Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-02
EASTERN PEOPLE
WATCHING UTAH
Fisher Harris Declares That In
terest in Salt Lake is Rap
idly Growing.
MEN NOTICE IMPROVEMENTS.
Railroads. Smclters and city Govern.
mcnt All Factors in Drawing the
Nations Attention THIS Way

salt Lake has the call among the livs
business men Of the east. and they not
only have their eye on its progress but
have both ears open for news about
the city's growth. The conviction is
growing and has already reached large
proportions that Salt Lake simply
cannot be held back from becoming the
greatest city In O great intermountain
region. This is the view Of the eastern
attitude gained bg Fisher Harris in
eight days Of travel and he declares
that he found Il expressed by every
big business man with whom he came
in contact. and they were quite num-
Der.
Going into details. Mr. Harris ex-
planned. on returning 10 his desk AZ the
Commercial club this morning from his
visit 10 the TranscOntinentdl Irdfhc
Mems convention at Chicago. that one
man. who was among the most active
OF Chicago's business people, stated the
condition BOZ this manner; salt Lake
Is o. process Of Transformation into a
great city. and it win realize this With
in a very short time.
SPENDING MUCH MONEY
More money is being spent there
now than iu any other western city
and salt Lake will soon surpass Dem
ycr boz importance, as 30 Is only begin
ming iis growth You have just Zee
Gently completed one railroad 20 th3
Pacific coast. Another Is noY approach
ing your city. The city Itself is spenl-
INK much money IN Improvements, ami
that IL always a hopeful sign. Tho
sm.lters are spending a great deal ot
money IN new plants. and all the rail-
roads are spending great sums in ter
mnaI facilities Any one Of these con-
dtious would cause a boom iu any 9TH
IN community ana that salt Lake Is ln
the midst ~ the great changes that are
occurring. with business conditions nor
NAL. and real estate normal is gen-
uIne tribute 20 the conservatism and
strength OF It's business people.
Of the See America league. NJ.
Harris said that he addressed the Traf-
o. association on its past. ana &C. hopes
for she future. and found he members
keeuy alive 20 The possibilities Of The
NOV mDt what the result Of their
deliberations BOZ regard 20 % were he
could not state. az NJ was forced 90
leave before IL adjourned, and win not
hear definitely till near the end OF td's
week.
BIG SUN SPENT
The matter az soc Amerca" mag
az.rc was informally discussed and Do
was suggested that the magazine ought
90 b. in the control Of the executive
committee. with an experienced maya
zine editor at its head A PROPOSE
ton was suggested OF offering this po-
sti1n 90 John Brisbane Walker. who
lett the Cosmopolitan magazine when
10 was recently purchased hy the
Hearst interests Mr. Harris viii sub
nit this proposition 10 the executive .
committee when the matter is a little /
more maturcd
Tho latest statistics on American /
travel in Europe were secured on This .
trim. They were sent 90 Mr.. Harris .
hy the New York board 81 trade, with .
a letter from the officers. asking him .
to help give them publicity boo hts See .
America talks. and expressing the re-
great 81 the board 81 trade that cone .
d.ti0us should be as they are The /
figures state that the sum spent In /
Europe by American travellers this /
wear WIN reach the enormous sum % I
GpO00.00o and tho board Of trade eN- /
plains that this tremendous foreign .
travel is what accounts for the great I
decrease in Americas balance Of trade I
within the past few years
\ BRIGHT FUTURE.
The condition ~ the league. said Mr..
Harris. j. better now than AZ any time
~ It's history. and Us future Is very
bright indeed. The San Francisco
disaster temporarily inierfcred with
the ieagls. sGd 3; Is leaving a bad tn
fuencc on western travel. You can no.
tice this here in salt Lake. where there
IL an absence o. the heavy westward
flow q last year, and the railroads are
awake TO the fact that they, and ey-
eryone else Who profits from tourist
travel. must pat forth renewed and
more VIGOROUS efforts 20 starr the cur
rent o. travel I'd again.