Salt Lake Telegram from Salt Lake City, Utah • 8

I Ic I vi SUNDAY MO MORNING NING OCTOBER 22 1916 THE I SALT LAKE TELEGRAM 0 I I 1 Utah's New Capitol Grows From Humble Beginning First Political I Sessions Were Held in in Council House Fight for fOit Statehood SQ EW UTAH CAPITOL at top old council house IN NE where state ruling bodies sat in in Salt Salt Lake Lake a a photo photograph aph ST ST. taken in I 1875 8 73 by C. W. Carter and copied by C. E.

Johnson middle at left middle center an early steel engraving of Brig am Young middle rig right Utah's first statehouse at Fillmore bottom Salt Lake City Ci in 1853 from 1853 from a steel engraving 1 i Tap 0 0 4 0 0 0 it TI E- friT i Brigham Young Yoting First ChiefChiel State Officer Justice Dispensed Dispensed Dispensed Dis Dis- Dis- Dis Impartially By Donald Smith TIT TAR was born in the fear of 01 God and under the rule ofol roughshod righteousness I sayay this becausefor the fIrst rs nineteen months Of the com ay existence here here from from July 24 2 1 7 1 to March 8 1849 there 1849 there was no no- al ical al go government eminent During that per pe- pe pe- pe- pe he the young commonwealth was was- onon oIled solely by ecclesiastical pro pro- allons ere is iR another reason car for for re- ng re- ng re- re ng to these matters at this par- par ular timtiro The Has state Just ned fled lt its new and ent capi- capi Hardy Lot aV Dg waged battle with ele en and in nature and and savage men the the Ot ders e-j Utah and a a hardy lot I religious They could Ight i fis as lo long long- longas as aa a they could pray pray and and nen Is 18 dura sa rg mg much for br Weir fight fight- I IH In their across ross the rhe plains 1 i organizationorganisation was was- I ays Wit wt these trail breakers and found rd form of of- las hed las lasalley is valley alley wien en they I It i then tie le church remain In control all bl vii lul an and 1 religious us until um matters political could fo torn lorn I oz ars irs rs the lower court of I ite re land and wa 1 foundlound in in the per per- IJ 1 I office of the ward was complaint heard I concerning this his method of tion Gentiles referredtheir disputes to these primitive courts quite as often ofte as did theMormons that Mormons that Is in proportion to their relative numerical strength Historians record few cases cases- I I I wherein anything but a a rather high 1 quality of unembellished Justice was was- II dispensed Powerful and Just I It is fair to say that while the ru rule of thumb heretofore referred to was powerful it was also just Out of that simple and rugged ruler ruler- ship of an outpost of civilization and of a pioneer pioneer band as lustily fearless tearless of a struggle for life as It was Intensely intensely intensely In intensely reverent of the Almighty have come a state which Is the glory of the union and a people of mightiest st strength of faith in thedestinies of the nation Officer Hereand There Here and there was a secular ar officer officer of of- to levy andcollect taxes and and- I I to keep the peace and administer Justice justice Jus jus- jus tice but even these few were elected I at religious meetings and were held responsible to the people on religious principles Usually the bishops bishop's court and the high council purveyed in the I matter of Justice the justice the latter being the superior tribunal If Jr however any man felt aggrieved at what he fancied fancied fancied fan fan- I to be an unfair decision by either of these tribunalshe was always certain certain I tain tam of a further hearing from Brig- I Brigham Brig Brig- Brigham I ham Young Mind you I meant Just what I said said that the complainant was certain of a hearingbearing Bear in mind also that no word was permitted to to- bebe wasted In that further hearing and I that the manner in which final decision decision de de- de- de was customarily ripped out gave ample force to Let thy conversation conversation conver conver- be yea yea and nay nay nay Move to Organize Politically Political The firA movement toward organiz- inging Utah politically came in a convention convention con con- which met in Great Salt Lake City on March 8 9 and 10 1849 The call for this meeting