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Show HOW SALT LAKE LOOKS TO GUESTS Charmed by Streets and Water. Comments on Our Girls Are Discreetly Withheld From Publication. With One Voice tho Visitors Praise the Roadbed and Equipment of the Salt Lako Route. S:iii lake's magnificent trrets, tho streams nf crystal wuter that run thuiuch the printers nnl th-? metropolitan nlr nf the business SSCtlOn are tho tliliiKM which srom tn hao made tho most pronoimccil Impression on tho guests from the coast. It la tYhivperca that the Snlt Lake glrlB huvo ,-ilwo mads a leep Impression on tho jnlnrls of tho visitors, hut as most of thorn are married men whose wives roml the papers, they positively refuse t he lntcr-vlewed lntcr-vlewed nn this subject. Praise Silt Lnke Route A In tin- Salt lke Houte. tho opinions aro aunosl unanimous Almost in the s : ipi . wuiih-i loniTs ..f AtiKClenos pro-nouhes pro-nouhes the roailbcd the host over provided pro-vided by a new road, tho mtllnfr stock superb and tho employees efficient and courteous Here arc some nf the individual individ-ual expressions heard yesterday in response re-sponse to questions ar. to tho tirst Impri s-stons s-stons of Salt Lake aiol the possibilities of tho new road: Former Mnyor's View. M r Bnyder. Banker and Former Mayor of ins Angeles My tirst impression impres-sion of Salt Lako were received 2."i yenrs ago this month, when I stopped here cn route to tho Pacific coast. At that time I saw the future clear enough to understand under-stand that Salt I, uko would become a great city, and I hnve never lost that belief. The m w road Is as pond a ptec. of work as I ever saw, particularly to ho commended for Its smoothness, nnd I know that much nf the country through which It passes Is rich In minerals. Likes Wide Streets. C vv Pendleton, State Senator from Los Anireles- On cnilntf her.- for the first time my most vivid Impression Is of the width and bounty of your streets. I know that yon have many other attractions and advantages nnd these I can tell you of later The Salt Iikc Route is Indeed ail that couid be expected of a new road, and 1 was surprlst 'l at Its sxt silence. There Is a rich mineral region to be developed de-veloped along the line Everybody Prosperous. Frank E. Walsh, Real Kstnte The first Impression that I pot Is that everybody seems contented and prosperous, if they realize what you have heir Salt Lake will become a city of great Importance The Salt Lake Route Is by far the best new road that 1 ever rbdS over It passes through a comparatively undeveloped re-clon. re-clon. Rule Has Faith. Fred K. Rule, Treasurer Salt Lake Route I am no stranger to Salt l.nke 'it havitip spent weeks at a time hero during iIk- building of eui road Naturally Natur-ally I can say that the road Is In lino shape, but It will be even bettor In a few' weeks, as wo are going to oil the ronilhed to got rid of all the dust I look for an active development of the tributary re-plon re-plon which contains much mineral wealth. Has Pleasant Impression. H. M. Barton. Mayor San Bernardino If this Is not a city to make One's first Impressions pleasant, I never saw one that would. There may bo cities with more pi nlal hospitality and more natural attractions, but 1 have not yet visited them. 1 greath enjoyed tho rldo over Iho 1,1 v road, and Und It In i xcollont shape; toettet than I expected so soon after Its . pi nlnp While I do not know much about the country through which It-p It-p uses, I undi rstand that It Is land of Immense mineral resources, and know that yoUf new line will tie a potent factor in thir development Likes the Town. G. T. Hgilleyi Jobber In Coffees and Bplcea -Yon bet I like your city It Is Up to date, nnd your citizens possess the true Western spirit T see that your Kiri els aro wide enouph to make room for the movement of half a million people, and your town will grow until you get them it goes without saying that we like the Salt Lake Route. 