Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-05
ENCOURAGING Report Made by
Fisher Harris, Who is
Home.
HAS BEEN SEEING AMERICA.
Had Six Weeks Of Acquaintance.
shin With Prominent Business
Men Of the Country.
So. os East and West Arc Turning 10
This City Because of Develop
ment of Great Projects.

grcat day Is coming for Salt Lake,
sccording to the analysis OF commercial
oonditlons throughout America made
nv Fisher Harris during his six weeks
~ intimate acquaintanceship with the
business men Of the country, Mr. Har-
r,s returned at / o'clock this morning
from his Seeing America excursion,
which began at Portland and took IN
every city OF importance as far east as
New York. He is tired. now, but full
=, enthusiasm for the "See America
movement. and sure that Its success Is
greater than was anticipated when the
hoard OF governors OF the Commercial
sinh first began to plan the conference
IA make the movement definite one.
DIscussing the future which the wheel
NJ commercial fortune Is throwing 10
Sail Lake, Mr.. Harris says that II IS
more promising than perhaps any other
XIV can say for itself. This Is because
NE eyes of the east and the west and
he northeast and the northwest are
,urnlng to Salt Lake, on account OF the
raIlrosd developments planned for II,
and on account OF the big new smell
inr and mining plants. The convlc-
lion IL growing that Salt Lake Is sched-
uled TO be permanently the Industrial
and educational center OF the inter-
mountain country, and that every b't
Of growth in that section IL going 10
contribute greatness to Salt Lake. tor
that reason Mr.. Harris expects an M
sow OF capital into this region, fol-
iner 81 no NQQtarn a.
dac and the completion of the Garfield
shelters. Already, he says, people rec
ognize that the city is prosperous to
treat degree. but they look for II to be-
tome much more So,
NOTED WRITER'S COMING.
Another conviction that Mr.. Harris
brought back Is that the day OF the
Wild and woolly west, as a conception
Of fasteners, Is over, and In It's stead
the east Is going to commence "A study
Of the west and an exploitation OF II
for the economic advantages that Will
accrue TO the east through an increase
Of population In the west. In New
York Mr. Harris spoke to gathering
Of the Quoin club, which Is composed
Of representatives OF the biggest mag
a7ines and papers In the country. lie
spoke for thirty minutes and then spent
three and one-half hours answering
questions At the end the senti-
ment towards the idea seeing
America First" WAS very pronounced,
and twelve OF these big magazines viii
pool their issues and send west two
Of the biggest writer's In the country.
They Will write up the west, and VIII
come through here within the next two
L.. mi, ns,k, d.tl
this advertising of the west gratls.so far
as the See America league Is con-
cerned, "and," said Mr., Harris In men,
toning IT, 1T will do us more good
than the investment Of million dollars
IN ordinary publicity work. However,
the motives OF the magazines are not
altogether philanthropic. They realize
that they are not IN business for day
only and they see that In this great
country west OF line drawn from the
Isthmus of Panama TO Baflin Bay there
are 30.Q01000 people rafting around
Ike peanuts in q shell in country
that will support 800, 100000. The more
people that come In, the greater VIII
their field be, and the more their
chances to do specific and community
Advertising.
Now these gentlemen who are COM
Ing west are experts in publicity mat
tsrs. They know the game Of adver-
Using, and they are going to teach ~ 10
u.s. They viii show US that much OF
our efforts have been so much money
wasted and they will appear before the
commercial bodies of the west to talk
OF proper methods of advertising town
sizes and community advantages
Speaking OF the See America league,
MI Harris said that the move ha0
caught ON In every section. The east
70 MS surprise was as enthusiastic as
ue west Everybody realizes that tn,
n@.-the Rocky mountain west and the
r@lhc northwest are to be the first
9ehefclaries of the detection of travel
mo this country. Therefore these sec
IONS are looking to their scenery and
peglnning to appreciate the value of
1ner climate and natural wonders. For
INSTANCE, said MIR. Harris, OF the 20
sleat commercial concerns of Los An
sswS the capital for IA was furnished
men VINO We're attracted by the lure
~ inmate and scenery with no idea
,h ne same opportunity exists else
s,iS 40 Illustrate with local case,
~ Mr. harris, suppose being with
power to do said. ] will give YOU
eoPie or salt Lake the choice OF hav-
% your city wiped completely out
80 sNlstehce, or having your Great Salt
nv nl urled up and destroyed. The peo-
would vote TO have the city lost
ronIs they would argue that they
roSia replace that, but that they never
m H. .ecoup themselves from the loss
WI thousands and thousands of dol
Wan. 'aet are spent here by tourists who
want 10 see the lake. 80 Wv
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
hoy me executive committee ~ ,,o
hsTss Mr. Harris saw several mem
kntbus'ane,, away, and reports them all
p'TPGsiastic In the work, except David
ho e.ahcls who begs of on account ~
lay that he has spent many wears
l. we IN publicity work. and thinks
NJ IS entitled TO a rest. lie e. Nm,
,entcS ana his resignation will be nc
lro 49,, N respect for his wishes to re-
ns, trVIn attice publicity work In he
bst mr. irving Ii0wbert suggests
,nloo, representative from Canada Ia
M ~ canadian commercial bod,e.
M NV n m touch with Mr.. Harris an
,oiptse' 'sr' and suggestion for an an.
rltbln expected TO be Forthcoming
,e,, week. Here In Salt Lake Inc
% n,I ush Of the league officers win n,
pure Tor the initial neatino ~ ,ha