Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-03
CANADIAN TRIP
ONE OF PROFIT
Prest. F. N. Lyman and Elder
0. 2. Whitney Return
From the North.
WHOLESOME RIVALRY FOUND
saints IN Ncighsoring Communities
strive to Outstrip Each Other
In Progress

President Francis N. Lyman and
Elder Orson p whitney OF the council
OF twelve have returned from three
weeks trip TO Canada and the Big Horn
country. In wyoming. They lcft salt
Lake Aug II. the day OF the G. A. r.
parade. which they witnessed in the
morning. and during their absence att
tended conferences at Magiath. Cards
ton and Cowley.
The trip was greatly enjoyed. the
| weather and everything else conspiring
To make il the most pleasant Canadian
trip ever made by Bishop whitney To
PRESIDENT Lyman the trip WAS almost
nhc going home as he has been closely
associated with the settlement in Cam
ada from the beginning.
ihe hfst conference attended was al
Magrath, Taylor stake. Aug. "a and 49,
said Bishop Whitney. Nv here we found
that owing 20 the high price of cat
tie and wheat the growing OF heess
FOR the Knight factory has fallen into
desuetude, and the company has not
sufficient beots for q profitable run II
Is therefore importing raw sugar from
Germany for the purpose OF refining IT,
rs the Canadian government had help
cd the factory with a bonus. President
Lyman advised the people to stand be-
hind the sugar company and set aside
some Of their land every year for beets
Some OF the prominent men Of the
community iutimated their intention
Of doing 50 next year"
WHOLESALE RIVALRY.
at the conference at Magrath there
was an attendance of $40 at thc sun
day meetings. a feature Of tho musical
exercises, was the singing OF Miss Mat
tie Clark of Sterling. cousin of Anvil
la Clark Andelin. Tho meeting OF the
young people OF the stake on Sunday
evening was also well attended. ON
Monday, the day following the con-
ference we went to RAY mond. between
which town and Magrath there Is a
wholesome rivalry, and were there
shown through the sugar factory. MI
Ellison, formerly on Davis county Is
manager. We also inspected the
foundation of the Taylor academy a
new Church school which Is being err
ected at that place at cost of $4,000
The people Of Raymond have also built
a modern opera house, and while there
we had the privilege OF attending the
excellent production OF Ouida's Moths"
by the Gene Russell company, In which
Gene Afford. daughter OF the late John
Afford Of Salt Lake City, took the
leading part The play was held at
$3.50 to allow us to get through a meet
ing and accept the invitation to at
tend"
b s. Young, q former Salt Isaker Is
located here. He Is in the real estate
business ana Is doing very well.
AT CARDsToN.
we then went to Cardston. where
r. sF..Ir
and others mad arranged a trip to
kootenay slake, IS miles southwest OF
Cardston. Il lies in the mountains
which divide Alberta from Montana.
on the way we stopped at the big
Cochrane ranch which Is owned by
the church. The trip also included a
run in a launch 10 the head of the
lake on the Montana side. A visit was
made to NatertOn. the splendid pleas
ure summer resort OF Will O. Lee, for
merly Of Bountlful. where We had
trout galore On this trip l saw my
FIRST glacier. Among those making this
trip were Thomas Duce, formerly OF
Ogden. now first counselor To Presi
dent r.. l.. Wood. also bishop ID. =
Harris. who lived formerly in McKee,
and Mayor Brown of Cardston.
Aug 81 and % we held conference at
Cardston. and the house was Allied to
pie standing on the outside unable 10
gain admission. Zina Y Card was one
OF the speakers at the conference, and
she afterwards left Seattle. Prof Mil
Ter. Of the Character Builder. also lee
tured on Saturday night and sun
dag evening was set aside for the meet
ing Of the young folks, a good attend
ance being present.
Here a telegram reached mo from
Moses Thatcher Jr., inviting me 60
speak at the funeral OF the late Moses
Thatcher. but much 10 my regret I was
compelled to remain and an important
engagements Both President Lyman
and myself united IN sending a tele
gram OF coincidence, however. Two
wards we're reorganized here. Charles
Cole was ordained bishop OF Clares-
holme ward and George MILFORD PACK.
son OF the late Ward Pack OF Kamas.
was made bishop Of starline ward.
THE HoMEWARD TRIP.
we then started towards home. call
ing az Cowley, In the Big Horn country
en route. We were prevented from 90
ing directly 70 Billings by a burning
tunnel. n was reached by a circutous
route which delayed US several hours
Conference was held AT Cowley Aug 3
and % and the attendance was over