Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-03
MUST co OUT THIS EVENING.
,..rlc,u Cities, he Says, Are Like
Thew Ar. 10 the Old World, Sim
ply population Absorbers'
Ne is SORRY TO FIND THEM so.
.,,,,O,meuts to Meet the First Pres
ldeucy Of the Mormon Church
This Afternooa.

tail huge-boned gentleman, dress
=, .srelessly in a brown business suit
and stroklng somewhat scraggy
Nod stepped from private car In
sslt Lake this morning, followed by
charming young lady, dressed IN
h,ovn exhibiting a rosy complexion
.aoA as ia associated with the cheeks OF
ns daughters OF Albion's fair Isle.
From the depot the party drove to the
Knusford, where they registered as
II Rider Haggard and Miss Angela r.
Haggard
In few minutes It was noised
around the lobby that the famous au-
thor Of king solomon's Mines" and
"she' had arrived In the city to study
,oynIgatlon as practlsed In Utah.
Later when representative OF the
Deseret News sent up his card to
psrlor A, the quarters invariably Civ
On 10 dignitarles, millionalres and
phma donnas, Mr.. Haggard expressed
himself as perfectly willing to submit
to an Interview.
Before the reporter had entered the
room preconceived ideas OF "stand-off-
lshness" and side" so frequently as
Isolated with Engllshmen zen tour
we're scattered to the four Winds. First
and foremost Mr.. Haggard is endowed
with a huge hand that grasps as though
he possessor was really glad to see
Stranger Then again he is likewise
widowed with that happy faculty that
makes the stranger feel at home at
once.
FIRE AWAYl"
Glad to see you; beautiful morning;
fire away What is the percentage Of
Mormons IN your lovely city2"
That was the keynote to Mr.. Hag-
@rds interview. He evidently be-
lieyed In reciprocity, Turn and turn
about was fair play so both went into
The interviewing game.
In brief Mr. ilaggard said: 81 am
awfmly sorry tuat ! cannot spend
longer time In Utah as | am very much
Interested IN the people here and what
they have accomplished, but | have TO
be IN Canada 20 meet Lord Grey on
April H. and have To make some in
designations on the way, so Il VIII be
necessary for me 20 go on to Colorado
tonight where we are due to visit Fort
Amity and look into the Salvation
Army colony there. had the mis-
fortune to be detained at Yuma, Ariz.,
for three days In besstly washout
which has had tha of 10 diGArna nj
Ing our plans considerably, otherwise
Would have liked to have spent some
time here,
THE WONDERFUL WEST.
Yes as you say, It Is a stereotyped
question What do / think OF the
"esl2 Well, you have a wonderful
country here, with plenty Of elbow
room. This sagebrush country Is not
unlike the Karoo OF South Africa.
was very much taken up
with California and its great possibli-
ues / believe that there are only
approximately 100000 people there.
california is essentially the Italy OF
america, and Italy, | believe. has over
%,0VyOVOO people. look for California
10 nave that number after awhile
HIS MISSION TO AMERICA.
upon being asked the nature Of his
mission TO America on which he was
tneht by the British government, Mr..
naggard dismissed II with a wave OF
W. hand. Simply TO report" he said,
simply 10 report"
rs Il the intention OF the British
S,seIhment to ship its surplus popula-
chance?'
h., ! DO not know anything Of the inten-
sohs OF the government | simply am
v vo conditions here and VIII re-
port he answered.
POPULATION sPoNGEs.
1 see, however that conditions here
nc nc somewhat the same as we have
'neul' ne added, the cities are like
s.eat sponges, they absorb the surplus
equation. That Is the trouble every
s"nslS everybody hocks to the cities
~ the backbone industry the pursuit
,r asrleulture, is retrograding and be-
, ns neglected for a chance to get into
""ns and cities"
HUNTING FOR SOLUTION.
thts9tu' ~ the English solution to
uls was asked.
o. mat Is just what l am out here
ans ne answered. II am to report,
snu y Is Tor the government TO nnd the
at haggard, unonloally, went on to
We mat i was not at all a bad
nv, sH 10 build up the British colonies
nv" me surplus population Of
ss ' lnolher country, When asked for
wi m opinion as TO which was the best
inr from the standpoint of AFFORD
en-, we greatest opportunities for the
Ca1sgant he unhesltatlngly stated
AN "aua' whore the HooIgan could find
ana Vt'lst Tor his suDsriluous energies
citizen '''''0 mo S'erIie
CONCLUSION OF SHE"
coming down to his books Mr.. Hae-
nov nov informed the News" that he was
WALL engaged on another story that
hoop pe me conclusion OF "she." The
h,ss, WI be known as "Ayesha." his
ths ~ ~ htory, The Bretheren, A Tale OF
fro,, Nrusades," has Just been issued
ten gS many hooks have you writ
49, was then asked. ana All nresent
NJ SeiVs Miss laggard, laughed as
,ouptad on, don't know never
=" Haksard Was then asked as IN