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Show UTAH MAN ON A TRIP EAST GIVES HIS IMPRESSIONS Editor Standard: It may be interesting inter-esting to know that I havo traveled over 8000 miles since leaving on my eastern trip and I beg to advise that everywhere I havo been tho crops look good, in fact I think they are a little better in Canada than in the United States. During this time I havo visit-ed visit-ed Chicago, Euffalo, Boston, Niagara, Toronto, Pembroke, Ottawa and various va-rious other places but have seen no place that looks as good to me as Ogden, Og-den, and In fact havo not been in a hotel in any of the cities that can equal the Hotel Utah of Salt Lake City. I have traveled over a great many railroads and find nono of them equal to the Harriman system. West of Omaha, Oma-ha, the Harriman road bed, equipment, grounds and buildings, courtesy of its employes and servico to tho public appeals ap-peals to a fellow after being over so many other roads, and, in fact, tho western man will do a thing while tho easterner is thinking it over. Tho most picturesque city I have boon In Is Ottawa, Ontario. They have a beautiful hotel, recently erected, called call-ed tho Chatcau-Lauricr, built by the Grand Trunk Railway and, being situated sit-uated overlooking the channel from the Ottawa river, It gives one a very beautiful view of tho city from the seventh story. If I were to select a city that nearly equals our boautlful Ogden, I would solect Ottawa; not because be-cause It Is Charlie Humphrls' coun.tiy, but for tho lovoly trees, the clean streets, and the location of the city on tho Ottawa river In tho boautlful Ottawa valley. I have missed tho mountains and tho dry air, for I havo gone through some extremely hot weather with so much humidity In the air that it would be as hot at threo in thn mnrnlnr ns at threo in tho afternoon. I tried to impress upon some of my rolatlves the delightful cllmato we have In the mountains, but they thought I was a cheerful liar, and, being too stingy to come out and investigate for themselves, them-selves, I presume they' will die in Ignorance Ig-norance I havo seen a great many working out In the hay flolds, which indicates to me that labor Is very scarce. All one has to do 1b to walk tho streets of Toronto and soo the number of young men with one leg or one arm shot off to know the reason for the labor short-ago. short-ago. The east Is alive with war talk and they aro doing things too from the numbering of recruiting camps and ammunition plants that I saw. In fact, the war has become a serious business busi-ness to tho mand I wltnossed some sad scones along the route, so many young men were bidding good bye to their parents; probably for tho last time. But tho young men seemed to bo unconcernod and went their way as though they had a duty to perform and that they wore going to do it. I will be glad to see tho smiling faces around tho Weber club once more. Nowhere in tho world does such good feeling prevail among the boys as at this club. Of courso, I have not been in Ogden since the state went dry and am wondering If this is making any difference. (Signed) Al Wright. oo |