Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-09
Dates No Longer in Conflict and
Outlook More Promising
Than Ever.
EXPECT PRESIDENT TAFT.
Both Irrigation Congress and Grand
Army Encampment May See Him
A. Honorcd Guest.

That Governor day will b- one oi
the biz successes OF the forty third lu-
uual encampmeut of the Grand Army
NJ The Republic. to be- held 600 this
city early n August next. is now as-
sured beyond poradventurc of % doubt.
The only thing which ever made 10
questionable was the fact that the day
set aside for the entertainments ut the
governors OF the various states ON the
occasion OF the national Irrigation CON
gross. 20 Dee held at Spokane duriuu
the same week that the encampmcnt U.s.
Co b, held here, was set for the same
day-Ausust II. Through courrespen-
dcnce conducted through the local eX-
ecutlvC board Of the g. s.. r. encamp-
ncut with the board of control OF the
Irrigation congress. "a satisfactory ar
rJngoment has been arrived at where
hy tue conflict bon date for Governor
day has been ohVlatod, and the SpOh-
ane committee has agreed a. postpone
their day for entertaining the state exc
ccutIvcs until Friday August l3.
Col SterretJ executive director %
the q. a. r. encampment this moru-
ing received q letter from r.. lsaingcr
chairman of the board of control az
Spokane. conveying this intelligence,
and expressing the hope that the acc
tou would result I'm mutual benefit
Co both meetings and in the possible
securing for both occasions the pres
CnCs OF President William II. Taft. The
letter bearing date April g. follows.
Dear Sir--Your favor OF March 80
is received, and II win .be quite agree
tbln 10 MS TO arrange for GOVERNOR
day Friday or Saturday of the week
~ the congress. IL this will permit
Gov. Spry Co Doe present. 10 will also
have the advantage probably of IN
crodsinc the attendance OF governors
oay at both meetings. We can arrange
for governor day either Friday or
saturday. but would prefer Friday u
% can bo arranged for them TO get
ncf. iu time. such arrangement would
also probably Increase the chances OF
both meetings securing tine attcn-
dance uf President Taft.
1--WE sr. very glad 90 hear that Gov
oruor SpIy would bg able TO attend
and desire To- make the arrangements
.atisfactory 20 him. We VIII gladly
give YOU any other information desired
and hope that IN these matters we can
worf together 90 our mutual benefit
Respectfully. r. lssiuger Chairman
Board Of Control"
Major S. X Hooper general passen-
ger and ticket agent OF tho Denver a.
BIO Grdnde railroad. and Capt. l. A.
I3enl'Il general agent ui tno passenger
department OF the same road in this
CitA. this morning called on Col. Stcr-
rHtt at the encampmeut headquarters lu
the Commercial club block, and Rs
>urCd him that tho Rio Gfande would
do everything in IT'S power TO promote
the eucampmont by the service on the
road. Major Hooper stated that ar
rlnEementS would be made 10 take
care Of the people who desired 20 re-
turn o. Ogden after spending the day
in salt Lake on regular passenger train
No. 3, which is "a through train and
leaves salt Lake for ogden at 1880
p. IN. ln case the through train should
Do delayed. however Major Hooper said
a special stub train would be made up
OF This point and run 20 Ogden when
ever No. happened 90 be behind the
schedule
H. also said "a special daily train
would be put on from points south
leaving Payson at Z o'clock a. M. and
touching at Spanish Fork. Spriugviue.
Provo. American Fork. Lehi. Riverton
Bingham Junction and Murray. arrly-
ing az salt Lake az "a. M Return
ing this train win leave salt Lake az
Q o'clock p. m., but upon occasion the
leaving time Tor the train may De made
later, 90 suit conditions