Salt Lake Tribune | 1906-01-14 | Page 24 | Believes in the "See American First" Move

BELIEVES III THE "SEE AMERICA FIRST" MOVE Omaha Business Man Indorses Plan of Salt Lake Commercial Com-mercial Club. William Krug, head of the Krug Brewing Brew-ing company of Omaha. Neb., is In Salt Lake for a few days, registered at the Wilson To a representative of this paper pa-per Mr. Krug stated that ho was paying his annual visit to this city In the Interests Inter-ests of his company. He also stated that ho Is always pleased to isit Salt Lake, and has been greatly interested In its growth, which he thinks Is now more Cftaln than ever on account of the com-Ing com-Ing Ol BO many railroads and tho building I new smelters. Intermountaln Fair. In speaking of the proposed intermountaln intermoun-taln fair, the movement of whii h has en i u t. ,1 in this city Mr Krug said 1 1. a l It would be a great thing for tho cltv and will advertise the city and State a great deal Omaha tho speaker said, was greatly benefited after the Trans-Mlsslsslppl Trans-Mlsslsslppl fair and also Portland. Or., after the Lewis and Clark exposition It brings the Investor nnd the homeseeker to the city more so at the time of a fair than any other. See Amorica First. Mr King said that tho movement Btarted In this city of "Sec America ITirat" was one with which he was perfectly per-fectly In accord and ho considered It mo of the i.,Hst tilings for this country. He Stated that he had not gone abroad until ho had visited every State In the 1'nlon and had seen all the scenery When In Europe, about four years ago, he aald, he was greatly amused by the way the great number of wealthy Americans Ameri-cans spent their money In paying exorbitant exorbi-tant prices for some pieces of bric-a-brac , tapestry or painting In Mr Krug's opinion, opin-ion, the T'mNil States is as rich In resources re-sources of scenic beauty as any foreign country, but a majority of the travelers abroad have never stopped to Inquire about their own country until after they have seen Europe