Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-21
INSURANCE MEN
MEET AT KENYON.
Convention Of Policy Writers in
Session this Afternoon,
BE FOLLOWED BY BANQUET.
Prot stewart Again In Salt Lake
says this IL IA city of Wonderful
Actiyity-its Fine climate.

This afternoon at o'clock the agents
OF the Mutual Life Insurance company
for the department OF Utah, which in
cluded Nevada. assembled at conyen-
ton in the Kenyon hotel parlors, Pro-
fessor VIM, r. Stewart who is well
known as a world wide traveller and an
authority In the domain Of vital statis-
tics, met with the agents and delivered
lecture on the Science OF Life Insur-
ance."
Tomorrow the agents are to be given
a bouquet PERCEPTION by the company's
district manager, Ruon S. Wells in
honor Of Prof Stewafts visit. The
banquet viii be exclusively an agents
affair. Manager RulOn s. Wells will
preside as toast-master and Prof.
Stewart and nearly every guest will be
called upon to make speech.
As a feature Of the banquet, there
will be the presentation Of certain
prizes and distinctions OF honor, TO give
emphasis and permanent record 10 the
accomplishments of the more advanced
agents.
The Kenyon this morning was elab-
orately decorated with national flags
and patriotic bunting In the center of
which Is a great American shield and
eagle, The name OF the company and
Of the president. Richard A. McCurdy
has been placed In large letters on
either side OF the portico
Il have been In Salt Lake City a
number OF times, and until recently at
vide intervals apart. Ny Impressions
have always been agreeable and my
recollections such as 10 inspire an in
terest in the city and to deepen the
conviction that 1t Is TO be one of the
greatest centers Of activity and in
fuence on the American continent. II
is essentially a New city. not In the
sense OF the modern, for that is implied.
Of course but more in the sense of the
distinctly new as a birth, q character
istic, proposition. The topography Of
its environment is not to be duplicated
anywhere; the history OF It's inception
is not to be repeated The Inspirations
of its people are In a sense worldwide
and such as TO make the city prospec-
tive Mecca. Heretofore, Salt Lake City
has been al the disadvantage of being
off the more direct lines OF transcon-
tinental travel, and yet there has been
a flowing In upon its streets OF more Of
the world sight-seers than has been
given 10 any other cits On the CONT
nent-of like pretensions Rs 10 size"
As Professor Stewart is often inter-
viewed on questions OF local and zen
eral health, and contrasted features Of
general senitarianism. the News re-
porter questioned him as to the nd-
cations for longevity as they might
bf ,.ra.knctAA - Ca1t I nlF IL,
ply. the professor said. For the
physician death has sign that is I'M
mistakable, once seen IL is never 10 be
forgotten. So Of city life, or rather Of
community life, there Is the sign of
yirillty. TO the general observer, that
is as unmlstakable and as surely to be
seen. There Is always, In every COM
munity, the exceptional cases Of sturdy
health Of blooming beauty. and of elias
tic spirits, so is there OF communities
considered as individuals in contrast.
For Salt Lake City, here Is this general
sturdiness. this freshness Of bloom, and
this bouyancy Of spirits In marked de-
gree To me. the health tint is UNI
mistakable and is but a normal re-
Election Of the clearness Of your skies.
the dryness OF your air, and the general
brightness OF your hours OF activity.
The scenery Is picturesque. impressive,
and weird, aud there is In II much to
charm the poet. TO inspire the artist,
and to people the visions Of the dream
er. From its great salt Lake-that. like
motion lead heavily surges upon Its
sandy beaches and within whose en-
cumbrance no living thing exists save
a minute crustacean, which seems to
have been placed as creations interro-
cation mark-to the nearby enclosing
hills, magician like scepterlng a count
less wealth Of mineral-there is a
charm and potency Of suggestion, there
is the extreme as OF the one thing and
OF the other, that must always satisfy
either the merely curious or the seri-
ously alert As for the merely physical,
you have an abundance OF good water,
broad streets, a refreshing virdure and
nearby points Of interesting visitation.
Altogether. YOU should enjoy high de-
gree OF community happiness, and your
children should grow up favored by
those conditions that maze for a strong
manhood and a sweet type Of female
beauty"
Prof. Stewart Is the author OF two
books Just Issued by The Surry Book |
company OF New York, 'Abstrac; |
Identities" and Concrete Identities"
The News" acknowledges receipt OF |
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