| Show Vol Vol No 1 SIf FIRST I fiRST TOPIC AT SAlTAIR Reasons Why United States Wonders Should Be Bs Viewed in Preference to Those of Europe Europe Europe Eu Eu- rope Touched on by Speakers TRIBU TRIBUTES ES PAID FISHER FISHERI I HARRIS OF SALT LAKE tAKE President of T Congress Lauds Lauds Deceased Utahn as Leader in Movement Movement Move Move- Ill ment nt Discussed at Session HILLS HILL'S ADDRESS IS READ N j OUS reasons why America America 1 N in Ht general and anti the west in m particular par par- should be bo seen first in preference to Europe were set et forth graphically in addresses address s yesterday y afternoon at Saltair by speakers of national r repute attending the Trans Trans- sippi Commercial congress See Sec America First was the slogan n for yesterday It was the day set apart for a addresses dresses dealing entirely entire entire- re- re ly Jy with reasons why this tills slogan should stand Representatives from from more than twenty states were present The visit t. t to Saltair was 18 part of ot the See flee Am America First program Tho The lake was one of ot the tho wonders of America Amer- Amer Ica lea referred to by speakers and moro more than 00 persons s saw w It for the first time About delegates were sego pres pies pres- ent exit President Trumbo ned th the mootIng moot meet Ing tag by r. r J paying glowing tribute to 0 o tire t the late ate er Harris of ot Salt Lake Lak whom he accredited with havIng havIng- been the leader lender In n the movement of ot educating the tho people to See Sea America First Ho Ne Nethen then Introduced Richard Sax Jones of ot Seattle who presided Mr ir Jones called I a attention to the wonders Bonders of ot the northwest northwest north north- northwest west particularly Alaska Alaska and nud Its U. Wonders 0 I d ers We c have ha things to show Americans In Alaska that can cnn be seen no pl place c celse else in the world said Irl Mr Ir Jones The Tine trouble with Americans Is that they they- want to lo see sec everything In a a. cou- cou plo of ot minutes Utah has hns In Salt Lake L. one of ot the most beautiful cities In fn the world Tho The thing to do is do-is is to let lot the people know that YOU od have this city an and educate them to a realization realisation of ot what there Is Isto Isto isto to otter offer from an ari educational as S well welI a as historical viewpoint F. F W W. Yo Graham western en engineer and Industrial agent of ot the Great Northern North North- ern orn railroad read an aft address prepare prepared by Louis LouisN N W Hill Hm chairman of ot tho the board of directors of ot the system Mr Ir Hill Intended to be bc present at the tho congress but found It Impossible to Continued on Page Pago 2 2 Column I 1 1 SEE E AMERICA FIRST TOPIC AT SALTAIR SAL T AIR Reasons for Slogan Touched I Ion on by b Man Many Y Speakers at Congress S Session FISHER HARRIS LAUDED Deceased Salt Laker Praised as Leader in in This to tant nt Movement Continued from Pa Pare Pase e One leave lelve St. St Paul owing to urgent ent business businesS busi busl- ness matters Tho The address In part follows Its Ita a 1 pity Uncle Sam could not have hn his hla observatory telescope adjusted so soI f I ho he would recognize the necessity of or contributing to a See America First campaign iun fund Even little 4 j 1 land does and sue she continues to get getaway 1 aW away with the alluring fallacy that t the thc best fishing Is alwayn 1 on the other side aide of ot the Jake Uncle Sam has hns Alps of or his own right up In Glacier park Ho also has more than a a. composite of or orall all land landscape pe beauties to be found Anywhere upon th the face of ot the earth Yet he never advertises the fact There I H is an innate patriotism in the American that 1 is Impulsively ely to all time timely appeals Tho The latest and most mOlt striking proof has como from rom the S 'S Se Sae C America First Ilo slogan an which this year has hus started the greatest march oCt of oC I t tourists ever Cl seen upon the sunset side of ot the great Mississippi valley We concentrated con- con cont conI t I c upon the appe appeal I hl Se See Sem Amor- Amor m r- r let fet First and banked cd the bulk of or our Rd fund upon It It was a n n wonderful winner for or It stimulated pride to action The attend attendance attendance ance ante figures of or Glacier national park Uncle Sams Sam's newest pla playground are alc amazing