The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-01
VISITORS IN ZION

Charles f, Bauer of New York. a prom
inent business man Of that city, is spend
Ing n few days In Salt Lake. and js a
guest of the Knutsford. Mr. Bauer has
been travelling over the West during tho
last two months. during which time he
has visited every city Of prominence on
the coast. from Los Angeles to Seattle.
Being n close observer and not stranger
To this Western country. Mr., Bauer has
given special attention 10 the progress
that is being made In the country through
which he has travelled. and is frank In
expressing the result Of his observa tons.
In this connection he said To a Tribune
representative.
LOS Angeles Is prosperous and several
splendid business blocks are in process
Of construction. Los Angeles has been
so widely advertised as a health resort.
the climate Of which Ia perfect all the
year around, that tho world has come TO
believe it. What is the result They
flock there like geese. and they will con-
tinue TO flock there. The people that are
snap away. and they never will But rho
fact Is that Los Angeles has not tho
great natural resources upon which TO
found city that Salt Lake has. Salt
this Western country. Conditions are so
shaping themselves that nothing can IN
tervene to prevent this city's rapid and
continuous growth. There is just as
much confidence manifest here as any
place ] have been.
salt Lake viii always be the most
naturally attractive city in the West
This town is all right ] return East
this evening. but I want TO assure you
that IL is only a question OF time. which
shall make as short as possible. when /
shall establish q business here of no small
proportions. Salt Lake Is freer from COM
petition today than any other city in the
country, and always will be-"
F, 1. oroptt of boston, prominent
wool buyer. is guest OF the Knutsford
In speaking Of the wool market, Mr.. Or
cutt said that the Eastern wool market
is unsettled and by no means reassurIng,
II said he, the markets in the East
drag along for another thirty days as
they have in the past thirty days the
wool market In the West will drop not
less than 10 per cent Since coming
West | have purchased several ship
meuts Of Utah wool The price now
ranges from I6 TO IS cents a pound and
ie is questionable II these figures can be
raised for some time. One thing I no.
tlce In Utah wool this year. it is cleaner
and OF better quality than in nNner
years. This | attribute 10 the favora BILE
season and the efforts which are being
put forth by sheep men TO improve the
quality Of their sheep by infusing new
blood into their nocks.
"This Western country Is coming to be
the other day, and the way things are
going there is astonishing There is
plenty of money in circulation and wages
OF all kinds are higher than ever before
V.
looks very. much as II Schnlit7 Ruef and
other city boodlers would shortly get their
merited deserts. The people are aroused
TO "A Just sense OF Indignation and Moth
Ing but penitentjary confinement will ap-
pease their wrath
The JAMS over there are not the do
cile, obigine, obedient. good natured and
dependable servants they We're n few
years ago. Now they are saucy. ugly,
arrogant and unreliable In my opinion
we will have trouble with that country
and people YET. They are coming to be
q despiscd race. They are bringing this
disfavor upon themselves. And this is liza
bic TO bring trouble between the two
countries some day