The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-13
Tells How Famous Utahn Has Been Successful in
Casfing Dreams.

knight. changed his name for campaign
purposes to Jesse Knight Jr:. and came
mighty near winning with him.
Since that time Uncle Jesse has been
convinced his dream about running for
governor was perfectly good dream
and lie took occasion TO noinina lie himself
tho next time In n speech not long ago
lnasmuch as inc is easily the most popular
Democrat in the state and the strongest.
| stick if he is still OF the same mind
when nomination time comes round--and
If others are,
No man in Utah stands higher in the
estimation of the pcopIc-Mormons and
Gentiles alike-than Uncle Jesse. He Is
open hearted. generous, charitable. a de-
vclopcr OF resources lie coaks great
ma tural .hrewdncss with his homely man :
ners and speech, and always has a far
away look in his eyes. However, his
mind ia never far away. but always. In
| where business is being done. Being of
a kindly nature he lets others Into his
ventures-and. being simple. as a child,
| aailwayis, retains the controlling interest
himself lie has developed fifteen or
twenty mines. some good and some not so
sood. and he still has those dreaming
qualities unimpaired.
earliest converts TO MormonisIn and was
the close friend and adviser of Joseph
smith smith the original prophet The mar
riage OF Uncle Josses father and mother
was the first marriage the Prophet Jo-
seph smith performed This was Al Eirt-
land, OHIO. in 1894. Later, his parents
mpoyed to Nauvoo; I'LL. where Jesse waa
mother took her seven children Ia Salt
Lake. where the Mormons had moved.
and became school teacher.
jesse worked al anything he could find
to do--was Il scout in the Black IIawl;
war, and in 1865 was freish,er and
Ieamster ON the building OF the G5nion
rIaciIic railroad. He was at Tintic when
the first mines We're discovered: had his
! flrst dreams there and made some loca =
uons; 5e went into the cattle business
ano into farming, but he kept dreaming
pl mincs-and finally dreamed the Hum
DUG mine. Since that time he has be-
come rich and has moved Ia Provo where
ne now lives-a sturdy though yisiona ry
Uncle Jesse is greatly interested ir
Brigham university In Utah, and on.
tlme' not long ago, lie called meeting
20 20 raise money 10 pay an obligation o
$4,000 hanging over the school, Uncle
Jesse was chairman of the meeting. Hc
appointed secretary and made a speech
telling or the needs of the UNIVERSITY a:
ne concluded he subscribed $4,000 for him
self. He started 10 sit down, but an.
other thought struck him and he talked
some more. AS he concluded his second
speech he. subscribed $4,000 for. his wife
lust as he was about tn resume his sea
| ne was impened 10 talk again. He fin.
| lShed this section by subscribing $1,000
Tor his son who was M iii Alberta at the
time in the sugar factory and who was
an 'h"iHil"S Oh inc university. Thai
seemed about all: but, after the secretai y
had put down tho subscription for the son
! Uncle Jesse had another line OF though
which he elaborated. Having complete &c
this argument he subscribed $4,000 FOR hi:
daughter. Then he did sit down.
Now, MIR. Chairman. said man il
the meeting. II move this meeting do sd
| journ.'
What for?" asked Uncle Jesse excit
| edly. 1T amt hardly begun yet. Wha
| DO We want 10 adjourn for?'
| well, MIR. Chairman said the sscre
tary. we only needed $4,000 and We have
that; so there's nothing else 10 do
And they adjourned