The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-05

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throughout the day all of the trains were
well filled, and most of those running out
of Ogden We're crowded.
In the afternoon there was a bloodhound
ling baseball game between mines made
up of members of the Salt Lake and Og-
den Press clubs
In the evening. Simon Bamberger. pres
ident of the new line. gave a banquet to
about 200 prominent Ogden men and their
wives in the Lagoon cafe. The building
was artistically decorated and brilliantly
illuminated for the event.
Prominent Men Present.
About the numerous tables which filled
the cafe were grouped the leaders in bus
mess, society, and political life in the
Junction City. There were also several of
the pioneers of Utah. Conspicuous among
these was Lorin Farr, first mayor OF
Ogden, and the builder of the first house
in that city, and man who has taken a
leading part in railroad building in Utah.
Despite his 81 years. Mr.. Farr was active
and alert, and enjoyed the banquet as
keenly as the youngest man there. Mr..
FAIRS presence at the banquet was not
only a tribute to his achievements In early
day railroad building but an admission
that no celebration of the opening of a
railroad in Utah would be complete with
out him. He has been to all of the eel
ebrations, beginning with the first. More
than half a century ago, in 1919. seeing the
need of a railroad across the American
continent. he addressed a memorial to the
United States congress upon the subject.
But it was almost a score of years after
that before he saw the tracklayers enter
Ogden. 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 decided
TO erect the first house in Ogden, Mr.
Parry was the carpenter he employed to
do the work. These sturdy old pioneers.
who had seen every stage of Ogden's de-
velopment, We're the objects OF many at
tentions from the younger persons present
Guests at Banquet.
other guests at the banquet were Mayor
and Mrs. A. l.. Brewer, President a. K.
Hayward OF the Weber club and Mrs.
Hayward. President S. II. Browne of the
Chamber CT Commerce and Mrs. Browne,
Rev. John Z. Carver of the First Pres
byterian church and Mrs. Carver, Presi-
dent John s. Lewis of the Civic league
and Mrs. Lewis, Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. Ro-
lapp, Mr.. and Mrs. David Eccles. jr., Mr..
and Mrs. d. c. EccleS, MIR. and Mrs. A.
T. Wright. Judge l.. w. Shurtliff, Mr.
and Mrs. c. F. Middleton, Mr.. and Mrs.
7. b. Evans, Superintendent L. c. Nam
son of the Southern Pacific and Mrs
Manson. ID. j. Malone, master mechanic
of the Oregon Short Line. and Mrs. Ma
lone; A. T. Campbell, assistant engineer
of the Oregon Short Line; Apostle David
o. Mckay and Mrs. Mckay, Judge J. A
Howell, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. F. Cunningham,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Fred Bosner, District
Attorney George HalversOn and Mrs.
Halverson. County Attorney n. J. Har-
ris and Mrs. Harris. County Commission
ers o. b. Madison, Frank Moore and Da-
vid Mckay. and Mesdames Madison,
Moore and Mckay; DR.. +. NJ. Conroy, for
mer mayor of ogden. and Mrs. Conroy:
Judge and Mrs. j. r Bagley, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. G. Wilson, City Attorney J. H.
f1r1oar
Joseph Dana. Sam Thomas. George Will
son, John w. Austin. Dr. II. ]. Powers.
DR.. G. A Dixon and Chris Flygare. and
Mesdames Dana. Thomas, Wilson, Aus
tin Powers, Dixon and Flygare; Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Kuhn. Superintendent j. w.
Bailey of the ogden street railway and
Mrs Bailey; Sheriff r. B. Wilson and
Mrs. Wilson. Thomas E. Mckay, super
intendent of the county schools, and Mrs.
Mckay; William Allison: superinten-
dent of the city schools, and Mrs.
Allison; DIR. and Mrs. Condor,
Ira L. Reynolds. secretary of the Weber
club Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph E. Hoag. r.
T. Hume, c. c. Carhart, Mr.: and Mrs
John V. Bluth, Mr. and Mrs. B. II God
dard. Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Nye. Mr.. and
Mrs. F. NJ. briggs, Mr.. and Mrs. Max
Davidson. Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph kuchler.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. II. Carr, ]. n. Full
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Davis, John
Watson, of the state board of equaliza-
ton, and Mrs. Watson: Judge j. ID. Muir
Dhy Mr.. and Mrs. W. NJ. Mchenurlck,
CITY Recorder E. p. Brown and Mrs.
Brown. Mr. and Mrs. l.. ID. Ensign. Mr..
and Mrs w. ]. Critchlow, Bishop E. II.
Ensign and Mrs. Ensign, Miss Celeste
Conroy, Mrs. Fred n. Nye. Mrs. Thomas
B. Farr. Miss Edna Bohn. Miss Fran
ces Joyce. Miss Pearl baltimore, Miss
Lizzie Orth, Miss Maud Ziemer. Miss Mar
garet Armstrong. ]. B. Evans, Leon Hunt.
A. T. Spencer. c: W, Meighan, MISS Ada
WhaIen Miss Daisy Kuhn. Mrs. Newberg-