Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-19


doing much TO induce good class OF
people to settle tine valleys Of southern
and middle Idaho. Recently the
twentv.mles canal was finished
and the tract Of land between
Welser and Payette Is rapidly being
transformed into a garden, Thousands
Of dollars have been expended the past
year In buildings OF all kinds and the
Increased population has greatly added
TO the value OF land In and around
Weiser. The Pacific and Idaho North
orn railroad Is now nj Council 60 miles
north Of Weiser and Il is expected that
II viii open up the great timber belt OF
northern Idaho and the mining districts
In that section OF the state.
Sheriff p. G. Werner Of Ely, Nevada,
Is a guest at the Cullen. He Is In Salt
Lake on business,
one Of the party Of Raymond and
Whitcomb eXcursiOnists to arrive In
salt Lake last evening, Is c. NJ. Chase.
Harvard graduate, recluse, voluntary
hobo, and author known otherwise as
the Harvard Wild Man Of Boston.
Not much past thirty years Of age, he
has had rather an eventful career and
written several books Some OF the
books are "a Maine Island and other
stories. the Life OF Arnold now on
the press. and "Hoboes" still unwritten.
Some Of the events that are OF interest
are as follows; shortly after gradua-
tlon Mr. Chase, who has plenty of
money. dressed up as q tramp and
crossed the continent from Boston 10
San Francisco to see real life for HIM
SELF and study hobos In Wyoming
and Utah ho had his first and only ex-
perlence riding on the brake-beam and
he left Salt Lake as blind baggage"
The experiences Mir, Chase says were
Of much interest but not to be desired
as a regular thing, On his return 20
Boston he bought an island of the
coast Of Maine and stayed there alone
for a year He wrote "A Maine Island
and the Life Of Benedict Arnold"
while there, Mr. Chase is an admlrer
OF Benedict Arnold and thinks that he
has been greatly maligned and that
people have been too ready to let hls
faults oyershadow, and force into OBJ
livlon, his many manly and great quail
tiles. 81 wrote a book on Benedict Ar
mold" said Mr. Chase, Simply TO give
my opinion Oh the events OF his life.
with the exception OF the last public
deed of his life. which I deplore, he
showed great bravery and force of
character and think that instead of al
ways alludng to him as traitor and
impresslng on the minds OF young
Americans the idea that he was every
thing contemplate, we should, without
overlooking that terrible fact, Chat he
was traitor to his country, give him
credit for bravery which on two or more
occasions decided the fate Of the Amer
lean colonies and prevented their over
throw by the English armies"
The Raymond and Whitcomb party
OF excurslonists who came In last even
ing have had such longer trip than
the parties preceding 1t this season.
Besides the southern states and Callfor-
MIA, Mexico was visited and five days
were spent in the city of Mexico There
are eighty-seven excursionlsts in the
party and they are travelling In spec
lal train OF eight cars. Among the ex-
curslonlsts are r. A. Allen Of Cam
bridge, Mass, who has extensive inter-
ests In several OF the largest coffee
plantations in Mexico; President w, l.,
Parker, OF the First National bank OF
dredge OF the Portsmouth Brewing COM
pany Of New Hampshire, There We're
many other New Englanders, OF more
or less prominence, In the party which
leaves tonight for the East via the Rio
Grande Western
President W. T. Parker OF the First
National Bank of Lowell Mass. was
seen today at the Knutsford. He said:
you have q most beautiful city and
the view TO be had from the hill to the
north Of the city Is we'll worth seeing
and coming out here for. am struck
with the general appearances OF the city
and the air OF business activity. Your
conditions here In the West. AFFORD one
much 10 think over and | have been
carefully studying them. your produce
ton is already great and yet II Is hard
ly anything compared to what It will he
some day. In mining and agriculture.
things seem 10 be not yet systematlzed
TO the extent that they are in the thickly
settled parts OF the country. One thing
strikes me particularly Is that your
production already Is far beyond the
capacity Of the railroads to handle II
and yet the railroads appear to be do
ing their very best to have things go
smoothly In California fruit is being
ruined by the carload because II cam
not be shipped. on account Of the scar
city OF cars and motive power. The re-
sorts and cities on the coast are over
filled with travellers and II Is almost I'M
possible TO get Pullman service over the
railroads coming East unless you en-
gage It two weeks In advance. | don't
think the present railroads viii be able
to handle the traffic smoothly in two
years from now unless they pretty
nearly double their present capacity
both In motive power and cars-both
freight and passenger Eastern capital
Is seeking investment in western secu-
rifles more than ever before, People
have more confidence In the West and
prefer investing their money out here
| in securities bringing to per cent
than leaving II In the East and drawing
| AZ per cent at the most"
Harry Edward Freund and wife are
guests at the Knutsford. Mr.. Freunt
Is connected with "The Musical Age
OF New York.