The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-24
MANY POUR In
SEEKING HOMES
Eastern Farmers Adopt New Tactics
Of Colonization.
SETTLE OVER ENTIRE WEST
SEND MEN AHEAD TO LOOK UP
GOOD LOCALITIES.

HOmeseekers are pouring into Salt Lake
bound for points all over the west This
years rush of eastern people after west
tern farms is different from any that
nave come before since the days of the
Old wagon trains. The men and women
are looking toward no one district The
entire vest is their field
Railroad officials estimate that not less
than 1880 persons. including tourists and
homeseekers. have visited Salt Lake each
month since May
heretofore colonist rates have drawn
largely toward the Pacific northwest
mis- year that section continues to get
oig quota Idaho is drawing hun
Lake Lake Re1 Silfor ma points via the salt
Qreds. And other points. all over this
part OF the continent, are being sought
In another particular these bomeseek-
eTs are coming. differently than did their
predecessors. There is not the old rush
OF farmer people knowing little or nothing
vertising of the country TO which they
come. A better class, so far as money
Is concerned. has sent its advance guard
ahead 10 pick out localities. All last
registered IN local hotels and then passed
on TO look at lands. Some of them tray-
eled far. All reported back TO Mime
sofa, Iowa and other middle west neigh
borhoods on what they had seen. And
now their followers have definite ideas
as 10 what they intend to do-where they
Will make homes.
Utah Getting Some.
Incidentally Utah is getting more of
these people than she ever did before
Westbound trains are heavily laden
with these people The Rio Grande is
running three sections on every passen-
ger. The tourist sleeDers of the Salt
Lake Route, coming from Chicago Oma-
ma, 81. Louis and Denver are filled. and
most OF these passengers are going to
california, many stopping off at Ne
yada points. The Union Pacific and
oregon Short Line are handling big
northwest
Meantime, tourist traffic still keeps up.
While the eastbound trains are carrying
most of this, many still continue 10 go
70 Portland, either direct or by way of
California points. The. hotel man. curio
dealer. restaurant keeper and merchant
mueh 70 their satisfaction, have reaped
The opening of the Salt Lake Route
ana the Portland fair are the main causes,
while the distribution of literature
ffhroughout the United States by she Salt
Lake city Real Estate association has
assisted to bring about this result, which
has Injured to the advantage of every
business man in the community.
Work of Realty Men.
During the season just past the Real
Estate association has circulated thou
sands of pieces of literature, besides that
distributed AID visitors entertained
at their bureau and exhibit of Utah's
resources at Is West Second South street
Visitors learn more and are brot ght
TO a greater sense of realiza ton of the
resources By ten-minute visit to this
exhibit than they could learn in as many
days travel over the state. They ex-
press themselves as amazed at the va
rled and unlimited resources of the
state.
The present project of distributing from
New York to San Francisco through the
medium of the railroad companies 100 900
of Utah will Undoubtedly be carried
through The pamphlet is similar 10 the
one prepared for the benefit OF our Los
Angeles guests in June last, and is the
product Of the fertile brain OF Edward
T.. ColSorn, setting forth I'm his usual
graphic style the advantages of the city
and state.