The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-06-28
THEROYAL
Of Rex [ from New Orleans to
Ogden, Utah.
ACRACK MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS
Or the Crescent City Accompanies the King
The Party WIN Make Lengthy Visit
to Salt Lake City.

TOPEKA, KS, June 27.-TSpecial telegram
to The HERALD. After greeting the royal
train on its arrival at Kansas City, over
the Kansas City, Fort Scott & Gulf road
this morning the train arrived two hours
sooner than expected and while rallying
the Commercial club to greet the dis
tinguishcd visitors, your correspondent was
invited to join the royal party and accom-
pany them portion of the way as their
guest. While the party is one of pleasure
Its purpose is far deeper and its objects, as
explained by one of the visitors as the
Union Pacific train glided along the valley
OF the kaw river, merits attention
There are about one hundred business
men and the Louisiana rifles, the crack
military organization of the Crescent City.
The latter bear as a gift to Rex Il and his
court in Utah a gorgeous silk banner
sent by direction of Rex l. Members of
this military company are from the first
families of New Orleans, mostly sons of
prominent business men. Their special
Pullman is one of the handsomest in the
service and was secured for the round trip
from New Orleans to Ogden and return
The gift flag they bear is the national tri-
color, red, white and blue, of heavy silk,
bearing across it, richly embroidered in
gold characters, Rex II, 1907 sur
mounted by a beautiful crown embroidered
In gold thread interviewed with thenational
colors. The flag is on a solid mahogany
staff from the top of which an American
eagle with outstretched wings carries in
his beak narrow silk ribbons in loyal red,
white and blue colors. The banner is
chaste in design and exceedingly elegant,
and cost $3.50. The military are in COM
nland Of Captain Charles H. Adams First
Lieutenant H. P. Mclean and Second
Lieutenant S. ID. Marks.
Aside from the pleasure of the trip and
the pageant at Ogden, the members of the
party will mingle business and pleasure,
ana they expect to make a lengthy visit 10
Salt Lake, as the commercial METROPOLIS of
Utah, and meet all its prominent men iden-
titled with the city's interests. II is their
desire tc form closer business relations
with the Rocky mountain country and de-
velop trade between the west and south,
The completion of the railway from Denver
TO New Orleans, an independent route via
the Mississippi valley, was the first step in
this direction, and excursions between
Jhose cities have been attended with the
bestresults. This encourages the Louisiana
people to believe that similar results should
follow the visit to Utah, and they already
feel the prospect is happy one for the REQ
pie Of both sections. This state of Affairs
has been practically assisted by the absorb
ton OF the Denver, Texas & Fort Worth into
the Union Pacific system, and the time will
come when the company's lines will be con-
tinuous between Salt Lake and New Or
leans. Thus the people Of Louisiana feel
II that their fair western neighbor should be
y visited at home and an acquaintance formed
which shall not only be mutually pleasant
and enduring, but that a close commercial
alliance between the mountain people and
those along the gulf will tend to make them
better acquainted as the west grows and
prospers and be of mutual benefit. This
sentiment is not confined to Louisiana
alone, but the people of the gulf states feel
~ and turn to the future of the great west
where many Of their sons are settled as
allies of the world of commerce. Texas
feels the same spirit in the move for deep
harbor at Galveston, which the Louisiana
men are generous enough to feel will not
injure their ancient harbor.
Among the members of the party is
Major 5. b. Walmsley, who is known in
New Orleans as Rex T. He is wealthy,
enterprising citizen, and member of all
the commercial bodies. The gentlemen
who appear most active in caring for the
excursionists are Major J. H. Behan and
Captain b. 5. Leeper, who appear as indus
trious aids-de-camp to Rex /, and made
your correspondents brief excursion with
Dhe party one OF intense enjoyment