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

pany the party on the entire trip, but a
previous engagement. which ] rightly
considered OF very great importance. pre-
vented me from doing so. However. II
the other places visited and the vel
come received there can he Judged by
this the trip must have been a continual
succession Of pleasant experiences.
The boundary line between Idaho and
Utah is merely an imaginary one. any
way. II would not he surprising II II
should entirely disappear. except for
purely administrative purposes under the
influence of such excursions as the pres
eut one, like pencil line under an eraser.
And | have no doubt that enough rub
Der" has been used on this trip TO erase
any number OF lines But this Is ac-
counted for by the splendid scenery along
the way the universal evidences OF pros
perity. and especially the beautiful wom-
en- OF Idaho. In consideration of all these
things, 1t seems 10 me that we visitors
can well be pardoned for 'rubberinS' all
Ii there is sort OF boundary line be-
tween the two States, there Isn't even
an imaginary line between the people
wiped ont years ago. We have forgotten
all about II. You citizens OF Idaho can
swoop down on Utah and carry away
our products and money-in the course
Of trade-and take our sons and daugh-
ters-in due process OF marriase-when-
ever you want to- We feel that you eX-
tend TO us the same privilege with ref
erence 20 Idaho. At any rate. the people
OF both States are doing that sort OF
thing right along. and we hope that both
kinds OF activity will greatly increase
in the future. In fact. that is one of the
chief objects OF this visit.
Speaking again OF the ladies. II
those | have seen in Idaho are fair
sample OF the others. II viii keep even the
beautiful daughters of Utah hustling 10
hold their own in the matrimonial mar
ket. But then, beauty and attractive
ness are native 10 the daughters of tho
West. I am no more surprised that the
ladies of Idaho and Utah are attractive,
IL,
is the most fertile in the world. or their
scenery the most inspiring. or their re-
sources the mos, nexhaustible, II is
the nature OF these States, and of ev-
erything In them, to be beautiful and
bountiful.
So Is II the nature of their people 10
be gallant and generous Our relation
ships are not controlled or the strength
Of our friendships measured. by the
standard OF dollars and cents. OF course
we are after your dollars. just you are
want ours only In exchange for some
thing every BIT as much as IT costs. And
when by exchange and trade YOU have
obtained some of our money or we some
OF yours. We can shake hands with each
other. eat together. Jolly" each other
along and prove ourselves the best Of
friends. And IL ever IL should happen
that we don't trade together. although /
cant understand how such a thing could
happen. we are sure to be good friends
anyway.
tan mas upn1 Il great ucal toward
populating Idaho. Throughout the south
eastern part OF your State especially the
country is literally sprinkled With ranches
and homes owned and made by young
people from Utah. Yet we don't feel
that we have lost these people. II is
rather Ike having a son or a daughter
marry. You gain son or a daughter
the case may be- and probably a
number OF grand children We feel Just
that way about the sons and daughters
of Utah that have come 10 Idaho we
haven't lost them. AS they have In
creased in wealth and numbers. We have
felt that they and theirs are still ours
and rejoice in their prosperity as
much when It is achieved in Idaho as II
IL were achieved In Utah. Both States
have gained. neither has lost because
both so intimately related.
We are glad that the two States are
attractive to each other, The Utah pco-
pie that came to Idaho by the hundreds
are now numbered by the Thousands
Their property has increased hundred
fold and more And now that which they
have acquired or produced and by which
they have enriched themselves and the
state. will naturally find part OF It's mar
ket TO the southwark. and nourish and
enrich Utah. And in exchanging for It