Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-10
Sensational Yellow Story Regard.
ing Canadian Business Men
Another Dizzy Fake
GENTLEMEN ARE INDIGNANT.
Vigorously Express to the Deseret
News Disgust at the Msreprcscnt
alton Of Daily FalsiGcr

Three gentlemen prominent IN bust.
ness circles in Canada have been stay
ing for a few days at the Knutsford
hotel. They are H. A. Mullins, general
manager OF the Coohrane Rancho CONF
pany In southern Alberta ana an ex-
member Of the Manitoba legislature;
Ernest b. Cochrane director in that
company and Charles NJ, Holt, X. c.,
the oompany's solicitor They came
here on business connected with the
Cochrane company and having been
grossly misrepresented in the Salt
Lake Tribune, which appears to have
started on wild career of misrepre-
sentation and falsehood In relation to
almost everything and everybody, these
gentlemen vigorously expressed to a
representative of The Deseret News to-
day their disapproval Of the article
mentioned and their disgust, at the
statement that their visit here had
any reference whatever to alleged poly
gamists, or polygamy. which they de-
nounce as absolutely false. They wish
the Deseret News TO deny that the au-
thortles of the Church In Canada, have
flclals Of the Church In Canada, have
indicated any desire to cyade the laws
OF the Dominion, or that the subject
has been introduced 10 them or that
they have anything whatever TO do
with IL, They said they did not be-
lieve that there was any practise
Of polygamy by the "Mormons" In Cam
ada, and they certainly have nothing to
do with the matter in any shape or
form.
They stated that they had met Presl-
dent Smith and his counselors, and
found them broad-minded atraight-
forward men, with nothing small about
them, and that no one could meet
with them without entertaining the
highest respect for them personally
and without being impressed with the
thought that religion which produced
such men must also be worthy Of re-
spect and investigation They wish us
to state, further that the Church au-
thorities had not glven,any hint con-
corning the matter treated Of by the
Tribune nor was there any ground for
the slightest suspicion that the sub
ject was in any way introduced
Mr. Mullins Is a very large cattle
dealer and has under his direction
about 1900 head belonging to the Coch-
Idllt TdUtl tONlltlgt winch ne mas
for sale Mr.. Cochrane Is business
man OF high character and ability, and
the ranch with which he Is connected
Is large and valuable tract OF country
belonging to the heirs Of the Cochrane
estate. Mr. Holt il a kings counselor
aud one OF the leading lawyers OF
Montreal They speak very highly OF
Messrs. LeGrande Young and +. s.
Richards, whom they had met while
here, and consider them distinguished
members Of the bar, cultured and able,
and as indicating the good effects OF the
Mormon religion upon personal char
acter. They did not enter into par
ticulars as to the business which
brought them 10 this city but hey did
express their admiration of what they
had seen here, the gentlemen whom
they have men and the general chnrac-
ter Of the Mormon" oolonists In Can
ada
They take the position that, not being
here on any public matter, their pri-
vate affairs We're no concern OF the
newspaper which so grossly misrepre-
scented them. They will probably leave
the city this evening, but may possibly
stay over day longer, and will return
to the Dominion after visiting some
other parts Of the United States They
arc clever business men of high char
acter and connections, with whom II
Is a pleasure to meet. The News"
Is pleased to know that they win take
away with them, with the exception
here noted a pleasant and favorable
impression concerning Salt Lake city
and the people Of Utah.