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Show th e LDS Cbu:'Ch~ Sister HcCun() 1m3 a130 alliod. to tile Genoral I3o .", y-ci of the Yow1g Ladies' l-1utusJ. Imp:covcl1ont As~ociationt LDS Church. 'fnis pl'ominsY:"':. po~ition brought her into close contact ar.,j continuous rola tionship 'VIi th h'&r dear friend. Susa Youp.g Gates, s. daughter of Brighm::. Young. Alfred in tho mcantiraQ ""as busy TIegotin.ting 101'ith Vlilliam L~ Hogo of M!1conda, Hontana, and D:;.vid Ecclos of Ogden~ Uuh, to croa'W tho Utah & Pacific Railroad, awl overseeing and chocking on his investments in 11ontarul. On a trip to SpokanEl., WU$hington, and Rossland, Juno 27. 1898, A. H .. 'W'.'i.S riding in a buggy v;i th C.. H. HcLeod over a. brl~Go fl'om South Mlscoulll on the tmy to Garrison to wait for a delayw train. Sudde!1.ly cna of t..'1a horsas stumbled, brea.king the neeley-olea strap. T'n a 'b.lggy l~olltld forward upon th~ horses. F'rightene;d and startled, t~10Y bolted at e. terrific speed. over the bridge. The first thoughts l. ilich . flashed in thB !;1inds of tho m,m HEll""O to neG frem tho buggy bofors t116 horsos and couch C8.1'oo11od oval" tb,a bridgti and into the str08.m. A. 'd. imp'..1lsivoly resa in his seat nrrl leaped at s.n oPI>~rtune r:o:'!ent as t.~e buggy p,.'tssed through tho main tressos of til.e bridrc:6 but struck the plarJdng lrlth foarful forc'9~ The d1'i VOl- c~ntinuod on and. luckily t.~e horso3 did not jlL"np off tho bridge. P..,.'lcine dC/rln through the streots of Garl·ison aft6:C clearing the bridge, they '..Jere finally calmed sufficiently for ono of the passersby to grub i:hc.ir h0D..ds. A. W. "la.S found d&zed ar..d d.olirious. He uas bbm to the FloNnce Hotel ani D. ttonded by Dr. H:Uls. Lt1ckily thor.;. wa.s only sprains and. s..\:tock.. No bone)4 \1<)T'O broken and Alfred was able to resume his trip in a fow d&.Ys .. UTAH AJ'!D PACIFIC RAILROAD In AUg'.!st of 1898, finsl errang0.!11onts were solidified and the Utsh and fticific Railroad fOl"mod. Plans went fOl""vmro to lay a su"atch of track from the end of the Oregon Short Line at l1ilford t Uta.h, to tho Utr.h-Nevada bordo!' and eventually to los Angoles. Con structiDn bsr/ lll1 in Septomoor and tra.ck laid to Uvada by abou,t July 1, 1899. mining holdings. Soveral mines in the Trail District of Ros 01ur.-::'., B. C•• ,Pc'lid Alfred har-.isC!ne dividends. He sold U16 Nickel E;lat. of this group fol" $225,000 and t.~o '.hl' Eaglo for $750,000. 3 CANDIDATE FOR THE UNITED STATES SENATE Tho third utsh stato legislature convenod in January 12.99 ,..ri th amot'.g its busine ss the task of choosing aU. S. Sona toT' to fill the slot of t..~o oxpil'ing term of U·tah ~ s first Un.i h'<l s t::oo t c s Senator Frank J. Cannon (Sohiction of U. S. Sor.a 'C.c:t,t s by po pular vote "V7as not yet laW' in Utah.). U~'1lvas a nor.·rborn st.n. t o. Political int~rest and tempers ran high. Tho e1 8'::! tio n of U. S. Senator was regarded as the most lmportnnt sol e ~tion to be rn.ado of a.nd publio officer in the state. Conside:rabla inte!'0st still remainod over the silvGl" question, whot.~(n" it should bo allo~;:::.d a s a. tnon.;)"t..!J.ry standard, or Hhot.~or gold should be m.?do the absolt:: Cc sto.ndal"'li. It was clenr tho leadElrs of t.~o Earmon Church would rfd:hor have a Morreon in the Sell.nte who 't<Ye,.S not i!1!!rlcdiato1y link ed 1:-i th Hormoni::;m. Unluckily for Sonator Cannon. h8 cLid h::w o t,.'·l.0 } ~o rnO::1 SUl. to label s.nd vTaS a. republican. The ' R0Pllblic [i.~1 P~rty pIa t.f Ol'!ll took a clear sto.nd against th€l free silvar st~~.r:d .::l.rd in c1i r o c t conflict 1\>:1. t..~ tho foeli11gs of' the D.grRl"iUl1 cOlmm.m i ty. Sunil:. t oY' Cannon fa.vored free sllver himself, in contra st t o his party, but this did not help hi.l71 much ,,,hen he l>:r.:lS being chosen by logbla.t ors .'1lN·ady elected. The composition of the legi.s1a. t U!'<3 HilS ovc l"1dhc lm:Lngly Democloatic nOH due to the Ropubliean :3und agaiY'..st f:t.'e 8 silvor. Fal"lT10:rs felt fl:'-ae silver \>J"ould 00 a good thing cr-Gating inn!!. tion D.rod aiding the prices of "L~ei:r C~Op3 t thcJl"0foN t they el~cted a de~oc:ratic legisla.ture. The tX'Ue starit of the 1DS Church rega.rding stn te foli t1.c C 'W& 3 :;tlso still in flux. Although a. political 111anifesto had bC0n publi!Jhod by the m8.jol--i ty of t.l-10 Genc;:-<u Authori tics absolvin,g thcm.selvos from nny SB"!"lous cancUdn.cy for poli tic.:>.l offic o ""h110 i n their ecclosie.stical positions, Mose~ Th.stchol~ b.lked at signi."1g the document .n.r.d :rcraal"ks of other LDS lea.dars reflected a. still foggy support to complete aloofnoss from politics. 35Q About ~~is time, A. W. sold out a large portion of his interest 1.n the Pa.yne Group of silver and lead mines in British Columbia. to a Hontrea1 s:yr.d.ieute for about $1,500 9 000. Other ca.pital g~ins iiare realized in ~~e sale of some of his othor Rehor J. Gra.nt felt Alfred lil. HcCuna, - 8 - nO"H a.go 49, would 50141a |
