Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-07-18 | Page 11 | Samuel Newhouse after Absence of Five Years Finds Lack of forward Movement in Salt Lake

Samuel Newhouse After Absence ; Of Five Years Finds Lack of Forward Movement in Salt Lake . i Bait Lake mining and buelneae Intereete paid a glowing tribute to their appreciation of tba many valued val-ued service of Samuel Newhouee today at a luncheon given In hi honor at th chamber of commerce. More than tO sst down, whsn ths door had to ba -closed, and nearly half that number in addition, wars turned away. Men prominent In the varied activities ac-tivities of the eltya Industrial Hfe were given a few minute to welcome wel-come the honored gueat by Preet-dent Preet-dent E. O. Howard ef Walker Broa. Bankere, who preelded. Among them were H. S. Joeepn. Ralph Badger. Bad-ger. Lafayette Hanehett and E. M. 1 AshUtn. As sacb waa announced he preeented Mr.- Newhouee with I thing here that lack a eome ef the want of th aplrlt which promote that J cannot understand. v. iQIRMANV PROSPEROUS. . "I sm going ta leave this subject sub-ject now to say a faw words about ths stat of th world t large aa It looks to me. Since I returned to the Called States I have been amased at what propaganda haa aecompllehed In tha way- of the obscuration of ths tru farts. Tou have been given- to believe- that Oermany Is a poverty-stricken, disintegrating nation, snd that unless un-less the demand mads upon It by the allies, snd particularly by France and Belgium, are moderated. moder-ated. Oermany oannot survive; and yet. tha fact Is. thst Osi-many Is Httl less powerful than hi prewar daya: that ahe baa become a great maritime, power and holds a predominating pre-dominating xlace In the trade of the world, nd that all the while, from tha very signing of ths armistice armis-tice she hss been quietly preparing prepar-ing for war ae eh did for forty year bet ore the carnage that well-nigh well-nigh wrecked the world. I see nothing for France and Belgium Co do but (oatlnn the policy they are pursuing in the Ruhr, and nothing for Stag-land to do under preeent circumstance while th equation I being worked out but to give them powerful support. "Bat let us turn galn to the more pleaeant subject of Salt Laka 1 cannot ae bow It can escape Its predestined greatness. I ' cannot believe that the eturdy people of' Utah will not yet build here a city that will exceed the wildest j dreame of the optlmiet. I cannot J understand haw It can be poeelhle ( Xftr the abundant resources of the) state. Its mines and field of coal aad other great mineral resources. Its fertile valleys. Its great etock Interests Snd Its wonderful sttrac-tlons. sttrac-tlons. to not eenaplrs under the energy of Its people, - when that energy, now dormant, la awakr end. to the and of having this not only the most beautiful, but the nvtet prnsperos of all the) eJUe of lb -Wee tern siop.". - - a hugs bouquet, - Mr. Asbton's closing rsmark wss heartily spplsuded when be ssld: ''Mn with th courage, enterprise and pride In their community such aa Mr. Newhouee haa exhibited never really die; they pee Into the great beyond, bat their work lie right here with u as Immortal Immor-tal monument GUEST RESPONDS. Responding to the welcome - of hla farmer buelneae aeaoelate. Mr, Newhouse aald. In part: "I would be utterly deetllute 'of appreciation If I did not feet every heartbeat of pleasure at the kindly deception yea at giving me upon i my return from nearly a flee years I sbeenoe. much of the lime spent In a foreign land. To coma back to Bait Lake and be again among tha scene of my former aoilvltlee haa given me a week ef pleasure far beyond any I ever found oa th other elds. "But all of this pleasure haa not been wholly without adulteratloa. The- fatreet roe, you know, cornea not without Its thorns. And I am sorry that I do not find here, upon my return. In full meaauro. a realisation real-isation of the hopes I bad rr Bait Lsks whsn I left it five years age. 1 ay thle not In criticism, but aay It I muet. If I am to glv you a truthful expression ef th impression impres-sion the city makes upon an upon .at xatura. Xaetwaaaaii to boepmo- ' " . ' ' - a .