| Show WAR BRIDES BRIDES' TO AID I WESTERN ESTERN TRA TRAVEL VE THIS YEAR Z t Prosperity of Country to toe Be Reflected by T Tourists Lathrop Says There Ther was never a time in in inthe the history history his his his- tory of at the United States when the country was in such a prosperous condition condition con can as now according to F. F C. C Lathrop Lathrop Lathrop La La- assistant general passenger agent for the Southern Pacific company company com com- pany who stopped In Salt Late Lake today en route to his headquarters in San Francisco after five weeks in the I East Mr Lathrop who was wa accompanied panted by Mrs Lathrop visited al alof all allot of ot the principal clues Cities S of the East and said this morning that the people are making money so fast that it had almost al al- most float 1 developed into a cra craze eI e. e I never saw so much money or rather evidences of it in my life me as asIn asIn asin In New York said Lathrop Everybody Everybody Everybody Every body has made money on war brides and they are flocking to New York to spend it The hotels are filled to capacity and restaurants and cafes cares are re doing an unprecedented busi bust ness ness While this condition to an extent extent extent ex ex- ex- ex tent is due to the extensive buying here of or munitions of at war by the nations nations na na- na of ot Europe Europ the prosperous tate of or business is not entirely the tho result of ot war orders Business has settled down to a good substantial basis and the people have more confidence than for some time past The prosperity is not a temporary condition but seemingly is here for good Banks are loaded with money and it can be had at reasonable rates Look for Heavy Travel We anticipate an exceedingly heavy neavy travel to the West this year One reason is it is the only place the people can go and also because of or orthe the splendid advertising given the West Vest by the visitors of last year There are people who heretofore have looked on the West as being still wild and woolly but who now realize realize real real- ize that it is just as easy t to reach the Pacific coast as any other part of at the country The train service to the West is unsurpassed and knowing this the people will arrange their summer vacations to the West Hotels Win FameI Fame I heard much favor favorable ble comment of Salt Lake and especially so of your hotels Mrs Lathrop remarked when we arrived here this morning that the Hotel Utah is not not surpassed by any of the finer establishments in the country and I felt at home when I arrived at the hotel Lathrop will leave this evening forSan forSan for San Francisco He said that unlike most cities clUes which have had national expositions San Francisco is not experiencing experiencing experiencing ex ex- ex- ex the usual aftermath but has settled down to normal business again |