'o have long wanted to get in .iter lo yon, and I know that none fif us will regrat that closer acQualntance which it has brought about. As new towns spring tip on what Is now B d set l. but which needs only brains, capital and water to make a place for thousands of homes, the prosperity of the West win be greatly augmented. Expectations Realized. E. Griffith, Contractor, Los Angeles 'e run.' up here expecting to meet good people and see a beautiful city, and our expectations am fully realised. You can say anything good about Salt Lake that you wish and It will meet my approval 'I he Salt Lake Route Is a line piece of work that Is bound to play an Important part In the future of the sister cities, nnd it, In conjunction with the Western Pa-ClflC Pa-ClflC will build up an empire where there Is now nothing but barren land Proud of the City. Edward Rothe You hao a ity that every one may well be proud of. I have ho hesitancy in saying thai it is destined to a great, r growth and more Importance Import-ance In the financial circles of the West than most of us now understand. Do I like the new road? Well, that's easy. Haven I we prayed for It and worked for it for years and years? Thu region through which It passes Is comparatively undeveloped, hut you can look for great things from its mines when they are de- .ionuil Streets and Climate Win. w. it mes Attorney, and President Co-operative Home Rudders If you had nothing else to recommend jour city, your strei ts and your climate would spi tk 0Ud enough I know sum. thing of vour wonderful mines and th agricultural richness of the country of which you are the center. The Ball Lake Route Is 0; K We tiro plad to he brought nearer by It lo such good follows ;is jour 1 1 17.4 r Glad That He Came. M Callsher, Membt t Los Angeles Re- altj Honrd-l'v,. ny been hero nn hour but already I'm glad that I came. Your llmato Is pern t this afternoon, your city Is beautiful 1 am particularly Impressed Willi your broad, clean streets The Silt Tako Route is the best pleca of now railroad rail-road work that I ever saw It gives a long-needed opportunity for the opening of a section of couritrj whose possibilities possibili-ties aro hot now realised Bound to Grow. 1 G Stromee, Painter and Decorator- Winn 1 wont up to tho Fort and looked down upon your city and valley and lake It was one. of the most beautiful sights thai Lhavs ever witnessed, fait Lake H bound to. become a truly great cltv and 1 w e of I,." .X r 1 I i - aro p., lap to do wlr.it we can to help you make It so. I enjoyed en-joyed tho ride over the new road; It's a wonderful change from the roundabout way WO had t.. before. I believe that In a few years much of the intorhlng region will bo settled and prosperous. Treated Royally Thomas w. Alsbiti Real Estate Broker Brok-er I ani Impressed by tlie fact that Ball Lake Is a good place to come to. The opportunity 1 here are greater than I had believed. You are treating us royally, Tho Clark rotti Is 8 beauty and I'm glad that i paid you n isit. Los Angcks Hos Climate. John S. Thnyer, Ylce-Presldent Stoll ,t Thayer Stationery Co. This is a lively town; one that It dors a man good to get Into. We have a little climate In LOS Angeles, An-geles, of which we are Justly proud, hut I wouldn't know how to rind an objection to the weather that you are serving to. day Tho road Is all lipid and up to date In every particular. Salt Lake nnd Los Angeles will both be the gainers from the development of the region through whl. h II passi In Love With Zion. Dr. M. E. Splnks lientlst If ovcr iv-Itor iv-Itor Is as much Impressed with the beauty and natural advantages of your city a 1 am, you wll have to btltld houses pretty fast to accommodate your new oltisens. It's a pleasure to Hod the S.dt I.akn Route so complete at an early date and 1 understand that rich mines aro being Opened up all along the line Will Open Branch House. Frank Humphreys President standard VVoodenware Co. 1 like this town so well that I am going to open a branch house here at an early date. That speaks for my belief bi your prosperous future. No oth.r Western cltj has su. It wide and beautiful streets, and I n.a.- that even one' seems busy and progressive. I will concur In anything good that you say about the Salt Lake Route; no pral 1 tn be too high for it Naturally Attractive. M. W. 'V.nnor. IYoprlelor Hotel Mel-ruse, Mel-ruse, Los Angeles 1 tlnd that have a wonderful . llmato, a modern city of beau. tifui homes and many more lino business Mocks than I rxpoctod to sec. Of course I hav. n t had time to pet us Well ne- qualntsd as 1 shall do. but there is d gceat natural attractiveness about this place The new road? My boy, It's all tight Just put that down It seems to me that much of the country through which it passes will In time be developed through Irrigation on a large scale Is a Fine City. Theodore Summorland Within the next ten years Salt Lake is going to have a great population. It Is a line city, with a rich surrounding country, it is a love ly place. L. Angeles people realise what It has ahead. When 1 got off the train 1 Ihet a COUple of Los Aflgeles real estate es-tate burns who bad Just made lncst-menia lncst-menia