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O u t of this spirit of cooperation came lasting friendship and loyalty to each other and to their community. I feel that those men and women who built our foundations have a right to a ~ the question; "Will those k who follow us live up to our example? Will they carry on with that same spirit of cooperation, and build for the good of the community and posterity." I t is up to us to honor the work of these hardy pioneers by pledging our efforts toward carrying on from where they left off. Lehi W.Jones was one of the outstanding huilders of our time. In fact, every institution, business, civic or church enterprise has partly been made possilk through his effort. From the beginning of institutions in Cedar City, Lehi Jones has played a major role. H e was director of the cattle, sheep, and irrigation con~panies which pioneered Southern Utah. H e directed the efforts which brought the Union Pacific Railroad to Cedar City. At the age of 78 he was named president of the Bank of Southe m Utah and remained active in that position until recently. H e was one of the founders of the Branch Normal School and was organizer of the first electrical power company in Cedar City. His positions and accomplishments and his charitable donations are too numerous for me to go into detail here today, hut anything of merit accomplished in this community in the past 75 or more yean ha.. been acromplished partly through his effort. Lehi W. Jones was the personification of courage, and while his physical self at the last wavered, his moral and intellectual stability remained steadfast until the last. No one could say he was afraid of anything he ever encountered. Neither force nor threats. He was a famous frontienman. H e made sure he was right and then went ahead, regardless of opposition or obstacles. Uncle Lehi approached the end of his journey with gallantry and resignation and loving life, he had no dread of death. H e was a man of courage and also full of faith. H e asked no one to fight his battles and permitted no man to becloud his vision nor play upon his faith, either in himself on in the hereafter. He grew old gracefully and retained a wholesome interest in life. All hs life he served i his church, his community and his friends with equal devotion. I n closing, I will say he deserved and won the respect and love of all who came in contart with, him and as a fellow citizen he merited the affectiion with which his mcpory will be preserved. BISHOP: We will now be favored hv another musical number by Professor Halversen and his group. "The Old Refrain", after which Brother G. 0. Larson will be the concluding speaker. LARSON: Many yean ago in England when the bell would toll when anyone passed 241

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Title	Lehi Willard Jones: Biography
Creator	Jones, York F., 1925-; Jones, Evelyn K.
Subject	Jones, Lehi Willard, 1854-1947; Cedar City (Utah) -- Biography; Cedar City (Utah) -- History; Mormon Church -- Utah
Description	Life of Lehi Willard Jones, centering in Cedar City, Utah, 1854-1947, and history of much of the development of Southern Utah
Source	Lehi Willard Jones
Date Digital	2008-01
Date Original	1972
Type	Image; Still image
Format	image/pdf
Digitization Specs	JPEG image for display. Archived TIFF image was scanned at 300 dpi with a CreoScitex EverSmart Jazz+ scanner.
Contributing Institution	Digitized by: Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah
Publisher	Woodruff Printing Company
Language	eng
Genre	Biography
Website	http://www.li.suu.edu/library/digitization/lehiwillardjones.html
Rights Management	Digital image c2008 Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University. All rights reserved.
CONTENTdm file name	1334.cpd

Title	Page 241
Description	O u t of this spirit of cooperation came lasting friendship and loyalty to each other and to their community. I feel that those men and women who built our foundations have a right to a ~ the question; "Will those k who follow us live up to our example? Will they carry on with that same spirit of cooperation, and build for the good of the community and posterity." I t is up to us to honor the work of these hardy pioneers by pledging our efforts toward carrying on from where they left off. Lehi W.Jones was one of the outstanding huilders of our time. In fact, every institution, business, civic or church enterprise has partly been made possilk through his effort. From the beginning of institutions in Cedar City, Lehi Jones has played a major role. H e was director of the cattle, sheep, and irrigation con~panies which pioneered Southern Utah. H e directed the efforts which brought the Union Pacific Railroad to Cedar City. At the age of 78 he was named president of the Bank of Southe m Utah and remained active in that position until recently. H e was one of the founders of the Branch Normal School and was organizer of the first electrical power company in Cedar City. His positions and accomplishments and his charitable donations are too numerous for me to go into detail here today, hut anything of merit accomplished in this community in the past 75 or more yean ha.. been acromplished partly through his effort. Lehi W. Jones was the personification of courage, and while his physical self at the last wavered, his moral and intellectual stability remained steadfast until the last. No one could say he was afraid of anything he ever encountered. Neither force nor threats. He was a famous frontienman. H e made sure he was right and then went ahead, regardless of opposition or obstacles. Uncle Lehi approached the end of his journey with gallantry and resignation and loving life, he had no dread of death. H e was a man of courage and also full of faith. H e asked no one to fight his battles and permitted no man to becloud his vision nor play upon his faith, either in himself on in the hereafter. He grew old gracefully and retained a wholesome interest in life. All hs life he served i his church, his community and his friends with equal devotion. I n closing, I will say he deserved and won the respect and love of all who came in contart with, him and as a fellow citizen he merited the affectiion with which his mcpory will be preserved. BISHOP: We will now be favored hv another musical number by Professor Halversen and his group. "The Old Refrain", after which Brother G. 0. Larson will be the concluding speaker. LARSON: Many yean ago in England when the bell would toll when anyone passed 241
Digitization Specs	JPEG image for display. Archived TIFF image was scanned at 300 dpi with a CreoScitex EverSmart Jazz+ scanner.
CONTENTdm file name	1316.pdf

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