was addressed to all citizens of that portion of Upper California lying east of the Sierra Nevada mountains The convention convention convention con con- adopted the following constitution constitution for the temporary state of Deseret Deseret Des Deseret Preamble Whereas Preamble Whereas A large number of the citizens of the United States before and since the treaty of peace with the republic of Mexico emigrated to and settled In that portion of the territory of the United States lying west of the Rocky mountains and in the great Interior basin of Upper California and Whereas By reason of said treaty all civil organization originating originating origin origin- from the republic pf Mexico became abrogated and Whereas The congress of the United States has failed to provide a form of civil government for the territory so acq acquired ired or any portion por por- por- tiontion thereof and Whereas Civil government and laws are necessary for the security secur- ityity peace and prosperity of so society society so- so clety and Whereas It Is a fundamental principle in all republican governments governments govern governments month that all political power is ia inherent in the people and governments governments governments govern governments Instituted for their protection protec- tiontion security and benefit should emanate from the same Therefore your committee beg leave to recommend the adoption of the following constitution until the congress of the United States shall otherwise wise provide forthe government government government govern government of the territory hereinafter er named flamed and descrIbed by admitting us into the union We the people grateful to the Supreme Being for the blessings hitherto enjoyed and feeling our dependence on him for a continuation continuation continua continuation of these blessings do ordain and establish a free and Independent independent indepen- dentdent government by the name of the state of Deseret including all the territory ofthe United States within the following boundaries wit to Commencing at the thir thirty-third ty degree ofnorth latitude where It crosses theone hundred and eighthdegree of longitude west i A Splendidly Comprehensive Comprehensive Compre Compre- I. I I Article on the the- LL Stat States State's Early History of Greenwich thence running south and west to the boundary of Mexico thence west to and downdawn the main channelof the Gila river or thenorthern line of Mexico and on on thenorthern boundary of Lower to the Pacific ocean thence along the coast northwesterly to the one hundred and eighteenth degree and thirty minutes west of longitude thence north to Where said line intersects the dividing ridge ofbfthe Sierra Nevada Nevada Nevada Ne Nevada mountains thence north along the summit of the Sierra Nevada Nevada Nevada Ne Nevada mountains to the dividing range ofmountains that separate the waters flowing into the Columbia Columbia Colum Columbia fromthe waters running into the great basin thence easterly along the dividing range rang of mountains mountains moun moun- thins that separate said waters intothe Columbia flowing river on the north from the waters flowing into the great basin on the south to the summit of the Wind river rive chainof mountains thence southeast southeast southeast south southeast and south by the dividing range ofmountains that separate the waters flowing into the Gulf of Mexico from the waters flowing into the Gulf of California to the place of beginning as set forth Ina in in- a in- aa map dra drawn by Charles Preuss and published by order of the senate of the United States in 1848 The constitution provided a legislature legislature legisla legislature to consist of house and legiSla senate and which was to meet annually the first session to begin on the first Monday Monday Monday Mon Monday in July 1849 and succeeding sessions sessions ses ses- to open on the first Monday in each December Salt Lake City was named as the seat of government Members of Committee Men constituting the committee which drew up ip the constitution were Albert Carrington Joseph L. Heywood William VT Phelps David Fullmer John S. Fullmer Charles C. Rich John Taylor Parley P.

