The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-29
NOTED STATESMAN
TO RESIDE HERE
EXTENSIVE INTERESTS
DEMAND HIS ATTENTION
South DakOta'S Loss of One OF
Her Foremost Citizens is
Utah'S Gain.

1 Salt Lake CITY is TO became the Der
mancpt home of a distinguished statcs-
man Within Il short time. when former
United States 'Seuator Frank Il. Pet
tigrew OF South Dakota viii remove
here and establish his home. Senate!
Pettiercw is widely known III political
circles throughout the country, and IN
the senate was one OF the leaders on
the Republican side of ihc house. He
would still be in that body had he
consented TO run at the last national
election, hut retired that he might look
after his extensive business interests
a little more closely. He is man
of coDsidera blo means and is particu-
larry impressed with the future OF Salt
Lake City and Utah
The genial senator was III TINS clty
n foW days ago aud at that time looked
ever several properties here with the
view, IL is stated. OF purchasing.
Whether or not he found tho desired
location is not Known, buJ it Is stated
upon excellent authority that nc WI!
return berc soon and purchase home
The sCuator is heavily interested III the
Sewer Land and Water company, winch
will opcr 100000 acres of land in Mi
lard county in the spring BY resld'
ing here. he can easily visit his prop,
erty and in that manner keep IN closer
touch with the work than otherwise
would be the case.
This land. as exclusively stated IN
The Tribune several days ago. is 10 be
irrigated by two canals, each thirty
five miles IN length and running from
Lynn Junction and Oak City. down TO
Holden. When this is completed and
the land is open, Lynn Junction viii
then become known as Millard.
Senator's Brother Arrives.
Seuator Pettigrcw IS brother, II. T..
Pcftigrew of Sioux Falls, :. D, a
leading citizen of that place and QUO
Of its prominent business men. arrived
in the city Sunday evening and regis
tered al the Cullen. lTc was accom-.
panied by Mrs. Pettigrcw and they Will
remain at the Cullen until they can
6ud house. when they will also make
this city their permanent home.
Like the senator, Mr., PcttiGrew Is
heavily interested III the Sewer Land
and Water company. and be VIII be
como actively identified with the work
of irrigatinc the Millard county prop
erty of the company.
Splendid Future.
Mr. Pettigrcv is enthusiastic oyer the
future prospects of the company S prop
cyty, and he believes that within n
year at thc outside the task of irri-
eatiou Will have been completed, the
immense reservoir. to bold several mil
lion gallons of water TO be taken from
tho Green river finished. and every acre
Of the land will have been taken up.
Mr.. PettiereN looks for . great boom
for the Millard county section Of Utah
and predicts that Lynn Junction. 10 be
later known as Millard, Will become ono
of the thriving little cities of this
commonwealth.
Where Mr.. and Mrs. Pettigrew will
mako their home. has not. of course.
been decided, and IL is probable that
they Will remain AT the Cullen hotel
for several weeks before finally max
ing up their minds.
Senator Pcttigrcw is expected TO ar
rive in the city within q few weeks,
aud will then settle upon the location
of his future home.
South Dakota s loss of one oe her
foremost citizens is n distinct gain for
Utah. and it may be expected that the
genial senator Will become actively
identified with politics in this state.
sooner or later. despite The fact that
his friends declare him to be pcrma-
ucntly out Of politics.