The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-18
BANKERS COME IN
PALATiAL STYLE
Head Of New York Delegation Op.
poses Asset Currency,
ON WAY TO SAN FRANCISCO
BLENDERS OF PARTY ENTER
TANNED BY LOCAL MEN.

Men. representing many millions OF
dollars passed through salt Lake yrs
terday i'm style behtting the wealth.
they typify. They were bankers on
their way to attend the convention OF
the American Bankers association at
San Francisco.
in travelling palaces they came The
trains which bore them were the finest
that could be obtained in the east
without the manufacture Of special
equipment The Chicago special passed
through Friday. The Kansas Missouri
special. carrying no persons, passed
through yesterday forenoon, giving the
visitors several hours in the city.
Inc handsomest train of an, the New
OK special. arrived over the Rio
Hfande at 1870 o'clock yesterday after
noon, and left at $50 o'clock last even
ing. This train. which was equipped
by the New York Central and the Rock
Island. drawing on the Pullman COM
pany, is made up of twelve cars. It in
Sluues seven of the finest mahogany
hhlsned compartment sleepers the Pull.
man company has turned out two din
ing cars, mans buffet and library
car, Woman's observation car and a
tourist sleeper for the thirty-five en-
pioyes. Music is furnished during the
meals. and in the evenings there are
vaudeville entertainments.
Leaders in Finance.
The party is in charge Of NJ. G. Roach
OF the New York Central and A II.
Mohat of the Rock Island. general east
I'm passenger agents of their roads. II
lncludes Ellis H. Roberts. treasurer of
loe United States. William B. Ridge
icy comptroller of currency; Congress
man e.. A. PugSley of New York: Col
pnel James r. Branch. secretary of the
American Bankers association: c. &
w hltson- vice president Of the great
National City bank of New York. and
other men known as leaders in the
world of finance Congressman PuRs-
. ley. who is president of the Westches-
I Yer County National bank at PeeksxiII.
~ T.. is chairman OF the delegation
know Of no financial reform or re-
vision OF the present national financial
Eystem that is favored by the New
D ork delegation" said he. "Of course
these subjects VIII be discussed. but I
rave heard very little talk of them
during our trip.
For my own part. 7 am opposed to
the asset currency scheme. 1 think it
! IS unnecessary under present condf-
tlohs, especially since the great fncrea Sc
in-the supply of gold has expanded our
currency so much in the last few years.
more than that. ] regard the expert
ment as dangerous. What action viii
De taken by the convention L cannot
say.
Impressed With Salt Lake.
Fl wish TO express for myself and the
other members of our party our appre-
citation of the treatment we have re-
telNed here and our favorable impress
sion of salt Lake. 1t has the appear
ance OF being laid out on a broad scale
anu IT seems To have everything To
make 1t a beautiful as wei as a great
city"
The members Of both the parties ar
irving yesterday We're taken i'm charge
by representatives of the Salt Lake
Clearing House assOciatiOn-W. s. Nc
tornick- NJ Fl. Walker and Colonel J.
w DOnnellan. They were driven in
carriages about the city and given spe-
cial organ recitals at the tabernacle.
A daily paper. known as tie New
1ork Central Bankers Special Bulle-
tin. is issued on the train. being printed
on mimeograph. Members Of the
parry comprise the STAFF. Here are n
few of the items from one OF the
issues
Items From Daily Paper.
"The Mutual Progressive Euchre
company viii hold its first meeting in
Music hail No. 1tat 3 O'Clock this after
noon. One of it's members. a prominent
banker. states it is expected dividends
VIII be paid to the preferred stock
holders"
DR. Roach announces the hcadquar-
tiers of the medical bureau. room B.
car Guiana. where fun line OF medi-
Cines are kept in stock. Prescriptions
promptly filed. 40 charge for medi-
Cines or consultation"
That famous globe trotter. Mr. J. 3.
IIshburne of Roanoke. reports that h.
recently visited The penitenUary at Co
lumbus. o.. which institution enter
TainS 200 bOaTdeTs. on inquiry Of the
warden. Mr.. Fishburne was informed
these 0oarders were mostly bankers
j. is presumed he meant faro-bankers.
THE following is given for solution
ty the brightest member OF our party:
Mary is "A years. Mary is twice as
old as Ann was when Mary was as ola
as Ann is now. How old is amp"
To save the reader trouble in figuring
this out it might be stated that Ann
j. rs years old.
The Cleveland bankers special Will
arrive over the Rio Grdnde at : a. IN.
today and leave at noon.