Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-15
Prospects of Welcoming the Bat
tleShlp Fleet Are Exception
ally Brigh Today.
FOUR THOUSAND Is PLEDGED.
subscriptions Coming in and Promot-
crs Feel That Citizens VIII See
That the Boys Go.

Only opposition from the board OF
education can now stop the trip OF
Salt Lakes splendid High school cadet
corps to SAN Francisco, as financial
matters are on such a footing that the
committee smile at any suggestion of
failure on that ground.
ITO call OF the trip" said General
II. A. Wedgwood OF the national guard
at noon today, would break the hearts
OF zoo of salt Lakes best young boys
To make IT is to show to the nation,
Tor lts leading writer's and citizens will
pe there, that Salt Lake is a town that
turhs out men, ana that in this cadet
corps an exhibit is furnished of the fin
est discipline that can be secured.
Il want to tell you that the corps
Is urilled to point of efficiency un-
equailed, | think, by any similar or
ganlzation / have ever heard Of The
boys can make camp, police it. and
nafch IN parade in a manner that is
Dounu 10 win them unstinted praise.
ana nothihg could be more fitting than
Tor such an organization from the state
which sent Admiral Evans to the naval
academy to welcome him at the end
OF the great cruise of his battle fleet. /"
CADETS PLEDGE $4,000.
Capt. Webb in charge of the cadets,
mas secured from $50 OF them a. pledge
or nearly $4,000 out of the$l0, coo that is I'd
be raised. This does not count contri-
buttons from other students who have
been invited 10 join the cadets-the
third ana fourth year men who have
graduated from its active work.
70 raise the rest of the money, Cen
eral Wedgewood declares that after
reports are checked. he can easily
pledge the interest OF the men of Salt
Lake i'm the citys boys to make ends
meet. ut may he necessary to find a
tolal OF the boys unprovided for" he
said. and ask say 100 citizens To send
"A boy each ON the trip. They would
pledge themselves TO do 1t without the
necessity OF being solicited, as he al
ready had offers from citizens to cover
most of the amount needed.
RAILROAD RATES.
Railroad rate matters have been an
unsettled problem. Just what the I'm
ion Pacific railroad viii do has not been
learned officially. and upon it's rate will
depend the amount of money to be
raised.
1t is understood that Vice President
bancroft is seeking to have a rate
made of $50 for the round trip. 1t will
have to be published in advance UNI
der the rulings of the Interstate COM
merce commission. and it win be open
to all school boys. DIR. Pfoutz. who
has been largely Instrumental in for
wardins the plans 10 send the boys to
the coast is a personal friend of Mr..
Bancroft, and is conducting the nego-
tiations on behalf of the cadets. He
Is now en- route TO Los Angeles with
Mr.. Bancroft, and he VIII notify the
committee here as soon as a definite
announcement is ready TO be given out.
MIR. MoYLE WILLING.
The attitude of the school board was
thought to be friendly until today,
when n rumor started that some of its
members were opposed to the trip and
would vote against sanctioning il In the
next meeting. President Oscar Moyle
was called up at noon. and asked by
the News" IL he knew of such opposi-
ton.
II am heartily in favor of the trip"
he said. 81 feel that 1t win do great
deal OF good TO the boys and allow them
TO pick up information that will be OF
great value to them later i'm life. While
cannot speak for the other members,
have not heard of any opposition
The matter should. however, come
formally before the board and he
passed upon before plans are finally
arranged. IL Will probably come up at
the next regular meeting, or at o
special meeting called before the regu-
lar meeting. should this be deemed nee
essary,