The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-14
State Press Association Holds
a Meeting in the City Of
TremOntOn.
VISITORS SEE WHAT
IS A GARDEN OF EDEN
Business Meeting Is Marred by
Braying Of Two DOnkeys
Who Broke in.
BY A. F. PHILIPS.

Special to The Tribune.
TREMONTON. Utah. Sept. 13.-In tha
most fertile valley on Garth, in what Will
ultimately be the greatest apple orchard
on earth, in one Of the most beautiful
sections OF Utah-the Bear River valley,
entertained by a most hospitable people,
in a country where the Great Giyer OF
all things marked IL out as a verltable
Garden of Eden, the Utah Press associa-
tion held a meeting today In the Meth
odist church in this handsome little city
in the northern portion Of Box Elder
county--a county, by the way, larger in
area Than half Of New England
Through the courtesy or the oregon
the direction OF superintendent Brewer
Of the Utah division and ID. M. Newton,
travelling passenger agent-both gen,
tlcnen, by the way princes of good
fellows and thorough railroad mcn-was
run from salt Lake TO this city and car
ried a large number of the members OF
the Utah State Press association and
their wives and swcethearts.
Splendidly Entertained.
And In this most hospitable OF cities
the good people who live therein and in
the region about entertained this bunch
OF people in a most royal manner; drove
them over and through the most beaut-
full apple orchards, gave them apples and
plums and peaches and pears and melons
whose flavor was like that nectar which
was slipped by the gods in the days OF
long ago, and when this evening this
crowd OF newspaper people and their
guests left Tremonton on their special,
there were cheers three times three. and
a tiger, for the Sooo people who had i'll
this valley entertained them so royalty.
and the presentation, through set OF
resolutions. declaring their gratitude for
the manner in which they had been en-
tertaned, II was IL day. in so far as the
resources of Utah were revealed 10 the
guests. that was well Spcnt-a red-lctter
day. IL should be said. 10 the participants.
Two Asses Bray.
The meeting OF the associa tion. in so
far as The accomplishment of any good
for the State Press association WAS con
ccrncd. was nil. The reason was obNi-
Gus. one V. p. s. Peet presided over
its deliberations one Bradley Norton. an
alleged professor, according 10 the tide
which hc claims, was the principal ora
tor. lie was billed for an address in
things which might benefit the state
press and which they, in turn, might
suggest 10 their readers, Like the pre-
sidius officer (Peeu, this man Norton
proved TO be an ass. Not only that, but
nc did worse than did the animal owned
by Balaam-he braycd. Likewise did
Peet Surfeited with csotism. blIed TO
overtlowing with Self-esteem., imbued
with the idea that they were the super
lors OF all men, they both bawlcd and
bawled and brayed. The only dinerence
ter English than did the other ass.
Both these men brayed about The
Tribune; both declared IL was knockec;
the alleged professor showed that he had
ridden To Saltair beach during the sea-
son on a pass because nc had much TO
say about polygamy and spiders,
Assaults Are Resented.
These assaults upon The Tribune were
so nauseous that member of the as
SocIation, Professor l.. 4. Merrill editor
nf Lp liShoD
Thirty first ecclesiastical ward i'll Lib
criy stake OF Zion, resented the attacks.
And he did this i'm such Il way that he
had the Endorsement Of practically tho
entire association. Let IT be understood
that Professor Merrill does not indorse
the policy of The Tribune. but he does
know what The Tribune has done for
the exploitation OF Utah and the state.
and when he had concluded his remarks
he was heartily applauded.
Merrill om ms pSid s"d 70 The v0 Tri5une high COM
pliment, declared that this paper had eX-
pended more money and printed more
matter in the exploitation OF Utah than
all the other papers In Salt Lake COM
bined. IT was a gracious tribute from
a newspaper man To another newspaper.
and from 81 gentleman who dsagrces with
the policy of The Tribune
Will Go to Logan.
Professor Merrill, on behalf of Presi-
dent Widtsoe OF the Agricultural college.
and OF the good people of Logan, eN-
tended an Invitation TO tho association
to hold It's next annual meeting In Lo-
gan in January. lie was seconded In his
Invitation by Mr. England Of the Logan
Journal. Tho association accepted the
invitation and this committee was ap-
pointed 10 arrange n programme, name
iy: Professor l.. a. Merrill. Charles
England. Logan Journal; j: ID, Giles or
Sail Lake and a II. Schulthess OF the
Beobacht Salt Lake These gentlemen
will arrange a programme, and two
days session Of the association VIII be
held in Logan in January.
Others OH Programme.
Professor Charles y. Kent OF Salt Lake
was a guest of the association, ana no
splendid manner. MY. and Mrs. Wardley
Of Salt Lake also rendered several duets.
Miss Harriet Hollcr, pupil In the pub.
lie schools, rccltcd sister Has a Beau"
Miss Hollcr Is Il handsome girl; she has
a fine stage presence; she acted her reci-
tation In an admirable manner and she
received meritcd applause: Three other
handsome young girls of r'remonton also
sang Their duct was My Honey The
third girl presided at the piano. They
were blacked up like minstrels, Their
blending, harmony unusual. They were
cncorcd and the encore was deserved.
Fruit in Plenty.
There was fruit in plenty, melons in
plenty for all This fruit and these
melous were beautiful specimens of what
the soil about Trcmonton produces. This
will ne detailed in another story on an
other date. because when ono raises 1000
bushels OF apples on one acre OF ground
TIE story cannot he told in q bref dis
pat,n. 1t NH be told later.
Al the hotel where the hungry guests
were served dInner-a dinner by the way,
that was n delicious onc-thcre was the
half of a fried chicken for every ono,
and other things OF like kind and il WAS
handsome gir, who knew how and was
innporturbable And this. excepting tlle
story about the fruit Of Tremonton. is
tho story CT Toe meeting of .hc Utah
Sat, Press association on Tuesday. Tho