in your clt That Is lust 11 straw but It moans something. We have th" friendliest fooling toward Rait Lako nnd Snlt Lake plo, and we are going to do our part In your growth. Tho Salt Lake Route guve us n very pleasant Journey Jour-ney nnd very Interesting As to the country along the road. It Is JubI In Its Infancy, and i; development now at hand moans much lo us nnd to you. Splendid Prospects. Ren L. Word I have yet to see many things before I know much SbOUt how Salt Lako really looks and what tho city Is Rut I do belbvo ou have a lino city, with the bet of prospects ahead of you. 1 was pleased with the trip, though it was a trifle warm at tlm. s 1 think that new road 1 going t.. b. of Ire alcillabl.- liou. !'.t to Salt Lake and Los Angeles Enjoyed the Trip. Sheriff Will A. Wldte-l'm delighted with Salt Lake. And I believe Salt Lake has gn at tiiims in store, ami thai those things are right abend 1 enjoyed my trip over tho road over so much. It Was a pleasant surprise. Of courp It Is to that railroad that Bait Lake win in the near future owe a groat growth Wo In Los Alice I.-, an nl-,. going to get a great benefit Cnn Help Each Other. A. L. Nelson I have a number Of friends in Salt Lik- and have always been Interested In your city for that reason, rea-son, Rut like ad Los Angt Irs people I am nov Interested lor personal reasons. I feel toward youf City -is I do toward Iftl own in a measure our commercial interests in-terests are such that wlih this now railway rail-way We can help one another greatly and that means much for Suit Lake in the immediate future. Senator iurk showed wonderful enterprise In building thai road. He did a gr. at thing. It was dating to construct a, railway Where ho did. And all that country along tho road Is v-t to be developed. Great Place for Anpels. Joe Simons I think Salt Ijiko s going to prove among other things a great place for Los Angoles people to come and Spend the summer Your mountains and your delightful rllmaie nro going tn draw many and you aro right close to us now The Salt Lako Route has done .1 lot for yoU that way and as much for us Each city lias something which the othef wants. Now we can exchange those things for each other's and our own benefits. bene-fits. We get much capital from the Bast and have much at home I.rfits of that money both Eastern nnd our own Is now-going now-going to come to vim. I was much pleased with the journey over tho now road. It Is B0 free from dust for one thing. It win get good passenger traffic but nhove all It Is going to bo a grent freight carrier. car-rier. A short haul t" Southern 1 allfornla means a lot for us and for you. Has Great Faith in Zion. Chief of Tollcn AYIII A. Hammell-Los Angch s has good feeling toward Suit Lake and Los tngeles people have greai faith in your ii My impression of Ball I.Jiko Is right along those lines, I believe be-lieve you will begin to grow now as we did a few years since- and wo are going p. help yo do It, too 1 nm lmpre88Sa with one facl aboul the iark road Jn particular that !b the heavy steel nrst the long sidings. That mentis a lot I think it means big traffic that do, Ti t go right through Tin Intervening country coun-try as weil as the two cities at the .mis of the road arc going to grow Is a Good City. S W, lllller I can't sa muCtl about Impressions as to Ball Lake because I have caUght only b glimpse of the city. Hut 1 hnvo a knowledge of this city It Is a good city with good country about It good farm land and go.nl mines, IOU will have factories and more people soon And the now road Is marking the beginning begin-ning Of an era of growth that will bo rapid. Thai road means much for Salt Lako nnd fof Los Angeles. Population Will Grow Rapidly. c A. ranflehl Salt Lake has n big In-crease In-crease of population right ahead Los Angeles people know that They realise It. I personally know of several cases where Los Angeles real estate men already busing hen That Is just a forerunner fore-runner Wo pride ourselves that wo know something about making a 1 Ity. and some of our best psOph wan l to make Bail 1 ake for they know Ball Lake has legitimate resources right at her limit. lim-it. The Salt Lake Routi Is opening ,t new country and that country Is going to prove very ruh It Is Joining two cities which will do everything for one another nnd will grow together. But Senator Clark bad wonderful nerve to hulld tint road through a country that was tht u a barren dest 1 1 Many Things in Sight. li M Newiln It was refreshing to get Into Salt Lake ity aftl r the hot trip. You have many go "i