Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-15
Governor John c. Cutler Delivers
An Address on the EXPOSE
ton Grounds.
MCCLELLAN AND WElHE THERE
They Give Recital and VIII he
Among tile Features There Dur
ing This Week

jamestown. Va. 0CI. To- luun1 lS
Utah day at the exposition and Gov
Cutler and number OF Utah people are
here uagtidps.ug 300 the exercises
Aside from the addresses given Interest
conferred in tho big music hall at the
exposition. where Prof j. j. Mcclellan
orgauist of the famous tabernacle orr
gan in Salt Lake gave o. recital assist
ed by willard Wcihe, the well known
violinist from Utah. These musicians
viii give additional rocitals during the
week
The speech Of GOV. cutler ln rl fol-
lows:
Il is source OF sincere pleasure
20 me- To- Doe permitted Go visit the
"Old Dominion" and To- address lu be-
half OF the youngest state Zoo The union
the people Of the commonwealth first
settled. And 90 realize that one ls
standing on the spot made sacred by
tho memories that cluster around the
early struggles OF the first settlers OF
our glorious country ls to feel that the
ground is holy. Like Moses when Doe
stood face 60 face with God ON the
mount made sacred hy the history OF
the past and the s0uCtity of the press
cnt. we seem Co hear the voice of God
saying "The ground on which thou
standest is holy
We regard with reverence the birth
places OF the heroes Of our nation The
places whore Washington. Lincoln.
and other national heroes were born
are hHllOWed What then. shall we
say of the birthplace OF the nation
itself? 10 ls "a holy spot where amid
pain, travail and privuton the nation
was born which was destined TO be-
and has become the best ana the great
est In the history OF the world.
VIRGINIA AND UTAH
am impressed with the parallel cx-
listing between Virginia and Utah, the
state which ] am proud o. represent
here today Virginia was the pioneer
among the colonies. the first bon which
permanent settlement was formed.
The success Of this settlement. the ter
centenary OF which we are celebrating.
led other adventurous spirits to brave
the dangers of the sea aud the rigOrs
of the shore boo search of a new home
The effect of the success here achieved
WAS that others sought places Of settle
ment and rest along the Atlantic coast
II failure had attended the attempt at
colunizing jamestown. We have no as
surance that the colonization Of other
places would not have been long de-
laved.
Utah enjoys 20 similar distinction h.
being the pioneer in the permanent
settlement OF the far west sixty
years ago, while the country was stiu
ringing with the words OF the great
Daniel Webster, uttered IN debate. de-
claring the region west OF the Missouri
river inc home Of Wild beasts and
savage men. barren and unit FOR hui
man habitatlon. a small band traversed
the thousand miles Of wilderness be-
tween the frontiers OF civilization and
the Great salt Lake and made the
hfst permanent settlement in the great
west Amid similar toll and pain and
priFation 90 that endured by the set
tiers OF jamestown. was born the west
ern portion ri our great nation. fitted
10 be a worthy sister OF the east What
virginia was 90 the pioneering OF ne
east Utah was 10 the pioneering OF
the west. II this attempt at colonial
ton had failed % Is not unlikely thaf
the building up NJ what we now know
as the golden West' would have been
long delayed.
THE COST OF SUCCESS.
But such movements as led 10 the
colonization OF the Atlantic seaboard
and the western plains are NOT dos
tined 90 fail There AFRO nome of tbs
elements or failure m them Thev
ave led by the kind of men that do
ttN'' way Ni'NilAith NI INIIAHr. Men
ct DOMINATING personality. heroic
mould intense faith Iu thsmpafvas
and their projects Men who have
counted Che cost and WeIrh,d the
burden. and know tine price they must
pay FOR success. and are willing 90
pay 3D. Men who would rather "a
thousand times face starvation ana
death in forward movement Than
turn their faces backward Men so
grounded In the belief chat They are
engaged in the right undertaking.
that they think NJ nothing but success
Men with faith that moves moun-
tains. 90 whom nothing o. mpos-
nblc.' And as 7 speak of tho mon.
go Z spclk also with honor ana revere
cncc of the women Such wore tho
early settlers 90 virginia. and such. 1
nm proud to say, were the early pIu-
ueers of Utah
MAGIC OF IRRIGATION.
have often wondered whv ul, vale
ne ~ the west was -u long undl -coN-
cred. Why region now regarded 10.
one of the choicest spots ou cart was
looked upon so long Hs place of ut-
Ger dcsolHiluu. unit IHr the uIklIIlH-
tion OF our tlme, seoma difficult to exc
plain. A. I think Do over, however.
am convinced that fn.s drru-e.utod
doubt of tne Worthiunss off the west
was duo iu Iurge measure io the great
difference between thr resources ul
thp west and those Of fhe cast uuu
The vastly dln"r M processes required
boo thcir Development. Fur example