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Show PASSENGER Ml ILL PIUSED: Advance Guard of Association Here' (o Attend J3ig . . Convention, "Chicago is the logical place for the association fo meet on account of its central- location,'' said James "Charlton, chairman of the Transcontinental Passenger Passen-ger .association, Monday, "but personally 1 am glad to moot in Salt Lake and I feel sure that other representatives will be as pleased as 1 am when they get here. It Is too bad, of course, that a number of passenger traffic managers could not come and have sent representatives. representa-tives. These men will represent their roads and right well, too. but what a great thing it would bo to have all tho membei-s of the association out here lo see this groat country. "Amazement .and wonder tool: possession posses-sion of niu when 1 began looking around Salt L,ake after my arrival last Saturday. Satur-day. What a wonderful city this is and what a wonderful country! 1 was here a numner oi years ago tne temple was far from completion at that lime, and It was a great place, then. As I remember this corner (Mr Charlton was In the main lobby of the new Hotel L'tah whllo talking) when -1 wan here before and see It now, you may know that the change Is striking. "It is a good thing for us to meet, out In this great growing country the land of the tourists, the destination of thousands of our travelers and the people the members of the association have dealings deal-ings with from time to time. "Why did we try to change the meeting meet-ing place, you ask? Well, there wasn't much danger of a change. A numlier of members felt that they could not spare the time tp come out here. Of course', they are busy, but that did not alter the case. We had said Salt Lake In an open meeting and It was unanimous. Success Is Assured. "Mr. Fort of the Union Pacific would have been heart-broken, 1 am sure, had we changed tho meeting place after he had done so much to have It. come here, as well ns others who wanted the meeting meet-ing to come west. While we might have hnd a better attendance of the general passenger agents at a meeting in Chicago, Chi-cago, I am sure this will bu a good meeting. meet-ing. Our meeting of the general committee. com-mittee. If it covers the ground as It should, undoubtedly will have much to tlo with shortening the sessions of the association. I should say a half-day will be all that the association will need In which to pass on the 'mutters to come up. We expect to be In the hands of your entertainment en-tertainment conimltteo much of the lime. "Of course I cannot say what the work of the association will be. The work of the committee Is merely in tho form of recommendations all may bo turned down by the. association, so there Is nothing noth-ing to say except that the commlttco has considerable work ahead of It In the two days preceding tho sessions of the association." asso-ciation." Mr. Charlton has been chairman of tho association now something over ten years. Two Sessions Held. Two sessions of the general committee of the association were held Monday, one at 10 o'clock and one at 2 o'clock. The committee adjourned at 5 o'clock and will meet again this 'morning at 1(1 o'clock. The meetings are held In tho big banquet ban-quet hall of the new Motel Utah. All the records of the association to bu used in tlui deliberations of the association arc close ui hand to the secretary. E. L. I3cv. liiglou of Chicago. Several trunks aie used for transporting the papers and rcc- Continued on Page Three, PASSENGER AGENTS LIKE SALT LAKE GiTY Vanguard Is on the Ground Ready for the Big Convention. Continued From Page One. ords of the association. The room has been provided with a table Its full length for the use of the members. In the session, ses-sion, the members will be sealed at tho tabic where they have access to printed data concerning the subjects that will come up for consideration. Tho association associa-tion reports are arranged and prepared by a forcaof clerks and stenographers. All the records and the like are kept In tho association headquarters at Chicago. Before the convention adjourns, representatives rep-resentatives fiom western cities will be hoard relative to requests for action on the matter of rates, stop-overs and the like, which may affect their respcctlvo communities. While the meetings are behind be-hind closed doors It Is tho custom to give audience to persons with business that may be of Interest to the association associa-tion at. large. Question of Rates. Inasmuch as the association of passenger passen-ger men represents tho passenger truffle department of tho big trunk lines, it Is reasonable to assume that tho question of rates will be considered. At this time the rate question, as far as It relates re-lates to tourists and homcseekers, Is of vital Importance to the west, and especially espe-cially to Utah. It Is probablo that the Salt .Lake City Commercial club will pro-sent pro-sent requests in the matter of rates and stop-over privileges to tho association. To a question on this subject. J. ID. Calne. secretary of tho club, said that the club may present In writing some of the needs of Utah in the way of these privileges before the association adjourns. ad-journs. James H. Brady, former governor gover-nor of Idaho, is In tho city and will appear ap-pear before the association with Idaho's requests. E. L, Bevlngton. secretary of tho association. as-sociation. Is delighted at the opportunity of spending a week In Salt T.akc- Speaking Speak-ing of tho change of meeting placo from Chicago, Mr. Bevlngton said: "I believe thlB meeting hero In Salt, Lake out hero In this great western country will be an education In a way to many of the passenger pas-senger men. To me, it is a revelation. I spent Sunday with D. B. Burley. and I saw Salt Lake City and much of the country close In While I do not know-right know-right now which it will be or what It will be. I know I will be a land owner before I