The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-06-02
JOLLY CONDUCTORS
CAPTURE SALT LAKE
IrainlOads Of RailrOaders From
the South.
ALL IN LOVE WITH UTAH
CHICAGO DELEGATES WILL AR
RIVE TOMORROW.
ALL IN LOVE WITH UTAH
- - a Goober-rrabber ?,

n not. you were not the biggest
thing in salt Lake yesterday. nor iH
you be TO-DAY. The town has cen
turned over for a spell u the &C gians
and the Louisianans. or. more propeCly
speakins5 to representative Of just
about every state east of Colorado
worthy the name OF state. an OF wnUfn
arc members. or wives. sons and
daughters of members. of one of tie
bt'st organizations on satth, the O. r. o.
The conductors had a big time ip this
city, especially the Georgian. who re-
yels in the title of soober-grab
Tor the obvious reason that they grow
peanuts down his way He didn't find
any of the arachis hypOgaea in these
parts but there was so much else 60
occupy his mind that he felt right at
home. The New Orleans delegates
numbering about 1ZJ. enjoyed them
selves less only because their staysYvas
limited. owing to the washoUt that
delayed them up in the PooihC north
west they left salt Lake az ) O'Clock
last night tWenty-fOUr hours earlier
than they had intended departing. But
while they were here they mixed in
with the brethren from the middle
south and learned with them to love
Zion. WnCn they went away there was
sc good word on every tongue for salt
Lake division $50 and its hospitality
How They Spent the Day.
tte lNthleSS New dreams CROWD was
the first TO arrive in Salt Lake, shaving
come from the northwest. Their spe-
Clal train. consisting Of an Illinois Cen
ira baggage car a diner and four PulI-
wan sleepers, drew into the Rio Grande
~ eslefn station at a. ~. The ticket
punChers didn't do much until daylight.
except rubber around at the electric
lights and try to locate the temple from
the car window. But at an unearthly
hour yesterday morning the train was
astir and en- hands piled out to take
trip up town. After visiting various
other points Of interest, and wonC eIing
why the 1anitor wouldn't open the tenn
pie door, tne entire party gathered at
/ the tabernacle and heard the IL o clock
organ recital, an event which pleased
them nightly At its conclusion they
returned 10 the train for lunch.
By this time the Georgia special
with its 40 occupants had arrived via
Southern Pacific and Rio Grande West
orn and the way the inhabitants of
each train carried on was enough TO
make anyone believe they were all
brothers and sisters and hadn't met
since the centennial Someone said II
was the southern blood Anyway, half
the peanut grabbers took lunch in the
New Orleans train and half the New
orleans crowd partOOk Of Georgian
hospitality.
Lunch over. a couple OF extra cars
were attached to the 2.15 train for Salt
air and about two thirds Of the visitors
went out to the beach. The New Or
leans contingent returned early in the
evening TO start east over the Rio
Grande Western at 500 and the graf
i.ying announcement was made that
the Georgia party would not leave town
until . o'clock this afternoon
N The entertainment planned for the
/ remaining visitors begins with troll
lev ride TO Fort Douglas, commencing
49, o'clock this morning at the Rio
Ntffande Western depot At ? the Wis
itors viii attend the tabernacle services
and OF s. as stated. they leave for the
east
Both Chairman Kendrick Of the
Cfeorgians and Acting Chairman MOales
of the New Orleans train, expressed
themgeIves as delighted with the at
tention shown them fn Salt Lake. Mr..
1Ioales regretted very much the inabil-
fly of his division TO stay over.
Some of the Notables.
The New Orleans party has two or
three distinctions Of which the other
cannot boast- First of all features is
X c. Fei-s. who halls from Poplar
Stuff, no. Mr.. FeIts is the heaviest
man in the employ Of the Iron Noun
tain system md, for that matter, his
tftIe TO the railroad worlds heavy
weight championship has not been dis
putcd. Recently the company threat
ened 20 collect excess baggage on every
run he made out OF St Louis and since
that time MI. Felts has endeavored to
keen down his avOirdupois. Mr.. FeIt5'
rertaincd, but is couservatiVely eSti-
mated as BAG pounds Anether indiVi-
Z dual the New Orleans crowd pushes to
the fore is j. +. &ittO. also of Poplar
Bluff. but a member of division 13l.
Little Rock. Ark Mr. Kitto helped
build the Iron Mountain system and
he has been running on Sc as = con-
ductor for on even twenty-siX- years.
~ has attended every grand division
since 1854. The meeting Of~that year
was attended by 700 delegates. he said.
and this year the attendance -Tas about
$500 J. vs.. Eckmau of FL PasO. who
travels in the New Orleans train. is the
only member OF the o. II. O. who is
minus an arm and leg. Many nave
lost either both arms or both legs, but
seldom one of each. AR Eckman'S ac-
cideut befeH BIN IN Mexico i'm 1898.
- while he was conductor on the Mexican
srentral. he was Knocked from the top
Of q train in O. tunnel
The Chicago delegation. about $50
strong. is due 10 arrive i'm salt Lake
Monday at s %. IN. This division,
which is the last is coming from
Huntington over the oregon short Line
and Til be- brought i'm by the Rio
Crande Western from Ogden
Georgia Visitors.
Following Is the official roster OF the
Georgia special about fourteen states
and Mcxico being represented in the
party
Atlanta Ga-1Ir and Mrs. Q. ".
TfalneTt Mr.. ana AIRS. ". >. tdrfs SIT.
and Mrs. W. $. German, Mr.. and Ms.
a. H. Turnes. W. n. Gormely. Miss Liz
zie Ny Turn r
Birmingham, Ala.-Mr. and Mrs II.
NJ Han bury. Mr.. and Mrs. j. =. Bees
lev w r. Friend. j. r Leonard
Augusta. CAM. and Mrs J. v.
Jones u. ID Thomas. J. l. Andrews. j.
H. Williamson, G.. G.. Hamilton. q. %.
. Murray. % $. HarIlee O.. NJ. Hughes.
Albany. Ga.-Mr- and Mrs. w. S.
Bull and two daughters. DR.. Z. J..
Iiusman. Miss Agnes Hfllsman.
savannah. Ga.-Afr- and Mrs VII
liam Thomas. J. J. Reach, T. ~.
Belcher.
Knoxville Tenu-AIr. and Mrs A.
Beets. Mr. and Mrs T. J. Thomas.
Macon. Ga--lIr. and Mrs. r. r. Reed.
NJ and MIS-. r.. r. Pritchett. Mr. and
Mrs A. j. Moore. Mr.. aad Mrs. J. 10.
Dorsey. AR. and. Mrs -. u. -AIcWhorter,
ID. r. Ruff G.. 81 Rinehart F. y.
Bryan W. y. Gray @. G.. Cray, Mr..
and Mrs. J. &. Crimmias
Lexington. Ky.-1I and Mrs J. w.
Throclcmort0n and family. Mr. and
Mrs. j. j. WCOd and family
columbus. O.-AIr. and Mrs. John
Moore, Esdward Robbins.
= Aarsham. on and Mrs. $. u.