The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-04-05
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hundred thousand dollars. However,
we decided that the people did not
want that sort OF economy; we de-
cided that the people wanted to be
able 10 point to the capitol In the fu-
ture and say: There is a product of
Utah.
The governor laid special stress upon
the beauty of the site, saying that no
other state could offer such site and
that it will stand as an ensign to those
who come among US. He said that when
the building is finished it can be seen
from any part Of the valley and that
it will be the talk OF every visitor to
Salt Lake. He spoke of the heavy
expense of the undertaking and pointed
out that the capitol construction is the
biggest thing in this ora Of building
in Utah. He said that Improvements
had been made recently on all the state
buildings, including the state mental
blind school, state prison and agHcul-
tural college.
President Smith Talks.
The feature of the short talk by
Joseph +. Smith president of the Nor
mon church, was his statement regard
ing monolithic columns. in which he de-
clared that the state should not stop
with it's present excellent plans for the
statehouse, but should go ahead and
put in the fine granite monolithic col
umns that will make this capitol dis
tinctive above that Of any other capitol
in the country. His subject was 1.-THE
Pioneers" and he paid high tribute to
keen foresight saw that in this valley
would some day rise the most magnifi-
cent city in the west.
Mayor Park was the third speaker.
His speech in full follows:
1t is almost three-score years and
ten since that first band OF pioneers
invaded the vast solitudes OF the west
and pitched their camp in this val
ley. From then until now the march
OF events has carried us onward and
upward until today we are about to
realize the ambition Of the founders
day in. Itself means little, but II
marks an epoch In the history OF the
city.
With the march OF the years We
have watched Salt Lake grow from a
frontier town into budding metropolis
and now we wonder II the eiti-
zens will justify the blessings which
a benericent providence has show
cred upon them. and not only deter
mine whether we shall progress In
the ratio of the past. but also whether
this city shall be In fact the center
OF the solid west"
At one time it was said that all
roads led to Rome, Here, likewise, all
roads lead to Salt Lake City IT is
not only the capital city OF the state.
but II is the central point OF this In
termountain region to which the eyes
OF all the inhabitants are turned.
When the idle rich OF the east look
for pleasure and diversion they rind
II In our mountains and In tho vast
soitndes OF tho west. When those
broken in health by the eccentricities
of servere climate hunt for strength
and renewed vigor. they find II In the
ozone OF our hills and the elixir OF our
streams and lakes, When the imtni-
grant reaches our esstorn shore no
sets his face toward the west. there
10 become acclimated and American
lied and finally a substantial citizen.
'This Is the Place."
Certainly, with our fertile fields,
with our water power with our rock
bound treasury, this is indeed the
place where they should all look and
come.
While much has been done, many
schools. churches and public cdi-
| fices have been built, there yet re.
mains much to do. but beyond all
this IL the uso. DO we here today
| Law the cornerstone Of house from
| which shall emannte Just and bens-
| ficlal laws, which shall be tho home
| Of Iust and upright judges and shall
| he the source OF such legisla tion as
| Will conduce TO the prosperity, we'll
] being and liberty of our citizenship
A casual glance through history
shows that all peoples and all ma