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Show rro uilncut Vlsltum. T. F. Cakes, president of the Northern Pacific, Mr. Thrall, his assistant, and Governor W. R. Merriam, of Minnesota, arrived in the city last evening. Oaken and Merriam are enthusiastic over Salt Lake's prospects, and the former expressed ex-pressed himself ns believing that in a short time tho Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, and the Chicago & Northwestern will have connections into the city. Governor Merrinm spoke very highly of the city's appearance and predicted a prosperous future for the inter-mountain metropolis. Both gentlemen are largely interested in mining interests in Utah. Thov left this afternoon on a special train for Denver, Den-ver, over the Denver Jfc Rio Grande Western. |