1 Oils, Paints, and Colors at L. D. WILSON & CO.'S. x x 32 Directory of Oydcn City and Weber County. \ master; David Moore, Col. First Regiment; B. F. Cumin ings, Col. Second Regiment* Through all this time Ogden had grown steadily, though not by any means as rapidly as it lias since done, j For up to 1869, what is now the Junction City, an emporium of-transcontinental trade and international traffic, I was an inland town, sharing the disadvantages of com- j parative isolation with the Territory. Its business was j ; mainly local, being principally confined to a system of ; barter between the storegoods and workshop fabrics of the city man and the produce of the frugal farmer. This state of things, however, changed greatly ere the seventh decade of the century had elapsed. The transcontinental highway, the iron links of which bind the shores of the Atlantic to the plains of the Great West, and the Valleys of the Rockies and Sierras to the slope of the Pacific,made its entrance, and brought with it business, enterprise, capital, life, and enhanced prosperity, though not unmixed with some minor evils. The first of the powerful twin \ Pacific railroads to sound its whistle was the Union Pa- I cine R. R., the first locomotive steaming into what now j was to be "the Junction City," on Mar. 3,1869. The uni- j versal enthusiasm, the exultant greeting, the joy and ! hopes then finding vent in all classes of a community which had again become linked with their fellowmen by itteans of rapid transit, can better be imagined than explained. The festive ceremonies of the memorable day have been graphically described by Joseph Hall, Esq., who was specially detailed, at the time,to write an account of the memorable affair for the Daily Telegraph: "At 11 o'clock this a. m., the U. P. R. R. track layers : hove in sight of this city, and from that time continued their march with great rapidity. The citizens exhibited J the liveliest enthusiasm, and testified the liveliest joy, as ie 94 _ , ji Reed & Weaver's Celebrated Fine Shoes at Wotherspoon's, Bird Cages and Lamp Goods at L. D, Wilson & Co.'s. Directory of Ogden Citu and Weber County. 33 from the high bluffs and every commanding elevation, they feasted their eyes and ears with the sight and sound of the long-expected and anxiously looked-for fiery steed. Onward and still onward they came, and thousands and thousands of our citizens, both from here and from the adjoining settlements, decked in their holiday attire, gave a hearty welcome to the nation's great highway into this city. About half-past 2 p. m., they steamed into Ogden, I when Col. Daniel Gamble, with true Hibernian enthusiasm, ran up the first flag, which, while gradually floating in the breeze, was soon followed bv numerous others. I And here let me observe that never, to my knowledge, did : the flags of our Union wave more gracefully, or more : proudly, than on this auspicious occasion. Our excellent military brass band was soon out, and, under the able : leadership of Captain William Pugh, sent forth the soul- ' enlivening strains of rich music, which, with a salute from j Captain T. S. Wadsworth's artillery, gave the preliminary welcome to the iron horse. "At four o'clock a public stand was erected alongside the track. At five o'clock a procession was formed under the direction of the committee of arrangements, (Col. Wm. IS. Fife, Captain Joseph Parry, and Francis A. \ Brown, Esq.,) which consisted of the Mayor, members of the City Council, the various schools, under the superintendence of their respective teachers, headed by the band, bearing banners, with numerous appropriate mottoes, among which the following was conspicuous: 'Hail to the Highway pf Nations! Utah bids you Welcome!' . "Pedestrians, equestrians, and crowded vehicles now | thronged the festive scene. Wadsworth's artillery having arrived, a salute of twenty-one guns was fired, whose deafening echoes vibrated through the mountains, hills, and vales. K Call on J. Wotherspoon for GENTS' FURNISHINGS. 94