Pratt John M. Bernhiseland Frastus ErastUs Snow An election of officers for the provisional provisional provisional pro provisional state of Deseret was held I March 12 1849 at Salt lt Lake City when i i- the the following were declared elected Governor Governor Young Secretary Secretary Willard Willard Richards Treasurer Treasurer Newell Newell IC Whitney Chief Justice justice justice-Heber Heberber C. Kimball Associate Justices justices John John Taylor aylor an and I N. Whitney Attorney general general Daniel Daniel H. Wells Marshal Marshal Horace Horace S.

Eldredge Assessor andcollector collector Albert Albert Car Carrington Surveyor of of highways Joseph highways Joseph IL L. Heywood Magistrates The Magistrates The bishops of the several several sev several wards in the city Charles C. C. Rich and Daniel H. WellsWelli I named ass a committee on military af at affairs affairs af- af fairs began in Mar March to organize ththe state militia and in May reported completion completion comcorn of their work The military organization was calledthe Nauvoo Nauvo Legion and it had the following general general gen gen- gen- eraleral officers Adjutantgeneral James general James Ferguson camp Aide camp de Hiram B.

Clawson Quartermaster general general Albert Albert P. Rockwood Surgeon general general Ezra Ezra G. Williams Chaplains Ezra Chaplains Ezra T. Benson andandWIl- andWIl Wilford Wilford Wil Wilford Woodruff Chief musician musician Edward Edward P. Duzette Color bearers general general general-Ephrain I Hanks and Lot Smith Military Districts Created Later the legislature lee created military districts in several countiesand amon among the first of thesedistrict commanderscommander 9 were George A A.

Smith Iron county Peter W. Conover Utah county Cyrus C. Canfield WebWeber county Nelson Higgins Higgins Higgins Hig- Hig gins Sanpete county It was on July 2 1849 that the gen general general eraloral assembly of the state of Deseret held its first session in Salt Lake City Congress was wa then memorialized forA territorial form of government for tae HIe people ofbf the great basin Dr John M. Bernhisel carried thisdocument to Washington where he it to Senator Stephen A A. Douglas Then it was decided again to seek admission of Deseret as a state and Almon Almon Al- Al Al- II mon W.

Babbitt was elected delegate to carry a new memorial to congress Subsequently a new plan was formulated for for- This was to ask congress to admit Deseret and California as one state with the understanding that segregation should came later This movement was begun in August and September of 1849 but it never got be beyond beyond beyond be- be yond theinitial stage because the peo- le people peo- peo pie le of California rejected the plan University Is Chartered The general assembly met again in December 1849 and among other things It charteredthe University of Deseret the University of Utah on February 28 1850 This session of the he legislature lasted almost until spring on account of Indian uprisings wh which had begun to take on ona a serious aspect On January 9 1851 Salt Lake City was incorporated the legislature again in session having ju Just previously been granted ranted a charter Gov Brigham Young and the assemblyappointed the following fol- fol lowing owing to act as the city's officials pending the first election provided for for- in for- in for- in the charter Mayor Mayor Jedediah Jedediah M. Grant Aldermen Nathaniel Aldermen Nathaniel H. Felt Willam William Wil- Wil liam lam Snow Jesse P. Harmon Nathaniel Nathanel Nathan- Nathan teliel el V. Jones Councilman Vincent Councilmen Vincent Shurtliff Benamin Benjamin Ben- Ben Ben- jaminjamin amin L.

Clapp Zera Wiliam Wil- Wil iam Perkins Lewis Robison Harrison Harri- Harri son on Burgess Jeter Clinton John L. Dunyon Samuel W. Richards Tanu January ry 11 1851 Thomas Bullock clerk lerk of Salt Lake county administered administered adminis- adminis ered theoath to these officials and they hey immediately appointed Robert Campbell city recorder Thomas Rhodes tre treasurer surer Elam Luddington marshal and assessor and collector While all this was going on congress had lad denied the petition for statehood for tor or Deseret and had passed an actnet to organize out of a portion of the provisional provisional provisional pro provisional state of ot Deseret the territory of of Utah The act was signed by President President Presi- dentdent Millard Fillmore on September 9 9 1850 although the news did not reach Salt Lake City until January 1851 Contraction of Boundaries The territory as admitted was bounded on the west by California on the east by the Rocky mountains on the north by Oregon Oreon which then In Included included in- in eluded Idaho and on the south by New Mexico from which was afterward taken Arizona This was a considerable considerable considerable consider considerable contraction ofthe proposed Deseret Deseret Des Deseret boundaries which extended to Kansas and Texas on the east and southeast to the Mexican border on the south to Oregon on the north and to California on the west Thus the proposed proposed proposed pro proposed state of Deseret took in much of what are now Wyoming and Colorado cob Colo rado all of Nevada all of New Mexico and all of Arizona With news of the admissionof Utah as a territory came the appointments made by President Millard Fillmore as follows Governor Governor Brigham Brigham Young B. Secretary D. Harris Chief Justice justice Joseph Joseph uffington Buffington who declined the appointment when Lemuel GJ Branc Brandebury i was named amed In his stead stead Associate Justices justIce Perry JUstices Perry C.

