The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-17
Ex-Governor Douglas Of Massa-
chusetts Is Touring the
Country.
TALKS ENTERTAININGLY
OF C0UNTRY'S PROSPERITY
Believes That Big Corporations
Are Necessary at
Present.

w. IL, uonEl9s or Brocton, eN-uoNefnoi
Of Massachusetts,, accompanied by Mrs
Douglas. arrived in Salt Lake late Monday
night
Governor and Mrs, Douglas are guests Of
the knutsford. where they will remain for
several days. They are making a leisurely
tour OF portion OF the West, and i, Il
Gov, Douglass purpose to fnmi!iari1e him
self with conditions here now and associate
them By way OF comparison with what he
found here nineteen Years ago, the date of
his last visit here.
In n pleasant and interesting conversa
ton with q Tribune representative. the
much yet. but that ne intended to visit the
points OF interest before leaving the city.
Mrs, Douglas, he said, was as much inter.
ested in the country through which they had
was himself, and said that she had enjoyed
every minute OF the trip, which was begun
September 30.
I'm going West" the Governor said
We took the Canadian Pacific route
through Canada and British Columbia to
Seattle The country west OF Winnipeg:
through British Columbia to the mountains,
is one OF wonderful resources and great
possibilities. II is a great farming country
and is faSt being settled up by thrifty,
Industrious class OF entcrprisins people.
to perfection, while as stock country it
can't be surpassed. The prairie soil in
places farmers told me- went down to a
was told, could be bought OF the Government
by paying the necessary hling fees. This
IN measure accounts for the tremendous
influx OF settlers to that great country
Seattle Great City.
Seattle, the Governor thinks is Won
derful city, with future the greatness OF
which u is impossible 10 predict The sound
cltles. be says. are all in a prosperous copdi.
iion, as is Portland. the last city visited be-
fore coming to Salt Lake.
hen did you first begin to manufacture
the shoe that bears your namel' was asked,
II commenced to manufacture twenty
three years ago, and began to advertise
liberal advertiser. I believe in It. l have
country exclusively
,o.. About what was the size OF your bust
When | first started tho factory l turned
out forty'eight pairs of shoes per day, Now
the daily output at tho factory is 1920
pairs, and the factory employees number
1000. We arc doing larger business now
than at any time in the past, Tho business
is increasing right along Our annual sales
aggregate between $s,0oo.ooo and $4,000.
Asked as to political conditions in Massa-
chusetts, the Governor said that there was
little doing before he left. since which time
he mas paid but little attention TO politics or
business He was out on a vacatiop and was
trying to enjoy trip OF rest and uninter.
Tupted pleasure Asked ii the people OF New
England ana particularly Massachusetts, ii
left TO their vote, would favor reciprocity
with Canada and q modification OF the tariff
70 the extent OF admitting raw material free
OF duty into the United States, the Governor
said:
7 believe majority Of the people OF
my state would favor reciprocity 10 that
extent by popular vote. 1 recommended last
permitted TO vote upon the proposition, but
OF course the Legislature would not pro-
vide for such thing. and there the matter
dropped: This year the Republicans are
as the matter cannot be taken up or made
much OF this year, it will not be much OF
factor IN the politics Of the State. But
as | said before, l know nothing of political
conditions in Massachusetts, or New York st
this time
Wary as to Hearst.
The Governor was wary when questioned
as TO political conditions in New York and
while asked, would vouchsafe no opinion as
TO the standing OF Hearst with his party in
New York, or what he though, OF Hearst's
chances of election.
Gov. Douglas is earnest and outspokcn in
his advocacy OF great enterprises being con"
Quoted by great corporations In order to
meet and compete with foreign nations, we
must have strong companies to manage great
enterprises.
are necessary to keep UP industrial activities,
and pay the employees good wages This is
the main thing TO be looked after. This is
an age OF the most rapid and wonderful revo.
luton IN the history OF tho world, and in
order TO meet the ever new and changing
conditions thai confront irdustrielly educat ted
men. We are sadly lacking in men who pos
cess practical industrial education Ger
many is lar ahead % us today 10 this re-
spcc,. When Governor, I recommended that
State industrial school be established and
maintained by public funds TO give all classes
r!ch and poor alike, an opportunity 70 ac-
diiro practical industrial education. This
should be done in every State in the Union.
Ar hrst the lGhoring men opposed the scheme,
put tney are now beginning TO see the bene
Gis that would accrue to them were such
"A Institution open 10 their sons. There
never was time IN the history ot this
or aay other country when tho opportunities
ior industrious, bright young men were as
good as they are today. There are men in
my. factory who are making more money,
and that. too, without any responsibility. than
Il they were running business factory
OF their own.
The great business enterprises Of the
country are so shaping themselves that the
removal by death otherwise of the head
OF this concern makes little or no difference
in business circles. The great combination
business goes the same, The business
OF the country is becoming so immense that
in order to carry il successfully il must
he done through syndicates and large cor,
porations.
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