Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-04
HOTEL GOSSIP.

William Brandon OF EIp, Nevada y
Mr.. Brandon passed through Sat LAKE
| City on his way 20 SOUTHERN
Nevada. and he passed over the old
trail 10 California ana through Deatn
valley on his way TO the Coast. ana not
since that time until today has ne
set foot on Salt Lake ground say
Lake WAS only village IN ls7b sat9
Mr.. Brandon land ! ann nstonndeu
10 ind here such q thriving, modern
city. Growing cities are The order on
the west" said MIR. Brandon. have
In mind one town which has adopted
the motto You can't saw wood Win
. hammer but | WAS thinking II they
lived in Nevada they would have. to
saw wood With n hammer. ps that
Is the only Kind OF wood they have
In some parts OF the Sagebrush state;
Z refer TO the particular tree called
mesquite This tree grows most any.
where. and where there is water II
grows on top of the grounds but
where there is no water 1t grows Nm
leTneath the ground In it's search for
moisture, when these roots aTA dug
and driod the wood Is extremely
hard and blisste. and ii Is Impossible
to saw it, except with a hammer
II. p. Walters OF Youngstown, Ohio.
IL at the Kenyon Youu EstoNn is one
Of the chief manufacturing cities OF
northern Ohio, being surrounded by
country containing unlimited auantl-
ties of iron ore and coal as We'll as
having almost unequa1ed facilities for
transportation. a great deal Of gum
powder is mnle there also. ~ ouugs-
town is rattling good town. said Mr.,
Walters, and / am proud to acienowl-
edge It as my home
A. III, SwanTl. d prominent business
man of Toronto, Canada, IS All the
Kenyon. Toronto Is one Of the old
er Canadian cities said Mn. Swank.
today, "and was founded in 1884, 1t
Is not generally known that II was
originally named York. Toronto is
"a great educational center, and COM
tatns two colleges Of medicine, severed
divinity schools, MS we'll as law schools
without numbar 1t is a growing town,
too" said Mr. Swank, and now con-
tains more than . 100000 people, YES,
] often make a run over into the
states on business, and Ike America
very much.'
Marcus Mayer, a some time resident
OF Salt Lake. now advance puhlfcltV
promoter Of the San Carlo Opera corn
pany, which is booked for three
nights engagement in this ny ApIll
Is, Is and IL. spent a few hours III
Salt Lake Yesterday afternoon MT
Mayer is an old newspaper man and IN
1872 ran the Utah Mining journal IN
this city. He claims to be the first
man that ever got real interview
from President Brigham Young. IN mis-
capacity OF newsgaIherer for the pa
per mentioned After arranging De-
tails for the opera cOmpany's appear
ance at the th@ateT on the dates mann
ed Mr.. Mayer took his departure fof
Denver, where the company appears
after leaving Salt Lake
Hotels FuIl-The hotels are Begin
ming to fill up With travelling men ana
conference visitors, Every sample
room at every hotel has been engaged
q week ahead and already li5 dtHer-
emit lines of manufacture are repre-
scented by as many different CONNER
cial men in the show rooms OF the
various hotels,
Mrs. r.. Brucc and daughter Of New
york. are stopping at the Wilson The
lady is interested IN mining property
in the west and Is here TO look AFTER
her interests in that line
James Brecn OF Spokane and Al
Frank OF Butte, lieutenan7s OF Angus
tus Heinze. the Montana copper King,
are in Salt Lake. registered at tine
Wilson These gentlemen are looking
after the vast interests OF their prlE-
cir,al In this state, covering properties
in Bingham, Tlntic and Park City.