The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-05
BIG DAY
IS HUGE SUCCESS
Commercial Travellers Enter
tanned and Fourth of July
Celebrated.
SENATOR SMooT, SPEAKS
GOVERNOR SPRY AND OTHERS
ADDRESS AUDIENCE.
Especial to The Herald-Republioan.)


Provo. July provo is enjoying one
OF the big days in its history today,
entertaining the travelling men and the
visitors who came to meet the knights
of the grip. and the entire city is given
over to joIlification and good fellow
ship. The people were out early this
morning waiting for the big events.
An interesting program OF sports was
given in Academy avenue, east OF the
tabernacle in which the youngsters
ran races and won prizes to their
hearts content. while bands were dis
coursinE patriotic airs.
The specials which left Salt Lake
and Ogden brought about LOCO people,
and many more had come in from other
parts of the state on other trains. anu
from nearby towns in autos and car
riages. The trains from the north were
met by the Provo Commercial club and
given their places I'm the parade. The
parade halted on Academy avenue, be-
tween Center and First North streets,
United States Senator Reed Smoot,
Governor William Spry, Mayor W n
Ray, President William NJ. ROylance OF
the Provo Commercial club, W. X. VIII
liams. senior commander OF the u. &
tary OF the salt Lake Commercial club;
George Goddard and John Meyers OF
the Y. 9. r., took seats on the platform
prepared for them
Queen and Her Maids
The car Of the queen. Miss LaPrele
Dunn. and her maids Of honor. Miss
Ruth Mattley and Miss Flossie Dunn,
was given place Individually In front
OF the platform Preston A. Peterson,
chairman Of the Provo Commercial
club committee Of arrangements pre-
sided and introduced the speakers
The first speaker was William NJ.
Roylance, who expressed pride and
pleasure In seeing so many visitors
here.
Mayor w. II Ray welcomed the trav-
cling men to Provo. He believed ~ was
a good thing for Provo to nave them
here three years ago. and that 1t would
sured the visitors that the city was
theirs.
Governor Spry announced that he had
been made member Of the Z. Q. T
general committee yesterday in ogden.
He congratulated the committee on its
success In engineering this big cele-
bration, and the Provo people for their
preparations.
the L. c T. after expressing apprecia-
ton Of the hospitable reception given
the visitors, spoke OF the mission OF
the L. 6 T. in the Advancement OF trade
and the establishment OF confidence
and good feelings between the mer-
chants and manufacturers and whole
salers.
Senator Gets Ovation
Senator Smoot was given an ovation
as he was introduced by Chairman Pet
erson as the native son Of whom ali Utah
and especially Provo was proud. SEN
ator SmoOt illustrated the Comparative
smallness Of the world by saving that
week ago he was In Washington in
conversation with President Taft and
today he was here with the travelling
men, he as never SO proud OF Provo
as today, and looked upon al the au-
dlence as his neighbOrs and friends
Id
FociatiOns with the travelling men when
he was in business in this city. which
had always been pleasant. and tended
20 give me knights OF the grip a warm
place In his heart.
The day IS not far distant" said
senator bmoOt. when salt Lake Og-
den and Provo will be the distributing
centers for the intermountain country.
II the freight rate bill just passed does
not bring this about. I promise Won
that other legislation which Will make
this possible will be enacted. The day
IS coming when rates to Utah viii not
De made by taking the rate from an
eastern point to San Francisco and
adding TO that the rate from San Fran
cisco 70 Utah to fix the Utah rate"
senator Smoot also spoke Of the envi-
able reputation Utah enjoyed through
out the country for hospitality. OF which
this days doings were an example. He
hoped this reputation would increase.
patriotic peroration on the signifi-
NtAtAN1 "a AlAt MaNlpn 3 ulFAnQaNs and eX-
pressing the hope that the citizens Of
Utah would Increase in love for this
state and nation. closed the address.
George Goddard. IN behalf OF the trav-
cling men OF ogden. expressed great
appreciation OF the reception rendered
the drummers and their friends.
John Meyers. another ogden member
or the q. G T., spoke OF. the time ogden
would give the Z. 6. T. In 1911. and in
vited all the people to come TO the juno
ton city. He also read a telegram from
Mayor William Glasmann. inviting the
=. 9. T. and their friends to ogden.
Joseph r. Caine was the last speak
er. He made a humorous address. In
which he complimented Provo on its
pretty girls. who. he said distracted
his attention and caused him to mix his
metaphors.
After the speeches and luncheon the
crowd went to the 3. Y. u. campus,
where the relay race and the CONNER
ctal club vs. Z. G. T. baseball game held
the crowd TIL this evening" when the
visitors spent the time AT Bellevue"
IN the opera house, the dance at the
Mozart, electric shows. Parker's street
shows. and In social visits.
There were many visitors from Salt
Lake and Ogden who came down in au-
tos, and John A. Hendriclxson and fam
lily came down from Logan in an auto
for the event.