Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-18
Subject Handled From Economic, So
.cial ind intellectual Viewpoint,
With Full Credit to Pioneers.
lsnccinl 10 rho News. J

Berkeley, Nov 1S,--Before the Pacific
coast branch of the American Historic
cal society in session here today, Prof.
Levi Edgar Young of the department
OF history OF the University OF Utah
delivered q paper having for its sub
icct, THE Place of the Pioneers TO
Utah in Western History synopsis
OF Mr.. Young's paper follows:
Mr.. Young treated the subject from
an economic. social and intellectual
viewpoint He showed that the pto-
necrs were n community of fixed pur-
pose They were Il unit, with splen-
did ideal to direct them always They
established Salt Lake City in the noun
tains which became IL very important
place for the emigrants on their way
10 California. The old "forty-nlners"
found hospitable treatment among me
Mormons," and in the autumn OF 1917
hundreds of strangers sat down with
the people. and partook' of II great
feast In Thanksgiving and praise for
the goodness of God. The city grew
fast and into the most remote parts
of Utah colonizers. were sent and di-
rectcd in; their work by brigham
Young, the great founder of utni. Here
in the mountain Businesses was deNel-
oped resourcefulness and inventive
ness. and a splendid character because
OF the hard work in the field of mus
cuar and moral activity. The towns
established We're types of the old New
England township form of govern
ment, which is the most democratic
form of government known 70 man. MT
Young proved this from some most re-
marknble documents in his possession
He showed that the first public IL
brary and university established west
of the Missouri were those of the NOR
mons. and he traced briefly the Won
derful regard for education paid by the
people Of Utah in early days.
ed to certain great ideals. and by uni
ted efforts. they stroye to realize those
ideals. There was comprehension OF
mind by mind, and an altruistic spirit
OF social service among all the people.
The place of the Mormon battalion In
history was also considered" tne aus
thor quoting from the documents to
show what his people did.
ss@a PLACE OF UTAH PIONEERS.
Tn to the year 1850. practically no
settlements were In existence between
the Missouri river and the racine
coast, with the exception of some rev
trading posts here and there ana the
Mexican towns OF Santa 10 and .El
Pnso, During the first half of the
century. trappers and explorers had
PASSED through the dcflles of the ROCKY
mountains, but 1t was for no purpose
OF settlement and building up Il COM
monwealth The few wanderers VINO
saw the deserts of the present con-
ines of Utah wandered on 10 more m
yiting spots for the resort was but
n parched tract, flt only for the coyote
and the rattlcsnake. Wild grass. sage
brush, and sreasewood covered the
hills and valleys: there were few trees.
for am speaking of the American
desert, which for ages had lain under
the rays of a parching sun, Win no
one to love its colors, no one to see
its worth but a few degraded Indians.
INT in the summer Of 1877, q band of
Immigrants wandered to the shores OF
the Great Salt Lake, or Americas m
land sea. and began settlement
which in time played a great part IN
the development of the entire west:
Salt Lake City was on the old trali
to California and hundreds Of forty
nincrs'' on their way to the diggings
received hospitable treatment Mt the
homes Of the Utah settlement in the
mountains and on the shores of the
sea" From the columns OF The
Frontier Guardian. OF June L.. 1850, we
have the following:
eve have attended the organization
OF $50 wagons OF salt Lake emisrants,
IN to saturday of the Sth inst. with
cant Milo Andrews ahead with so
wagons. Next follows Capt. Bcnja-
mine Hawkins with 100. Captain OF the
first division Is Thomas S. johnson.
we left them at Council Grove, II
miles from Bethlehem west of the
Missouri river, on the morning OF the
It'll inst. Next in succession is Bish-,
op Aaron Johnson with train OF
n
James Pace with 100. The emil
grants are as a rule well fitted out
with wagons and teams and prori-
sions. etc The number Of California
wagons that, have crossed 1T this point
is2about $500, averaging three men tc
the wagon. making 1900 men. and
about e2.C00 hcnd Of horses, mules
oxen, and cows.
"Our own emigration TO salt Lake
valleySwlll amount to about 100 wagons
rs nenrly as we MT present can de-
termine They take two new cardinl
machines III addition to one that was
sent last year, besides much more VAL
liable machinery. They also TAKE
about 1000 sheer and 5000 head OF
cattle. horses. and mules.
with the facilities for improve
ment that arc already IN the valley
and those that are now going, we may
expect to see that hitherto desolatt
region, growing rapidly into i'm.
rortancc, and consideration. Success
to the west and to western enterprise
to western men and measures. lie
tho Wilderness and solitary places b'
glad for them, ana the desert rejoice
md blossom, as the rose"
HAD FINED PURPOSE,
The pioneers OF Utah were n com
munity OF nxcd purpose. IN the state
OF Missouri and Illinois, they had de,
Vclored an intense spirit of devotion t
q religious causc.G which to them was
their life and salvation. This VERY
( thought united them. and planted with,
IN their very belnssEn firm desire t
I've and 10 work Vnliantly for thu
oausc&of truth, which had brough
thcm at times into sorrowful contli
tiona which had caused them to b.
driven from home, and to see the
Offspring and families torn to piece
by mohs Of hatred, THE Wilderness
was the!,' only refusc; they turned t,
u, as children turn TO the sun. TIL
history OF the early srttlers&of Ttal
Is unique. in&thnt they were alwny
on the edge of tho wilderness, plupg
4 Ing into the forests building roadSian'
bridges, establishing sthools and news
papers, and carrying with them where
Is ever they went, the Anglo-SaXon low
for law and order, %
They We're descendants Of the Purl
lH tang npJ IN Il hact, Ef,lnppRrs II