry J. Robinson Of the Bingham Bull
letIn Is in Provo today.
A son has been born TO Mr. and Mrs
G A BOTen All well.
The speakers at the funeral services
over the remains of Mrs. Lars Thomson.
held Saturday afternoon in the Third ward
Westinghouse. were Elders JOrgen Han
sen, Frederick Hansen, Christian Jensen
and Bengt Johnson. junior. There was
large attendance Of relatives and friends.
Judge Pike Of Eureka is in Provo today.
David Hyde of Nalad. Ida. stopped i'm
Provo last night on his way to Spring
City
Peace services were held in the taber-
naCle today under the auspices Of the
relief society.
The Provo people who were hurt in the
railroad accident at Sandy last evening
are all getting along nicely.