Brocchus Brocchus Brocchus Broc- Broc chus and Snow United States district attorney Seth attorney Seth Seth M. Blair United States marshal marshal Joseph Joseph L. Heywood On February 3 1851 Brigham Young took the oath oath of office as governor of the newly formed territory and on 7 March 26 he addressed a special message message message mes message to the general assembly of Deseret Deseret Des Deseret ret in which he suggested that steps be Immediately taken to dissolve that body and provide for transition to the territorial form of government This was done on April 5 1861 1851 In the resolutions adopted by the general 1 assembly of Deseret on that date appears ap appears ap- ap pears the following Building Given to Church That whereas the statehouse in Great Salt Lake Cityhaving 1 ep or originally designed as a council house and erected by and at the expense of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latt Latter Latter- day Saints for the purpose as well well well-as as to to accommodate the provisional government government gov gov- that we now do relinquish unto Into said church the aforesaid building building build building mg tendering unto them our thanks for for- the for- the for- thethe free Use thereof during the past session So It will be observed that the firstfust legislative session ever held ld in this territory convened in the Council housebouse a photograph of which appears with this article and which was lo located 10 on the southwest corner of the the intersection of South Temple and Main streets where the Deseret News building now now stands The Council Coun Council house was partlydestroyed destroyed at the time of the Clawson fire In the early eighties During that conflagration sparks also set fire to the old shingle roof of the tabernacle and theroof of the old tithing office which at that time was located behind the old Deseret Deseret Deseret Des Deseret News building where now stands the Hotel Utah These incipient fires however did little damage as they were extinguished as soon as di dis discovered dis- dis covered At the time the territory of Utah was admitted the population was as follows follow Males 1 females total This census return did not include Indians Indian but did embrace 24 colored persons persons equally divided as as- to as- to toto sex Election Is Is Proclaimed On July Tuly 1 1851 Gov Brigham Young proclaimed an election for the first territorial legislature to consist of thirteen councilorsand twentysix twenty representatives rep rep- Theelection was held on August 4 1851 at at which time also Dr John M. Bernhisel was elected the first territorial delegate from Utah to congress Meantime the government had sent to Utah 24 to pay pay the first legislature and 20 as an ap ap- proprIation appropriation appropriation ap- ap for public buildings Following Is the roster of the first territorial legislature Councilors Councilors Heber Heber C. CC C.

Kimball Willard Willard Willard Wil Willard Richards Daniel H. Wells Jedediah Jede Jede- Jedediah dI diah M. Grant Ezra T. T. Benson Orson Spencer John S.

FullmerLorin Farr Charles R. Dana Alexander Williams Aaron Johnson Isaac Morley George A. A A A. Smith Representatives Representatives Wilford Wilford Woodruff David FullmerDaniel Spencer Willard Willard Wil Willard Snow WilliamVilliam W. Phelps Albert Rockwood Nathaniel H.

Felt Edwin Edwin- D. Phineas Richards Joseph Young Henry G. G. Sherwood Benjamin F. Johnson Hosea Stout Andrew L.

Lamereaux JohnStoker William Kay JamesBrown David B. Dille James Tames G. Browning John David Evans William Miller Levi Lev Hanock Han- Han ock Ch Charles rles Shumway Elisha H. Groves Councilors Elected Ezra T. Benson and Jedediah H.

