The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-22

II. Hunt, all of Gainesville, Ga;
Emery Shannon of Elberton, Ga. and
Louis W. Heskell of South Carolina.
MIR. Haskell is the generals assistant.
THE TRIP Or INSPECTION.
The party left Washington on July
80, and has been journeying leisurely
over the Immigrant ana bond-aided
railroads west Of the Mississippi river
as far as Cheyenne. From the latter
point the generals party went to Den
Yer. and for the past ten days they
have been visiting Colorado's delightful
pleasure resorts and observing the lines
OF the Denver d Rio Grande railroad.
From Glenwood Springs they came di-
rect to salt Lake.
General Longstreets party will de-
vote today TO seeing the sights of Salt
Lake City ana INDUCING in the novel
experience Of bathing in the Dead sea
of America. On Tuesday the journey
westward will be resumed by special
train. From Ogden TO San Francisco
the inspection trip Will be made by
daylight. Two of the Central Pacific
officials viii accompany the general on
the trip. From San Francisco the
southern route will be taken on the re-
turn to Washington.
THE CENTRAL PACIFIC SETTLE
MENT.
The Central Pacific railroad from o.
den TO San Francisco is the only re-
naming one of the hond-aided and
land-~ranted roads which have not
been required - discharge their long
standing obligations to the government.
, The Union Pacific and other roads.
hwbcse relat tons with the government
lare similar, have effected satisfactory
and are now operated on
a Teorganized basis. y sale OF the Cen
trai Pacific under foreclosure proceed
ings is pending. but it is difficult to
definitely forecast the result, because
OF the many and conflicting interests
involved. General LonGStreets lnSpec-
tion Of the Central Pacific viii be care
fully made, and his report Of the roads
physical condition, the resources and
possibilities Of the tributary country
Will be anXiOUsly awaited by those most
directly interested. The generals rec
concentrations as to what policy the
government should pursue with respect
TO a settlement OF the debt owing by the
railroad viii have great weight with
the administration at Washington.
THE DISTINGUISHED SOLDIER.
General Longstre=t is national char
acter. He is one OF the few Repub-
licans of the southern confederacy.
President Mckinley appointed him to
the position of government commits
sioner of railroads. succeeding Wade
Hampton. The distinguished soldier
a-d statesman. although a years of
age. is q wonderfully well preserved
man. Ee is as robust and active as
many an ordinary man is at so. The
battIe-scarred veteran is the hero OF
two wars. In the war with Mexico he
vas severely wounded, and while sta
toned at Fort Defiance, New Mexico,
the war Of the rebellion broke out. He
joined the confederacy and was Cen
eral Robert f. Lees right-hand man.
IN fact, he was lieutenant general in
The confederate army. AT the battle
of Gettysburg General Longstreet was
the central figure on the southern side.
THE GLoRIEs OF THE LATE WAR.
General Longstreet is one of those
patriotic Americans who glories in the
achievements Of the United States in
the Late war with Spain. He sees new
glory added to the flag. and rejoices in
the knowledge that this nation has
risen in the estimation of all the pow
ers, and at the same time the spirit oe
patriotism was rekindled at home. The
general believes the war will Irove a
bene[action to ourselves and to the en-
tire world. now that the destiny of this
nation is soon to be unfolded for the
good of ali mankind on this globe.