145 years ago today - Jul 8, 1881 • Friday

[George Q. Cannon]

Friday, July 8th, 1881 At the office, Lieutenant Willard Young, of the engineer corps, of the United States Army, now stationed at West Point, and son of Prest B. Young, called at the office this morning. He feels very well and appears very strong in the faith, and devoted to his religion. He stands very high in the army for one of his age, and has a very fine reputation for ability and skill. He expects to be made an assistant professor with the pay of captain, which will be a very honorable position for one of his age. Bro. Lorenzo Snow called, and we had some conversation respecting affairs at Box Elder, and the application of Bro Rosenbaum for permission to start a store up there. 5,000 Shares of stock in the Utah Norther[n] R’y owned by the Trustee-in-Trust was sold today to the Union Pacific people, Bro. Sharp having called to renew the offer of 40 per cent, which he had been authorized to make sometime previous. Prest Taylor desired 50 per cent, but it was found that they would not give it; and they having all the stock in their hands, it was thought to be no use to hold out against them, and it was deemed better to take 40 per cent than to have the stock in our hands without any prospect of dividends.

My brother Angus, came to the office, and had some conversation respecting the coal mines owned jointly by himself and the Church near Coalville. It was decided that he should take a trip to Omaha to confer with Mr. Poppleton, attorney of the Union Pacific Railroad Co, upon the matter. After this, Prests Taylor, Smith and myself drove to the residence of Prest Jos. Young, a brother of Prest Brigham Young, who is now 84 years of age. We administered to him, and found him in a very placid condition. I thought it probable that he might never rise from his bed of sickness.

Went through the Gardo House in company with Prests Taylor and Smith, and my brother Angus, to see what renovation and fitting up was necessary to prepare it for Prest Taylor to reside in. Took dinner and supper today with my wife Elizabeth at her sister’s and drove her down in my buggy, having brought her up to town this morning

[The Journal of George Q. Cannon, Church Historian's Press, https://churchhistorianspress.org/george-q-cannon]