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Show SALT LAKE'S FUTURE. The public and private expression of the delegates to the "See America First" conference in Salt Lako recently recent-ly was that tho capital of Utah Is certain cer-tain to be a city of from lL'o.OOO to 150,000 within the next live years, and In ten years 250,000 or more. Most of these delegates wcro men who aro at tho head of Commercial clubs and State Promotion Leagues In the eastern east-ern and western states, men whoso business It Is to build up cities and who necessarily know vyhat it takes to attract population. Their opinion ought to bo good and unquestionably is about tho most expert that could possibly be secured, and Is worthy of greatest consideration. I These men lccognlzo tho location of Salt Lake city as being tho most advantageous ad-vantageous of any In the inter-moun- tain country and they see theabsoluto necessity of a great commercial center for this Inland empire. Tho coming of rulhoadsln'to Utr.h from both cast and west and possibly from tho nortli means that tho city by tho lako Is to becomo a railroad center of greatest liiipoiu.nce. This In Itself means a great Increase lu population for any city so favoicd, These men also see In tho phenomenal phenomen-al output of Utah and Nevada mines, with tho great smelters being built, a boost for Salt Lake that means sov cral thousand population within live years. They sec, also, the effect of tho great Irrigation projects on this Inter-mountain Inter-mountain country and the results of the Lewis and Clark exposition In Portland. And equally as Important as any other thing, they sec In Salt Lake city at present an awakening to the wonderful won-derful possibilities that arc within arm's length and a disposition to reach out and make them certainties. Salt Lake city at tho present time has a population of possibly 05,000. To make It L'10,000 in live years means that tho population must be doubled. This may seem Impossible In the minds of Utalins, but many of the smaller cities west of the Missouri have doubled their population In live years. Spokane did this llttlo stunt from 1000 to 1005 and had a couple of thousand to spare. Kve years ago that city numbered only 30,000 souls and today possess 74,000. Tho Stato must necessarily bo pleased pleas-ed with any growth that may come to Salt Lake city. It means much for tho wholo State of Utali In a general way.but It may mean much In a sped-He sped-He way if tho towns out in tho Stato will make the most of their opportunity opportun-ity when tho tide sets toward Salt Lako city. Logan and Cache have advantages, of various kinds that to many of thoso who set their faces westward will be more satisfactory than any that Salt Lako city has to offer. A rich and prosperous farming country, coun-try, solid and substantial as Is Cache, and so charmingly beautiful as Is this valley will appeal to many far more than a smoky city. Tho best cdu catlonal advantages in a quiet moral city with none of the pitfalls that go with 100,000 people will appeal to others In pcrferencc to tho slate capital. Our mining possibilities, our proximity prox-imity to great canyons with their scenic wonders and greatest supply of tho best water (lowing from crystal fountains will interest still others moro than tho hum of industry in a big city. We have many advantages but who knows It? The people may come this way and look toward Logan, but where is the Inducement to make them take the trip to Logan? Let's devise was and means to get our share of that which is sure to como Utah's way In live and ten j cars -and let's do a llttlo to help greater things come Utah-waid. |