things ahead of .,j here And the new road means the beginning be-ginning or these good things it t.,..i big nerve to build that road across that desert des-ert countrs. And now wo see already that the desert has many riches These rlcht i mean as much for us as tin do fur ybU, and LOS AngClCS means as much tor you so ou d. r.u- us. it Is i I railroad -as I at roads that law been built rum. ears and II Is a gloat thing for Salt Lake and Los Angeles Can Bank on Town Thomas Strothor What do I think of Salt Lake? Well. I has .art had rtl'joli time to form conclusions yet Rut I tell you l do like what I have aSn Of the Continued on 1'age C HOW SALT LAKE LOOKS. lontlnued PVom Page 2 city. And it has a big future ahead of it that much you can hank on. Los An- Keb-s people are beginning to bank on it The new road means a lot for ypU and for us it Is glVng each city much and 1. developing an almost aew torrlmfy between. be-tween. .Tullua Hauscr Salt Iako T last saw years ago, 1 came through this country In INTO on my way 10 California, It's " great deal differ, nt now. Salt lakc Is in Us Infancy, for all Its growth Is right ahead. We look for a ureal deal In your city ixs Angeles people havo the friendliest bciiii- f,r ou. What is your advantage lc ours. And We are gulng to Join with you to make a great city out f this place. It 1 certainly a beautiful city now. The Clark road Is a line railway rail-way Its roadhed Is tine it has beautiful beauti-ful scenery, it win get lot-- or passengers and lots of freight, and it Is the means which Is koIiik to make our city and your city far larger than cither is now. Has Needed the Road iv c. Evans, Ettveraldi Salt Lake's future fu-ture has great things In store lor the city. The vast country round about the city, lis mines and farm lands, needed an utlct for years, Servitor Clark's new ad has given that outlet. The .southern California country has needed the road lo get citrus fruit to this section direct without with-out stopovers, as is the case on other roads. You can see the result, it means hlg things Likss Wide Streets. W. O. Welch. Los Angeles county Tax Collector This Is a very pretty city. Tho wide si reels appeal to me, and It Is a pleasant sight to see tho little streams of water running In the gutters. I have not been hen- since 1888. You have more of a business section than 1 expected. The Salt Lake Route win be a great thing for both ends of the line. Tho country It traverses Is In a crude state as yet, but it Is tapping a mineral section that will develop de-velop quite a bit of business. H. S. PaltoTi, a Los Angeles lumber dealerSalt Lake is all right l am very favorably Impressed with it. The wide .sitreots especially create a favorable Impression. Im-pression. There Is a great country along the Salt Lake Route. Already we are shipping quite a lot of mining timbers to the new camps In Nevada. Alex Wool, a Los Angeles hagpaKO and transfer man This is a md town. 1 was hi re six years ago, and il has 1m-proved 1m-proved very much In that time. The Salt Luke Route has tho finest roadbed 1 ever sa w. Likes Running Water. W. A. White, Sheriff of Lo Angeles county 1 have been most Impressed with your line, wide streets and the water running run-ning in them i have also been Impri ssi d with tb' hospitality of the people'. These are elegant club-rooms here at the Com-RV Com-RV rdal ClUD The Salt Lake Route is a fine railroad The equipment is good and the service is cood. J A. Wllcut, lyos Angeles, express and livery I like Salt Iike very much. The Commercial clUbArooros are very line. B. Brilliant, a clothier from lys Angel, An-gel, s Salt Lake Is American; there Is no UOUbt about that. 11 is tip lo date. You havo some magnificent buildings and your streets arc clean, above all. The new road has tho finest roadhed I ever rode upon Tho scenery Is line, especially In Rainbow canvOu Frank Rums, cashier of the State Rank of San Pedro said: "I was very much surprised to see the Bno buildings and beautiful trets you have hero and the Citified air thai prevails. Being a banker, 1 have naturally been mdst Interested in tho banks. They all look Substantial, progressive and up to date . n ice hanks are doing well It Is a prett q.".d Indication that business is nourishing. 