The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-09
WELCOMED TO LAND OF
SUNSHINE AND FLOWERS
lions Pilgrims Enjoying the Hospitality OF the
People of Los Angeles.
Notable Speech of Senator Clark Upon the FruOn of His
Fondest HopeS-ExcurSon to Salt Lake Promised
Los Angeles Citizens.

cite the wonder Of the most sanguine
prOspeCt0rs and miners have been *
posed In due course, as permanent De
velOpments may warrant We hope 10 eN-
tend railway facilities to these districts.
Great Work of Irrigation.
These fields are attracting a large
population. and towns ana ciuses VIII oe
built I'D that viii furnish traffic Tor
the road and business for such CONNER
cial Ceuters as Salt Lake and Los AHSe-
les. as wei as for the smaller towns tfJpl-
tary to them There Is another IacloE
at work whose possibilities we iENSt NOT
overlook. and that Il irrigation The gov
eminent has undertaken q great y JTh 1f.
, reclamation of arid and setnt-aFld laLus
in an Intelligent and vigorous way, ana
upou a comprehensive scale. on the basis
of storage of tOrrcutiai flood waters ana
| diversion of the same when required 20
the arabic lands From experiments Htaut
ny our engineers prompted by the scar
city of water ON the desert GlNl~aon OK
the road I am firmly convinced that ~
tesiau water ia abundance may be DC
veIOped in many localities where tEc .dT-e
areas of valuable and fertile lands as for
example in the Las Vegas valley may %
made productive.
Desert Will Blossom.
IF this can he done. then indeed may
Of that oft-repeated poetic aiiIsi0u 10
making the desert blossom as the rose
Then. indeed, may We expect TO see some
of the now deSolate but graceiu l basins
and valleys on the line of the salt lake
route transformed into VeTdant meadows
and fruitful fields. With the beginning
Of autumn months it is the intention -
this company to install daily limited
service from this city to Chicago IT. con
necuon with Gther road$- ana tut-l We
I hope TO give You q tWenJH-i"bt Tour
schedule to Salt Lake and about seventy
/ eight hours to Chicago such additions
: TO the local service viii be- made - the
busiucsss may warrant Within am an
other decade vce all hope to witness the
/ completion of the IsthmIau canal
Great Possibilities.
| The harhor Of San Pedro. now being
/ improved by the government and U- tins
company. IS the first protected l1-1nr
! the great commerce. which IT viii lang
/ to the eastward and To the uor.heHsr
| limit Of its possible availability VIII Row
as naturally from TINS hdTnor as water
/ flows along the lines of least resist -uce-
/ The maintenance of the open door IN
/ China which Uncle Sam viii surely look
after the elevation of Japan by SIS owl
brilliant achievements to rank with the
! great powers Of the world and one own
oriental possessions now being developed
! point surely To rapidly increasing traffic
J with the orient. and q line of steamships
/ from San Pedro Rarbor 60 tho unfolding
commercial cyutcrS of the orient Is no
vaZary or idle dream and its iuStaIImeut
at no distant day Will surely come
Trip to Salt Lake Promised.
This visit Of your Utah friends. unum
Won are So EraciousIy entertaining tonight.
viii result in much pleasure. the ferUa-
tion Of enduring friendships and much
mutual advantage I'm order that the CAR
can he returned. IF YOU So desire Dc VIII
Ice the pleasure of the railway company
to place at your disposal within Few
weeks similar transportation facilities To
enable You to enjoy the facilities of the
good people of Salt Lake. where rou VIII
get "A hearty welcome And now my
friends of southern California. 7 want to
avail myself of this opportunity to- thank
Won in behalf Of myself and an those ass
SoCiated with me for all your kindly acts
and generous encouragement since the
beginning of this enterprise We hope to
TCCIpTorate 10y giving Won prompt and
| reasonable service and doing whatsoever
lies in our power to promote the inter
{ csts and prosperity II Your beautiful and
wonderful city and Of all its marvellous
surroundings
Facts About Salt Lake.
Judge f. Z ColburH of Salt Lake
/ followed with a characteristic speech.
which was frequently interrupted by
( applause and cheers He told how
/ Mr.. Gibbou had sprung long columns
/ of figures on the salt Lake CONNER
/ ciaI club at its banquet in Senator
] CIark's honor. and at that time ne had
determined to get even He thereupon
{ told few facts regarding the great
ness Of salt Lake. and smoke Of the
| salt Lake route as a great monument
/ 10 Senator Clark The speech Of
4 SmoOt followed, vhcTeuNon the TeceD-
I ton broke w.
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