Salt Lake Tribune | 1914-02-03 | Page 5 | Hathaway is Home from a Coast Trip

MWM IS HOME FROM A GDflST TRIP I Insurance Manager Says He Heard Many Kind Words for Salt Lake. l-Ycd C. llati-.away, grn;ral manugor of the intermountaln dlvlelqn of the Mntual Life Insurance company of New York, has returned to tho city after a month't absence on the coast, lie reports good progress on the expositions, both at San Francisco and San Diego. Discussing his trip 5'cstcrday. Mr. Hathaway raid: The condition that pleased me most was tin- good things I heard of Salt Lake City. I was on a pleasure Jaunt, visiting old friends and business associates, as-sociates, and whr-rover l went I heard the same thing: "I understand times are good over your way," or "You havo a beautiful city and a wonderful country to draw from." In other words, Halt I'ikc City Is counted count-ed In affairs of western development more than ever before. My personal opinion Is that we will benefit more from these expositions than somo of the territories Immediately Imme-diately adjoining. These expositions will naturally bring the largest crowds that have over como west and a, big percentage of them ,wlll naturally stop over here, cither golnc: nr coming, and 1 feel that Salt Lake City should be prepared to offer something of a public character to. Induce In-duce them all to stop here something to Interest them and at tho same time Impress them with . our resources re-sources and opportunities, that they will desire to rematn and make their homes among us. Why not complete the Bonneville automobile boulevard and let the business busi-ness men organize through the Commercial Com-mercial club and each one devote one or two days a week toward entertaining enter-taining these visitors in their cars? There could be no more Impressive sight than a ride around the old lake shoro. with the "Wasatch mountains towering over them on the one aide and the beautiful panorama view of Halt Lake valley on the other. "Wo should be able to entertain 2000 a week, which, of course, would bo gratuitous. Tlcre Is Salt Lake City's big opportunity, which may never como ugaln.