The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-15

surprised to learn that there are only
5000 motor ears in Austria, OF this
small number $500 are in Vienna
Think Of country the size of Austria.
Hungary with only a small fraction of
the number of machines that are owned
in New York city 1t doesn I seem pos.
sible, but it g true.
Few Oars in Austria.
"I found that there are only nine
automobile factories In the entire coun.
try, The machines are, as rule, OF
low power, Most of them have a
fourteen TO eighteen horse power; there
are some of from twenty eight to thirty
two. and the forty-fves are few in.
deed. Several persons we met told us
that American machines were listed at
about double the price for which they
were sold in this country. so that the
cost was prohibitive. ! don t wonder.
though. that the Austrians are preiu.
diced against the use Of automobiles,
Those roads Of theirs certainly would
eat up tires. -
Bryan Power.
William Jennings Bryan is still a
power in the land; and is yet the leader
Of his party in his state, according to
in this city recently. Mr. Weller is a
lumber merchant. and Republican, so
he said. BRYAN, in fact. has fight
ing chance to be elected United States
senator. and I am inclined to think
that he will be elected. He is mighty
popular with the people Of Nebraska.
and Notwithstanding his defeat on the
local option question, he is still the
leader OF his party. He is head and
shoulders above those who would de
throne him, and they will have to come
to him for advice and help Mr.. Wei
Ter said he did not like the lumber
tariff schedule, and did not think
that there should be any tariff on
lumber. He said business is very good
and that everything looks favorable to
long period Of prosperity elsewhere.
Training for Financier.
Robert Bacon, Jr., son Of Robert
Bacon, American ambassador to France,
| is TO get his preliminary financial train.
ing in the service Of the government H .
began work at the treasury depart.
ment as private secretary to assistant
Secretary A. Platt Andrews. Young
| Bacon is one of the best oarsmen ever
turned out of Harvard, and was captain
Of the varsity crew IN his senior year.
He became acquainted with Assistant
Secretary Andrews when the latter was
| professor Of economies mt Harvard 1t
s not expected that Mr.. Bacon will re.
main long in the government service.
His father was formerly member OF
the firm of j. Pierpont Morgan & CO..
and his sons are being trained for n
financial career. Mr., Bacon and Sec.
retary Andrews were agreed, il is mn.
derstood, that the best possible train,
ing for work in a Wall Street bank was
10 be found in the treasury department,
Mr.. Bacon will remain in Washington
throughout the summer.
Municipal meat shops, so far as !
know, are n novelty. l don't believe
there are any in this country. But they
have them down in the city Of Chihua
hua, Mexico.' said d. d. Cronkhte of
FL P0so, Texas. "Last year he con
tinued, "thc city of chihuahua opened
about twenty meat shops. The scheme
WIS undertaken on the recommendation
Of the 'iefe- -politico, as they call the
mayor down there, The plan was the
result Of the health board IS report that
many diseases were in great measure
due to tho lack of sanitary condition:
in the privately owned meat markets
The municipal shops were located SC
that they were separated from surround
ing buildings by distance great
enough TO insure good air and light
from all sides. The shops are built OF