| Show Railroad Builder on Visit to Choir A AI E E. Stillwell Crosses Continent Continent Continent Conti Conti- nent to Hear T Tabernacle Singers Again GIVES UP EUROPEAN TRIP Just Dropped In to Say Hello to Members of the Organization Giving GI up a trip to Eur Europe pe and instead traveling 2000 miles to say hello to tho the members of ot tho the Tab Tabernacle choir Arthur E. E Stillwell builder of ot a chain of or railroads railroads rail rail- roads the links of or which spread through h the tho middle west arrived in Salt Lake from New York yesterday Mr Stillwell Is s accompanied b by his wife They Broat are Bro areat areat at the Hotel Utah Mr Stillwell Is w well known In Salt Lake It t was he who president of ot the land exposition In lii New York last year gave a cordial welcome to the members of or tho the Tabernacle choir and royally entertained them they In Gotham The Theman Theman Theman man who promoted and built si six railroads attended man many o of the tho concerts given by bj bythe the choir and made man many warm friends I among among its members particularly particular Evan Stephens the director This afternoon after tho tim services Int Inthe in inthe t the e Ta Tabernacle the members of or the choir will vm pay their res respects to Mr Stillwell at athe atthe atthe the he Hotel Utah Two weeks ago Mr r. r an and Mrs had md made mado all arran arrangements ments to P pass 8 the winter In Europe Tickets had been re reserved reserved reserved re- re served for tho the trip abroad Now comes the ho secret of ot the tIle sudden change of oC plans plan Mr h Stillwell has not passed all his life building railroads as his success would seem eem to Imply Part of ot the time tho fi financier financier fl- fl has devoted to the building or rather composing of songs In the east cast particularly in New York he is 15 regarded as is a critic of ot no little ability Some Somo of ot othis his ils songs have made matJe quite an Impression Mr Jr Stillwell has made several trips to Europe In fact he has crossed the ocean more T ore times than he has crossed the continent con- con which Is saying much for tor a a. man who is concerned with the destinies of a railroad s system the tracks of ot which would stretch twice from the Atlantic to tho the Pacific European nD Trip Abandoned ll Why not go 0 to Salt Lake Laie and pay our respects to Mr 11 Stephens and the members members mem mom bers of or tho the Tabernacle choir said sald Mr tr Stillwell Mrs St coincided anti and so the tho European trip was canceled Part of or the e journey to Salt Lake was made in an automobile At Chicago the motor car was packed and shipped west The railroads which Mr ir Stillwell has hns been Interested in are arc tho the Kansas City Southern Port Arthur T Kansas City Northern Kansas City Eastern Kanas Kansas Kan Kan- sas as City Belt Line and the Kansas City Mexico Orient Ol When hen Mr Ir Stillwell v was as Interviewed at athe atthe atthe the he Hotel Utah last night ht he was sitting In n the lobby chatting with wilh Mr Stephens Just to Say Hello I r am out hero from rom New York to say gay hello to the members of ot the choir ho he said Mrs Stillwell and myself first planned Manned to go to Europe but we wo thought the he better better- of or It and came to Salt I Lake ake We Ye motored as far tar west as Chicago Thero There we wo sent tho the car cat on on ahead of us My 1 hands arc are free from work Tho The Kans Kansas s CH City Mexico Orient is in the hands lands of or a receiver and I haven't anything anything any- any thing to do but enjoy enjo myself I felt that I could do this best b by coming cominS' to Salt Lake and renewing old oM acquaintances Mr Stephens spoke up and commented on n the royal rOjal entertainment given the members of ot the choir b by Mr Ir Stillwell in New YorkI York I think he attended about e cr every con- con coni i crt we vC gave too declared Mr h Slet Stephens right I You bet I did at lid at least very every everyone one I could possibly get to I think I the he Salt Lake Tabernacle choir IB Is the grandest organization of ot voices In the world I havo have never heard Its equal and believe I-believe believe I have listened to about every men musical organization of or Importance Tho The greatest thing from music viewpoint that I II I ever heard was the choirs choir's rendition In New York of ot the from Lucia Mr Stillwell has not decided definitely just how long ho will remain in Salt Lake fLake S rT 3 I 1 A. A E. E |
