The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-03
CALIFORNIA AFTER
BIG EXPOSITION
Gov. ]. N. GiIlett and Party
Stop at Ogden In interest
of Panama Fair.
GREETINGS FROM UTAH
GOVERNOR SPRY WELCOMES
VISITING PARTY.
Especial to The Herald-Republican)

NSHeclal 10 Inc
Ogden, May Bound for the ma
tionaI CAPITAL, bent on landing the
great Panama canal exposition Ior
San Francisco, Governor J. y. Gillett or
California, P II. Mccarthy, mayor OF
San Francisco, and fourteen others
prominent in business and public af-
fairs of that state reached Ogden at
2:30 this afternoon. They were en-
Enthusiastically received by large dele
cation of Utah citizens, including Gov
ernor William Spry. Mayor John 5.
BransfOrd of Salt Lake. Mayor VIII
liam Glasmann of Ogden, Secretary or
State Charles S. Tingey, Joseph E
Caine, secretary OF the Salt Lake Com
mercial club. A. r. Haywood, presi-
dent of the Weber club, and other
prominent cities of both Ogden and
Salt Lake. The reception was informal
the visiting governor and his party
being driven about the city in automo-
biles and returned to the Union sta
ton within thirty minutes, where, in
a ten-mlnute outdoor meeting Gov
ernOr Giilett outlined the purpose OF
his mission and was given assurance
of hearty cooperation on the part OF
Utah. Governor Spry offering to tele-
graph to the Utah representatives at
Washington enlisting their support.
Our mission is of Importance to the
entire region lying west of the Rocky
mountains" declared Governor Gillett-
New Orleans and other eastern sea
coast cities are working hard for the
great celebration Of the completion of
the canal, and IL is our purpose to con-
vince the federal government of the
right of the west, and especially the
western coast, to celebrate the union
OF the two great bodies Of water. The
completion Of the Panama canal means
more to the country lying between the
Pacific coast and the Rocky mountains
than TO any other section on the globe
Loyal 40 California.
'-The completion of the canal opens
the commerce of the Pacific ocean 10
all the world. and it is only fitting
that any exposition cele brating the
event should be held at San Francisco,
the largest American port on the Pa
cific- San Francisco, by reason OF its
situation and convenience of access to
all countries bordering the Pacific
ocean. can be assured of the greatest
cosmopolitan exhibition Of any city in
America. II is the largest city west
of Chicago. the central port OF the Pa
cific sea coast between the Straits of
Magellan and BehrinS straits, and the
greatest single trade and shipping
point in all the region between the
Mississippi and the Pacific, between
Canada and Mexico. and more vitality
affected by the complexion of the canal
than any other city on the globe"
Concluding. Governor Gillett de-
clared:
Gentlemen, the entire west stands
back of san Francisco in its claim for
The exposition, this unanimity Of &C
ton having beeen decided upon at the
convention held recently at Santa Bar
bara. our claim is the first, the best
and the only just one. The other day,
at a meeting Of San Francisco business
men, S4-OSS.OOO of the necessary So,
100000 for the holding of the expOsi-
ton, was subscribed for in one hour
and thirty-Seven minutes The sale of
the balance of the stock is assured and
an over-subscription seems likely"
Following the California governors
imprOmptu speech, Governor William
Spry offered the support Of Utah and
se-N. l. - 49,
success.
KieseI Almost Kidnapped.
Just before the palatial train carry
ing the party pulled out for the east,
Senator Fred J. kieSel came near to
being carried along with it, Follow
ing an enthusiastic speech in favor of
the exposition movement. that leading
Utah booster threw his hat in the air
and called for three cheers for Gov
erncr Gillett. San Francisco and the
Panama canal The toast was heart
lily responded 10 by half a hundred
persons and in the midst of the demon
stration Governor Gillett seized Sen
atOr kfeSel by the arm and started to
board the train. declaring that he
needed him at Washington.
During the stay Of the party in Og-
den, the California delegates, together
with the local and Salt Lake reception
committee, were driven about the city.
the trip taking in the industrial
school, the school Of the deaf and blind
anu oIneE points OF interest, Governor
Gillett and Mayor Mccarthy expressing
unbOunded surprise at the beauty of
the city.
Il have passed through Ogden two
score times, but never yet have / gone
further inland than the Union station.
You certainly have one of the most
beautiful and evidently progressive
cities Of the entire west" remarked
Mayor Mccarthy.
Speaking of the recent agitation in
California against the holding OF the
Jeffries-JOhnSOn fight next July, Gov
ernor Gillett declared that it would
come to nothing. as the law was such
as TO prevent his taking any legal
steps against the fight.
The itinerary of the party takes in
all the big cities of the east. From
Ogden, the special train, travelling as
a division of the Overland Limited
goes to Omaha, where a reception will
be accorded the CalifOrnians. Thence
10 Chicago. Philadelphia Washington
New York, Boston, back to New York
Philadelphia, Chicago. St. Louis, Kan
sas City. Denver and Los Angeles, via
the Santa Fe. returning to Frisco over
the Southern Pacific. Literature
boosting San Francisco for the expo
sitlon viii be scattered broadcast and
public addresses by Governor Gillett
and other members of the party will
be delivered at most every stopping
place.
The party will reach Washington
Thursday afternoon and will be pre-
sented to President Taft Friday morn
ing.