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Show TALKS WITH TRAVELERS. One of the representative business men of Ttti oma, one of the flourishing cities on Pugct sound, is at the Knutsford hotel, lie is L. 1. Bradley, a well known and prominent promi-nent resilient of the "City of Destiny." He has been on au extensive trip through New Mexico and Arizona. He said: "When I left Tueoma, business was picking up, and there was every indication of a revival of activity. Tat ouia is improving and grow, iug rapidly and is destined to beei me a great mercantile port When I left nine large vessels w ere loading wheat for Eurooe. We ship a tremenduous amount ol w heat from our town and have several largo elevators. eleva-tors. The harbor at Tacoma is one of the Quest In the world and la so deep that vessels ves-sels are permitted to disc harge their ballast into the stream right at the docks." - llon. W. X Diiseubuiy, a member of the board of directors of the territorial insane asylum, is at the Cullcn. He is an anient believer in Provo and a fond admirer of Ball Lake City. He wants the capital removed to his town and argues his reasons f ir such iu a manner that cannot offend even the most ardent Salt Laker. "Tlie metropolis," said he, "is no place for a state or territorial capital. I am In favor of its removal to Provo because it is the most suitable place In the territory. If we regard the action lake n by every other stale, with one execution, execu-tion, it is bu! natural that we should follow. In no state in the union 'except one' is Ihe capitol located in the metropolis. Tin- chief city is not suitable. I recognize Salt Lake's greatness, am proud of it, and do not wishto detract from it. This city is not only the great metropolis of i'tah, but is the metropolis metrop-olis of the entire intcr-mounlain country, ami is destined to be the greatest city between be-tween the Missouri river and the Pacific ocean. I am glad to see Salt Lake so prosperous pros-perous and hop.' the day is not far distant when, as 1 say, it iil be the greatest city iu the west. It does not need the capitol, and 1 think the removal would be advantageous. Therefore. 1 favor Provo as the future cajii- tal." |