Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-01
PLAN TO EXPLOIT
GREAT SALT LAKE
organization Perfected to Post
Strangers on Attractions OF
Inland Saline Sea.
BUSINESS MEN ON HOLIDAY
Incidents N Outing to Famous Dir"
Island Ycsterdny--Trip to Luc'n
Cut on and Other Points.

AS a result of the trip OF % ieauihs
business men of Utah as guests oil
Josepn Nelson and ]. e. Langford yes
terday an association mas Deen organ
ICED to exploit the beau'ies OF .flea'
Salt lake and give TO tne puolsi pooh
let devoted to the publicity OF the pic
turesouo and remarkable features Of
tha great inland sea of the west.
The orpanization was perfected dur
inc the r,,n on the last leg of las
mile trin on the lake on board Capt,
Anderson's gasoline cruiser Irene. II
came as fitting climax to delight
ful day spent among the islands from
o a. m. until d. m.
Gov. Cutler introduced the PROPOSE
ton on the spur of the moment fol-
lowing a casual conversation with
fudge Colborn who waXed eloquent on
the beauties of the Great Salt lake and
deplored the fact that but few resi-
dents of this city, to say nothing of
the tourist hosts. knew anything of the
mysterious Dead sea and It's wonders
GOVERNOR STARTS IT.
The party at orGe went into session
with President Halloran of the Com
mercial club In the chair. Gov Cutler
started the ball rolling by handing over
his personal check for S25 and inside
missed in the aggregate $50 as start
err.
The organization as perfected con-
sists OF William j. Halloran, president;
Edward f. Colborn, secretary, and
Charles A. Quigley, treasurer with
Messrs. Halloran, John C. Cutler and
James G. Mcdonald as the execu-
tive committee.
During the organization several good
speeches We're delivered on the deck
of the Irene, those of Gov. Cutler, f, +.
Colborn, A. j. Davis and Hon. .iohn
Henry Smith being among the best.
One and all declared that the Great
Salt lake was a scenic and resort at
traction without a duplicate anywhere
John Henry Smith. in particular, com
pared the tourist attractions of Swift
zerland and other countries to those of
Salt Lake. He asserted that Yah took
second place to none.
OTHER VOLUNTEERS
Edward #. Colborn volunteered to
write the book while Harry Simpler,
the official photographer on the trip,
placed at the disposal of the organiza-
ton his famous sunset pictures and all
his plates of scenery and bird life, of
which he has a large collection. 1t was
the sense OF the meeting also that some
of Alfred Lambourne's pictures be in
Guided in the publication which will
be placed in hotels and at depots
throughout the country
INVOLUNTARY BATH.
The trip was delightful from the
time of embarking on the special train
at a. m. until the return to the pa.
WHOM at p. m. But one inciden
threatened to mar the day. On coming
alongside in the dark the row boat
lying across the bow of the steamer
was crushed against the landing stage
and while all were looking TO see
what damage had been done, Atty.
Joseph I. Richards stepped off the boat
into thin air landing in four feet of
water to disappear under the Irene,
Capt. John Wester of the sister ship
Vista plunged into the lake and pulled
the young lawyer out more dead than
alive.
The features of the 12-hour run
We're a visit to White Rocks bay, An
telope island, the Lucin cut-off and
Hat island
ON BIRD ISLAND.
The latter point was reached about
$3.50 p. m, and an excellent landing
was made with but a couple of wet
tings, and all hands went ashore
among the myriads of birds that make
that lonely pile of rock their head
quarters. The young gulls, pelicans.
the feathered family, We're just big
enough to run but not to fly, conse-
quently the camera fiends had the
time of their lives rounding up bunch
es and snap-shooting them.
c, $. Burton captured lively heron
AT the cost of damaged finger. 9th
ers in the party rounded up birds
While the Deseret News brought home
healthy specimen of the crane fam
lily as the first contribution to the
Liberty park zoo. The crane win be
turned over to Park Keeper Heath this
afternoon.
A flock of 200 pelicans was also
rounded up about a mile from shore
and duly photographed.
MUCH ORAToRY.
During the voyage speeches. nomin-
atoms for every conceivable office in
the state and the general joyous con-
versation incident to business men
who had left all care behind, prevail