Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-19
PEOPLE VINO ARE PASSING


Il. $. Hooper, prominent Denver
travelling man, Is guest at the knuls
ford, Mr. Hooper is one VI the pillars
of the Denver Y. NJ. G, A. and states
that the association has ilourished re-
tnarkagly well since MS removal from
the Wlttrdge 10 the club building on
Arnpahoe street. There was saloon
on the ground floor OF the club build
lne when the association moved In up
stahs but from that time patronage
fen )n IN the saloon so that us proprie-
tor concluded the association had moo
dooed him and quit the business There
ig no saloon IN the Club building now.
Mr Hooper relates little incident Of
Interest IN Salt Lake. that occurred in
Denver. A. H. Woolcy Of the n. G.,
M. |. in this city and IT, O. Tart, man
pper of the Provo branch we're In
Denver. the guests OF Mr. Hooper A
reporter for one Of the local papers
asked Mr. Hooper for their names aud
business connections promising ~ give
Them pleasant notice You must let
me SEQ what YOU Wrl,e' said Mr.
Hooper. "as ! want the notice to 80 In
straight" 80 the reporter wrote tll0ir
names, and added, Accompanied by
their wives" Mr. Hooper looked az
though he had struck q suag when he
read this last, and after Wildly scratch
lng his head for a moment snld In an
distracted way "S-a-y look here,
that wont DO If those folks came
from Kansas city or any other place
but Utah. there would be no objection
But accompanied by their wives from
SALT Lake CITY wont sound just right
You must know that tnany people
imagine that every one from Utah may
be q polygamst, and when Denver peO-
pie read accompanied by their wives
well IL wont do. Just change that TO
read. Accompanied by Mrs Woolley
and Mrs. Taft. 1.-The reporter ala 80.
and when Mr Hooper told Woolley and
Taft about II later they laughed until
they almost fell on their chairs
c. +. Warren has returned from De.
beque Colo where he says both OIL
Wells are throwing up gas and salt
water. from respective depths Of 6Sl
and 500 feet The location Of a thlrd
well ls now being made, and ne0rly a
dozen companies are organizing to
drill for oil. II Is believed that oil
can be found for the entire length of
the Grand valley.
Contrary to the reports to the con-
trary That have been circulating about
the country the worlds fair nt 81
Louis viii omen on schedule time, May
l. 1907 said George ~ Hopkins Of st.
Louis at the knutsford today when
Mr. pabat returned from Europe re-
Gently he reported that foreign ex-
hlbItors had expressed themselves as
being unable 10 enter their exhibits be-
for 1904 and told the executive commit
tee that postponement would be adj
yisablo. but the management ascer-
talned subsequently than postpone
ment was not feasible, and moreover
that the foreign exhibitors would be
able 60 show up contrary to their
fears 40 Il was decided TO 90 ahe0d
with the work as originally planned
and this Is now being done. 1.-THE FIRST
OF the great building, one Of the indus
trial structures "a under contract 70 be
up by October !, and the plans are now
10 well IN hand that the other buildings
will follow closely. The park includes
200 acres. ore-half Of which ia given
TO the fair. and any additional terri.
tory necessary win be added from
without the park This gives il con
siderably more area than obtained at
Chicago The management has now
$40. 500, O0Q IN hand. including I00O00O
from the state, N,OOO.O00 from the gen.
eral government ana S5OOO,OOO more
from the sale OF bonds noated by the
city Of 81. Louis Illinois has appro-
prlated 100000 New York $4,000
and other states are coming down
handsomely. SO you win see that there
VIII be no lack of funds aud no such
post.mortem experience as character
lied the Pan American fair at But1a-
la The railroads are preparing to
run their trains directly into the fair
grounds, thus avoiding the nuisance
and delay OF transuburban travel 10
reach the fair There VIII be many ma
tlonal and general conventions next
year held In ST. Louis but my expert
ence has been that It doesn't pay to
hold a convention In large commercial
center There are too many attractions
to draw attention Of delegates when
they should be attending to their con-
vcntion duties so that sometimes II "a
almost impossible 10 secure a quorum
for transaction Of business