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Show UTAH'S PROSPECTS APPEARROSEATE Railway Man Comments on Industrial Situ tion Declaring that Halt Lai a la one of tha brightest spots In tha Was. J. A. Fltspatrlck, aaslstant traffic ms.ns.ger of the Toledo. St. Louis Westtrn railroad, with headquarters at Toledo, O. aald today the business future of this vicinity never looked better. Mr. Klispatrli k arrived In Suit Lake an a tour of the Industrial and shipping centers of the South and West. "With the revival of the automobile Industry at Detroit and that of the lumler and cotton Industries of ths South and the Northwest, I feel a general gen-eral aplrlt of optlmlam has commenced to spresd" over the country." said Mr. Fltspatrlck. "Tha steel Industry In the vicinity of Pittsburg haa never fallen off to the extent that soma of the other national enterprises have. "In practically all the places I have stopped since by departure from Toledo To-ledo tha enthusiasm of tha boosters cannot compare with that manifested by those I have met since coming to Salt Lake. The prospects for a boom in your on country in eouinern uian look very favorable to me. It will mean an avalanche of people pouring into the atate. 1 have witnessed similar sim-ilar situations In Texas and Oklahoma." Okla-homa." Mr. Htxpatrirk aald that In view of the promising future, Utah la attracting attract-ing the attention of railroad men from all parts of the country. |