The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-18
MEN OF OMAHA
VISIT SALTA|R
All Vastly Pleased With the
Hospitality Extended to Them
in Salt Lake.
GOVERNOR SHELDON TALKS
OF TRIP WITH ENTHUSIASM
Prominent Nebraska Business
Men Air Their Impressions
to a Reporter.


were conquered. The thirtv-three hours
spent in Salt Lake, they claim, was time
well spent
The cordial welcome with which they.
were received, the reception accorded
them by the Commercial club, their ride
over tho city and their trip to Saltair
on Sunday afternoon, were greatly ap-
preciated and thoroughly enjoyed by all
the visitors and by none more so than
by the Governor
Governor George l., Sheldon of
Nebraska is splendid specimen of Am,
erican manhood. In physique he is of
the John A. Logan type-taller, but his
black hair, swarthy complexion and
kindly, but firm features remind one
of the great soldier statesman, He was
the idol of his party, and to his pres
ence the rest of the party attribute IN
great measure the success Of the trip.
Governor Sheldon is native of Nebras-
ka. and successful farmer When in
private life he lives on his farm at
Nchawka (Weaping Water) where he
was born, not far from the border line
Of Missouri. In farming as in politics,
the Governor is an eminent success.
Impressed With Trip,
In speaking of his trip the Governor
said, that he was greatly Impressed
with the country through which they
had Travelled. "This is my first trip
through this portion Of The West he
said, "and to me the trip has been
one Of greut interest. We have received
cordial greeting everywhere, and GER
tainlv our reception and visit here have
left nothing 10 be desired. We feel
under deep obligation to the Commercial
club for generous, hospitable treatment
The courtesy shown and good Offices eX-
tended to us by your Governor are
greatly appreciated by our entire party.
q regard Salt Lake, from what |
have seen of 1T, as the most beautiful
and attractive city in all this inland
country. Nature has favored Salt Lake
in every way. The site, as nature
made il, could not be improved upon,
and / understand your climate is as
temperate zone. Salt Lake. as ! see
it. is now and always will be the busi
ness center, the distributing point and
financial clearinghouse of this inter
mountain empire. Tn my judgement
Salt Lake S future is assured. The con
tidence which some of your wealthy en-.
terprising citizens exemplify IN invest
ing millions of dollars in permanent i'm.
provemepts, is tangible evidence of Salt
Lake s future greatness.
Nebraska is prosperous During
the last ten years We have been favored
with good crops aud high prices This
has enabled the farmers to pull them.
selves together, pay off their mortgages
and helP swell our bank deposits There
are today in the State of Nebraska over
S134, 100000 bank deposits We claim
of any State in the Union. We pay TO
the State university 100000 yearly
and over S4,000,00o is distributed to the
public schools. Illiteracy is practically
eliminated from our State, and we have
about the smallest criminal record of
any State in the Union, according 10
our population
Secretary Enthusiastic.
f. G. Maggi, secretary to the Gov
ernor, expressed himself in not enthusi-
sstic terms respecting Salt Lake. "Tbis
is my first visit, but I assure YOU it is
not going to be my last, " he said. Gone
thing | notice here-the people are all
well dressed and appear to be happy
and prosperous. This has been a trip
full of pleasure for the entire party.
The party is composed of representative
business men of Omaha, and represent
interests oggregatine S250,000.0O0. They
are not out to do business but to see
the country and make the acquaintance
OF the people. especially those with
whom they have been doing business
other.
Thomas c. Byrne and Daniel 3 Full
Ter of the Bvrne & Hammer Dry Goods
company are so thoroughly impressed
with the business advantages which
Salt Lake offers, that they have de-
termined 10 make Salt Lake the dis
tributing point for the entire West and
Northwest. This establishment will be
under the direct charge of Roy T. Byrne,
their Western representative
w. j. Dermody of the Fitzgerald
Dermody company, land and irrigation
agents, said that he had keenly OBJ
served the country through which they
had passed. and was greatly impressed
with the richness of it's soil
"The land tributary to the Snake
river in Idaho he said, when re-
claimed aud brought under cultivation.
will make Idaho one of the richest
agricultural and fruitgrowing States in
the country. The valleys of Utah, from
what | have seen, are equally rich. All
this great scope of country has Salt
Lake as its center, The growth of Salt
Lake cannot help but go on Business
will increase with every year s devel-
opment of land and mines, Salt Lake.
in my opinion has the greatest future
of any city in the country. We are
all pleased with Salt Lake, with its
people and the wonderful salt sea, the
DdbHluP III winch Is usllHUlIUl, 5Scn at |
today's temperature, which was 81 de-
grees,
Pleased With Trip.
William Yetter, of Omaha, the fourth
largest wallpaper dealer in the United
States. in speaking of his trip to The
Tribune, said "We are not out TO do |
business. That was not the object Of |
our trip, We just wanted to see the I
great west, and get acquainted with its
people. Our trip has been delightful |
and nowhere have we enjoyed our
selves more than here in Salt Lake.
Salt Lake is all right. She is in class
by herself. Alone she stands-without
competition, proved in the majesty of
her scenic surroundings-the like of
which for grandeur cannot be found
elsewhere. -
Mr.. Spiesberger, the largest whole
sale milliner in the west, was profuse in