Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-13
"REMINISCENCES OF
7. H. GOODMAN.
Was in This City Several Times IN
Earlier Days.
VISITS ALWAYS PLEASANT.
Pacific Trade Expansion Notes OF
southern ps,ine 81 steamers
for Astoria.

Mr. r. n. Goodman. general passen-
ycr agent OF the Southern Pacific rail-
way. was encountered this morning In
conversation with Mr.. wadlcigh u the
rio Grande Western. He Is n gentle
man Of large and varied experience, ne
atteatcd by his silver hair and thought
full face. lie was IN reminiscent
mood, and when Mr. wadlelgh Invited
him to attend the organ recital given
today IN the Tabernacle Tor the enter
tainmcnt Of the Raymond whltcomb
cxcursionists. he accepted the Invitation
with pleasure. rcmarking that this
pleasant feature of Salt Lake hos
pltallty reminded him of early days
here.
IN EALY DAYS.
Il was first In Salt Lake CITY," said
he. "In the year ises. We came by stage
from Fort Bfidgcr through Parlcy'r
Park and arrived here In the night
time. We stayed at tavern In the
vicinity ~ tho present knutnford ho-
tel"
The change In accommodations since
then was spoken Of. both Mr. Good
man aud Mr.. wadlciHh remarKing upon
the excellence OF the accommodations
afforded by the KnutHtord hotel.
From this city," said Mr. Goodman.
I'VE went west into Nevada. The roads
were very bad and we were about eight
days and nights IN reaching Battle
Mountain. at which place We could set
u train 10 San Francisco. The Central
Pacific building eastward had Just
reached that point at the time.
Il was here again In 1874 We came
then Intending 90 stay only n few days.
but remained several weeks, because
the people treated ua 10 well. brigham
Young took good care OF Us and his
people were 20 kind that shall never
forget them for II.
THAT time we stayed ut the Walker
House. which was the grand hotel of
the city In those days. Its
register must contain the name OF
nearly every person of note that
crossed the continent In early iimes:
once we stayed Mt the Continental
hotel. and right well were We fed aud
cared for thorc also"
NEW DINING CANS.
Questioned M To his present visit. Mr..
Goodman said he went out 10 Saitalr
Tabernacle to hear the great organ.
he spoke OF the elegance and accom-
modations OF the now dining ears that
Were TO be put upon the owl" line
This caused Mr.. WhdleiEh TO remark
that the new dining ears OF the u. u.
w. would be put on about the 9Th or
10th Of May. These are 10 be- OF the
new Rock Island moi.i. concerning
which the superintendent Of car con-
htruction Mt the shops had said. I'VE
don't know how To max. any better
cars than these" They nrc plain. but
win fich mahoEnny nniSh. and there
zone better for use.
The Southern Pacific are using the
new rtyl. OF ordinary slteperH In
stead OF the tourists ears THE tour.
Ut slceperr are preferred by most peo-
pic ON long journeys OF say four or iivN
days" said Mr.. wadleiEh. while on
.hcr, Journeys the ordinary sleeper Is
N. u. A. EXCURSION.
'lsates for the National Educational
association excursion 20 Los Angeles,
VIII be quoted In few days" AIR.
Goodman remarked. and went on to
speak OF the stanford University.
About a thousand students are there"
he said; many Of them from the east.
DR.. Jordan N greatly liked as "a COLI
icgc president. lie has practically no
one over him: he only has to get Mrs.
stanford's approval Of anything aud
then 20 ahead. Since Mrs. stanford
has rotten out OF her financial per-
nieslilea Incident TO the settling NJ ~
the AnairH OF the estate, n ~ much
smoother sailing for the University.
THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC.
AZ 20 railroad affairs. SIR. Goodman
remarked that the Routhcr'' Pacific was
sort of blanket name for u company
which controls various railroads There
u tho Central Pacific going south of
San Francisco. through Los Angeles
ana finally making connections through
Texas with New orleans, This IL called
the Sunset route. The old Oregon and
California road runs north from San
Francisco, aud the old Ccntrnl Pact,
fic goes east Ia ogden. u has been A
fortunate winter an this last line, no
SNOW blockndcr having occurred! while
further east the snow blockades have
been long continued ana the bad wea-
ther exceptional The company ~ now
completing the California coast limo
which VIII make a second connection
with Los Angeles, the present line from
Nan Francisco TO that city being FAR
inland.
~ AN EXPANsIoNtsT
As to the Philippine Islands ana the
Pacific trade, Mr.. Goodman. like most
wcsternera " an eNpnnsloniHt. "Ilay.
inE secured the islands" he said, THE
United States much hold them. We
shan have before long steamship cone
nectlons with siberia. and a regular
line OF steamers between Manila and
San Francisco, Steamers now plying
between HongkonE ana San rrnnciHco
mako the voyage In - days but trans.
ports and chartered steamers take
longer about sh days Nine steamers
are now In the line between these two
places, touching also az Honolulu and
Japanese ports. Steamers sail Tor
Hongkong every ten days and more
frequently for Honolulu"
Mr.. Wndlelfh then took Mr. Good.
man IN hand "a visit the Tabernacle
and 10 show him the city.
STEAMERS ron ASTORIA.
The Paoihe Coast Trade Continues To Ia.
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