The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-03
PARTY FROM HUB
VISITS THE CITY
Prominent New England People
Spend Pleasant Day in
Zion.
MEMBER OF PARTY TALKS
OF REFORMING TARIFF
He Says Matter Is Import
ami One to His
Section.

Hon. j. ". ". Hall and wife. Morris
A. Hall and wife and William Il. Breed,
all OF Boston, Mass, were guests Of tho
Wilson Tuesday. Their trip West took
In British Columbia, where the party
purchased 100000 worth Of timber
lands. Hon. J. N. ". Hall is q retired
capitalist, cX-Mayor Of Cambridge and
chairman Of the Massachusetts, com
mittee on reciprocity and tariff reform.
Mr.. Hall talked interestingly OF this
great Western country, The resources
Of British Columbia, especially in tim
ber, is beyond comppta ptation-suhcient
within itself TO support an empire: The
growth and improvement OF Seattle are
something wonderful. Real estate there
In man places has doubled IN value
within the last six months. He thinks,
however, that the city is going far
ahead Of the resources of the country,
and that when the crash comes it will
come good and hard on the speculating
fraternity Mr.. Hall said:
''1f ] were going to invest $l,OOO,0o0
in real estate, and had to choose be-
tween Seattle and Salt Lake, l would
prefer Salt Lake as the safer Of the
two places. There is not the haste and
excitement here that characterizes Sc
that Salt Lake VIII go night along
steadily and substantially for all time
TO come, and must, in the very nature
of things, become great center OF
wealth and business activity. | may
be optimistic in my opinion Of the
future Of this great Western country,
but ] believe that the country west of
the Missouri river will outclass ell to
the east in wealth and population IL
twenty-five years from now. The rec
ords show that the wealth and popula.
ton of this country moves west eight
miles every five wears.
Speaking of the political situation tho
Messrs. Hall believe that Taft is the
logical candidate 10 succeed Roosevelt.
TAFT. they say, has given evidences Of
his great craftsmanship abilities since
entering public life; and his handling
of the Cuban trouble Is mastery and
thoroughly. American. They also find
that Taft is very popular in The West,
as it is generally believed that he has
a just conception OF its great resources
anu the Government aid necessary TO
their systematic development.
On the question of. tariff, Mr.. Hall,
who, as has been stated Is chairman. OF
the Massachusetts, committee on recip-
roeity and tariff reform within the Re
publican party. says:
The manufacturers of New England
generally have been advocating Tecip-
rocity with Cana da for years 20 the
extent of admitting free OF duty such
articles as hides, lumber, wood pulp,
etc. Unless relief is afforded the New
England manufacturers IN this way they
can't hold the business. Already trade
is fast slipping away from them hy the
factories of the West and South. Ia
admitting free Of duty the raw mater.
ial which enters into the manufactur.
les of New England, it would prove len.
efeial to the whole country, as 1t would
lessen the price to the consumers OF the
manufactured products and keep the
great army of employees at work at
remunerative wages. Take for instance,
the one article OF wood pulp. It's free
admission would not only reduce the
price of paper but it would tend IN
great measure to the preservation OF
our young forests, Timber IS cut for
pulp at much smaller size than that
cut for lumber. The obstruction Of our
down boy at the age OF fourteen,
That the tariff needs reforming is the
opinion of our wisest economists and
has been for years The question is ad-
mitted TO be one difficult OF solution,
and its modification must, in the very
nnturn of things be made within the
Republican party. IL is much safer
be righted by its friends than that 1t d
be turned over to enemies, to be des-
troyed, and in its destruction ruin
the country.
M3rris i. Hsll felt onsiderable in
terest in the mines and mining indus
try. He holds some Utah mining. stock
and is satisfied with his investment.
Utah mining stocks, he saws, hold a
creditable position in the estimation OF
the people Of Boston, and Will continue
to do so so long as such companies as
the Boston Con. L. S. and other such
properties hold the place they do. The
Salt Lake Tribune, which they FIRE
ouently SEQ in Boston. is read with GREAT
interest by people holding Western min
ing interests,
After visiting the places of interest
in the city the party resumed Its jour
ney eastward Tuesday night.