The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-20

long distance over the dusty plains.
When the special car B rolled out of
the depot of the Rio Grande Western
road, bearing its sweet burden a great
shout went up and the hundreds of lit
tie ones with their fathers and moth
ers waved a farewell with handker-
chiefs, wishing the train hearty god
speed.
The party in charge of the flower Ia
den train consisted of Judge E. F.
Colborn, secretary of the chamber of
commerce of Salt Lake; E. W. Senior.
and George w. Helntz, the assistant
general passenger agent of the Rio
Grande Western railroad. Judge Col
born is one of Salt Lakes leading citi-
zens, a public speaker of prominence,
and identified with every interest of
Salt Lake and Utah. He is not a
stranger to Leadville, having been
Donate camp was in the height of its
glory. Me Senior, who really origin
ated the Ideals Of course, well known in
this city, he having been located here
for several years. The comfort of
the party was looked out for
by Mr. Heintz, of the Rio Grande
Western, which road specially inter
ested itself in the project, and fur
nished the car free of charge.
On arriving at the depot there must
have been over LOCO people to greet
the train. AS soon as possible the dis
tribution was commenced, Judge Col
born, however. first making a brief
speech. in which he told the people
how the flowers were gathered and
Why they were sent-a spring greeting
from the poisoning valleys OF Utah
to the people Of the snowy SUBMITS.
The speech was received with a warm
burst of applause, showing that the
people thoroughly appreciated the
kindness and thoughtful spirit which
prompted the generous act of cour-
tesy from the sister city of another
state.
a representative of this paper had
an opportunity to meet Judge CoIborn
later in the day. He is an earnest and
bearing on the conditions at present
prevailing in Salt Lake and Utah. He
is a thorough believer in his city and
it's wonderful resources, and believes
that, now the era of statehood has be-
gun, Utah will make giant strides in
prosperity and commercial greatness.
while the people of Salt Lake de-
sired to send the blossoms as a token
of friendship and a memento of our
f1ower-decked valleys" he said, I'VE
also had in mind a desire TO remind
your people that Salt Lake and Utah
are coming right to the front along all
lines of prosperity. One of the most
important matters to which attention
should be directed is the movement in
railroad circles looking to an extension
of our business in many different di-
rections. These changes are certain to
produce a healthy immigra ton for new
districts will be opened up, and more
extensive fields fer industrial activity
brought to public notice. One of the
frs and most irDnortant moves on the
railroad checker board is the scheme
lor tne reol ganlzat.on OF the oregon
Short Line and the Utah Northern,
and the establishment of headquarters
in Salt Lake. This will make &
straight connection by way of Idaho
and the northwest to the Puget Sound
country, and Salt Lake will profit by
all this trade. Another great railroad
project is the construction of a new
road to the Pacific coast to Los An
geles. This road, known as the Utah
& California, when completed will
shorten the distance to California over
500 miles, over all other routes, and
will put the east that much nearer to
the coast. 1t will open up hitherto
neglected country in Nevada and fur
nish a wonderful market for the coal
and iron of Utah, and will enable the
/, fruits of California to be shipped east
to Tar better advantage. IneSe snip
ments from California amount to
about 10000 cars per annum. The Rio
Grande road is extending it's line from
Salina to Marysville, where new gold
fields have been discovered and con-
siderable excitement prevails. The
Salt Lake & Pacific railroad is build
ing into the Deep Creek mirfing dis
trict, which contains more wealth than
in all the rest of the state combined.
Within the past year there has been a
wonderful revival of the mining in
dustry. The Mercur district has con-
tributed much to this The cyanide
process is here seen at its best, and
the neares- approach is made to the
wonderful operations at Johannesburg,
South Africa. In fact this district
is almost a counterpart region, and
values at Mercur are higher. The Gold
en- Gate mine in the district sold for
$4,000. In one year of development
two miles of drifting has been done,
and $7,000.000 in value blocked out In
the Mercur mine s., 900, 900 is in sight in
three-fifths of mile, and $3.50, 900 in
dividends has been paid. Take all the
mines 0f Trtab and thew have mid