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Show BURLINGTON OFFICIAL STOPS 11 SALT LAKE C. B. Young of the Q Is Making a Short Visit in This City. Vhcn seen In his private car "Burlington "Burling-ton gS" nt tho nio Grande drpot by a representative rep-resentative of The Tribune last night, C. II. Young, mechanical engineer of the Chicago. Hurllngtoii & Qulncy railroad, with hcadauarlcrs at Chicago. would nelthor afllrm nor deny the report of tho extension of the road to this city. With Mr. Young In the party arc his wire and Miss Lyde A. Bell of Colorado Springs. Matter Has Been. Talked. When the question wns put to him with reference to tho extension, ho laughingly referred thn reporter to his wife, "who would supply all Information, and then added: "So. 1 don't think 1 could give vou any Information about that. It hat been spoken about n great deal Asked If he could bo quoted as giving any opinion on the matter, he replied: "No, I don't think I can be quoted on the extension. This Is purely a pleasure trip." , . "Do vou think the extension will he made, that the road will come horc? came from the reporter. "It has been talked over a great deal, and that Is all I can; to say about It, First Visit to Zion. ' This Is our firHt vlxlt to Salt Lake City. Neither my wlfo nor myself has been hero before." continued Mr, Young. Mr. Young then Joined In tho conversation. conver-sation. ""When we arrived here wo wero somewhat disappointed," ahc said, "but when we got up town, and we have only accn a llttlo of the city, we wore vnry much pleased with It. Wn have accn the Tabernacle and tho Temple. Interested in Joseph's Family. "We wero somewhat late to start with the regular guide, but wo met a Mormon woman who told us that Joseph F. . Smith's Ilvo wives live vory happily together, to-gether, and that he had forty-four children, chil-dren, and I was very much Interested. I am llko Teddy Roosevelt, I do not bollovo bo-llovo In race aulclde." Mrs. Young Is an accomplished vocalist and Is anxious to sing In the Tabernacle, and perhaps she may have an opportunity. Usual Story Told by Guide. In the Tabernacle grounds the aelf-ap-polnted guide of the party told them "that the could tell all the world what was going on here: there was nothing to conceal; con-ceal; polygamy had not been practiced for twelve years, and that It had all been abandoned." Miss Bell stated to the reporter that alio had read the testimony given at the Smoot Investigation and she knew "the statement state-ment of tho woman did not colncldo with that statement. "' She continued that she was well acquainted with Dr. Tyler of Denver, who Is well known In Salt Luke as having studied the question, and he hnd Informed her differently, so that the palpable effort to hoodwink strangers which Is continually practiced In tho Tabernacle Tab-ernacle grounds camo to naught. Remains Until Friday. Tho party will remain In the city until Friday, when they will return East. Mr. Young, and his wlfo left Chicago two weeks ago and have spent most of the tlmo In the Dakotas and at Colorado Springs. |
