Show WORKING FOR UA Mesr Holmes and Knox Tel of Attractions At-tractions and Reouce A recent issue of the Washington Post contains the following interview with Messrs G S Holmes and Frank Knox who have been east for the pat two or three weeks Two of the leadIng citizens of Salt Lake City Mr Frank Knox a popular young bank president and 1lr G S I Holmes proprietor of a costy modem hotel and a successful miner are at the Shoreham I Utah said Mr Holmes is just now assuming the position she should I have occupied years ago on account of I her magnificent resources Today the I state Is in a very prosperous condition I and capitalIsts are investing heavily in I her mines RIch strIkes in copper have been made in several localities At I Bngham twentythree miles from Sal Lake City wonderful bodIes of I highgrade have been highgae copper ore developed i devel-oped Onethird interest In the Highland i High-land Boy mine has been recently sold I for UOOOOOO Mr Knox is presIdent of the Ajax Mining company In the Tnth i district where copper and gold are in combination the output of whIch has reached Sl200OO In the famous lercur district Cap taln 12 Lamar has recently erOcted the greatest cyanide mill In the world with a capacIty of treating 100 tons of ore a day While the Mercur has a 500ton per day capacity All the mine In this camp are paying enormous divIdends divI-dends But there are other things besides be-sides mIning in Utah We are goIng to have direct rail communication with Los Angeles by a route that will shorten short-en the distance to thc Pacific coast twelve hours This will be of Immense benefit to our state as i will open up a splendid region of country The contract con-tract has been let for 100 mIles of thIs line and there is no doubt of the vigorous vig-orous prosecution of the work Sal Lake City now has 75000 people or double its population In 1889 I has 10 miles of street 132 feet wide I has one of the worlds wonders the Great Sal lake a bath in which Is a delight for one floats like a cork on Its waters Here you have a sea breeze at the elevation of 4000 feet scenic beauty as grand as that of Switzerland and almost any climate you want by an hours travel Salt Lake CIty Is up to date in every respect with its 100 miles of electric street railway 15000 00 of new buildings and street pad wIth asphalt I Is a thoroughgoing progressive place full of broadgaued hospitable people and every one who comes to cast his lot among us soon acquires a pride in his adopted home |