Show HOPE DEFERRED Local Men Believe Claims of Promoter Are Un Un- founded Ezra T T. Steven Stevenson on who returned from Boston Doston yesterday where he wont vent to Investigate some of the claims rr made alle alleby by Mr j Hope says 8 that tho the English promoter has hns been r received elved with con confidence there and thAt John A A. Bagley Bag Bag- Ie icy ley who Is with Mr Hope expressed ed unqualified faith In Mr i Hope and his plans There are however some developments de de- de- de that will be he difficult for Mr hope to explain said Mr St Stenson Sten son I with the other men of or Salt Sail Lake looked hooked with favor avor on tho the plans for the International Trust company compan and anel the Consolidated Railway company because c I believed ed their successful carrying out would be he bean bean hean an Immeasurable benefit to the business busi busl- ness hess Interests of Salt SAIL I Lake Lako ko and the entire state slate all and whatever our views of Mr MI Hope ma may be he I do not riot believe one o of the he Interested men has hias changed his Ideas regarding tho Iho projects or regarding any Rny one who seeks to make the carrying out of or these plans sible Seemed to u be Accredited l Just before leaving Salt Lake Hope exhibited letters from the London Share Debenture compan company com corn pan any the tho letterhead of or which bore bolo his name arne among other financial agents The letter which he said he received l la a i t few days das prior to his leaving mended his work In the preliminary organization of oC the companies an and ait as aR the work worl on which he was sent cent had been completed his services In n 0 Salt Lake Lal-e I. I e would be no longer reI rc- rc I U I red Hope gave la out a n. two column Interview Inter- Inter view Mew In Boston pa papers pel yesterday e in which he denied emphatically all nil stores stories stor stor- ies es Cs of unpaid drafts for forgeries erles unald unpaid un- un paid maid ald rents etc declarIng that his plans lans were honorable an and that millions mil mil- lions ions of English capital would yet be hc beut Iut ut mut Into them Investigations of or his previous to coming to Salt Sake Lake Ita have vo served to destroy the con- con fi deuce ence of local Investors i Ity Hope |