Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-03
HON. WILLIAM A. CLARK.

Mr.. W. A. Clark at ban
Quet given at the Alta club
last evening in his honor by
Hon. Thomas Kearns announced in I'M
mlstakable terms that the Salt Lake
Los Angeles railroad would be built in
the near future. Without any diplo-
matte reservations the multi-millionaire
assured his auditors that the line would
be built, and In order that there might
not be any doubt In regard 10 the mat
ter the following communication over
his signature was read az the meeting
Of the City Council last night,
Salt Lake City, Utah Oct. 2, 1900
To the Honorable, the Mayor and city
Council OF Salt Lake city, Utah,
Gentlemen:-As has been heretofore
stated 10 you. myself and associates are
engaged In an enterprise, having for its
ultimate result the establishment OF
line OF railway between the city OF Los
Angeles. Cal. and Salt Lake city, Utah
In that connection permit me 10 say 10
your honorable body that we feel that
the organization OF our corporation and
It's achievement OF the intended result,
will be very much facilitated by the
granting by you Of the Pioneer square
IN your city, for the use by our corpor-
alton as station grounds, In accordance
with the petition heretofore presented
TO your honorable body by Mr.. Gibbon.
Very respectfully yours,
W. A. CLARK
At the time this communication wag
being read and we'll received by the
Council a select company was gathered
around the festive board In one Of the
banquet rooms at the Alta club on the
occasion Of a dinner in Mr.. Clarks hon
or.
Thos Kearns, who gave the banquet,
sat at the head OF the table, David
Keith as postmaster al the foot on
the right Of the host were Senator w.
A. Clark. Ex-Governor A. l.. Thomas,
T Z. Gibbon OF the Los Angeles road.
q. o. Whittemore j. Ross Clark c. c.
Goodwin S. II. Babcock, w. S. McCor-
nick. j. r. Dolly. Il. c. Chambers. on
the left OF the host. Governor II. NJ.
Wells, Presidents Lorenzo Snow, George
@ Cannon, Joseph +, Smith; c. W. Pen
rose. VIM. Iglehart. A. Il. Welby Of tho
r. G. W. Clarence Mccormick, II. NJ.
Clay Of the U. p, Reed Smoot, Mayor
Ezra Thompson.
After an elaborate menu had been dis
cussed Mr. Kearns arose and IN a neat
speech proposed the health Of the guest
Of the evening, during the course Of
which he referred TO the guest OF honor
as the man who Is TO realize our dream
Of thirty years and Join the city Of the
Angels with the city Of the Saints
This toast was accordingly drunk
standing
Upon Mr.. Clark arising It became ap.
parent that he was about 10 make an
announcement OF importance. and as he
proceeded with his remarks an express
sion OF pleasure and satisfaction suf-
fused the countenances OF all present.
Mr Clark said:
SENATOR CLARKS SPEECH.
From the date Of my first visit to
THIS city have always been impressed
with the commanding position It occu-
Pies as distributing center and pre-
alcted for It a brilliant future. The
lapse Of years has served only to
strengthen and confirm that opinion.
IL was In the fall OF 1853, about
lhlrty-seven years ago, at the close Of
me mining season In Montana, then a
part Of Idaho, that l bought a span
ot mules and wagon az East Ban
mack, so called In contradistinction TO
west Bannack, In the Boise basin,
ana with two companions similarly
equipped. started down 10 see the
Great Salt Lake and the Mormons and
Jay In some supplies for our mining
camp on Horse Prairie. 10 which place
we returned about the middle OF jan
uary The old salt Lake house, n wood
en- structure situated on the east side
% the main street. was about the only
motel here al that time and most Of
me business OF the place was conducted
On that and the opposite block and In
the neighboring cross streets.
remember well the names Of Hoop
q y Eldredge William jennings. w.
, Godbe. Walker Bros and other lead
ing inns of that time. We had es-
capped being held up by the road agents
mat Infested every highway IN the
northern country and sold our gold
oust az about $50 per ounce taking
tleenoacks in return. which was about
@'0 per cent premium.
DEVELOPMENT OF MINES.
For several years our mining camps
hao 10 rely largely upon Utah for sup
pnes and particularly provisions, and
We cannot overlook the fact that the
AoTmen people have been great fac