Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-05

Around the many tables which taxed
the capacity of the cafe were grouped
the leaders in business, society and
political life In the Junction city In
Guiding several of the pioneers of Utah
Conspicuous among these was Iorin
Farr, the first mayor of Ogden and
the builder of the first house i'm that
city. and a man who has taken n lead
ing part in railroad building in Utah.
Despite his 81 years, Mr.. Farr was act
i've and alert, and enjoyed the banquet
as beenly as the youngest man there.
Mr.. Fairs presence at the banquet was
not only n tribute to his achievements
in early-day railroad building, but an
admission that no celebration of the
opening of q railroad in Utah would be
complete without him. He has been to
all of the celebrations, beginning with
the first Mr., Farr was associated with
Brigham Young In the building of the
Utah Central railroad
Sitting at his side was Joseph Parry.
another pioneer When Mr., Farr de-
cided to erect the first house in ogden.
Mr.. Parry was the carpenter he en-
ployed to do the work. These sturdy
old pioneers who had seen every stage
of OSden's development, we're the OBJ
jects OF many attentions from the
younger persons present
Among the other guests at the ban
quet were Mayor and Mrs. a. l.. Brew
er, President A. r. Hayward of the We
Der club and Mrs, Hayward, President
$. II. Browne of the Chamber of Com
merce and Mrs, Browne, Rev John T..
Carver of the First Presbyterian church
and Mrs. Carver President John S.
Lewis of the Civic league and Mrs.
Lewis Judge and Mrs. II. II. Rolapp.
MIR and Mrs. David Eccles, Jr., Mr..
and Mrs d. c. Ecclcs, Mr. and Mrs. A.
T. Wright, Prest, l.. w. Shurtliff, Mr..
and Mrs. c. II. Middleton. Mr.. and Mrs.
r. b. Evans, Supt r. c. Manson Of
the Southern Pacific and Mrs. Manson.
ID. j. Malone, master mechanic of the
oregon Short Line and Mrs. Malone, A.
T. Campbell. assistant engineer of the
Oregon Short Line: Elder David O.
Mckay and Mrs, Mckay, Judge j. A.
Howell, Mr. and Mrs Nj f. Cunning
ham, MIR and Mrs. j Fred Bosner, Dis
trict Attorney George Halverson and
Mrs. Halverson, County Attorney n. j.
Harris and Mrs Harris County Com
missioners O, II. Madison, Frank Moore
and David Mckay, and Mesdames Mad
son, Moore and Mckay; DR.. F.. NJ.
Conroy former mayor of ogden and
Mrs. Conroy; Judge and Mrs. J. +.
Bagley, Mr.. and Mrs. w. @. Wilson,
City Attorney j. H Devine and Mrs.
Devine, Councilman Joseph Dana. Sam
Thomas. George Wilson, John w. Aus
tin, Dr. II. J. Powers, DR. G. a. Dixon
and Chris Flygare. and Mesdaires
Dana, Thomas. Wilson. Austin, Powers,
Dixon and Flygare; Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur Kuhn, Superintendent j. w. Bal
ley of the Ogden street railway and
Mrs. Bailey, Sheriff r. b. Wilson and
Mrs. Wilson, Thomas r. Mckay. SUI
perlntendent of the county schools and
Mrs. Mckay, William Allison, superin-
tendent of the city schools. and Mrs.
Allison; DR.. and Mrs. Condor, Ira V.
Reynolds, secretary of the Weber club.
Senator Bamberger was heartily
congratulated by the banqueters on
the success of his indomitable perser-
verance in completing the Salt Lake
G. Ogden road in the face of the many
obstacles he had to meet.
Trains on the Bamberger line leave
Salt Lake at 5:45, $3.50 and IL a. IN.