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Show THE SAW PARTY Arrived in Salt Lake Oity Last Night Over tha Bio Grande Western Railroad, PRESIDENT ALLEN MANVEL AND The Prominent Ilea with Him Hold a Conference Con-ference with Some Salt Lake Business Men. President Allen Manvel of the Santa Fe and a party of prominent business and railroad men arrived in Salt Lake last night. The company consists of President Manvel. Judge Springer of the Santa Fe, President Alden Spears of the Boston chamber of commerce, (). S. A. Spruguo of Chicago, II. C. Bart-lott Bart-lott of Chicago, and T. P. Magoun. Messrs. Sprague is a prominent wholesale whole-sale grocer and a director of the Chicago terminal, Mr. Bartlctt is a heavy hardware hard-ware merchant, and Mr. Magoun is a son of the chairman of the Santa Fe board of directors. The party was driven to the T emplo ton, where they dined and held a conference con-ference of soma hours, tho following business men of the city being present: Mayor Scott, H. W. Lawrence. J. T. Douuellau, W. S. McCornick. H. C. Lett, W. C. B. Allen and F. K. Gillespie. The conversation of the evening had a direct bearing on the wonderful opportunities op-portunities for enterprise in Salt Lake City and Utah. Ihe surveyed route from Kille, Colo., to Meeker, through Ihe Duchesne country to Salt Lake was viewed with interest by President Manvel. as it was pointed out on a map. Mr. Manvol said the Union Pacific management had talked to him about the use of the Santa Fe tracks from near Barstow to Los Augeles. Theob-serving Theob-serving gentlemen of the party thought President Manvel gave such close attention at-tention to the lay of the country west of Salt Luke that an extension by the way of this city to San Francisco might come at a time in the no distant future. fu-ture. President Manvel is heartily in favor of a satisfactory adjustment of the traffic question, which at present is attracting at-tracting general attention among railroad rail-road men. Tho great resources of Utah, said Judge Springer, are not so well known in the east as they might be. He is in favor of adv er-tising er-tising the territory widespread and tell the eastern people of the fer-tileness fer-tileness and productiveness of the soil. While the New England states might not send out many people, he thought not a few industrious people from other parts of the Union could be induced to come here an engage in various branches of business. Mr. Spears was in Salt Lake about six years ago anil lie said astonishing advancement in the up-building of the city had been made aince that time. 'The results from irrigation in this land are surprising, and by the the system ten acres under the right kind of tillage will prove more profitable than several times the amount of land under cultivation in Nebraska, Kansas or Illinois. The existing condition of the unsettled unset-tled money market of the east, said a member of tho visiting party thoughtfully, thought-fully, will not permit of the profitable extension and construction of railroads at the present time.- When confidence has been generally restored and monetary mon-etary matters easier then the work of construction will be continued with renewed re-newed energy. The gentlomen composing the party are highly pleased with Salt Lake. They are practical railroad men and are on the watch for any improvements that may be introduced in the great system they are associated with. "The Santa Fe railroad party enjoyed the hospitality of the chamber of commerce com-merce and the city today. This morning R delegation consisting of ex-Presidents. W. S. McCornick audi II. W. Lawrence of thp chamber of commerce and Secretary F. K. Gillespie of the same institution, J. E. Dooly, W. II. Irvine, and Commissioner W. C. B. Allen called on President Manvel and his party at tho Templeton. The railroad situation of Salt Lake City was discussed as to freight and passenger matters. Mr. Manvel said that he would do everything in his cower to build up Salt Lake City and Utah. This expression was endorsed by Mr. Spears tho veteran director of the Santa Fe. Mr. Spears advanced the suggestion that in his opinion the development of Colorado and Utah hail just begun. He had no doubt that another railroad into Utah would pay, but at the present time the condition of the eastern money market was such that it was impossible to get capitalists to go into railroads rail-roads or any other enterprises. Enough was said by the visitors to indicate that as soon as there is any movement in railroad building the Santa Fo may be expected to make an effort to construct the shortest line possible pos-sible to tho coast by way of Salt Lake city. President Manvel thinks that a road from Western Colorado to Salt Lake city would pass through a country in which could be developed a good local business. The proposed line will take advantage of all the short cuts possible and particularly such saving in distance as would give better grades and more cheaply operated lines. President Manvel said that if Salt Lake had any grievance respecting railroad matters the Santa Fe management would be pleased to (rive their thoughtful thought-ful consideration to the trouble and its causes. The visitors and the delegation took an enjoyable drive about the city between be-tween 11:30 and 1 o'clock. The gentlemen gen-tlemen expressed themselves as highly pleased with what they saw of the progressive pro-gressive place and people. Sir. Spears bad been here in ixs(-, and he was surprised sur-prised at the great and substantial improvements which hae been made ' since his last visit. At 3 o'clock this afternoon the party visited the boot and shoe factory and other manufactories anil the chamber1 of commerce. At the latter- they were shown samples of the great natural resources re-sources of Utah and were fairly surprised sur-prised at what they saw. President Manvel and party were loud in their praises of the friendly manner in which they were entertained while here. They carry away with them pleasant pleas-ant recollections of their brief stay here I Ail of tho gentlemen are (irmly convinced con-vinced that Salt Lake City and Utah ) possess advantages for capitalists' and i iircn of enterprise that are not to be j found iu anv other section of the United States. j At i fiO o'clock President Manvel and party left in their private car for Sau Francisco. After remaining in that city for a few days they will proceed to Los Augeles, and afterward go east. |