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STATE AGBICULTUEAL SOCIETY. 
sidies were given away along that belt, let them not be troub¬ 
led about it; the land isn’t worth taking. There is no place 
between here and the Pacific coast fit for anybody but Mor 
mons. 
Mr. Smith spoke further, in a quite taking manner, not for¬ 
getting to call frequent attention to his valuable agricultural 
acquisitions, but diverging to give railroad monopolies a back- 
handed lick, to bewail the prevalence of political jugglery, 
and to recommend a “ consolidation ” of the people for self- 
defence against all comers. 
At the conclusion of the speeches, a motion, tendering the 
thanks of the society and people to the distinguished and elo¬ 
quent speakers for their several highly instructive and enter¬ 
taining addresses, was unanimously carried by three hearty 
cheers. 
