The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-17
LOS ANGELES
ENJOYS A BOOM
Former Senator Kearns Returns From
the Coast Over New Route.
SENATOR CLARK is COMING
BIG BUSINESS IS POSSIBLE FOR
SALT LAKE IN NEVADA.

81 only wish some more of those Los
Angeles fellows would come here TO
stir things up; the more they come the
better it would suit me-" says former
Senator Thomas Kearns. who returned
yesterday morning after a three weeks
trip to California.
4 was in Los Angeles for a week
and there is no denying that the town
is on a wonderful boom. My observa-
ton led me to believe the boom had a
substantial foundation. The great
buildings they are putting up do not
appear to suffer for lack Of occupants
and in general the town is enjoying
wonderful prosperity. I believe Los
Angeles is gaining in proportion to it's
size more rapidly than any other city
IN the country The business men down
there are full of steam and. as I said
before, only wish d few more Of them
would come to Salt Lake and transfer
some of their enthusiasm TO us"
senator KearnS returned home over
the Salt Lake route and is strong in
praise of the new road. Il doubt if any
other new railroad was so well equipped
as the San Pedro he says. After
early summer. when the fast trains are
put in operation, the trip viii be a
splendid one for tourists. In addition
10 that the road Is going to open some
wonderful territory that will be vaIu-
able to Utah and Salt Lake. The
southern Nevada mining country
naturally opens this way and our mer-
chants and other business men should
get all the best of the travel to that
region and should corral the markets
there. AS a matter Of fact much Of
the travel is going in over the new
road right now. The stages pulling
out from Las Vegas have about all
they can do to handle the traffic now"
Senator Clark Is Coming.
Senator Kearns declined to discuss
the prospect, of a branch line of the
salt Lake route to the southern Nevada
mining districts and the bOrax deposits
in California. Il would rather not say
anything about that just now he said.
senator Clark viii be here during the
week and possibly he will have some
thing definite to give out
senator kearnS says his visit to San
Francisco had nothing to do with thu
purchase of the Salt Lake branch of
Wells-Fargo & Co.'S bank, as reported
Mr. Knox and several others from
Utah, including Senator Smoot Mr.
Hills. Mr. Mccormick and Mr.. Driver of
Ogden were there in that connection. I
understand. but l had no part in their
negotiations
Senator Kearns returned from Las
Angeles III the ''ESteIIe." the private
car Of Edward DOheny. the famous
california oil king The party included
Mr. and Mrs. Doheny. Edward Doheny.
il. Mr.. and Mrs. David Keith. David
keith, jr.. Senator and Mrs. Kearns and
Mr.. Garfield, of Los Angeles. a business
associate of Mr.. DOheny. At Modena
the kearns children, who. with their
nurse mad spent the winter at st
George. were picked up and brought
home all members of the party arriving
in excellent health
The car was left I'm Salt Talya for +1,o
use Of Mrs. Doheny and her son. who
viii be guests of Senator and Mrs.
Kearns for a short time.
Mr.. Doheny and Mr.. Garfield left for
New York yesterday. It is understood
thelr eastern trip is I'm connection with
contracts to supply the Mexican Central
railroad with fuel. Mr.. Dobeny *
heavily interested I'm oil properties i'm
the Bakersfield, Cal. district as well as
in Mexico