1 enjoyed the ride over the desert very much. The nev line has a fine roadbed and rides sm,.othl The trip was en-Joyed en-Joyed by everybody. Salt Lakers Hospitable. If. L. Miller.' a furniture dealer of Riverside, Riv-erside, Bald: "Our trip has heon ry pleasant eo far. ami jour people are v i' hospitable. The new road Is all right. It extended us everj ourtesy." P. T. Evans, a Riverside capitalist, remarked: re-marked: "The only trouble with Salt Lake and Riverside Is that we are so far apart. We are all Irrigationlsts and. with tho Government behind us. Wi will ,- claim millions of .,, n e in this Western country. Salt Lake will, i believe be the greatest city between Chicago and the coat. You have everything that Is needed need-ed to make It such. I notice one thing! you have not permitted our electric light and telephone companies to get awav with the tri es .ilons your street.-. 1 will give Salt Lake a word of adVlCC, and thai is. to preserve iis trees. ' an speak from experience, for oar streets In lllversldo have been denuded to make room for telephone- and lipht poll J, I 'cannot sav too much for the new road. Its roadbed Is line, the service pood, the emplovees an courteous, and the cars arc K1H,r and comfortable. You havo some excellent bargains in real estate. Business property, prop-erty, is sure to advance In price, and the pries have not been forced up as they have been in Los Angeles Your people who are holding on to this se.rt of prop-erts prop-erts at,' wise." city Treasurer w 11 Workman of t.os Angeles said-You already have a great city. There are things in which Los An-gcles An-gcles could cop.- y.,u ,,, advantage For Instance, we have no;iii,h- ke vour city and county building Councilman A J Houghton of Los Ar-gelos Ar-gelos remarked Sab Lake is the most beautiful city In the world. When reproached re-proached for this disloyalty to Log Ar.-geles Ar.-geles lie said: "Oh, Los Angelas fl heaven! Splcadid Entertainers. J. J. Loncrgan The (list thing that impressed" im-pressed" me abOUt Salt Lake was Its mountain moun-tain water nnd line shade trees While we Los Angeles people boast with enthusiasm enthu-siasm of our country and the , bearl-edness bearl-edness of Callfornlons the reception ! n-d( n-d( M l us both at ihe depot and since eon-vlnees eon-vlnees me that we havo something to learn from you as entertainers. I came to Salt Lake- prepared to find It a go-ahead go-ahead town, filled -with those progressive people that It takes to build up a metropolis me-tropolis I have not been disappointed. After tin Los AllCeleS i. o,l,. had mixed up with the Salt Lakers one had to look twice to separate them. have that progressive-, quick, genial attitude that makes and wins friends 1 knew something some-thing of your mlnornl industry on starting start-ing and learned more along the road bul 1 was astonished to find that Bait ake Is rapidly becoming the center of a substantial sub-stantial mining Industry It Is astonishing astonish-ing how little it is talked of. hut perhaps this is due tc its very substontldlness. The backers probably feel thai tjhes have something ge,d and care t,, gay little about 11. Having had considerable experience expe-rience In mining along the Paclllc coast and having a good idea of tie- mineral wealth along the road traveled 1 am convinced that the new road will prove B great factor In building Up Los Auk. I and Salt Lake, a remarkable feeling of sisterly love has come to ,-xlsi hi twa.-n the two cities. Los Angeles Is In closer and more cordial touch with Salt Lake today than It Is with San Francisco. Los Angeles home-bullders and real estate men are coming here to Invest 1 know of one company thai Intends to Invest jfVi.nfX) here-. Your water mak s your town dead safe and if people don't try to push mailers abnormally all win be weii. The Tribune has done much f,,. Salt lak-- It has the h ,n. -(. -,; ., , art paper and th. . nt. 1-r ' r ; , a in I stabHU ol our own Los Angeles Tim. ylllir morning morn-ing edition was hailed with delight on the train and shout after- shout of nralse went up for Th.- Tribune Gus Holmes Is Happy. "Much good will undoubtedly come to ball Lake from thl visit of the ingl II -nos said genial Gas Holmes last night, as ho got Into his Office fr a few moments, mo-ments, excusing himself frr,m ,n.. trroup of his Los Angeles friends who thronged the Knutsford. "Among our guests are many representative mm. with brains, -apital and n-rg. who are willing and ready to h Ip Ball l-nke, who are anxious to take advantage of th.- opportunities offerd for Investment, and who will 1 am sure, be treated In a manner that they win be Impressed with what they sec." Mr. Holmes came up with the first section of the train bearing the visitors after spending two weeks in the city of the Angels, whoro lie devoted all of his time to boosting for Salt Lake. f ' 1 |
