The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-05
EXCURSION IDEA
/ DOES NOT TAKE
New York Commercial Houses
Have Never Taken to Trade
Boom Schemes.
APPARENTLY THE PLANS
WERE NOT ATTRACTIVE
However,, Merchants in MetrOp-
I oils Are Not Slow Going
After Business.
BY PRESTON G. ADAMS.

~ NEW YORK June 3,-Eor some reason
auTade boom campaigns have never seemed
hlttractive enough 10 the great New
aN FORK commercial houses TO Induce them
plo work UP much enthusiasm. Not that
Hshe New York houses are slow about
yoing after business or slack In taking
re'are of It after it gets here but the
!, % show much growth here. In speaking
70 the head Of big dry goods house
! Hbout this pecuiiarity Of the New York
4. arade, he said: ''lt is not hard for the
> -srge houses In ccnters like Baltimore
NAh. Louis Chicago and other places to
sts ndertake united movement and carry
y Nouses there are comparatively few In
e humber and their common interests are
"a nore nearly united. But there is a wide
pa 4rge houses here. and planning to bring
ars-bout action within IL definite period i'm
o. Hes in a great many instances the dis
els. nve been in the course OF CONSTRUCTION
A-Dr many years, The opening week in
erene house may be six weeks away from
nat OF another house. and to harmonic
al,e1e dates entails the breaking up Of plans
T wat have been tried and found success
re al as the result Of several years eXpe-
ence and labor
ss Subject of Gross Currents.
- - sIp this city more than in any other
y, ~ q this country We dry goods men are
~. slbject 10 cross currents OF influence
- ~ hich affect our trade adversely or 9TH
~ ~ 'yTise. All the great mills In this coun-
u ~ and abroad are represented here. n
sl..,r great distribution of silks or other
. eiece goods and about that time the
,uif1Sent OF some mill may find IL necessary
~ begin distributing stocks OF his goods
rat have become troublesome to him.
EiAr nj the time jobber Is ready to make
EhnI very large distribution at low prices
r,tne mill agencies may be working on
Elother seasons goods and may be plan
y rzng TO Uft values UP 10 plane that
eaill give them profit on the costs OF
sn,cduction for a new period Of mill work,
a ~ there were only a few OF these influ-
lie Accs and currents 10 contend with it
oaight be 'possible To direct their flow
Gsr a common purpose. but from all that
n d have gathered from casual talks with
sas EN- who are really interested In pro-
ms- ,oting New iork's welfare. I recognize
w. ~. s;ry, much If we could accomplish all we
~ 'ould like 10 in making a presentable
owing. Men In other lines OF busi-
,ss speak after the same general tenor.
NJ Qew York Is too big to swing itself to-
NJ elner.
0PB To Build Railway in Turkey.
: according TO reports in the financial
stricts, an American syndicate has
ttcn a franchise TO build and operate
P 5000 900 railroad in Asiatic Turkey,
oh this report is true. this will be the
atezdst syndicate from this country 10 gain
y vcommercial foothold in southern Asia.
II
me udlroad through the most fertile part
esi Ut the Ottoman empire. from Swedcla
Il a The Persian border. One of the lead
,thsF spirits in the enterprise. the rnmor
! W. Manning. Maxwell 81 Moore The re
wha ~ said further that Mr.. Moore and
sRsf associates two years ago entered into
nee heotiations with The deposed sultan.
lie fst,1ul iamid. who also considered similar
Ieu pposals from a German syndicate. The
laa sescnt young Turk ministry, 1t is
nprrfst with the American parties. Mr..
prH1ore Is now in Europe.
tsS Railway Travel Safe.
: sas sFlgures compiled by the Pennsylvania
rsn &iroad show that In 1908 and 1909 its
- es carried 2097 82.65S passengers on
nns ,ger was killed result Of wreck
plN 5c chance OF a passenger losing his
i uue IN an accident on the Pennsylvania
,ou y calculated as one in 800, o0o.o 900 The
- us@ was 1170.56S.517 so that for each
~ te Travelled the chance OF being killed
- one III more tnan 1000. 900. 600. In
DIE two yearsi $40 passengers we're iE-
vehsscngcr collisions and fifteen less
.igat collisions IN 1909 thar in 1905.
,s.ss tiie the number OF freight derailments
'a~ s smaller by s!xty-nine. The passen-
.;nea trains on the system in the two
Hrs trave,ed llS.f9l;SlS miles, The
pnkpight trains Travelled Approximately
sed Oil Replacing Coal
ms sn tic pas, year oil from Oklahoma
d Texas replaced coal fuel ON fully
QUIZ 70 miles OF railroads OF the Pacific
Isl and in Texas and throughout the
lthwcst. and also at the copper smelt.
plant a Cananea, Mexico oil from
sout5lifornia fields was used as fuel ON the
cu'' uthcrn Pacific railroad from san Fran
ed. co and Los Angeles. Cal. eastward by
'oN OF +! Paso. Tex. to points where
AZ oils OF Texas and Oklahoma were
2ent1fd for replenishing the supply of the
:. opcd as rapidly as the oil industry
kGfS NC has produced many surprises
encc has treated IL as a vanishing
eenomenou.' while tho energetic drjilcr
IA invc no limit. In the face OF constant
- H,dlction OF tho end he has devcloped
6pF production OF 100000 barrels a dag.
-esssT Swine Growers Association.
, H Swine Growers association was re-
py formed at Pottsville, Pa, by a
mber OF wealthy farmers, who have de-
.sed 10 raise hogs on an extensive scale
nVW this purpose several large farms are
NbWppc Joined together so az 10 make over
~ acres available. Other facilities are
mil DC obtained aud they calculate to
II VpVre 90. 900 hogs or the market annually
AT the present prices of pork farmers
~, Utend IL will pay to turn their product
AQe IN this direction,
mo overwhelming clamor for smaller
,s pfo pls has arisen at any center out
~ ~ OF Tho treasury Office at Washington
l0Qe " ordinary mortal is more concerned
n The quantity.
10 Marketing Oranges.
DlC 'pcnlsIng OF oranges and the manner
wEE& ,lhr6ettng the same, Price l.. Howard
(odn Francisco who is interested in
aksem norma orange culture. says; Prob
,s,g ..,"re Us not greater attraction TO