leave Salt Lake. I have heard of so many good things the 3tato has to offer that I am hesitating which to Invest in city lots, or farm or fruit lands. "When I heard of the wonderful irrigation irri-gation plane how the land produces un der -water here, I was enthusiastic for that kind of an Investment. Then I learned of the great production of peaches, tho finest in the world. That made mc want to be tho owner of a fruit ranch. Next came from Mr. Bur-ley Bur-ley the mineral resources of the state. I listened astounded. Then In rapid succession suc-cession camo the information ot how I might secure a dry farm, a farm under the Cnrey act, and other propositions. You certainly have a natural Utah booster In Mr. Burley. But I know what ho tells Is true. This great empire is just beginning to dawn on us easterners. People in the east by the thousands nro wanting land and they are coming this way to get It. I look for more people to come to this western country this summer on the summer homeseekera' rates than ever before In the history of these liberal rates. You hurc in Utah have the advantage of tho limitations of tho tickets. Homoseekers may come as far as Salt Lake and stay here until just enough time is left to reach the coast city for tho validation of their tickets. That means to Slav hero till October HI. The exception to that rule Is the tickets sold for the N. K. A. convention con-vention at San Francisco tills month. "I see a great advantage In holding this meeting In Salt Lake. It will cause our members to meet faco-to-fnee many men they meet In a business way only by correspondence. This alone must result re-sult In good. Thoy may study, firsthand first-hand the western conditions as they affect af-fect buslnoss. I am sure the week we spend In Salt Lako will bo worth many times more than the time used to come. Railroad men all are busy men right now. They have many things to look after and I regret that not all will be able to attend this meeting." At Monday's Meeting. Among the passenger men who attended at-tended the meeting of the committee Monday were John J. Byrne of Los Angeles and A. P. Morrison of Chicago, for tho Alohlson, Topeka &. Sante Fo: Charles Benjamin of Montreal, Canada, for the Canadian Pacific; C. A. Calms of Chicago, for tho Chicago & Northwestern; North-western; W. A. Lnlor, St. Louis, for tho Chicago, Burlington & Qulncj-; T. C. Peck and A- T. Lewis of Los Angelos. for the Salt Lake Route; F. S. Howard of San Francisco, for the Southern Pacific; Pa-cific; T. C. Davidson and Gerrlt Fort of Omaha, for the Union Pacific; F. W-Hodges W-Hodges of San Francisco, for the Western West-ern Pacific; S. K. Hooper, for the Denver Den-ver & Rio Grunde. E. L. Lomax will be here for tho Western Pacific for the meetings Tuesday. Tho flrjjt of the public entertainments for the visitors will bo Wednesday night, when the tabernacle choir will give a special programme with Prof. J. J. Mc-Clollan Mc-Clollan at tho organ. An automobile trip over tho city Thursday forenoon, endlns: with a trip lo Saltalr, will be tho programme for the second day. At Salt-air Salt-air a dip In the lake Ik lo be followed by a luncheon. Returning, tho visitors will attend a business session of the association. as-sociation. Friday a trip to Bingham and Garfield, ending with si banquot at the Commercial club, will bring an end the stay of the passenger men In the city. Before returning home a number of the visitors will go to Yellowstone park, the guests of western passenger men. The banquet nt the Commercial club Friday night Is for members of the club In addition to the gnosis of honor. In addition to a musical programme toasts will be responded to as follows; "Our Guests." Governor William Spry; "The Double Track." Gerrlt Fort; "The First Spike." W. W. Ritor; "Utah." the Rev. P. A S'lmpkin. W. S. McComick will act as toastmaster. Impromptu talks will be made by members of the association. Entertainment Committee. In entertaining the visitors, the Commercial Com-mercial club Is represented by a special entertainment committee. Visitors are to be cuests of the city through this committee, and for the throe days they aro here this committee Is prepared to see that the passenger men and their wives see the city and have every attention at-tention possible. The committee as appointed ap-pointed several weeks aso. follows: Governor William Spry, chairman. Mayor John S. Bransford. first vice chairman. Frank E. Stephens, second vice chairman. chair-man. D. E. Burley. I. A. Benton. W. F. Yeo. Douglas White, Joy II. Johnson. W. W. Armstrong, W. J. Hallornn. IS. D. Woodruff, Wood-ruff, II. P, Clark. H. Vance Lane. Samuel Wellz. O. W. Powers. .John C. Cutler. L. M. Bailey. Ncohl L. Morris. James E. Jennings, Edward Rosenbaum, Marry Shepherd, Bennor X. Smith. Earl Dun-shoe, Dun-shoe, L. A. Merrill, J. H. Mandcrflcld. D. II. Christensen. T L. Mitchell. Thomas J. O'Brien, O. G. Hcmenway, D. J. Murphy. B. W. Mcndcnhall. Heber J. Grnnt, T. A. Wakellng. George D. Alder. J. A. Grecncwald. S. D. Ei-ans. Frederick Fred-erick Stauffcr. Roscoe M. Brocden, R. L. Conely. Simon Bamberger. D S. Spencer. II. L. A. Culmcr, Oscar L-. Cox. M. M. Kalghn. John C. Sharp. W. M. Bradley, H. E. Booth. Matt. Thomas, Joseph Mcltzer, W. H. Cunningham. John F. Bennett, P. L. Doran. D. G. Bolton. Joel NIbley, Duncan MacVichle. R. J. Evans. J. J. McClcllan, W. J. Shcaly. T. W. Whlteley, H. M, Fennemorc, W. J. Burton. Bur-ton. J. H, Richards. Eugene B. Palmer. Arthur J. Brown, W. F. Beer. George Y. Wallace, C. 1-1. Griffin. E. F. Holmes, J. E. Gallgher. J. F. Dunn. William Bowen, A. RIchtcr. A. E. II. Peterson, E. F. Root, Herman Harms. W. II. Shearman. Shear-man. C. S. Slimpson. L. H. Hardlnc:. F. C. Barnes. George Rust, Joseph Lcwln-sohn, Lcwln-sohn, Hcbcr M. Wells. C. R. Pcarsall. William H. Dale. F. W. Little. D. C. Jackilner, John "Dcrn. Wesley E. King, chairman of committee commit-tee on public entertainment. Lester D. Freed, chairman of committee commit-tee on automobiles. |