The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-28
Remarks Of Mr.. Philips.

A. T. Philips of The Tribune was then
introduced by Mr.. Haloran. Mr.. Philips
said, in part:
These crusade invaders OF your State
come here with a mission That mission
is to spread the gospel OF business Of
Salt Lake. to propagate n better feeling
between the Gem State and Zion and
Utah, The interests OF the two States
are mutual. States, like individuals, go
In pairs: for instance, Colorado and Wyo-
ming. Montana and Minnesota, Nevada
and California, Arizona and New Mexico
and thus IT. goes all over the country,
Why not Utah and Idaho.
These Invaders OF your fair state come
10 tell you about Utah and ttahns, the
business part of the great state. We
come to tell YOU that Salt Lake IS the
great trade center OF a great empire, the
intermountaip empire, II you please. that
can 10 better by you than anyone else !;
that IL has done better by you than any
one else, that II Ia doing better by you
than anyone else: that il is the place TO
trade.
True, we have climate and soil. mostly
the latter to sell, but We are not here TO
ask YOU TO buy that. but we do want
you TO buy our goods, our wares freight
rates are in your favor; the great rail-
road system which has buided up the
southern. central and eastern part Of your
State certainly does not discriminate
against You. That company has cinch,
but II does not clnch YOU, and il VIII not.
While IL could exact the pound of 6esh, -
II does not II charges You enough and
perhaps in some instances too much. but
In the end matters are equallzed
Salt Lake City Is a money center: there
are thirty fivs millions OF dollars on de-
post In Salt Lake banks; there are repre-
sentatives OF those hanks here. there are
represeDtatiye es hero Of business houses OF
Salt Lake that do business Of six MIL
lion dollars year, there are representa-
tlves OF Salt Lake business houses here
who do a lesser amount than two million
dollars n year but they are all repre-
sentative business men. They are the fel
lows who make Utah. who make Zion,
who are tine invaders
These invaders. these business men OF
Salt Lake. these manufacturers Of Salt
Lake. do not come to YOU TO exploit any
land or irrigation scheme or any priva lie
enterprise. hut they do come TO exploit
tine business interests ~ Salt Lake and
Utah. This Is their mission. this the OBJ
ject OF their visit.
Monday morning The crusaders. the in
yaders. crossed the line between the
States. Montpelier. Soda Springs and
Pocatello were the objective points the
first DAY. The receptions accorded were
not only cordial. but they were royal &c
body Of men ever met with n more splen-
did reception than did the Salt Lake Com
mercla club Every individual citizen wed
with the other In efforts to make the visit
pleasant, The same has been true of al
other points.
From St. Anthony on the east tc
Weiser on tho west It has been the same
thing. n constant ovation. And her. TO.
night we round up our invasion IN this
section OF the Stale. Your welcome Is
more than cordial: Il shows that for Salt
I.akers You have an unusually kindly feel
ing. Your president has so said your
people have so demonstrated
Utah Is Il mining State; II is an agri-
cultural State, but not so much SO as Is
Idaho. We have products of the soil ic
sell so do YOU, but there is no conflict
what builds up Salt Lake also builds ur
Idaho builds up Boise. | know 7 voice
the sentiment Of everyone present that
II we ever migrate from Zion that our
Mecca Will be Boise, the capital city OF
the Gem State.
You have tire best watered State in
the Union and this. II for no other reason,