Church membership 61,000; population of Utah Territory 40,273, population of 33 United States 31,443,000.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
January 19, 1860 ~ Thursday
19 Jan ^1860^
I wrote 2 letters to D. H. Wells & J. Taylor President of the council &
speaker of the House of Representatives I spent a short time in
the council They Appointed this Evening at candlelight to meet
in joint Session For the purpose of hearing addresses From the
President & Board of Directors for upon the subject of extending
the Agricultural & Manufacturing interest throughout the Territory
President Hunter & W. C. Stanes & Lorenzo Young met with me
at the H. O. Office to make arangements for the Meeting
I met with the Joint Session of the Legislature with Bishop
Hunter Lorenzo Young & Wm C Stanes. President Wells called
the tHouse to order, and presented the object of the meeting
Bishop Hunter arose and made a few remarks I was then presented
to the Assembly and addressed them at some length upon the
subject of the agricultural & Manufacturing interest of the Territory
I recommended the esstablishing Branches in evry county through
the Territory & Hold county Fairs for the Benefit of the whole
people and that they Join the State Fair, and that all unite in sending
agents to the states to buy good sheep, cattle, Horses swine or other
stock also good cotton seed & cotton jGinnes and any Machinery
we want, and other remarks was made I was then Followed by
Lorenzo Young & Wm. C. Stanes & Bishop Hunter then remarks
were made by councellor Harrington & A. P. Rockwood. President
Wells than made some good remarks and received us vary kindly
and Resolved to sustained us & to have the minutes printed in
the D News & Mountaineer & in tomorrows minutes
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Rockwood, Albert Perry
9 Jun 1805 - 26 Nov 1879
130 mentions
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
799 mentions
Apostle
Hunter, Edward
1793-1883
277 mentions
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1954 mentions
Apostle
Harrington, Leonard Ellsworth
1816-1883
42 mentions
Young, Lorenzo Dow
19 Oct 1807 - 21 Nov 1895
124 mentions
Missionary
Staines, William Carter
1818-1881
51 mentions
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