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Show SQUARE DEAL Gill SILT LAKE II EAST George A. Steiner, President Presi-dent of Commercial Club, Makes Investigation. TICKET SELLERS FAIR Tell Tourists of Advisability Advisabil-ity of Stopping Off to See City Sights. DurlnK a seven weeks' absence in Chicago, Chi-cago, Minneapolis an dothei' middle-west centers, from which he has. Just returned, Cieorfre A. Steiner, president of the Commercial Com-mercial club, went incognito to various railway ticket offices. He wanted to find out for himself whether the ticket asents were giving Salt Lake City a -square deal" in the matter of stopovers on tickets to the west. From his unsuspected observations, observa-tions, he decided that the ticket agents were not giving this city the worst of it on the other hand, that almost without with-out exception they urged stopovers in Salt Lake as one of the attractions of a western tour. Mr. Steiner comes back to town with his right arm very lame from carrying an umbrella. "I was in Chicago for forty-one days when It rained at some time or other every dav." said Mr. Steiner last night. "I carried an umbrella more than I ever did In my life before. Honestly, my arm s soro from it. It seems good to get back in Salt Lake sunshine again." Square Deal Is Given. Earlv In the summer complaints were made to the Commercial club that Salt Lake City was not getting its quota 01 tourists; that thev whizzed through the citv, coming and going, without so much as a stop for rubber-neck riding. The Commercial club began to look Into the question and when he- went to Chicago President Steiner planned to make some investigations on his own account. Mr. Steiner is Interested in linen supply sup-ply houses in Chicago, Minneapolis and other cities, similar to the establishment which he owns here, and usually spends part of the year in those places. hen-ever hen-ever h had any spare time, though, he dropped into a railway ticket office and listened to what the ticket agents told prospective western travelers. He also made Inquiries on this account witnout telling the railroad people who he was. "His umbrella was a complete disguise the ticket sellers thought he was a Chicago Chi-cago man. ... "Almost without exception the ticket offices In Chicago, Minneapolis and otner cities that I visited were crowded with people buying tickets for the west," said Mr. Steiner. "I listened to what the ticket agents had to say to patrons, and I am glad to say that practically every one of them Informed patrons of the privilege of stopping over in Salt Lake, and advised ad-vised people to see this city either going to or returning from the fairs. Now Feels Satisfied. "I was glad that I made these observations ob-servations and that I am able to say that the ticket aaents in the booking centers back there are helping us all they can. It had been reported that they were either advising people against stopping over here, on the ground that they might have trouble getting accommodations out, or that they were not mentioning Salt Lake at all. I am satisfied now that that is not true. I heard many ticket agents tell people, and they told me, without knowing I was a Salt Lake man, to stop in Sait'Lake Citv. They said there were many interesting things to see, excellent hotels and all that." Mr. Steiner added that since he has been away he learned that large numbers of tourists have been etopplng off here. Business conditions in the middle west eeenr. to be looking up. said Mr. Steiner, the feeling now prevailing that the United Unit-ed States will not be drawn into the European embroello. Mr. Stelner's family accompanied him on the trip and returned with him. |