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Show W. II. BANCROFT RETURNS FROM TRIP TO THE COAST W. L Bancroft, vice-president and general manager of tho Oregon Short Line, returned to Salt Lako Friday morning from Los Angeles, where he had' the extromo pleasure of witnessing the battleship xloot under Admiral Thomas enter San Pedro harbor and drop anchor. "The eight iB well worth tho trip, and every American should see it," said Mr. Bancroft. "Tho trip for tho high school bovs will be of great value to them, and I feel proud that thev arc going." Tho privato car of Mr. Bancroft wont to Los Angeles via San Francisco, and I was placed on a siding whero it commanded com-manded an excellent view of San Pedro ! harbor. Mr. Bancroft, in describing tho sight of the incoming fleet, was very enthusiastic, "f never realized -what i a splendid sight it would bo to seo thoso 1 sixteen big warships steam into tho bay. At first we saw a streak of smoko on the horizon, and finally the whilo hulls of, tho sixteen powerful fighting machines. ma-chines. They steamed into tho harbor I in single file and all dropped anchor at , tho SHino instant ! "Tho illumination of tho ships at J night was most bountiful. The bight is I , ono that, may not be scon again in a lifetime and will be greater when tho fleet is increased to J'ortv fighting ships at. Golden Gtao." Mr. Bnncroft slated that ho met Dr. ; Pfoutr. in San Francisco nnd that ho j was working hard to innko the bo3's' I trip a success. Dr. Pfoutz. mot tho , committee on arrangements in San j Francisco and has completed his plans i I for tho comfort, of the .boys during thoir j slay in San Francisco, Ho called on l ! Governor Gillcl of California and later i i made a trip to Paso Robles to visit Ad- I miral Evans. The San Francisco com- ! mitteo was willing to have the Salt Lako cadets assigned as escort to Admiral Ad-miral Evans, provided ho requested it. Admiral Evans readily consented and immediately wrote a lettor to tho San Francisco committee in which ho made tho request. All the arrangements for the reception of the fleet at San Fran-1 Fran-1 cifaco are now complete. ! |