January 28, 1859 ~ Friday

Jan 28^th

I spent the forenoon in the office I was not well I delivered
to W. W. Phelpls the Nautical Almanac of J M Bernhisels
for 1860. Their will be a great Eclips of the Sun 17^th July 1860
[FIGURE] S. M. Blair conversed with President Young upon the subject
of Manufacturing sugar molasses, tobaco & hemp he wishes
companies to enter into the business upon a large scale so as to
supply the Utah Market instead of Bringing it from abroad
He thought the Deseret Agricultural & manufacturing society
should enter into this Business, and set the example themselves

January 29, 1859 ~ Saturday

29^th I spent the day scraping in the office I attendinged the
Meeting of the D. A. M. society we formed a company to engage
in raising sugar cane & tobaco. W. Woodruff S. M. Blair
A. O. Smoot W. C. Stains form the company to commence
with & other may be added to it. Bishop Edward Hunter
L W Hardy & J. C. Little for a company to engage in the raising
of the Hemp

January 30, 1859 ~ Sunday

30^th Sunday I was quite unwell I did not attend the
Meeting John Taylor preached upon the first principles
of the gospel in the Tabernacle. I met with my prayer
circle at 2 oclok I did not dress R. L. Campbell prayed
Bishop Hunter was mouth in the Circle I did not meet
with the Twelve E. T. Benson prayed Erastus Snow was
mouth in the Circle

[FIGURE] At half past 6 oclok P.M. I gave my Daughter
Susan Cornelia Woodruff to Robert Scholes and Joined
them in the Holy bonds of Matrimony. this is the first child
I ever gave in marriage. The eastern mail came in I
looked over the papers but found but little news. I

January 31, 1859 ~ Monday

31^st I spent a part of the day in the presidents office
looking over the papers. the remainder of the day in
the office. I attended the regency at President Youngs
during the evening. D. H. Wells spoke upon the subject of the
Deseret Alphabet urged the adopting of the Deseret Alphabet
into our scholes as soon as possible. The subject of introducing
a uniform class of school Books into our Territory Brother
O Hyde presented an Epistle for this purpose He recommended
Rays Arithmetic Towns speller & Definer 1, 2, 3, & 4 Readers of
Towns & his Grammar school Reader, & Kirkham Grammar
D. H. Wells Advocated Websters spelling Book But Towns
was prefered by most of the board. I informed the board
that I could get from Sanbon & Carter of Portland all
those works which they were manufacturing at a cheap
rate that that was the class of Books now in use throughout
the New England states, this was done through the common
consent of a convention of teachers who sat at Portland
President Young spoke upon the subject of the New Alphabet
He said I think we are the Head & not the tail and now
if I had my way I will tel you what I would do I
would put Books into the hands of children in this Territory
printed in the Deseret Alphabet I dont want many Books
to learn children. I told the Bishops when I first came

January 28, 1859 ~ Friday

Jan 28th I spent the forenoon in the office I was not well I delivered to W. W. Phelps the Nautical Almanac of J M Bernhisels for 1860. Their will be a great Eclips of the Sun 17th July 1860 [FIGURE] S. M. Blair conversed with President Young upon the subject of Manufacturing sugar molasses, tobaco & hemp he wishes companies to enter into the business upon a large scale so as to supply the Utah Market instead of Bringing it from abroad He thought the Deseret Agricultural & manufacturing society should enter into this Business and set the example [illegible] us.

January 29, 1859 ~ Saturday

29ed the Meeting of the D. A. M. society we formed a company to engage in raising sugar cane & tobaco. W. Woodruff S. M. Blair A. O Smoot W. C. Stains form the company to commence with & other may be added to it. Bishop Edward Hunter L W Hardy & J. C. Little form a company to engage in the raising of the Hemp

January 30, 1859 ~ Sunday

30th Sunday I was quite unwell I did not attend the Meeting. John Taylor preached upon the first principles of the gospel in the Tabernacle. I met with my prayer circle at 2 oclok I did not dress R. L. Campbell prayed Bishop Hunter was mouth in the Circle. I did not meet with the Twelve E. T. Benson prayed. Erastus Snow was mouth in the Circle

[FIGURE] At half past 6 oclok P.M. I gave my Daughter Susan Cornelia Woodruff to Robert Scholes and Joined them in the Holy bonds of Matrimony. this is the first child I ever gave in marriage. The eastern mail came in I looked over the papers but found but little news. I

January 31, 1859 ~ Monday

31st I spent a part of the day in the presidents office looking over the papers. the remainder of the day in the office. I attended the regency at President Youngs during the evening. D. H. Wells spoke upon the subject of the Deseret Alphabet urged the adopting of the Deseret Alphabet into our scholes as soon as possible. The subject of introducing a uniform class of school Books into our Territory Brother O Hyde presented an Epistle for this purpose He recommended Rays Arithmetic Towns speller & Definer 1, 2, 3, & 4 Readers of Towns & his Grammar school Reader, & Kirkham Grammar D. H. Wells Advocated Websters spelling Book But Towns was prefered by most of the board. I informed the board that I could get from Sanbon & Carter of Portland all those works which they were manufacturing at a cheap rate that that was the class of Books now in use throughout the New England States, this was done through the common consent of a convention of teachers who sat at Portland President Young spoke upon the subject of the New Alphabet He said I think we are the Head & not the tail and now if I had my way I will tel you what I would do I would put Books into the hands of children in this Territory printed in the Deseret Alphabet I dont want many Books to learn children. I told the Bishops when I first came