The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-20

<Staff CORES pondent of The Herald
Republican,
Ogden, May 19.-Reinforced by
number of Salt Lake men who Joined
~hOme today, the Salt Lake boosters
arrived in ogden tonight and were ac-
corded a grand welcome at a meeting
at the Weber club.
The tour of the state is anything
bu- q pleasure junket- II has been
hard trip, but the members of the
party have, so TO speak, scented afar
the splendid results that are pound 10
follow in the wake OF the boost wave
II has been this that has inspired them
to cling tenaciously TO the schedule as
outlined in the original itinerary
1t was not surprising that the peo-
pie of ogden should receive the Salt
Lake business men with pronounced
cordially and with an extended hand
of hospitality, because the prosperity
of the state as being preached TO the
people everywhere means not only the
prosperity Of Salt Lake, but the pros
perity of ogden, the second city in the
state. ogden has taken up the spirit
of boost for the state in a manner
which manifested itself n a refresh
ing manner to the touring disciples OF
industry here tonight
Owing to the exigencies OF business,
q few members of the party left the
excursion train after 1t pulled into
Salt Lake over the Salt Lake Route
and was turned over to the Oregon
Short Line However, they did so with
regret IneY were 4OT ~ u anu
ficient reasons unable to continue on
the commercial and industrial pilgrim
age The places OF those who were
obliged TO drop were filled, two 10 one,
by fresh recruits. One OF the oldest
and most enthusiastic members of the
PARTY is Max Well OF him it has been
said that he is the only survivor OF the
battle of the Little Big Horn and that
Custer was lonely without him.
Women Join In Welcome.
When the excursion train pulled in
TO Salt Lake this afternoon there were
a large number Of citizens and not
few wives and sv eethearts on hand
to receive the industrial ambassadors.
w L. Bailey, who has been in charge
of the train arrangements since the
party left Salt Lake, mas won for him.
along the line old-tinrs railroad con-
ducIors and trainmen have paid him
the compliment of being the only man
in the party capable of handling such
q refractory bunch
Dignity and more boosting spirit
were added 10 the party al Salt Lake
this afternoon when the private car OF
J. Nj Davis, general superintendent OF
the Oregon Short Line, was hitched
on to the end of the excursion train
The following officials of the oregon
Short Line accompanied the party 10
ogden. and Will see that the boosters
are safely landed in Salt Lake Satur-
day morning: J. A Reeves. general
freight and passenger agent; D. S
agent; D. R Gray, general agent; Har-
ry Goodwin. travelling freight agent and
a f Brewer, division superintendent
Joseph +. Game, secretary OF the salt
Lake Commercial club, reJoined the
party at Salt Lake and will remain
with the boosters until the end OF the
trip
one of the greatest conveniences of
the trip has been enjoyed through the
courtesies of the Rocky Mountain Bell
Telephone company and the Utah In
al 1rarlr Il
ed the members of the party. in the
use of the long distance lines at all
times. This was made possible through
H NJ Fennemore, division commercial
superintendent of the Bell company,
and by H. Macintosh. auditor of the
Independent lines. who are members of
the party
Dining Car Service.
While the people along the route
have been extremely obliging in the
matter of providing meals, whenever
the arrival and departure of the train
made 1t possible, the trip would have
dining car service Inspector p j.
Murphy has seen to II that the best
possible service al the least possible
cost has been provided:
The trip from Salt Lake to Ogden
was one of the most enthusiastic and
pleasant of the jurney through the
state. The fresh recruits picked up at
Salt Lake entered into the spirit OF
the occasion with a keen Zest, while
the veterans were permitted tempo
Iarily to rest themselves, and refrain
from speechmaking.
An era of good will was ushered in
and a treaty of peace informally adopt
ed between Salt Lake and Ogden, when
the Boosters met with the business
men oS ogden at the Weber club in the
most rOusing fashion yet held in the
itinerary of the trip Cooperation be-
tween the principal cities of the state
in the interests of the entire state was
the keynote of the several brilliant
speeches
The meeting was called to order by
W c. Wright Of ogden, who introduced
Mayor William Giasmann as chairman.
The mayor welcomed the boosters in
characteristic style, paying e high COM
pliment to the capital city and its Com
:nercial club. Every citizen of ogden
win walk the streets tomorrow a-sWell-
ing with pride that Salt Lake should
come TO us in an appeal for help" he
declared good naturally.
George T. Odell responded with some