White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-07-25
DAY CELEBRATION IS
4 BIG SUCCESS AND BRINGS
MANY VISITING |. D. S. TO ELY
Fine Weather Favors Annual Event Which Is
Featured by Parade, Sports and Dancing
Hon. Nephi L. Morris Of Salt Lake City De-
livsrs Interesting Address.

That the celebration of Pioneer
day was the biggest event Ely has
witnessed for many year was the
unanimous opinion of the citizens
and visitors who crowded the streets
o>see the exemplifcation of the ell
try of the sturdy people WHO con-
quered the untamed west and made
the deserts bloom like the rose.
The many floats participating in
the parade gave an excellent idea OF
the disadvantages in travel with
which the pioneer had to contend in
his journey west and filled the OBJ
server with awe and admiration for
the sturdy ancestors who yentured
into wild and unknown land with
such poor facilities, facing not only
the hardships OF travel through des-
erts and over mountains. but run
ing the gauntlet OF death each day
and night through savage tribes of
Indians who stubbornly opposed each
mile of advance.
The hand carts drawn By women
and assisted by old men displayed
the wonderful energy and bravery
OF the mother who made the west a
home and raised the boys and girls
who have made their mark in all
respect for their manhood and
womanhood throughout the country.
Sturdy daughters of pioneers
trudgcd along beside the carts busy
with their knitting. just as their
mothers did years ago when there
were no stations or stores between
Missouri and the valley of Salt Lake.
The parade marched west on Ault-
man street to the Lincoln Garage
then counter marched east to the
Court house grounds where the band
took a position in the band stand
and gave a short concert before the
orator of the day Nephi L. Morris
was introduced to the waiting crowd.
Mr.. Morris won his audience the
instant he stepped to the front of
tho speakers stand by bis congenial
smile and magnetic presence which
marked him at once. a man AT home
in any inyiornment. Ills fine voice
excellent delivery and perfect con-
troll of the English language held
his audience in listening silence until
the close of his speech which seemed
far TOO short to the interested listen
ers.
After few complimentary re-
marks to the citizens OF Nevada, Mr..
Morris called attention TO the signi-
ficance of Pioneer day and what the
title pioneer stood for. He explain
ed that the pioneer was not the seek
er for plumber or adventure but the
seeker and builder of homes, the
leader who removed the obstacles
and cleared the way for those who
came after. in the phrasing of the
old saying. killed the snakes end
built the bridges.
lie declared that men did best
what they were compelled TO do and
used as an example the Latter Day
Saints. the pioneers of the west who
were driven from their homes in the
east and sought the west, not for
piunder or adventure. but for homes.
He spoke of the wonderful advance
of the Norman people and how the
prophecy of Joseph Smith had been
fulfilled. In comparing prophets he
quoted from speaches OF Webster aud
Dickinson who declared to the con-
gress at Washington that money spent
ii helping develop the west was
thrown away as the west was hope
less barren composed Of waterless
deserts and impossible mountains
filled with wild beasts and wilder
people. He quoted from Senator
Dickinson speech at the time Oregon
sought to be admitted to statehood,
in which the senator said that Il
would be useless 10 enter that ter
ritory as state for the reason that
the senator's and representatives
coming from such wild and distant
place would consume nearly year
in reaching the capital. leaving them
only a fortnight to participate IN the
making of laws, before they would