One half as many tourists went to Glacier park In the second year of oC Its existence as visited Yellowstone the tile oldest park among Uncle Sams Sam's group Rev A. A E. E Higley of ot Denver dell delly- delivered ered an address addres filled med with humorous anecdotes which kept his listeners constantly In smiles Ho Hc emphasized the wonderful resources of ot the west est estand and spoke glowingly of ot Americas America's na na- na- na tural wonders which ho declared far excelled anything anything- Europe had to offer both from a scenic and historical view view- point Ll c In Wonderful LandWe Land We Yo live JJ In a wonderful land said Rev Mr rr Higley and it is a n. wonder onder that we know so little about It Natural Natural Natural Na Na- tural patriotism would demand that we see and know America first t America Is young oung not old and de dc- dc cr Vh Why be forever cavorting with mummies and tombstones tombstones' We VC have natural wonders and beauties that cannot bo bl excelled anywhere Yes there aro are plenty plent of ruins here at home just as historical and interesting Interesting interesting inter Inter- esting as aR an any In Europe Wo We have 1500 ruins nuns of or ancient cities and villages villages villages vil vil- lages the histories of ot which belong to toa toa toa a forgotten past The ruins of oC all aU of or Europe could coul bo bp thrown into that scenic wonder Royal Roal Gor Gorge e. e and hardly ho bo noticed Such wonders as Royal toral Gorge Yosemite Yosemite Yo- Yo semite and Niagara falls faUs havo have far greater educational value than man many European ruins There Is also an an economic reason why you should see sec America first tint Five hundred million dollars ar are spent annually by Americans in torel foreign n countries Think of ot what It it means to take this thia huge sum out of the tho country country country coun coun- try It Is not like It was returned We Ve got get only the poorer classes from Europe Eu Eu- rope Occasionally there comes a count or oh a no account or a bucolic writer who gets as ne far ar west as as Hoboken Ho- Ho bokon boken and then writes on America and Its Bores Dores Thirty seven per cent centor of or Americans who annually visit Europe Europe Europe Eu Eu- rope have never bc boon been n wc west t of the Al- Al nod nud Settler Settle Former r Governor James H. H Brady of ot Idaho was the next speaker Mr lr Brady Brady Brady Bra Bra- dy reviewed the recent Governors Special which he ho was instrumental In securing and cited the opportunity afforded afforded af at- forded chief executives of or many states to See America First The people of or the east should be divided into two classes declared Governor Brady Drady the tourist and the settler We c want the tourist to come as ever every pleased tourist becomes a potential potential po po- settler We e should go Into the congested cast east where few tew own land and urge those th so landless men to come Into the manless land lands Then when they come to the tho west and see our ouces there Is no doubt but the they will Invest their mone money here T 1 T W W. Kelly Kell of Denver Denvor delivered red an address along the same line of or thought He Ho referred to the tho trail troll blazing blazing- of or the pioneers and also pal paid tribute to Fisher Harris E E. F. F Colborn of or Salt SaIl Lake Lak delivered the closing address of ot tho the afternoon session The evening session was held In the tho hippodrome An Illustrated lectura lecture lec lec- ture turo on See America First was wag de- de IV by J L. L F F. of or Wash Wash- D D. D C. C C There Thoro were to be ad- ad ses h by A. A L. L Sommers r Tacoma V Wash sh Roland noland secretary of or orho ho board hoard of oC park commissioners or of Seattle Wash and H. H II H Hays 8 of Tel Tel- park parle Owing to trouble with facilities facilities the tho addresses g were until this morning Wives Vives and women members of or the amities of oC the de delegates will leave he the hotel Utah at 10 o'clock this morn- morn mornIng ng Ing for an automobile trip around the tho sty It Ity The delegates will be taken on ho tho same trip tomorrow morning startIng start- start Ing nt ng from the same came place but at 9 3 clock cloak clo l Instead of ot 10 The program for toda today Includes 10 a R. R in Introduction m. of ot resolutions reports of ot committees lon and vote on committee reports Jared Y i 2 p. p m. Immigration m. m by Sanders New Nev Orleans former governor or f Louisiana W Wealth alth from Crom Sunshine Beet lect Sugar Industry Truman G G. Palmer Pai Paine Pal Pal- ner mer ne r Washington D D. C C. Ci Problems of or Antipodean Settlement P. P E K Quinn Sr S. S W W. Au Australia government commissioner com com- ml missioner Conflict of Federal and State Laws Concerning Irrigation and Water Yater Rights W. W W W. Garwood Den- Den cr Cr b Robrt Robrt Rob- Rob 8 p p. p m.