The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-05
G. G. Goodrich of New York CITY
Discusses General
Conditions.
TALKS OF BIG ADVANCE
OF SALT LAKE CITY
He Also Talks of Political
Matters i'm the
East.

G. G. Goodich of New York, a capital
ist prominent in the. mining industry
of Colorado and California, largely in
terested in various factories in Now
Jersey and New York, also in the great
land irrigation project at Twin Falls,
Idaho, arrived in Salt Lake early Fri.
day morning and registered at the
Knutsford.
Speaking of Salt Lake City to Trib-
une representative, Mr.. Goodrich said:
81 left this city late in the year 1889,
nearly twenty-one years ago. At that
time the great campaign Of the Liberal
party against the Peoples party was
on. The result of that election, which
| watched closely, was the beginning
of progressive city. city then
started that in population and wealth
land city of the country. I can't and
shall not undertake to describe the ire.
mendous change that twenty years have
brought about, and l understand that
the major portion Of the present i'm
provement and upbuilding of the city
has been made within the last five years
under American party administration.
Greatly Interested.
81 feel greatly interested in Salt
Lakes prosperity. 1t is the center
and natural distributing point in COM
mercial way Of this entire lntermoun'
tain country. 1t is on account OF the
great mining country surrounding, now
being developed along the most modern
and the milling and smelling of the ore
products that gives Salt Lake City first
prestige as a mining, smelter and mill
ing center. The fact is, In my opln'
ion, based upon my knowledge of the
west, we are just beginning to show IN
small way the great natural resources
of this portion of our country. The
sun kissed valleys of this great country
when Joined with water, Will produce
wealth beyond our powers TO CONCEIVE
This country is all right-a great MIN
| ing and agricultural region, blessed with
| the finest climate on the same parallel
between tho Atlantic and the Paclhc!
Situation in East.
Asked as TO the political situation IL
the cast, Mr.. Goodrich was frank IN
expressing his Judgment. think,
said he, ?'that the result of the elec
tion next Tuesday will be great sur
prise. I don't mean to say that tbt
Republican party is going to be dis
rupted, but ] do believe that the Taf'
administration will receive such set
back that all welldisposed Republican,
will wake up and take notice ina
| the DcOpjc dTC dllNo W thN'' 'HNN'~SNS
and that tho undue, wicked use o.
money will no longer elect men or b'
a potent factor in shaping the politics
of tho state. ,.,
"Wall street is no longer the politlca
mower il has been: neither is Tammany
The election of Gaynor proved that
Those great financial powers and cor
rupt political organization are iosint
their hold upon the free electors OF
New York. No longer can they con
troll the free American citizen in thu
exercise of the highest and most sacret
privilege with which he is endowed
Mistake Made by Taft.
"If Taft had stood out for the peo
ple. instead of being controlled by tn
money power; if he had not selected
cabinet, too many of whom are ex-cor
poration attorneys; and stood upon tn tn
tariff question in the interest of the peo
pie, he would stand today at the head o.
this great nation. loved by the CITIZEN
second in intensity only to Lincoln!