The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-18
SENDS GOVERNOR
SPRY TELEGRAM
London Newspaper Man on
Time-AnnihiIating Voyage
Wires Greetings.
UTAH CHIEF EXECUTIVE
RETURNS COMPLIMENT
Mauretania Begins Return in
Attempt to Establish New
Worlds Record.

Governor Spry received a telegram
from Percy Bullen, Saturday, with re.
latlon to the visit to this country of
w. P. Holt, the British journalist who
is doing America in thirty-six hours
and also is attempting, with the as
sistance of the wonderful steamship
Mauretania, to break the round trip
record between Liverpool and New
York City. Bullen, who is the New
York correspondent of the London
Telegraph, telcgraphs as follows.
New York. Dec. II, 1910.
His Excellency. the Governor OF Utah,
Salt Lake City, Utah:
Representative Of the Daily Telegraph.
London, arrived in New York by Maure-
tania yesterday. Returns TO England by
same line today Saturday,. leaving New
York at p. M, an uneNampled perform
ance In annals or trans Atlantic travel
He conveys TO you greetings OF good will
and sincere friendship from many ofi-
cials. state and municipal. In the cid
country. and hopes by cooperation or
Postal Telegraph company TO have the
honor and pleasure OF conveying message
from you by Mauretania in reply. Maure-
tanta arrives in England December 23 and
Will therefore be first vessel IN history
of world TO make round trip between old
and new world within twelve days.
PERCY BULLEN.
American Representative OF London Daily
Telegraph, New York.
Governor Replies.
Governor Spry replied as follows:
On behalf Of people OF Utah. I convey
sincere appreciation of the cordial greet
Ing and warm expression OF state and
municipal officials of the old country ex-
pressed by the representative OF the
London Daily Telegraph, a passenger on
time-annih!lating voyage OF Mauretania,
Convey TO the people OF the old country
the appreciation and good will of the
people Of Utah together with the COM
GOVERNOR sPRY.
BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-Thirty- eight
hours after she put in at her dock, the
Mauretania departed at O'Clock to-
night, and it was hoped to complete the
round trip from Liverpool in twelve
days and thus establish new world s
record, On board was W. P. Holt,
British journalist. who came over to
"do' America for the London Daily
Mail IN the thirty eight hours between
trips.
The Mauretania was ready to sail
shortly after noon. although Captain
Turner had expected to have his hands
full in getting ready for the scheduled
departure at clock. The cargo,
principally apples, was stored by
swnrms of longshoremen.
The bun kers received their 5000 tons
barges. The ships laundry. 10000
pieces of linen. rushed ashore the min
ute the Mauretania docked Yesterday
morning, was back again, and the re-
frigerators were stocked with provis-
ions.
Three quarters OF an hour before sail
ing time the last of the thousands of
office and were hurried to the pier
The 450 cabin passengers climbed
aboard and the Mauretania backed into
the river.
Captain Turney hopes to touch al
Queenstown Thursday midnight II he
does he will establish a world s record
for the round trip.
Sees the Sights.
Holt completed his continental as
signments today with round of sight
seeing in New York. He took in
Grant s tomb, Fifth avenue, tho de
partment stores and most of the other
tourist delights, with brief interview
with Governor elect Dix for extra meas
nre.
''Nice chap" he said "Fine chap
You fellows over here have your politi
cal people better trained than we do
They are really quite docile.'
This fresh faced, blue-eyed man, will
crisp gray hair, met with one dsap
pointment. He could not find de
partment store that checked babies fo!
its customers while they shopped
81 want TO see them check the kid
dies he insisted, until it was ex
planned to him that the practice hat
been discontinued because Of compli
cations which once followed an ex
change Of checks.
just before he left. Holt explained
the meaning Of his visit.
"You Americans set up champion
ships with conditions which yo
Frame he said. "You admire you
aptncss for doing things in hurry
even when there is no reason for it,
"Perhaps the proprietor of my pape
saw in this trip chance TO set i
down on record that hustlcrB as tn
Americans are, they have no monopol
OF the quality
The Mauretauia g mails carried ou
one curious and timely epistle. tes
communication sent 10 make n record
From man in Lawlesstown, Clonmc
Tipperarv, Ireland, Maynor Gaynor II
ceived a letter stnting:
81 have made wager that this Ell
velope will be returned TO me by TN
steamer Mauritania on her retur
trip.'
Secretary Adamson remailed the Ell
velope in order that the sender in Til
perary might win his bet.
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