Show noted visitor here for short stay th The Record office was favored yesterday afternoon with a visit from john amos Topp leberry who tor for the past eleven years have walked not only across the continent and in all parts thereof but have walked all over europe through h the holy land and all other places of note mr Topp leberry Is a poet and author and his numerous journeys and expert experiences have been published in book form ire he Is a most interesting gentleman to meet and one could listen for or hours as he tells of his experiences and the people he meets the salt lake tribune ot of the contained the following concerning the gentleman john amos Topp leberry poet and novelist arrived in salt lake friday on his toot foot journey from the pacific coast to new mew york city the visitor Is gathering material for a new book which he intends to write immediately after his return to the east cast mr whose fifteen volumes of poems and novels are perhaps best known in new engla england nd had only the highest praise for utah and her speaking of the utah state capitol building the visitor declared that it surpassed any one of the more than forty similar structures in other states which h he 0 has seen in his travels he said that Ahat the governors reception room was one of the finest rooms he had bad ever seen his contact with the people of the state was also ISO distinctly pleasing to him and he said that he had never received finer treatment anywhere than lie he had met during his trip through western west frn utah A short man with iron gray hair and gray eyes that twinkled merrilly merr llly behind shell rimmed glasses mr T Topp 0 leberry told or of his adventures 0 on n the road with 9 a youthful zest which belled belied his 47 years the last e eleven of 0 which have been spent almed aimed constantly in fix hiking about this cou country lutry and europe last year the visitor azade made a trip from new york to los and return and he Is repeating this tour As he be passes through each state he gathers material about that state will be included in his new j eat i publication he has letters from the govermor of each state through which h he has walked and governor bern de added one to the list W Topp eberry leberry Is a veteran of the wo world 0 war and a member ot of the A american in acan legion he intends to CO continue nue his walking for about three ma more years after which he will settle do down to serious literary efforts lie he will not accept automobile rides while on his transcontinental tramps in zia lilt conversation with the record mant mano yesterday esterday mr Topp leberry said it ir wa his juke bite through nevada and utah ht h met many mormons cormons Mor mons and that in all hit hij travels he had never met 8 a more hospit able or friendly people i while in salt lake city he met and was entertained by president heber jj grant and he will leave utah with a very favro able impression of the state and its people I 1 I 1 mr Topp leberry calls on the G governor hovemo of each state he be v visits and gets a letter from the executive e as to the particular product of which his state boasts of mr Topp leberry being ft a native of new york state and a particular friend of governor al ad smith these letters are addressed to the latter executive in california the raisin Is the chief product in nevada it Is the cantelope cant dope and when governor george H dern was called upon be addressed ahe he following letter to governor smith I 1 june 23 1928 hon alfred E smith governor of new york albany N Y my dear governor mr john amos amo Topp leberry will present this I 1 letter e tier to you in his bis travels through the country mr Topp leberry Is ascertaining the particular products of which the various states are proudest while we have many famous things produced in utah we believe our celery to be the finest in the world I 1 hope that you will try it out with your thanksgiving dinner this year and I 1 am sure that it if you do you will be convinced 0 of the many reasons why utah boasts of this delicious article with cordial personal regards I 1 arn am very truly yours GEO H deian governor while mr Topp leberry Is an admirer of f 0 governor smith he be says he would I 1 never cast his vote for him for president ahe he was worlds under herbert Ho hoover in the war knows his worth and will work arid and vote tor for his election tho the rioted noted walker remained over in park city until this morning data of our mines getting meeting many of people and d our ou a n will have re regarding gardin g us in his forthcoming so something methin g book to say sav he aims 6 reaca to new york about november Norn ber ast 1st city about |