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English
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Deseret State Telegraph, 1866
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Pioneer
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2011
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58
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no.1
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22-26
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This article is composed of excerpts from Our Pioneer Heritage. "On April 10, 1865, a special conference of the Church was held in Great Salt Lake City. Then and there was passed a motion approving the decision to erect a telegraph line from St. Charles to St. George in Utah's cotton-growing Dixie. Branches were to be built to the principal Sanpete settlements, as well. The citizens of each Mormon settlement were asked to raise the necessary money and construct and staff the line that would run through their particular valley. With a total cost expected to be about $100,000, every bishop and presiding elder, and others called to help with the project, were busy raising money during the winter of 1865-66. Each valley was required to furnish teams and teamsters to transport the wire and other equipment to Utah." [p. 22]