iI Grant councilors resigned for the purpose purpose purpose pur purpose of going east and Orson Pratt and Edward Hunter were on November Novem Novem- berher 15 16 1 1851 5 el elected to take tak their places I as was John Brown to take the place of Willard Snow representative who also resigned to io go east At the same election George Brimhall was named a member of the house fr from Iron county making the required twenty-six twenty representatives rep rep- It ITt was on October 29 1851 1861 more Millard county was wag laid out and selected as the site te for the territorial capital on on account of its central location loca boca tionlion In 1852 a wing of the statehouse att Fillmore was erected The fifth legislature assembled there on De Decem ember ern- ern ber 10 1855 Fillmore was later abandoned abandoned aban aban- as the capital city because the centers of ot population tion were in the northern north north- em ern part of Utah So the statehouse was wa's was never finished the one wing only remaining as mute evidence of the early Intention to make Fillmore the capital capital capital-an an intention to honor President Presi- dentdent Millard Fillmore who signed the act giving giving- Utah its first territorial form of government Sessions in in Social Hall In the fifties after the return of the tle Council house to to the Mormon church the legislature held some sessions in the Social hall which was erected in 1852 for amusement purposes and which still remains on State street opposite east from the telephone building build building and the Salt Lake theatre Some sessions of ot the legislature were also held in the old city hallball which until recently housed the police station and Is now occupied partly by the Charity Organizations society It Is located on Fir First South street between the Public Safety building and fire department station No 1 Later and until the magnificent state capitol of today was completed sessions of the legislature I were re held in the city and county building in factthe first state legislature con- ven convened con con- ven there Nevada Territory Created March 2 1861 President James Buchanan Buchanan Buchanan Bu Bu- Bu- Bu chanan signed an act creating the territory territory ter ter- ter- ter 0 of ot Nevada out of of- the western portion of Utah's domain In 1862 the eastern boundary of Nevada was ex extended extended ex- ex tended Into Utah by one degree of longitude and in 1866 still another degree degree de de- degree de- de gree was was taken from Utah andanti added to the territory of hernew western neighbor leaving the line the same as it is now between the two states December 9 1861 the Utah legislature legisla legisla- turemet and one of its first acts was to provide another convention for the formation of a constitution and state government Governor John Dawson Dawson Dawson Daw- Daw son vetoed the bill giving as a reason that too brIe brief a time wasallowed the people of the territory to consider the matter matter January January 6 being the date set for election of delegates to the convention conven convention to be held on January 20 follow following However the election was held as was the convention on tire thee re respective respective respective re- re dates set for them In the meantime Governor Dawson left the territory on December 31 1861 after having served barely three months on account of a personal difficulty Adopted Once More January 22 1862 the constitution of the state of Deseret was again adopted and a memorial to congress was formulated pra prayinging admission Provision Provision Pro Provision was also made for an election of state officers which was was held on March 3 following when Brigham Young was again chosen governor of the proposed new state with Heber HiTher C. Kimball as lieutenant governor and Dr John H. Bernhisel as representa- tivetive to congress Another legislature was also elected on that date This legislative body met in the Council house on April 14 1862 On April 16 18 the assembly elected other officersfor for- the for- the for- the the proposed state as followsfollows' United States senators William senators William IL H. Hooper and George Cannon I Secretary of state state Daniel Daniel H. Wells Treasurer Treasurer David David O.

Calder Auditor William Auditor William Clayton Miner Attorney general general general-Aurelius Chief Justice justice Elms Ellas Smith Associate justices justices Snow and Seth Blair This effort to get statehood failed the chief cause for its defeat being the practice of af plural marriage here Another Statehood Attempt Another attempt at statehood was made in 1867 the legislature naming the first Monday In February as the date for a special election for of an amended constitution for forthe the pr pro prof pot posed ed state of Deseret The constitution constitution i tion ion carried but congress again deniednied the he petition Governor Vetoes Vetes cs Bill The twentieth regular and and firsts first biennial they had been held held ann annually heretofore session ofthe legislature convened in the city hall on January 8 1872 A bill was passed authorizing a convention to adopt a state constitution tion lon but on January 27 21 it was vetoed by Governor George L. Woods The veto was overridden by the legislature and arid a convention was called for February February Febru- aryary 19 theelection of delegates to be beheld be- heldheld February 5 5 The convention debated cle- cle bated jated long IonS on the proposition closing its ts work March 2 after electing Thornas Thorn Thornas Fitch George Cannon and Frank Fuller uller a delegation to Join with Dele Delegate Dele- gategate William H. Hooper in Washington Washing ton on in presenting the petition to congress congress con congress This effortalso was a failure I refusing refusing- to grant statehood I Again in 1884 1884 Utah Utah applied for admission admission admission ad ad- I mission Into the as a state stat and was again This was more than han a year after the passage ofthe Edmunds act by con- con gress Utah was so to speak set upon the he dunce stool of the school of commonwealths comcorn with her sister pupils allalt pointing fingers ofderision at her The territory was then underthe control con con- rol of a commission appointed in Washington Reason for Persistency for Explanation might at this point b- II made concerning the persistency shown in desiring to name the commonwealth Des let Deseret Desere is a word taken from the Bookof lormon Mormon ormon meaning Busy Be Bee There was no further effort particu- larlylarby made to achieve statehood until after the issuance of what Is known as aa the manifesto by President Wilford Woodruff of the Mormon church In I I- I September 1890 and which was adopted adopt adopt- I ed by the church in conference on October of that year Wise leaders and politicians in the church had come- to come come- to come- toto see that there couldbe no peace for fOl Utah muchless statehood until the practice of polygamy was abandoned Their counsel finally prevailed with the result that the manifesto inhibiting polygamy was issued The people were obliged however to live liveS five years on probation the enabling enabling en en- en a abling act being signed on January 4 4 1896 by President Grover Cleveland I From that time on the state has has' waxed strong In growth and prosperity until nowpopulation considered it Is regarded as one of the very foremost In the nation and peace prevails within its borders and between Itself I I and the federal government Governors ofthe I Territory of Utah Brigham Young 1850 to 1858 Alfred Cumming 1858 to 1861 John W. Dawson 1861 Stephen S. Harding 1862 to 1863 John Duane Doty 1863 to 1865 Charles Durkee 1865 to 1869 Wilson ShafferShatter 1870 Vernon H.

