The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-03
NEWSP APER men
VISIT SALT LAKE
Washington Correspondents en-
Route to Boise Spend Three
Hours in Zion.

Nine Washington correspondents repre-
eenting some or the largest newspapers
and news associations in the country.
spent about three hours in Salt Lake
yesterday afternoon. and left in the even
ing with the Utah delegation to attend
tae National Irrigation congress at Boise,
In the party were Harry j Brown OF
the Portland Oregonian, Ira n. Bennett
OF the San Francisco Chronicle, James
Hay. jr., of the washington Times, NJ. u
Thorpe of Forestry and Irrigation, II. w
Schulz OF the Little Rock (Ark) Ga
zette. Raymond w. Pullman Of the Wash
ington Post, II. Il. Nesbitt Of the Pitts
bprg Press, Charles g. Smith of the Assoc
GATED Press and II. ellison Gardner OF
the Newspaper Enterprise association.
The bringing Of the party of Wash
lngton correspondents TO the west was the
idea OF Senator Fred II. Dubois of Idaho.
who first suggested the plan. They are
and most of them will spend some time in
the west after the congress is over.
Hear the Organ.
Tho party arrived at 5:l5 on the Los An
geles limited. being delayed nearly an
hour by wreck ahead of them. They
ing him 10 arrange for an organ recital
for them at the Tabernacle. Senator
Smoot complied with the request He met
j. L. Burley and d. S. Spencer. general
passenger agent and assistant general
passenger agent of the Oregon Short Line;
II
club and Postmaster j. II. Glove Of Provo.
Piloted by Senator Smoot the party went
first to the Tabernacle. where Organist
J, j. Mcclellan had waited for them after
the regular afternoon service. President
John r. Winder was also there to greet
the visitors.
MIR. Mcclellan gave recital. and when
IL was over the correspondents were in
troduced 90 him. He explained to them
the workings OF the famous organ. and re-
lated its history. Mr.. Spencer had tele-
phoned asking the Saltair management to
hold its o'clock train for fifteen minutes.
so that the correspondents could be taken
20 the lake. The management promised TO
do so. but when the party arrived at the
Saltair depot at 612 II was found that,
by order Of Manager J. r. Langford, the
train had been held only until $40 and
that il then departed without the CORE
spondents
Senator smoot then invited the entire
party to be his guests at dinner at the
Commercial club. and the invitation was
accented. The party then took the train
for Boise.
strong. headed by Fisher Harris and
Held's band. took the same train which
left 1T s o'clock. The specal cars were
attached to the regular Yellowstone park
train. They will he detached at POcatello.
however. and hauled to Boise by a special
engine. The entire PARTY will arrive in
time for breakfast at Boise this morning
Will Do Special Work.
The newspaper party is in the west e
study 1rrlga ton, .both government anu
private. All are we'll known writer's for
the newspapers and magazines, and sew
eral OF the party will extend their west
ern travel for the purpose Of writing on
various political and social matters of in
terest 90 their eastern and other readers
Mr. Bennett expects to go TO Mexico Mr.
Brown 10 Canada. Mr.. Gardner 10 Cali
fornia and Arizona and other members
will he similarly scattered. The new
statehood problems in Oklahoma and In
dian territory will engage some of the
men. while all will make special inquiry
into the prosperity OF the west or which
reports have reached the east
The correspondents are much interested
in the presidential situation which has
been accentuated by the Bryan return
but most of the correspondents-all OF
whom are expert political fOrecasters-
were rather shy OF making predictions as
10 the outcome Of the race in 1908.