Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-13
REOLETTERE EVENT
IN LEHTS HISTORY.
Celebration in Honor Of Securing
The New State Expert
ment Farm.
BIGGEST FOR UTAH COUNTY.
American Fork and Provo We're on
Hand With Delegations and
Bands to Assist.
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Lehi. Jan. l3,--Yesterday afternoon
and last night the red letter event ~
the history OF the towns OF Amer fd
Fork and Lehi occurred. The celeora'
tlon was In honor OF the securing fol
these twin cities the new state expert
ment farm, and 1t was participated
IN by over 400 people from Utah count~
In addition TO Governor john {, Cutler
and his staff who were present IN
guests OF honor.
The festivities We're arranged for by
the Lehi Commercial club, and We're
carried out under It's auspices at Lehl
city. American Fork Joining hands IL
the celebration. as did also the city OF
Provo, the Commercial club OF wnich
sent L delegation OF 40 members. Il Wa
bands. one from I.ehi and the other
from American Fork, enliVened the pro-
grams during the afternoon and eye-
ming and did much to add a holiday APP
Iiaarance 10 the occasion. Business
houses In both towns were closed, ana
the population turned cut 10 enjoy Inc
day. 'H1 o"t
CONGRATULATIONS SPEECHES.
Comment today votes the affair the
biggest OF It's kind In the history OF
utah county, and agrees that X sur
pssyed what 1t was hoped to make II,
anC what was considered the capacity
o. the towns involved.
The program opened at the new tab
ernacle In the afternoon, when num-
Der OF speeches were delivered 10
packed house. President JOS. T. Kings
bury Of the state university, President
W. j. Kerr OF the Agricultural college,
M L. ~ h4 afEa "a Y
pertinent station, Hon. I. X. Cutler,
Geo. Austin, president Of the Lehi Com
nv rcial club, s. l.. Chapman and A. j.
Evans were the speakers.
The speeches dealt with the new farm
and the experiment work to be car
rltd on under It's direction.
On the part OF the Utah Sugar COM
pany. Nj. Cutler rendered the free use
OF TIE company's laboratory, while the
Agricultural college laboratory was
b arg constructed. In fact. he said, the
sugar company works would be thrown
wide open TO the Agricultural college
rrft esantatyes. Prof. Kerr In respond
ing made handsome acknowledge
mSnt. /. II understood that the earliest
attention OF the Agricultural college
station a. Lehi VIII be devoted TO the
looking into the white fy pest, which
Hifllcted the sugar crop of the various
ileids contiguous TO the Lehi factory.
BANQUET AT OPERA HOUSE.
At the adjournment OF the meeting
In the Tabernacle, the crowd assembled
al The rooms OF the Lehl Commercial
club, where Gov. John. q. Cutler and
his staff were Informally entertained
until 1880 o'clock when the banquet
opened at the Lehi Opera House. Seats
were provided for 300 guests. and the
hall was hlled to its capacity.
During the dinner toasts were re-
spondel to by a number Of those pres
ent A. j. Evans spoke first on the
subject Of giving honor to whom II is
due He sketched the history Of the
experiment farm proposition from
its beginning In the Legislature to the
choice OF "A site In Utah county, Civ
ing Mr.. Austin credit for doing much
OF the work which brought It there.
James II. Glove spoke humorously to
the toast Now You See 1t and Now
You Don't" He told many pleasantries
of the fight over the location. and caus-
ed a great deal Of merriment. Joseph
j. jackson Of American Fork spoke last,
on the subject of the union of the city
with Lehi and OF the good feeling that
Is growing up between them
The banquet adjourned at 10 o'clock
after which those present attended n
grand ball at the City pavilion, which
lasted until after midnight, and con-
cluded the festivities OF the occasion.