The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-06-19

u "Foy' on a white sign post, $50
miles from ogden. and about forty
miles from the Nevada state line, the
Southern Pacific westbound met the
Southern Pacific eastbound train at 500
o'clock yesterday afternoon. on the
eaStbOuud train we're members of the
senate and house committees on iTTiga-
JiOn and reclamation of arid lands. to-
EetheT with members of their families
and iFTiga ton experts. On the west
bound train were prominent Utah Off
Cials with members Of their families
After the meeting of the two trains
there was d quick manipulation by the
train crews resulting in the attachment
Of the special observation car borrowed
from the salt Lake Route. to the east
bound train soon after that there was
a mingIinE of the visitors with the
members Of the reception committee.
This developed into a love feast as the
train sped over the LUcin cutoff on
the homeward trip.
Personnel of the Parties.
The visitors included Senator F. T
Dubois OF Idaho. Representative F. W.
Mondeli of Wyoming, Representative
". A Reeder and wife of Kansas. Rep
Tesentative 4. Z. Cooper and wife of
Pennsylvania, Representative W. L.
Jones and wife of Washington. J. I.
Parker and wife of Washington. D. c:
ElwOOd Mead of Washington, =. c.; &.
g Rowley of jackson. Mich: H J.
Brown and wife of Portland. Ore. Ar
thur RUhl of New York. g ]. Blanchard
and wife of Washington, ID. G.. +. H.
Newell of Washington. d. g, and d. W.
Ross of Idaho.
The reception committee was larger
than the party of visitors It included
Governor John &. Cutler. wife and
daughter SpTeaf Ped nd
wife. Senator George Sutherland and
wife. Congressman Joseph Howell and
wife. former Governor Heber NJ. Wells.
Senator Simon BambergeT, Colonel +.
F Holmes. Mayor William NJ ROylance
and wife of Provo, Mayor James NJ.
Greer OF Spanish Fork, r. r. Irvine.
president of the Commercial club Of
Provo, and wife: Postmaster. James
Glove and wife Of Provo. George l.
Swendsen, A E. Chandler. F s Rich
ards and wife, state Engineer Caleb
Tanner. d. H Peery. Miss Peery and
the Misses Harmon of ogden. John A
WidtsOe Of Logan. n P. Nelson and D
T. Burnley
1t was the intention 70 have a num-
her Of prominent men from Ogden Join
the committee at ogden. Among 9th
ers, Fred J. Kiesel, Joseph ScOWCrOft.
/ W. Shurtliff, Angus T Wright, Sen
atOr Charles R HOIIingswOrth, Thomas
y
liam Glasmann We're invited and ex-
pected- Through some misunderstood
ing Mayor GlaSmann was in the canyon
on fishing trip so that the invitations
never reached their destination. having
all been mailed to the mayor. Some of
the Ogden men viii join the excursion
today Senator Francis 9. Newlands
As also expected to join the party at
Ogden tonight on the way north
Dubois and Smoot Meet
Curiosity had been expressed by A
number as to the reception Senator Du-
bOlS would receive in Utah after the on
Slaughts he has been making on the
MOTmOns in general and upon Senator
Reed SmoOt in particular. Some were
nervous as to the outcome of the meet
ing of the two senators. There was no
cause for nervousness David and Jon
athan never fell upon each others neckS
20 better effect than did these two sen
atorS.
How are you. Reed %"
-Hulio. Fred, old man; glad to see
ye,"
That's the way it started Then with
locked arms they made their way
through the car. Senator Smoot insist
Cd on Introducing Senator Dubois to
every soul aboard. even to the coIored
porter. When there was no one else
TO Introduce the gentleman from Utah
took the gentleman from Ida no" into a
corner, and two long separated school
girls never had more animated COS
sip than did these two statesmen.
There they sat swapping yarns. when
they should have been struggling in ii
death gTapple i'm the fifty feet of blue
salt water i'm the lake. It was an exhf-
bition of Christian fortitude that viii
not soon be forgotten by those who kept
watch over their shoulders.
tt must be admitted in order to keep
history straight that Senator Dubois
reception from some Of the women
present was not so cordial as that of
Senator Shoots.
II was deeply regretted that former
Senator Thomas keaTns was not pres
ent to make the love seast complete
No Salt over Salt Lake.
The Utah party left Salt Lake over
the Short Line at 1890 in the morning.
a wait of a half-hOur at Ogden threw
the train out Of schedule time. but this
loss was made up before the meeting at
FOy. On the way out over the cutoff
a luncheon with fried chicken as the
basis was served. This luncheon was
perfect except that salt was lacking.
Riding over a body of salt water that
would load a train long enough to reaCn
around the globe. according to the la
meuted Pat Donau, there was not
enough salt aboard TO SAVIOR a hard
boiled egg This was a minor consid-
Grafton
The combined party reached Ogden on
the return trip a few minutes after s