Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-24
BANKERS PARTY J | RI
|NSPEC'ITS WEST
Special Train Carries Eastern
Men Worth TWO Billion
Dollars.
IRRIGATION INVESTMENTS.
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Interests Have Capital iii Many West
cn Enterprises Which They Arc
Now Looking Over.

- A special train. known as tile bank
eis' special, arrived in Salt Lake
over the Denver rs Rio Grande this
morning. The train consists Of seven
4 Pullman sleeping cars. a diner, a buff
fet and baggage car, and carries a
party OF 154 bankers. capitalists and
manufacturers from Chicago, Buffalo,,
and other eastern cities, who are
travelling over the west to inspect irri-
( cation and water power devei opments
4in Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Oregon and
Wyoming. .yj
The trip was planned by the firm of
5ers of Chicago, and the train was fur
nished by them. This company has
T floated the bonds of many OF the ir-3
srigatiOn projects in the west. Repre-
senting Trowbridge, {lSiver & CO.. and
managing the party ~ r. d. Manson,
secretary of the coinpany and under
his experienced direction the trip has
been a delightful and Instructive one
There are more han 100 bankers on
board the train said Mi Manson to
a News rep tative this morning.
I'm the aggregate the party represents
more than two billion dollars capital.
They are simply making this west
ern trip to see for themselves the con-
! ditions existing here, and the wonder
full possibilities Of the arid sections
when touched by the magic wand of
water. As far as they have gone the
bankers have enjoyed themselves in1-3
mensely and are much impressed with
the west and its possibilities. Yester-S
1 day we spent the day at Palisades and
on the great irrigation project near
that place. We We're to Y have spent
{ the greater. part ola day in Salt Lake
but / am sorry to say we We're de-.
slayed in reaching your city by wash
{ outs. This journey is going TO- do more nor.
to benefit the west in securing ca pi-5
tai for the upbuilding of is legiti-E
mate irrigation enterprises than a ny
other single influence, and 1T Will bring
the men who have the money in closer
touch with the men who have the
land and the water.
THE PASSENGER LIST.
Among the passengers on the train.
was r. w. Crane, cashier of the State.
Savings Loan r q Trust, compatl ny. OF
Quincy, ILL. Mr.. Crane said he was
d aclassnlate9 of Hon. Begners NJ smith,
both being alumni Of knox UNI Yerslty.3
Mr.. Crane was an{iS9 graduate, how
ever, while Mr. Smith natriculated in
go. w II. Cleveland, a go Knox man.
was also on board, and both gen tle.-
men regretted that theflimtted stay IN
Salt Lake did not permit them to call
on MI. Smith. as{s z
Another prominent passenger on
board the train was Il. A.. Knowltons
president OF the Union National Bank
of Rochester, MINI. Mr.. KnoWttoh
said I he was having the time OF his
Life, and enjoyed everything he had
seen and done. Il tn sy
George C.. Power OF the Second Ma
tional Bank of st. Paul. Is one of the
swealthiesti men aboard, representing
$50, 900, 900 or more.
Among the passengers is Il. A. De-
Weese. director of publicity for the
Shredded Wheat company of Niagara
Falls, NJ. Y, Mr.. DeWeese Is inyestt-l
eating the possibilities Of wheat rails
ing on irrigated lands, and is gathering
data to be submitted to the company
on his return. The company he re-
presents Mr.. DeWeese said. y uses
8 OO, 900 bushels Of wheat a year in
the manufacture Of shredded wheat
biscuit. .iy IS
this morning and will go directly to
Twin Falls, idaho. where they VIII
look over the various irrigation pro-,
jects in operation in that vicinity. They
will then go8to Nampa. Boise. sPayette
and Weiser, touching at the Malhellr
project in Oregon. The train VIII
then be turned and the party will
return direct to Chicago.
The complete personnel of the party
Is as follows: .s5 s.s b h
b. c. Gentleman, r.. r. Wallace, Wal
ter Gray. VIM. II. Hail. "A. T.. Ander-
son, j. Allis, John McNaughten. +. ".
Crane. C. s. Arnc, Geo. r. Lyon. Theo.
Judge VIM. D. Hartman, Geo. s. Call.
l.. ]. 5Karcher. Geo. W.. Clarke, Fl. x.
| Jennings, F. II. Pollard. j. j. y Corkill.
| Merle b. Moon, r. b. Wilcox. Clay II.
| HOLSTER, C.5G. Drake, i. d. Conger, r.
S. Child, Huge Blair G. E. Dunmire, c.
"A. Peck, j. w. Goldsbury, JAS. j. Baird,
| a. L. Shepard. J. C. Hanchett. John c.
Hicks. j. f. Hutzler. j. j. Seigrist, S. A
| Weeks, VIM B. Trask, a.. NJ. Huycke,
| w. n. Forster. c.. f. .Allis. H. G. Lin
dou, J. j. Nissley. w. G.. 'FRONT.', Hervy
! Schumacher, NJ. NJ. Quick, l.. j. Sur
dan, y. c. Istelow, Il. e. DeBarr, DIR.
| l.. L.. Gregory. H.. A. Rumsey. Geo. Is.
Caldwell, c.. G. Griswold. IA. 81 Rock
we'll A. J.. Dooley, Mr.. Rouse, w. ~.
Nelson, "A. Salelnyer. /. e. Moore.
| i. S. sNiabee. W. C. Bailey. A. II. Man
son. Geo C. Power, VIM. III. Cleayeland.
| w. r. Paulsen, A.. s. Markham. Geo. *.
| rallnlan, Jas. Cavanaugh, VI. w. Mills,
| F. Slaussen. Geo. II. 1ule. G.. X. Nor
gan, 3. G.. Edgerton. A. F. Erickson
Go. fRey1oids.i -. -. M'lleI, 3SHsas Y.
! Wustum, Ed. Nj. Smith, W. Il. Bull,
John r. Hamilton. G. G. Starkweather.
Robert Palmer, w. A. Roberts, Charles
Tibbctts, schrup Z. II. McCsr-3
! thy, f. II. Willard. ]. p Hinton. B. L.
| Parrot, r. A. Williams, w. H. Crosby.
VIM F.. Hanchett. Geo. r. Teller. Chas.s
lT,. Huntlay. P. o. dc NIauriac. G. f.
Sowerby. ". H. Cobb. VIM. Gardner.
w. Al Williams. Guy II. Clark, f. P.
Gleason. F. NJ Murphy, Chas. L. Far
| reII. w. "a. Peck. G. s.. Pellet, d. X.
Tone, John F. HagIey. DR.. Clement.
f. A. Yard. Fred Woodland and Fred
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