August 14, 1873 ~ Thursday

Aug 14, 1873
[FIGURE] 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 Directors
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 Willi[a]ms
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 colle[c]tion
of fruits &c while the party was there A company of childr[en]
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 [miles]

August 15, 1873 ~ Friday

15. In company with D. H. Wells G. Q. Cannon the board of the
D A & M Society with Mr William & whole party we took
cars at 7 oclk went to Lehi Station there took the Narrow

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 Directors 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 representatives Hall whare they partook of a fine collection of fruits &c While the party was there A company of children 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

August 15, 1873 ~ Friday

15. In company with D. H. Wells G. Q. Cannon the board of the D A & M Society with Mr Williams & whole party we took cars at 7 oclk went to Lehi Station there took the Narrow