Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-08-12

OF eXcursionlsts stopping over on the
trlps to file their application for a home
stead. Many ana most Of these are not
people who arc really homeseekers,
but the temptation TO take a chance
ana the opportunity TO see "a 9TH town
and Utah people could not be resisted.
The farmers and working people, who
have applied for land and who viii
go to the reservation to make homes
IL they draw favorable numbers are Of
class that will make valuable citizens
OF the state ana assist I'm It's develop
mCnt.
MUCH PUBLIC SPIRIT
The Commercial club, city council
and other public spirited citizens are
entitled TO great credit for their efforts
to take care of the strangers As soon
as II became known that registration
Office was To bc established In Provo
and the drawing conducted here, COM
mitteeS wore appointed by the city
council and the Commercial club TO
arrange for feeding and lodging the
strangers directing them TO camping
phces, etc, and they entered upon their
work with determination to make It
success. With the cooperation Of the
people generally they soon had matters
arranged 80 that a much larger crowd
could have been Entertained Temper
airy restaurants and eating booths
wore opened In central places and have
been maintained through the period
Of registration. The question of sleep
Ing accolnodatious was the most SER
ious. because while the people respond
ed quite literally by placing rooms
and beds at the disposal OF The
committee, IL was feared that this
No
mittee was determined hat no one
should leave town and be able to report
that he had been unable 10 find a place
10 sleep, It was decided to provide
tents aud cots for such of the strangers
as could not find accommodations in
the hotels and private dwellings
THE TENTED CITY.
One gentleman who had contemplated
the erection Of tents for this purpose.
concluded the expense would be too
great, considering the uncertainty OF
the returns Senator Smoot and col.
Loose then became the financial back
ers Of the project, and with Manager
i. o. Taft of the Provo Z. G. NJ. I. as
the business manager, soon had tents
and cots provided TO accommodate
about 500 people Mr.. Taft was told 10
80 ahead and II the venture proved
a failure Senator SmOOt and Col Loose
agreed to foot the bill Mr.. Taft, with
his accustomed energy, had l50 tents
erected on the west half OF the court
house square--"rhe White City"-ln
two or three days. and they have PROV
ed great convenience, and been well
patronized.
THE NOTARIES WERE MANY.
About a hundred notarles and agents
opened business In tents on the side
walks and travellers in addition to the
the regular Offices and the incoming
trains, have been met by these gentle
men in such nunsSers, and the people
IN passing from the trains to the reg
lstration office have been Invited to
have their aldavlts prepared with
such frequency and perslstency that
there IS no ground for complaint on the
score of being unable 10 get notarial
work done. The notaries have quite
general complied with the agreement
entered into with Commissioner Rich
ards TO only charge % cents for taking
the afiidavlts OF applicants, and through
this requirement on the part Of Com
missioner Richards thousands Of dol
lars have been saved TO the applI-
oants.
At the registration office the best Of
order has been maintained, EXCEPT the
first day, yesterday and today the
crowds have not been large, and It has
not been necessary TO form lines. But
when lines have been found there has
been no attempt to crowd ahead and
the tlme spent in waiting has passed in
pleasant talks on Uintah county
farming etc inside the office the eff
Client corps Of clerks brought here by
Commissioner Richards, with w. H.
Lewis In charge, have done business in
a most expeditions and cautious man
ner, registering a person each every
minute. The work is done so rapidly
that some OF the applicants can hardly
realize they nre through when the
clerk remarks that's ALL" and some Of
them have moved on to the next clerk,
expecting they would have to pass
along the line and do some part OF
the business with each clerk
WAS 4 HEAVY DAY.
Yesterdays registration was heavier
than amy day since the first day, the
number registered being 2,505 with a
total registered IN the Provo Office OF
1921 UP to last night. A number OF
people came IN on the trains last night
after the Office closed and prepared for
registration by having their applca-
lions made out.
On the evening Of the 18th the Com
merclal club will give q banquet at the
Hotel Roberts In honor OF Commission
or Richards, Mr.. Irving II. overt %
Colorado Springs and Mr.. John Dern Of
Salt Lake City, who compose the COM
mission that win have charge Of the
drawing. Gov. Cutler and other promi-
nent Utah citizens will be the guests OF
the club on this occasion.
The Indian reservation to be thrown
open next year are the Flnthead and the
Grow reservation IN Montana and the
Sltoshone reservation In Wyoming