Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-24
Everything is in Readiness For
Opening Session at Armory
Tomorrow Morning.
HALL DECORATIONS GOING UP
Some Of the Wide Dele.
gates, How They Look and
What They Expect to Do.
All Are Enthusiastic on the Great
Question That Has Brought the
Big Conference Together,

The delegates 10 the See America
First conference are docking Into
town from all quarters, and the hotel
Hobbies and the parlors Of the Com
mercial club are becoming scenes OF
much enliveument IN consequence
They are wide awake intelligent men,
these delegates; men whose business It
Is to keep abreast OF the times, see
everything that is going on, and take
advantage of opportunities.
II Is patent to them as well as to the
various constituencies which they rep
resent, that the movement of See
America First"--a movement, by the
way, be IL ever remembered, originated
IN Salt Lake City, and from salt Lake
man. II bound to be taken up and put
to a good and profitable use all over the
country, So everything is IN active
and successful preparation Tor the con-
ference OF the morrow, when a matured
plan of action Is to be presented for
acceptance and the indications are
that It will go through with a rush
The opening session will be held in the
State arm0ry at 10 O'clock
Among the bright young men here is
Clarence II. EdWOrds, chief of the pub
LEFTY bureau Of the California promo
ton committee. Mr.. Edwords Is
man who, IL he sleeps, sleeps with one
eye open. so that no opportunity gets
away from him. He is looking out for
the welfare of California all right, but
at the same time has mind to the
good OF the people at large and Ia
working with that end IN view But
he Is much distressed with the llber-
ties printers take with his name. lie
says no matter now much or how Of
| ten he underscores the 20" In his last
name, and no matter how often he
draws a Notwithstanding hand point
! ding to the same. the unperturbed typo
! invariably sets "a for "O," until there
is danger OF Mr., Edwords' premature
| ly gray hair being brought down in
sorrow TO the grave. He put In this
/ morning IN the bowling alley. endeav-
| orng with a forttude more or less he
roic to forget the Ills the flesh is heir
| to.
IDAHO MAN EARLY
George A. Gordon, representing the
Commercial club of Rlsby. and Joseph
Woodmansee, representing the NUM-
clpallty Of Rlgby. and j. f. Ingersoll
/ representing the Commercial club OF
Pocatello are here. as well as H. Fos-
ter Chaffee OF the Rlchelleu Ontario
Navigation company of Toronto.
OREGON CROWD COMING.
Governor George e. Chamberlain OF
Oregon wired Secretary Harris OF
the LOmmerclal cub this afternoon
from Las Vegas. New, saying, THE
Oregon delegation complete will arrive
early tomorrow, and go direct to the
hotel Do not go to the trouble TO meet
us
DEVISING A PLAN.
There was a meeting last night at the
Commercial club of publicity experts
Is IN number. and representing eight
states TO discuss the proposed concert
ed plan for permanent agitation. AMI
the practical character and features OF
the movement. IL was considered of
primary importance 10 develop and pre-
sent the plan IN such a form as will
make It appeal al once to the average
citizen. besides making OF It not merely
local. but national in its scope.
MEETING AGAIN TODAY,
The discussion lasted four hours.
when an adjournment was taken until
2:3O this afternoon. The special CON-
mittee of the Commercial club is de-
slrOus Of going before the confer
Cnce with all interests represent
ed acting in harmony and thor
oughly understanding each other and
the meeting OF experts is accomplish
ing this.
MAKE 1T NATIONAL.
Tacoma Is ably represented by Louis
w. Pratt. secretary of the Tacoma
Chamber OF Commerce and Board OF
Trade. He said IN a pleasant talk to-
day with News" reporter, that the
entire section OF the country fropI
which he came Ia IN hearty sympathy
with this rioyement, and there are
many ways and means OF working It
out He calls attention TO the necessity
of making the movement national, rath-
er than IN any way local; as were this
latter feature to obtain. the idea would
be restricted and not be brought within
the fun scope OF operation Of which Il ia
susceptible. Therefore. the railways
and other Interstate helps must ta
brought in to assist. and the hotels Will
cut a decidedly important figure. Mr.
Pratt urged concentration OF senti-
ment through the country in favor OF
seeing the attractions OF our own M
tive land-giye It a patriotic phase, AMI
keep agitating & Keep the fact before
the public through the press, let the
pulpits speak OF H.. Get tourists 90
travel IN the United States To see tho
remarkable attractions at home. In the
matter OF his own locality. Mr.. Pratt
mentioned Mt Tacoma, one OF the high
est In the United States, which can
be seen from tide water 40 miles away.
and the attractions generally Of Puget
sound and Alaska. He advocated Civ
ing special attention 90 hotel accom-
mOdations, aud the providing os
amusement and entertainments that
most please travellers.
AUTOMOBILE ROAD 10 DENVER.
Mr.. w. r. r. Mills. general manager
OF the Mining Reporter, and secretary
of the Denver Commercial league, Is
another delegate experienced IN tho
activities OF life. and who ably repre-
sents his Denver constituency lie
strongly advocates tho see America
First" movement. and says Il is gem
orally realized IN the Centennial state
that In such matter as this. whatever
interests Utah interests Colorado "a
well, and for the same reason. Hs
urges that III turtheranee Of the mu-