Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-21
| PEOPLE VINO ARE PASSING

It. Col. II. II. whitney of Gen. Miles
staff. has gone on 10 San Francisco,
after putting In yesterday at Fort
Douglass and In taking In the town, Inc
colonel stated after his tour that the
most would be q more attractive spot
than ever after the two batteries now
stationed there had received their
equipment. All Of the thirty light bat
teries in the artillery corps. and OF
course the commands at Fort Douglas,
are to receive rapid firing guns, throw
ing tWenty-three S0-pound shells
minute. These guns have been tested
at Fort Riley where their efficiency TOT
general and heavy work has been salts
factorly ascertalned The colonel also
stated that new army revolver IS
being perfected which VIII fre nine
shoots as fast as one can be fired now.
Col. Whitney finds that the hills and
canyons surrounding Fort Douglas af-
ford an excellent opportunity for bat
terry maneuyers. He approves plan
suggested by Major Young to double the
capacity of Fort Douglas at slight ex-
pense, viz. by raising the roofs OF the
present barracks one story. The colonel
approves OF the automobile In wars.
Henry Melnken, a prominent clncin-
natl Elk, Ia stopping at the Kenyon.
He says a special committee from the
Grand logde will be In Salt Lake be-
fore long to arrange for accommoda-
lions for next summers grand blow
out, He has given the town q looking
over and can not see where visitors are
to be accommodated unless citizens
throw open their homes. Mr.. Meinken
predicts big rush TO Salt Lake, as the
city has such reputation abroad that
immense crowds Of people VIII take adj
vantage Of the rates to visit Zion.
Consequently the local Elks committee
will have an immense task In finding
sleeping accommodations for the In
coming hosts.
Managing Editor Henry Loewenthal
OF the New York Times Is at the Knuts-
ford. on the first vacation he has en-
joyed In thirteen years. Mrs. Loewen-
thai accompanies him, and they will
continue on to the Pacific coast Mr..
Loewenthal has been connected with
the New York papers for over thirty
years. twenty five OF which were spent
with the Times, of which Charles II.
Miller, a graduate OF the Springfield,
Mass. Republican, Is the editor. Mr.
Loewenthal says fake journalism Is on
the decline; he is an advocate OF clean
and respectable journalism--yellow
journalism, he stated, originated with
cartoons in Brick Pomeroy's paper and
In the New York Sun.
Geo. 7. Hull Of the Pennsylvania
line, Is at the Knutsford from Denver.
He says the standard weight of steel
rails on the Pennsylvania is now 100
pounds to the yard, and the orthdox
length Is 60 feet. The rails on the
great horseshoe curve are made of
nickel steel, the stuff warship armor
plates Is made Of. He smiled today,
as he told Of fake originating with a
Salt Lake morning paper which made
out that bridge was 10 be built over
the horseshoe curve, and which was
copied all over the country by unso-
phIsticated people.
General Superintendent +. A. Gentsch
of the Pacific Express company ar
rived from Omaha this morning On
periodic business trip. He says the
Nebraska farmers are making so much
money on their big wheat crop that
the losses occasioned by the corn fall
ure are not being severely felt. There
is enough wheat for export and for To-
cal stock fattcning. and wheat used In
connection with alfalfa Is proving
very fair substitute for corn. Mr..
Gentsch says the express bust
ness Is a vast improvement over that OF
1900. which speaks well for the pros
perity Of the country
Frank t. Hagenbarth. second vice.