Day in the Life
Journal Entry
August 14, 1873 ~ Thursday
Aug 14, 1873
[FIGURES] In company with G. A. Smith D. H. Wells & several
of the Board of the D A & M Society & Mr Henry T Williams
& all his Editorial Party we took cars on the Utah southern
rail road & rode to the Junction of the narrow gage to Granite
we there took a car & rode up the Mountain to the Granix
Station & there saw 75 or a 100 men splitting up into
Blocks large Granite bolders 30 feet high & all these
bolders when split up were loaded on to flat cars
& landed on the Temple block in Salt Lake City a distance
of some 20 miles we arived back in the city at 7 oclok
& at 8 oclok we met the Party at the City Hall with G A
Smith, Mayor Wells, G. Q. Cannon, the board of Direct[ors]
G Q Cannon was called to the Chair & made a few
opening remarks W. Woodruff presented a written Address
as President of the D. A. & M. Society which was read by
D Mckenzie then followed a speech from Mr Williams
followed By President G. A. Smith, Mr Hoops, then
Mr S. R. Wells partner of Mr Fowlers the Phrenologist
Gen Barnum then spoke. The party then retired to the rep-
resentatives Hall whare they partook of a fine collection
of fruits &c While the party was there A company of child[re]n
came into the Hall under the Direction of Prof C. J. Thomas sang
some nice peaces to the Enjoyment of the party Mr Coleman
made a vary able speech followed by Hon Thomas Fitch the party
left abot 12 oclok Distance of the day 50
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Thomas, C. J.
1832-1919
4 mentions
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
798 mentions
Apostle
McKenzie, David
1833-1912
33 mentions
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1431 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Cannon, George Quayle
11 Jan 1827 - 12 Apr 1901
2243 mentions
Apostle
Williams, Henry T.
1843-
3 mentions
Hoopes, Josiah
abt. 1832-1904
1 mention
Colman, Norman Jay
1827-1911
1 mention
Fowler, Orson Squire
1809-1887
5 mentions
Wells, Samuel Robert
1820-1875
1 mention
Fitch, Thomas
1838-1923
2 mentions
Barnum, William Henry
1818-1889
2 mentions
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