July 8th. The mayor has been entertaining the Sultan of Zanzibar, Africa. It was amusing to see the grand display; carpet spread from hotel to car; band playing; discharge of signals, etc.
Job Welling started to see his folks and I took the 11 o'clock train for Bradford district, 72 miles. President Joseph F. Smith thought to send me to London to labor with F.M. Lyman, but, having a number of introductions to people in different parts of England, with requests to call, he and I marked out a circuit with dates to different conferences, and he notified the presidents to expect Elder Miller at such a date, be prepared to show him around and put him through. Bradford was first on the list. Two New York men, just off the steamer this A.M. are on the same car. We were spotted by four "three-card monty" men who tried for some time to get us to put up money. Their game was well played, but my distrust made me impregnable
We passed several cities and villages - Manchester being the largest. I arrived at 3:15 P.M. with a letter to Sister Coombs' sister, Sister Sagar, and learned something of her history before I had been in her home fifteen minutes. (Population of Bradford, 155,000). In the evening I was shown around by Brother Sagar, an engineer of a wool factory. We saw a Robert Peel Monument, a monument to Hesler, who is noted for opposing slavery and later, opposing slavery of factory people. He tried ameliorating their conditions. We also saw a statue of Titus Salt; then City Hall, the Exchange, and others of the best buildings.
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