The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-17
NEW YORK IS MECCA
OF UTAH PILGRIMS
Salt LakerS in Metropolis of
Nation on Business or
Pleasure.
NEWHoUSE is INTERVIEWED
CAPITALIST DISCUSSES HIS MANY
HOME PROJECTS.
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New York, April 16.-Samuel New
house, Utah's famous globe trotter.
mining man and financier. was a pas
senger on the Mauretania, which
locked Friday morning. Mr.. Newhouse
IS returning from the bedside of his
brother, Mott j. Newhouse, who has
been near deaths door for the past
three months. Mr.. NeWhouSe was
called TO Paris by cablegram, stating
that his brother was dying. In his
trip across the continent TO catch the
I-usitania he made the distance in rec
Ord-breaking time. The record held
by the New York CentraPs Twentieth
Century Limited was lowered by a
special train chartered by Mr.. New
house to take him from Chicago TO New
York. 4. special train was waiting
in England for the Utahn and he was
whisked across the island. where an
other ship was waiting to carry him
on TO France
When seen a the Hotel Belmont. Mr.
Newhouse stated that he was we'll
and was glad to get back to America.
His brother, he stated, was very low
and his chances of recovery very poor,
indeed.
Mr.. Newhouse declined to discuss his
plans concerning new building opera
lions in Salt Lake. although he ad-
spend considerable money in improv-
ing the NewhOuse Park tract in east
Salt Lake, also to rush to completion
his buildings already under cOnstruc-
ton.
Mr.. Newhouse was enthusiastic over
the opportunities Salt Lake affords and
the phenomenal growth the city has
made the past ten years.
Utah. he said. lis a splendid place
10 live. and more people are finding
this out. The state has a wonderful
future ahead of it
Pressing business matters will keep
Mr.. Newhouse in New York for week
or more before he goes TO Salt Lake.
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At the Imperial hotel, Broadway and
Thirty-third street. a number of Salt
Lake business men We're registered the
past week. Joseph Nelson, president
of the Saltair Amusement company;
Harry B. Cole, mining stock broker; W.
f. Hubbard, the real estate man; Ben
Hite, mining man; Willard +. Snyder,
and Ernest r. WOolley were among the
number.
Mr.. Nelson is here in the interests of
the Saltair company, and is investigat-
ing the latest things IN the way OF at
fractions for summer resorts. Sunday
lie was the guest of MIR. Henderson, the
Coney Island restaurant man, and other
amusement resort men have kept him
on the so every day of his stay. Mr..
Nelson intimates that some extensive
improvements are planned for Saltair
IN the near future. Mr.. Nelson and
son intend to spend several days In
Chicago, accompanied by ]. z. Lang
ford, manager of Saltair. They are also
going TO Washington. Philadelphia and
other eenters before they return, the
latter part of the week.
Messrs. Hubbard and Hite were in
New York and Boston on mining bust
ness. They report an increase in the
demand for Utah stocks in the latter
city, and that F. H. Prince & Co. east
ern agents for the Utah Metals Mining
company, are kept busy answering in
Quiries regarding Utah properties In
addition to business in Boston they
were summoned to meet Mr.. Newhouse,
TO confer with him on business pro-
jeets.
The many Utah friends of DR.. VIII
liam Ward will be pleased to know that
he is meeting with excellent success in
his profession. For the past six years
DR.. Ward has been doing preparatory
work before going 10 Utah to prac-
tice. For three successive years he
won scholarships in Columbia univer-
sity medical school and upon gradua-
ton from that institution won, in a
competitive examination. a staff posi-
ton in Roosevelt hospital. This posi-
ton he has held two years, during
which time he has performed over 100
major operations and numerous minor
ones. His work was of such high order
that he has been offered position on
the staff Of the Maternity hospital DR..
Ward intends TO practice in Salt Lake
after the close of his hospital service,
which viii expire next September.
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Miss Florence JeppersOn Of Provo,
Utah, who has spent the past four
years in Boston studying vocal music
Al the New England conservatory of
music, was q Gotham visitor the past
week Miss Jepperson has won many
friends anG a great deal Of prestige
in music circles in the New England
city. She has been soloist and menu
Der of the quartet for the Howard
COngregat ional church in Brookline
Mass, during most of her stay in Bos-
ton. Just before her departure from
Boston the leading members OF the
Harvard church gave Miss Jepperson
farewell reception as a testimonial
of their appreciation of her services
Flowers and other gifts from the mem
bers and pastor were given her, and
hearty invitation to return after her
visit In the west. In addition to church
singing Miss JeppersOn made her debut
IN oratorlO music at q concert given
by the BrOcktOn Choral society. under
the direction Of Professor MuiIenheur
Her work at this time was highly com
plimented by the critics She also sang
before the Cecilia Society of Boston,
with an orchestra accompaniment of
geo pieces. Arthur Foote, the noted
composer was delighted with the rem
ditions of some difficult numbers by
Miss Jepperson. Other musical clubs