Show SAt Ait T ulim lAI IS ST CITY IN UNIT D STATES ij tl SAYS N NASA A SENATOR j United United States Senator E. E J. J Burkett I I of Nebraska was a a. visitor in Salt Lake I City for a a. few hours this morning Ho came in over the Rio Eio Grande Gande Western at 10 o'clock and registered at the Wilson hotel While here he was the guest of Waldamar Van Cott the lawyer who showed him the city and entertained him royally until time for the departure of the train 1 t In speaking of his trip Senator Burkett Burkett Burkett Bur- Bur kett said that he has been away from rom roni t his bis home State since July 12 traveling if 1 in the Northwest alon along the coast giving ing jug talks at Chautauqua assemblies He I. I has visited San Francisco Los An Angeles eles and fourteen other towns along the coast and has spoken at each one He Hc Heis Heis is now on the way East to complete his course of lectures In speaking of Salt Lake Lalo City the Senator said sai I have not been here since 1897 when I came through to take part in in a apolitical apolitical poli political con congress ress and this morning when I arrived in Salt Lake City I was surprised a at t the change The town has built up to toa a remarkable extent and I Iam I. I am well pleased with everything One of the most noticeable and attractive things in Salt Lake City to the visitor is the he remarkably clean streets s. s Cleanest He Has Seen Compared with other cities I r have visited this is the cleanest and it goes oes to show that the city administration has a good street department I visited visited visit visit- ed various vario parts of pf the city and was well pleased with the appearance ev ev- ev- ev The University on the hillis hill hillis hillis is is something new for m me and I was pleased to learn that it has been a great success In reference to building I think Salt Lake City is holding its own very favorably With the exception of San Francisco Fraucis o and Los Angeles I think the building surpasses that in any ot other r town town in the country The most pleasing pleasing pleas pleas- ing thing to me though is the clean clean and and well kept streets Regarding political conditions in th the East the Senator said I have not given the subject a great reat deal of attention but in tJ the Presidential chair I think that thero is no doubt that Bryan an will be put up for fOl forthe forthe the Democratic part o of the campaign How he lie will come out is a matterI matter I am amnot amnot amnot not prepared to discuss I think though that so far as my State Nebraska ka Ia is concerned it will go Republican very strongly strongly no matter who is nominated nominated nominated nomi nomi- by the other side Praises Two Cent Law In speaking of the cent 2 rate which has been put in effect in Nebraska on on all the railroads Senator Burkett said Yes the law has been put into ef ef- feet and it is probable that the results re ro re- re sul salts s are numerous It is is of course very satisfactory to the people and it is is' not unsatisfactory to the the railroads The rhe Theone Theone one gets the benefit of the reduction and the other gets the benefit of an increased increased in in- creased traffic More people are patronizing the roads now than did before and this nets probably more for the companies than did the hi nigh high h rates The S Senator Sinator was given a luncheon at atthe atthe atthe the Alta club at noon today and left for the East over oter the Denver Rio Grande railway at a 3 |