- m. Currency m. Currency Reform by crt rt V. V W. W Bonynge Denver r address W. W Pardee Oakland former governor go of oC California address ss Chester Chester Chester Ches Ches- ter I I. I Long Ian Kansas Ians s former United States senator from Crom Kansas Kamas Commis Commission ion sion Form for Cor City Government Karl KarlA A A. A Bickel Grand Junction Colo Routine In Morning The Tho morning session was hel held In tho the Temple Templo grounds at the assembly hall Reports of or committees naming of or three new members of or tho the board of or directors tors lors state vice lee president two Members r r et kI i c rs e s 's rieb w. w 4 k rf r r rM M Mry ry ry's s r Y t. t fr r r J J. J IV V. KELLY Y America First Who rho talks on Seeing from front each of or several states to serve orthe on or the resolutions committee and Introduction Introduction introduction Intro Intro- of oC twenty resolutions resolutions took up uj the time An Important resolution was presented presented pre pre- seated by Colonel 1 I. T T. Pryor of ot Texas who ho su suggested that farm products b bo be given the same Barno protection enjoyed bj by other American products Colonel Colone Pryor called the meeting to order al at 1015 a am m. m The officers nam named d In the tho morning session were as ns follows s Idaho t Idaho Veo tee c pr president l lIt Reilly Atkinson Boise director James JOn 1 I h. Jones 11 l Sidney J niM 2 Reilly on m 3 No So members member to committee COWD named T T. A. A Cosgriff Cos Coso Wyoming V Vice ice president griff Cheyenne directors Thomas Blyth l Evans Eraas Evanston ton 1 George E E. Paxton 2 Joseph Jf H M. M Caret 3 No o o member for tor rC resolutions committee named Oklahoma VIce Oklahoma Vice president As Asa E E. E Ramsay dl dl r rectors Joe Joo II 11 1 O a. a l E. E Trumbo 2 ln Paul Inu ul Patterson 3 resolutions W W. W. W an nod aoi W. W E. E Gordon Texas Vice Texas Vice president Cyrus B. B Lucas Ber Bee claire directors L. L J. J Hart Hut San Sin Antonio 1 II Eil o t I P. P Harvis Galveston 2 Colonel Ike T T. T Pryor 3 Z J resolutions C. C B. B Lucas and Avert Aver vert Turner Tumor Oregon son On-son Directors Jefferson Myers 1 I W. W E E. Comm Comin 2 J J. J Woods cods Smith 3 s Warm debates resulted from tho the in introduction introduction introduction in- in of or several resolutions but bul all were finally referred to commit commit- t- t tee tec An important resolution was In introduced in- in Introduced by Thomas L L. Mitchell of Salt Sail i Lake who advocated as a cure for tor t tu tac c present high cost of or living that the congress urge urle the passage of laws las tc to promote alien Immigration to farms Want aDt R Restrictions Restriction Moved o d.A. d. d A. A F F. F Francis of or Cripple Creole Creek Colo and Henry Welsh of ot Utah introduced resolutions declaring that present government government government gov gov- methods metho s of ot handling mineral timber Umber and grazing resources Impede settlement of ot the west Mr Ur Francis Franch favored the establishment of or a a. national department of ot mines and mining mining- Resolutions were introduced In favor of ot the proposed transcontinental highway highway highway high high- way thanking of ot the President am nn Congress for waterways improvements Improvement on Inland rivers and urging further er harbor harbol improvements along the tho gull guU coast John L L. L Powell ol of the executive committee read severa several amendments to the thc bylaws of or the con gress They will wUI bo made mado a a. special order or der of or business at today's session The Denver d Rio Grande Is preparing preparing ing InS for tor the exodus from Salt Lake Lak when the Commercial congress completes Its sessions Cart Cars and small trains arc are already arriving in the local yards ards and additional rollIng roll roll- lug Ing stock is on the thea a way I I |
