HISTORY OF SLATERVILLE From July 24, 1846 to February 24, 1915. Written by William H Manning, Andrew Wheeler, Mrs. Florence Manning, and Jerome Wheeler. Read at the opening# of the Slaterville Chapel by Blanche Alta Perry, (February 24, 1915). Today, friends, is a day that must go down in the history of this ward as one of its most important and most momentous events, "the opening of this magnificent new chapel". Though glad to welcome the completion of this building as is demonstrated by the presence of so many, yet my friends, it is tardy in its arrival. Some of the most renowned critics in the world of letters, in examining the writing of men, have found, in tracing through generations and centuries, that the greatest writers we have had, those leaving masterpieces to the world, are men who lived centuries ago. These critics have concluded from this, "that, as civilization advances, the ability of man to compose and write, must necessarily decline". This statement cannot be true, with the daily necessities of man, therefore, let us amend this and say, "that, as civilization advances, so, all things that are for the betterment of man, must necessarily advance. There are with us, in the walls of this building, today, people representing may different generations, that were born during the time that has elapsed since a half, or three-quarters of century ago, until the present time. All these have assembled here to partake of the joy and festivities and to witness the ceremonies performed at the opening of this Chapel. There are among us, those who have passed through some of the most trying circumstances that are within the ability, or endurance of man, to pass through. These men are the most able of us all, to realize the decided changes that have taken place, since the little rude log dwellings and church, which were erected in the early fifties*. And the erection of a building, the opening of which we are celebrating today. The ultimate purpose of this paper today, is to give, in brief, the history of this settlement; and, if possible, bring to light, some of the changes that have taken place since the earliest date in which it was pioneered until the present time. Way back in the early forties*, a colony of people, known as "Mormons", in and around Nauvoo, because of persecution and ill treatment, under the leadership of Brigham Young, started their journey westward, to a part of the country secluded from the world, where they could enjoy freedom and religious liberty. This stream of immigration commenced in the year 1846. The following year (1847), the leaders of this great band came into the Great Basin of this inter-mountain country. The destination of the 388