Day in the Life

Feb 25, 1896

Journal Entry

February 25, 1896 ~ Tuesday

25 ^ A folded letter/box^ I received a Letter from Owen. We Met with R C. Lund
on the Southern Rail Road

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Woodruff, Abraham Owen
23 Nov 1872 - 20 Jun 1904
642 mentions
Apostle, Family, Missionary
Lund, Robert Charles
29 May 1847 - 30 Jan 1906
9 mentions

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Letter from Henry Wing, 25 February 1896

Provo City, Utah, . President Wilford Woodruff, Salt Lake City. Dear Brother: In as much as I have been called to go on a mission to Scandinavia I will with the help of the Lord be ready to start April 4th. Your Brother in the Gospel, Henry Wing. Evan Wride Bishop

Letter from William John Mortimer, 25 February 1896

Provo City Pres. Wilford Woodruff Dear Brother In response to the call to go on a mission to Great Britian I can say that I esteem it an honor to be accounted worthy of being sent to proclaim the truths of the Gospel to the people of the world, and with the help of my Heavenly Father I will perform the mission to the best of my ability and will be ready by July as mentioned in the call. Your Brother in the Gospel William Mortimer. Evan Wride Bishop

Letter from Albert Arlington Day, 25 February 1896

Huntington Pres: Willford Woodruff. Salt Lake, Utah Dear Bro— I received a call some time ago, to go on a mission to the southern states. And my circiumsances were not so I could go immedially, and tharefore, was released for a short time, on a count of my finances. And the time is now near at hand for my departure. And since our quarterly confence I am respectfully informed that I was not rightly called, for the Pres[ident] of the Stake seams to know nothing about it. I am one of the counclers to the Bishop. ^at Lawrence^ and when I received my letter of inquirey I persented it to the Bishop and his council and they both incouraged my accepting the call, and the Bishop indorsed the same and sent it back to you. It is the desire of my heart to go on a mission, and be subservient to the Priesthood, and to sustain the Oricals of God on the Earth

Letter from Thomas Frederik Trane, 25 February 1896

Lehi Prest W Woodruff Dear Brother In reply to your Letter of Feb 24th, given me by Brothers Teasdale and Reynolds wil say if all is wel I expect to be on hand April 10th at Historians Office, to start on 11th on my Mission Yours in the Gospel T F Trane I fully Concar Thomas R. Cutler Bishop

Letter from John Walderman Beck, 25 February 1896

To the First Presidency of the C. of J.R of L.D.S. Dear Brethren: As the mail leaves tomorrow we pen you a few lines to let you know how we are getting along. We are pleased to report the health of the Elders good, and all are persuing their labors with joy and considerable success. We are now preparing for a general Conference here in April, and are looking forward to having a Spiritual feast on that ocassion. Two Elders from Tonga Viz A. M. Durham, & T. D. Adams have been released and will be here to join us in April, when four more here in Samoa will be released to return home in April if possible; if not, in May. aAnd with what other expences there are here and in Tonga it will require nearly a thousand dollars to meet fairly those expences. Has any agreement yet been made for with the S.S. Company Via Vancover for the passage of our Elders from Samoa? We have been looking for cheeper rates, through the efforts of Bro. Andrew Jenson. In case such arraingements cane be made, these Elders leaving here on the 24th of April are apt to go that way. There are several of our Whit brethren ^w^ho have joined the Church here who are sending their children home with the returning Elders, and they will follow as soon as possible There are several natives who would like to go ^to^ Zion, but of course, we deem it unwise to encourage them at present as

Letter to Robert C. Lund, 25 February 1896

Mr. Robert C. Lund, St. George, Utah. Dear Brother: Now that you are about entering upon the work assigned to you in the interest of our railroad enterprise connecting Salt Lake City with the Coast. We feel that it will not be out of place to indicate to you in language that cannot be misunderstood our wishes and desires: The indications are that the recent organization effected in San Diego is backed by the same money, the same brains and the same-all-power- ful monopoly that has placed the state of California where she is today in the sense of her commercial induestries being completely throttled and at the mercy of a heartless railroad corporation. It is with the end in view that our people may be placed beyond the possibility of being thus forever made to carry the unnecessary burden, that our direct and personal interest is at own. It would indeed be a great calamity to the people of [our] fair state, the people who have suffered and borne so much, and who at last [can] see the dawn of a brighter prosperity, to have a yoke placed around [their] necks by a corporation whose only interest in constructing a railroad through the state, lies in the power which it gives them to force their competitors to accept their terms. Such a line of railroad would be worse than none at all. We want to see our enterprise controlled by and for the people of our state. We want to see the wonderful resources developed and brought to a higher state of perfection under the fostering care of our people. We know that if the people of Southern Utah realized as fully as we do what it meant for a corporation to build into their midst whose interests are not in harmony with ours, the great strength

Letter to Robert C. Lund, 25 February 1896

Elder Robert C. Lund, City, Dear Brother: You are fully informed, through the conversations we have had with you, of our desires in relation to the building of a railway through Southern Utah. Our attention has been attracted for many months past to this project and the more we consider the enterprise the more are we impressed with the necessity of early and vigorous measures being taken to give Southern Utah railway connection with Salt Lake City. We believe we see in the plans thus far perfected an opportunity for the construction of a road and its future control by residents of Utah, and we therefore urge you to use all your influence, associated with the prominent men of the South, to promote this undertaking by securing concessions, bonuses, etc., consisting of rights of way, depot grounds, lands, mining properties, contracts for ties and work, and other things that will encourage capital to invest in the numerous though latent resources of Utah. We believe that if the people of the South will exhib- it a spirit of liberality, which has thus far characterized the Latter- day Saints, there will be no obstacle in the way of an early commence- ment and speedy completion of the railway line through Southern Utah. We are using our influence and credit to aid in this undertaking, which has our heartiest support. You realize without any statement from us the desirability of Utah people having control of the transportation facilities of the state. This will prevent unjust discrimination and will insure the development of industries which are so much needed for the employment of the people.

Letter from Joseph A. Silver, 25 February 1896

Salt Lake City, Utah, Dear Brethren: Referring to letter received from the first Presidency to appear before you to-day, would say, that I desire to refer you to President Geo Q. Cannon in this matter, who will kindly give you the desired information. Very Respectfully Your Brother in the Gospel Joseph A Silver

Letter to Abraham Owen Woodruff, 25 February 1896

S L City A O Woodruff My Dear Son I have received your Letter of [blank] to Father & Mother which I have read with much interest I am glad to hear from you & that all is as Well as it is with you. Now concerning what you say about buying goods going to Washington prince Albert Suit &c I wrote you in my Last Letter about buying shoes gloves &c to bring home Now it does not appear to me that you ought to be bothered about buying goods to bring home you can get them about as cheap in Salt Lake as in Berlin while and there is Danger of having bothered with paying Duties on things you are taking home. With regard to Dressing in Albert Suit just to go to Washington I would not think that to be Necessary unless you wanted that Suit to use to wear as a good suit that would be all right ^it is quite a question whether it would pay you to go to go to Washington on your return or not^ Now you Never said a word in this Last Letter about receiving any money which I think you have had time to get which I expt you have before this time of course you will want what money you Need in order to pay your way & get home all right Clara has got up again was Down to our house yesterday I shall wright to Brother Naegle & ask him to release your Brethren all together so you can come home together as far as you can I hope you will have Men on hand to take your places when you are released with regard to some of the family Meeting you in New York of course I do not know who will go (at present) I hope you not any of you get sick in that Damp fog

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April 6, 1896
Wilford and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles issue Political Manifesto about separation of church and state.

Feb 25, 1896