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

The trip will bear fruit, and plenty
of it, This is demonstrated by the cor
dial welcome extended the party at
every point visited, and il means here
after an annual trip into the territory
of which Salt Lake is the trade center.
OF all the party who made the trip,
none worked harder or did more to
boost the interests OF Salt Lake and
Utah than w. j. Halloran, president
of the Commercial club, He was ev-
crywhere-he led the parade, intro
duced the speakers, talked some him
self: IN fact, he was equal to a half
dozen men, and of the sixty who accom-
panied him every one is ready and
willing to. stand up and shout for
"Billy' Halloran.
lie was ably assisted by Fisher Har
rls, secretary of the Commercial club:
by T. r. Black, councilman, who rep
mer president Of the Commercial club /;
by General Freight Agent Reeves of
the Oregon Short Line, and District
Field Agent Dick Gray. Each of these
gentlemen were able ieutenants and
did everything IN their power TO make
the trip a successful one and which
would innure TO the benefit of Salt
Lake. And this is true of every mem
Der of the party, All boosted for Zion
and for Utah. And the return2 Well,
it is incalculable,
Quick Journey.
The journey home from Boise was
made in quick time Stops that had
been scheduled for Sunday were cut
ont and the towns were notified by tel
egraph. Both Mountain Home and
American Falls had made arrangements
TO entertain the party, and it was not
only. disappointment TO them. but also
to the party; but il was deemed best
rot to make the stops on Sunday.
The run home was rapid one Di
vision Superintendent Olmstead was
with the party, and he ordered n clear
track: and Engineer Hepperly, who
was at the throttle, let his machine
loose. Mile after mile was clipped of
at the rate of seventy-seven miles per
hour but so perfect is the roadbed that
the party could not realize that they
were flying.
From Pocatello to Salt Lake the dis
tauce is us miles. The record run up
TO yesterday was four hours and fifty
minutes. This, with the general man
agcr and train of three cars. Yester-
day the Booster special covered the dis
tnnce in four hours and thirty one min
utCs, breaking the record and making
the fastest time ever made on the
Short Line.
At ogden several members of the
party were surprised when their wives
and daughters and sons walked in upon
them The following greeted the party
on arrival at the junction City: Mes
danes Harris, Quigey, Adams Foley,
Misses Frances liallornn and Mary In.
man. and Master Frank Spencer and
William Patrick.
The Commercial club will pass a
series of resolutions regarding the trip
and copies will be sent to all the Com.
mercia1 clubs and other bodies that en-.
tertaincd the party. The Oregon Short
/ Line officials and the trainmen will
also, it is understood, come in for
praise. In this connection il might be
said that no body Of people were ever
treated more handsomely than were
the boosters by the Short Line. Every
one, from the high officials To the por-
tcrs in the sleepingcars and the dining.
car crew, did all in their power to make
the journey pleasant The dining-ca
service, under the direction of B. L..
! Brown, conductor, was supcrb-could