The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-14
GIVEN OVER
To FESTIVITIES
Lehi and American Fork Celebrate
the Location of Experiment
Station.
GOVERNOR I'M ATTENDANCE
BANQUET RENDERED BY COM
MERCIAL CLUB.

+ Lehi, Jan. 13-Lehi and American Fork,
assisted by the rest of Utah county, yes
terday celebrated the location of the state
central experiment station, which the
members of the state land board and the
Agricultural college regents located be-
tween the two cities Immediately adjoin-
ing. the state road and the San Pedro
Los Angeles & Salt Lake railroad. Every
train during the day brought in visitors
those present were Governor John c. Cut
Ter and wife, Attorney General Breeder
and wife, State Superintendent of Public
instruction A. c. Nelson and wife Rep
Hone, Austin and Simons, President Kerr
of the Agricultural college, President
kingsbury of the University of Utah, DR..
Yoder, director of the experiment station;
7. r. Cutler, President Irvine of the Pro
vo Commercial club, together with about
fifty members; Mayor Frisby of Provo
and several members of the city council,
James Dunn, John Dixon and A. B. Walk
er, Utah county commissioners; County
Clerk Elias Gee, Mark Austin and
Thomas Austin of Sugar City; State Bank
examiner Glazier, John D. Dixon, .secre-
tary of state board, and many others.
The Leht silver band and the American
Fork silver band furnished music for the
several occasions, and also serenaded the
city. All the business houses closed IN
the afternoon, and the schools We're dis
missed early for the occasion.
At 8 o'clock 1000 people filled the new
tabernacle, where general meeting was
held. 1t was presided over by James II.
Clark. Speeches were made by George
Austin, Abel John Evans, Stephen L.
Chapman, DR.. Yoder, President Kings
bury, President Kerr, T. r. Cutler, County
President r. r. Irvine of the Provo Con-
nercial club There were also songs by
Miss Dulcie Webb and a young ladies'
quartette from American Fork.
During he infa aft
the visitors were entertained at the rooms
OF the Commercial club. where an in
formal reception was held. There was
also music and songs, and refreshments
were served in the secretary's room. The
quarters occupied by the Lehi CONNER
cal club are very fine, and many were
the expressions of surprise that Lehi
could support such a prosperous institU-
ton. About 300 attended the reception.
At o'clock $50 sat down to the ban
quet in the opera house. Stephen L. Chip
man acted as POSTMASTER and the follow
ing speakers responded to the following
tGaStS: The Day we Celebrate George
Austin: ITO Whom the Honor is Due, -
A j. Evans; 'Lehi and American FORK
Central Experiment Station: What are it's
Aims and Purposes" President Kerr:
Now You See 1t; Now You Don't" Post
master Glove of Provo; State Institg-
Thinks About It." Representative Grant
Simons of PaysOn; How the Citizens
W no Once Lived Here Feel About It."
T r. Cutler.
Those who attended the banquet also
attended the ball in the city pavilion, and
u cbably fifty besides. Music was fur
nished by the Lehi orchestra. The visit
Ors had TO leave at II o'clock, but the
others danced way into the morning.
DR.. YodeT, who will have charge of the
station. says that as soon as the weather
breaks active work will commence on
getting the tract in readiness for the
many experiments that will be carried On
during the summer. The buildings on the
ground now will probably answer for the
pre- sent, and as soon as the college Off
Gals decide just which sixty acres of the
tract offered they will select 1t will be