The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-24
BOOSTER TRIP
IS A SUCCESS
"Get Acquainted" Excursion
From Salt Lake Proves a
Record Breaker.
HOME INDUSTRIES PRAISED
WARM WELCOME AT EVERY
STOPPING PLACE.


friends from one or two neighboring
towns went into Utah county yesterday.
and boosted for a more extensive patron
age of home industries
Lehi, American Fork and Pleasant
Grove were the objective points and 1t is
the testimony that more successful
trade excursion of the '.get acquainted
order has never been run out of Salt
Lake. AT midnight last night the Salt
Lake Route special train brought the ex-
curS1on1sts back to Salt Lake after ten
hours or strenuous visiting, speech-mak-
ing, sightseeing and entertainment bur
TO the last man voting the "trip a record
breaker for hospitality in the southern
towns. and for good work accomplished in
meeting the merchants and business men
of the places mentioned.
Lehi, American Fork and Pleasant
Grove set pace in the sincerity of their
reception to yesterdays trade excursion
that is a splendid tribute to the loyalty of
these towns to Utah's industries and COM
mercial welfare. The valley cities received
them out of town cheering the citizens
of each place to the echo.
Excursion Is Success.
quainted" event of the year to be con-
Quoted under the auspices of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers association 1t
was complete success from start to
finish.
Governor Cutler was with the party.
He didn't get down to American Fork un-
I'll late in the afternoon, but once on the
ground he Immediately addressed a big
mass meeting at the opera house and lat
hall
The governor declared that the Provo
WOODEN mills, which have been closed
for some time, will soon be reopene0,
and will be run to capacity. He spoke
enthusiastically of the prospects for
healthy growth of manufacturing indus
tries to the southwark of Salt Lake this
year.
President Orson Hewlett of the Mer-
chants Manufacturers association
Secretary c. o. Harris and Horace En-
sign, secretary of the State Fair asso-
citation, were in charge of the -trainload
of excursionists. Charles Irwin of the
salt Lake road was there. and the big
shape.
Music a Feature.
Prof. John Held headed band of
eighteen pieces, and the music was one
of the best features of the trip.
o, Inc e, special pee tram Of SIX coaches pulled
$3.50 o'clock yesterday morning. Lehi was
reached soon after II o'clock. scores of
excursionists being added to the party at
Murray, Sandy, Draper and Bingham
Junction. A stop of an hour and a half
was made at Lehi, and a big meeting held
IN the new tabernacle. M. w. Ingalls,,
CHieI engineer OF the Dtan sugar conf
pany, presiden, and George s. McCallis-
ter, vice president of the Merchants &
Manufacturers association Mayor
Charles Brown of Murray, and Horace
Ensign, secretary of the State Fair asso-
citation, addressed the meeting along get
acquainted" lines Prof John Held PLAYED
Loves Old Sweet Song" as cornet solo |
Organist Joseph F. Smith gave an organ
SOLO
At American Fork.
after 1 o'clock In the afternoon, and the
reception that had been arranged for the |
special train brought every excursionist |
70 his feet with rOusing round of cheers |
for the hospitality of the citizens of the |
place. The school children were out in |
full number and altogether a crowd of |
many hundreds of people gathered to bid |
the visitors welcome
Headed by the band of American Fork. |
with Hel6is band following, the excursion /
party marched to Apollo hail. where din
ner was served by the ladies of the town.
The immense crowd was handled quickly |
and satisfactorily. Mayor James Gardner
with William Thornton z. H Stout and |
j. W. Storrs, had charge of the arrange
ments for entertaining the excursion.
At Pleasant Grove.
1t was decided to spend the afternoon
at Pleasant Grove and return to Ameri-
can Fork for dinner at s o'clock and a
bill at Apollo hall in the evening. The
special pulled into Pleasant Grove at 8
clock. the band headed the procession.
and In half an hour the tabernacle was
Tiled to the doors. Mayor Bullock well
coined the eXcursionists and William G. |
Lambert. of the Lambert Paper company,
William NJ Hays; Lorenzo
Jensen. representing the Retail Mer-
chants association of the state: Presi-
lent Hewlett of the NJ. & M; Horace En-
sign and John 7. White, president of the
Pennington Commercial club, addressed
The meeting on the patronage of Utah in
tustries by citizens and business men OF
he state.
At o'clock the special train carried the
party to American Fork. Dinner was
served in Apollo hall. and then the big
meeting of the excursionists was held in
he opera house. The speakers were J. H
Clark, cashier of the Utah Banking COM
)any, who presided: Governor Cutler
j. ]. Jackson, John II.
Vooten, Councilman F. 8. FerEstrom of
salt Lake, Finley Brooks, representing
lent Hewlett of the Merchants and Manu-
acturers' association.
Given Warm Welcome.
The stores at Pleasant Grove and Amer
can Fork were closed for the day. Bust
less men turned out and gave the towns
ver to the visiting merchants. At Amer
can Fork the men of the party were ten
ered the privileges of the Commercial
Tub rooms at that place.
The ball at Apollo hall in the evening
vas pleasant affair and was largely at
ended. The excurSionists made their |
yay to the special train in driving rain
nd landed In Salt Lake under even
7Orse conditions, but the spirit of the oc-
aston failed to show the effects of the a..
ret weather. and the crowd piled into the
al Sfr Ia riOh