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Show DECLARES BUSINESS II EASTjMPRDVED H. R. MacMillan Returns From Trip; Hears Many Inquiries of Salt Lake. Herbert R. MacMillan, president of the Utah State Bar association, who left here for New York City on December ?9 last with the Intention of securlni,' for this city the 3915 convention of the American Bar association and got it returned home yesterday. 1 Mr. MacMillan visited a number of the big eastern cities during his absence, in- , eluding the national capital, and says he enjoyed himself Immensely. Discussing business conditions In the east, Mr. MacMUlan says he found the sit- : nation improving, especially in manufac- ; turing lines, which are benefiting greatly as a result of the European war. In other oth-er lines, he added, confidence appeared to he Increasing with the outlook tor the future fu-ture correspondinglv bright. Mr. MacMillan t-ald that he was surprised sur-prised at the number of inquiries made ; concerning Salt .Lake City. i "I bardlv met a business man on my entire trip," he said, "who did not ask , me concerning the oxitlook lieva. Another ; thinsr that Impressed me was the general knowledge of easterners as to business j conditions in this city and the unusually good times that are prevailing here, de- spite the depression caused by the war. j Many of them, it appeared to me, knew just about as much about the great strides being made by Halt Lake as If they were 1 old residents." ; Discussing the big convention, which i will bring hundreds of the most prominent ; attorneys in the I'nited States to this city next August, Mr. MacMillan said last night that the task of securing It was comparativelv easy. Before going to New Fork City, he said, he had gotten in touch with the members of the executive committee, com-mittee, through friends and omerwlse. and this lessened his labors. Senator Sutherland, Suther-land, he added, also rendered valuable as- j sistance In the matter. When the matter was taken up before the executive committee in New York City, Mr. MacMillan added, he found two citied after the convention, aside from Salt Lake. Pasadena, hacked by Dos Angeles, was the leader in the race, although Sj-v-kane. Wash., put !n a ecron,' lid. Pasadena, Pas-adena, he said, had 5ent a representative east with a power of attorney sinned by the mayor and members of the city council, coun-cil, which enabled him to promise anything any-thing th;Lt might be reeled, and it is understood un-derstood that he went the limit ?o far a promises and guarantees wt.- concerned. Salt Lake City, however, was always in the lead and it was quickly determined i to hold the X)riventjori here. ! Mi. MacMUbiri will make a report to a I special meeting of the T'tah State Bar as- sociation In this city Sutunlny. lie will i j tell the members of his work In the metropolis me-tropolis and will also Rdvlt-p th-ni tiia t I Ios Angeles, wblrh wac-d the prl n i j ht for asadna, has nut 'et adini;:vl that she is !--atou. I:i f'ivt. !t is und:r-! und:r-! stood that t'ne Dos Angeles crowd will at-i at-i :e'npt to prevail upon the executive rmi-i rmi-i mittoe of tiie AtnTh-an Par s.v atiun. I which will rn--t In New York City on i Feb r ! 12, to rr v - r. ' t a . 1 1 r ? i n r,J hold the nation. ii t .-r-vn : Ion in Pai-ail-nti. As the vol'? f t S;di I..ikr i:t.v w.ih ur.int-mo'JH. ur.int-mo'JH. how f-v'T, Mr. M:n-Miliaii il'K'S t.-t bHievo th.it the ta-t: s of Iis Anfl-s r 'prevail. Ilowevi-r. Sill Tjihe will' I'ake steps ro prntrr-t htrw-if a;n;r..f the 1 I wiis of the sulhTn Cahiornia ir.c- tropolls. |