Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-07-29
Quill PusherS Have to be Shown"
The City,
PRESS CLUB DOING THIS
"The Wan From pike CouDiy"h III
Evidence In salt lake TO-DAY
Treat Him Gently

lunches of Missouri editors sWooped
down ON Salt Lake intermittenty an
day today. They started out together
last week from Joplin, from PIKE couh-
~ and from the bad lands where me
wild cats roam But at different places
along the road they lost each other
and now they are arriving at the ter
minus Of their journey separately ana
alone
There's nothing like them any place
in the wide world. They haze to be
shown" everything That's the reason
some OF them are now in Denver, some
Of them In Glenwood Springs some OF
them even farther back towards PIKE
county than that Those that are here
IN salt Lake, and there must be nearly
sixty Of them by now are deeply In
terested IN everything.
Far from "Old Mizzoo' they have
wandered these moulders Of public
opinion, and wielders Of the pen, which
Is mightier than the sword. On July
g and "A they held the annual meeting
of their state press association at KAN
sas city. and on the evening Of Thurs
day, the oath, they started out TO see
the world. The original intention was
to terminate the trip at Denver, ana
then to turn around and go BACK 10
their own beautiful state
But SHOW me" they said, and about
half of them decided TO come over TO
salt Lake. see the sights, and take
dip In the brine. John Bradford, pub
Usher OF the Trimble Tribune, came on
as advance agent. and made whatever
preparations were necessary for their
coming. He is a veteran newspaper
man. For forty-hve years he has
moulded public opinion, and members
of the party say that II was never bet
ter moulded In all MzZoo than by
TrImble's leading journal
SiXty-nlne members OF the associa-
ton their wives and some stragglers,
were due 10 arrive on the 9'35
Rio Grande Western train this morning
Mr. Bradford had made preparations
for that number, and the Press club
Of Salt Lake, which only was notified
yesterday afternoon Of their coming,
had got ready to entertain that mum
Der Of geusts. But when the train rolled
In this morning there were only IS edi-
tors on H. The others wanted to be
shown Glenwood Springs and had
stopped over for that purpose.
The advance party was met az the
depot by members Of the Press club,
representatives Of the daily papers and
by Mr. Mariger and two Of his See
ing Salt Lake CITY cars with which
TO SHOW the Missourians the charms
Of the city Only one Of the cars was
needed. however, and the editors, grips
and ALL were piled into Il, and taken
around a part Of the city. II was posi-
bic only to get as far as Liberty Park
and back to Main street, as the pro-
gram included attendance at the organ
recital at the Tabernacle this morning
and the doors close at II o'clock, even
II Missouri editors are to be shown
The organ recital was very much en-
ioyed by the thought-peddlers from the
wilds. II included tenor solo by Al
fred Best, who was In splendid voice,
THAT organ is grand" said John
Bradford who seems TO have as rluch
charge Of the party as anybody. Lets
go mp and get the professor to show US
how It works
Prot. Mcclellan was willing you
have 10 be shown, do you?" he said
most suayely, step inside, The work.
ing Of all the stops and the mysteries
OF the great organ were shown to the
editors, and they expressed wonder
ment az e,
From the Tabernacle. the party was
escorted by members OF the Press club
10 the Commercial club, where lunch
was served. In the meantime. some
more members struggled ln-some who
had stayed along the line TO be
shown They were shown TO the din
ingroom Of the club.
This afternoons program includes a
trip TO Saltair and dip In the lake.
An interesting part Of the Press clubs
duties will be IN showing" the editors
from Missouri the water, which Is not
very plentiful this season. And after
they have been shown the water, II
may be necessary to SHOW them how
to use II without danger TO their optics
or 20 their larynN. In fact, II viii be
a very pleasant afternoon
Accompany the party are a number Of
very pretty girls, who are such a con.
trast to the grlszled and war-scarred
knights OF the quill that the contrast Is
refreshing The editors may be recog.
nized by the fact that they look care.
worn aud wear blue badges. They are
harmless N not handled TOO rouqbiv