The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-01-26
MEN WHO Do
THINGS ARE HERE
Representative Body of Men
Present at "See America"
Conference.
GOV. CUTLER WELCOMES
DELEGATES TO UTAH
Plan for Carrying Forward the
Great Campaign Is
Presented.

Fired with enthusiasm go deep and
strong that 1t cannot help but exert a
powerful influence upon both the East
and West, more than one hundred repre-
sentative men, who do things. men whose
names are written large in the business
and public affairs OF the country. COM
plctcd the first days session OF the See
America" conference Thursday. with a
unanimous feeling that great work had
been inaugurated.
Working in Harmony.
1t was particularly noticeable that
there was complete harmony, although
the discussion was energetic. There
was ample evidence that the dele
gates were assembled to accomplish the
greatest good. The disposition TO make the
convention 4 place for the advertising
OF the resources of any particular sec
ton was conspicuous by its absence.
Plan Is Formulated.
After the preliminary address of wei
come the reports of the committees on
credentials. permanent organization and
order OF business, the conference quickly
got down to the real business In hand.
A plan for the carrying forward OF the
great campaign was submitted to the con-
ventlon and met with the apparent ap-
prevail of the delegates, on motion this
was referred TO a special committee. This
Pan. which represents the best thought
and efforts of the men who have taken
the greatest interest in the movement.
Will, IT is understood. be recommended
for adoption with perhaps a few minor
changes.
Pleased With Wells's Speech.
Former Gov Wells captured the dele
gates from the first sentence of his strong
end finely delivered address, the words
Fellow American" striking a keynote
TO which all responded He was fire.
quent!y interrupted with outbursts of
approval and at the conclusion received
a genuine ovation.
Gov. Cutler Welcomes.
Welcoming the delegates on behalf Of
the State of Utah, Gov. Cutler spoke
briefly, but dealt with the "See America
question, which he regarded as OF Ma
;ional significance. In a broad and com
prehensiye manner. Judge o. w. Pow
ers followed. speaking for Mayor Thomp-
son. In address, which, though en-
tIrely unprepared, fully sustained that
great orators reputation.
Gov Chamberlain Takes Chair.
Gov Chamberlain of Oregon was intro
duced by former Gov Wells as tempor-
nry chairman. His address was filled
with appreciation OF the great work that
had been undertaken, OF a broad d-mnded
patriotism that recognized the slgnin-
cameo OF the movement and hoped for Its
success along the broadest lines
Many Words of Encouragement
OF striking significance was the vast
number OF kilograms received and read
by Assistant Secretary Metcalf, messages
from every section OF the United States
that told of the intense interest with
which the work OF tho conference is be-
Ing studied and the strong hopes for sue
cess OK patriotic Americans from every
State almost In the Union.
Truly II was a great day for Salt Lake,
for Utah. for the West. and I'm fact for
the Nation Itself. If the opinion OF men
who have Journcyed from the Atlantic
seaboard. from the Great lakes from the
sunny South from the Pacific coast.
counts for anything in the work that has
been undertaken.