Vaughn 1870 to 1871 George L. Woods 1871 to tb 1874 Samuel B. A Axtell tell 1875 George W. Emery 1875 to 1880 Eli H. Murray 1880 1860 to 1 1886 86 Caleb West 1886 to 1889 N- Arthur Arthur Arthur- L.

Thomas Thom s. 1889 to 1893 Caleb W. West 1893 to 1896 I Governors of the th- eL I State of Utah I Heber M. Wells 1896 to 1905 1305 John C. Cutler 1905 to 1909 William Spry 1909 incumbent I I Present State Officers I Governor Governor William William Spry I Secretary of state state David David Mattson Attorney general general Albert Albert R.

Barnes Auditor LincolnAuditor Lincoln G. Kelly Treasurer Treasurer Jesse Jesse D. Jewkes Superintendent of public instruction Ephraim G. Gowans Chief Justice justice justice-D. N.

Associate Justices J. Justices E. Frick an and William M. McCarty McCart INDUSTRIAL CONCERN FILES ARTICLES OF OE INCORPORATION New Company Composed of of Leading Bankers and Business Men AID NEW INDUSTRIES Greater Development of City and State Is Object of Organization For the purpose of enco encouraging raging the establishment of new industrial plants in Salt Lake and Utah and for other development purposes theIndustrial Corporation filed articles of incorporation incorporation tion with the secretary of state and the county clerk lerk yesterday afternoon To induce Investment of capital In Salt Lake and in Utah is la the primary purpose ofthe corporation theofficers of which are identified with many of ot the the- largest banks and industrial Institutions Institutions ofthe city The corporation will assist also In finding markets for products of Utah factories Industriesand business farms and mines It will be prepared also to promote and assist financially and otherwise companies syndicates partnerships and amI associations of all kinds including industrial enterprises railroads mines real estate companies companies compa companies banking institutions The corporation was formed undertrader thedirectionof the Commercial clubs and thebanks to assistthat organization organiza- tiontionand to facilitate Its efforts to Induce induce In induce new enterprises to locate In the city and state F. C.

Richmond Is named as president president dent of the Industrial Corporation He He- Is He- Is Heis Is president alsoofthe Commercial club L. H. Farnsworth president of Walker Brothers bankers Is vice- vice president R. T. Badger vice vice-preat- dent Utah State National bank is secretary secretary secsee and treasurer J.

David Larsen secretary of the Commercial club Is is' assistant secretary and W. H. Gregory Gregory Greg Gregory orv Is attorney for the corporation The additional directors are W. W. Armstrong president National Copper bank and Bankers' Bankers Trust company company com pany O.

C. Beebe cashier ZIons ZIon's Savings Savings Sav Savings bank Charles SS. Burton president presi- dentdent Farmers' Farmers and Stock Growers Growers' bankandofthe Columbia Trust company company company com company E. A A. Culbertson president National National National Na Na- Bank of the RepublicJohn Cutler president Deseret National bank Fred M.

Michelson cashier Utah Savings Trust company L. B. McCornick vice ice president McCornick 1 Co bankers John ohn Pingree presi- dentdent MerchantsMerchants'bank F. C. Richmond Richmond Rich Richmond president and manager F.

C. Richmond Machinery company Elias Ehas A A. A Smith cashier Deseret Savings SavIngs' bank Russel L. Tracy president Tracy Loan Trust company W. W.

Trimmer assistant cashier cashier Continental National bank and Dr E. E. D. Woodruff Woodruff Wood Woodruff president Salt Lake Security Trust company andformer president of the Commercial club.