The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-23
HOPES that UTAH
WILL FREE HERSELF
Prominent Californian Dis
cusses Future Of the
State.
BELIEVES AMERICAN PARTY
is DOING A GREAT WORK
Notes Great Progress in City
Since His Former
Visit.

Fred w. Swanton and party, comprising
Mrs. Swanton. daughter and II. Wooley
of Santa Cruz, Cal, spent Saturday in
the city, guests OF the Knutsford. 1t has
been Mr.. Swanton's custom In making his
annual trips East, to make it a point to
stop over a day or two In Salt Lake,
where he has many friends, Included
among whom are eXGov. Wells. M. II.
Walker and others.
Santa Cruz. Mr.. Swanton says, ls
spending s. 900 600 in improvements on
the beach A new hotel of 400 rooms is
being erected at cost OF $3.50 900. a
casino and bathing establishments are in
process OF construction, which, when COM
pleted. will have cost 1850. 900, The casino
is being built to seat 1000 people. In the
casino Will be held State conventions,
great political gatherings and large social
assemblages,
Mr.. Swanton says they are expending
$50. 900 In beautifying the park and places
of amusement. In less than two years
Santa Cruz and San Francisco Will be
connected by an electric railroad which
is projected to run along the ocean shore
all the way. a distance of eighty miles,
which will be made on a schedule time
OF two hours. Despite the great disaster
TO San Francisco by earthquake and fire
some OF her capitalists, said Mr.. Wooley
who is president OF the Santa Cruz I'm
provemept company. are putting 81 900, 900
in improvements in Santa Cruz this year.
The entire time of the party was spent
yesterday in sightseeing In Salt Lake.
Mr.. Swanton, who was here about year
ago. noted with wonder and qualification
the great improvements which have been
and are being made In this city within
loss than year. Mr.. Swanton said that
he could readily see that the hand OF
progress was at work
One of His Favorites.
salt Lake" he said "is one OF my
favorite cities. IT is in many respects
the most attractive city in the country,
and for an inland town nothing can com
pare with 1t in this broad land. 1t is
blessed with a faultless climate the
greater part OF the year the scenery Is
grand beyond description, and its geo
graphical position and material resources
are bound TO make Salt Lake a great
business center. l am glad the city is
now in control of the American party, and
sincerely hope its authority will take In
the county at the next election. and that
eventually its progressive spirit will alb
sorb the entire State.
You may think we OF California are
Indifferent TO the conditions which exist
here, and that we are not interested In
the great fight which The Tribune and
the American element are making to
Amerlcanize Utah. raise the great body OF
the Mormon people to the highest plane
of American citizenship, compel obe-
dience to law by the leaders OF the Nor
mon church. which you designate as the
hierarchy, the same as is exacted OF the
humblest OF It's members, but you are
greatly mistaken.
I'VE do feel an interest in Utah's well
fare We know that her resources. patent
ov,I l,tA MI. A.
Of the great States of the Union. We
sincerely hope that the time is not dis
tant when Utah Will not be known as
now. the home of the Mormous or Cen
tiles. but that Utah will be regarded as
other States. a great commonwealth.
populated by free, patriotic American
citizens"
Mr.. Swanton and party left for the East
Saturday evening.