The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-28
Salt Lake Route Officials Pro
cure Beneficial Ruling for
Salt Lake.
BELIEVE MANY TOURISTS
WILL ENTER H0MESTEADS
Commercial Club Lays Plans for
Interesting Newcomers in
Utah's Opportunities.

Colonists travelling west through Utah
over the Salt Lake Route will have
stopover privileges in Salt Lake This
fact became known when letter from
j. H. Manderficld. assistant general
passenger agent of the road. was read
before the board Of governors cf the
Commercial club Monday afternoon at
Il regular meeting of that body. The
letter comes as the result of a request
made by the Commercial club through
the secretary The culonist rates are
open from Marcn 10 to April 10 and ap-
plv 10 all parts of California.
Active plans viii be taken up soon
by the Commercial club 10 see that
hundreds of the homeseekers who travel
on colonist tickets are given au oppor.
tunitv to visit some Of the sections Of
ihe state where attractive land offer
ings are held out. While the plans
have not vet taken definite form, it is
known that united effort Will he
made by all the commercial bodies of
Utah, as well as some of the firms with
land to sell, 10 induce settlers TO To-
cate here.
The colonist rates cover a period of
time during which the Pacific Land
and Products show Will be in progress
in Los Angeles. As the Pacific const
will he represented AT that show by
extensive exhibits and the whole cffOrt
OF the business organizations of south
ern California will be TO hold as many
AS possible of the homeseekers, there
is an inclination to double efforts TO
keep the visitors in Utah. At the close
of the Los Angeles show the Salt Lake
Route will offer cheap rates back to
Utah.
Will Interest Tourists.
It is the expectation Of the men plan
ming the campaign 10 get the tourists
interested as they stop over on the trip
to the coast and to locate them on land
as thcy return. The stopover privil-
eye granted BY The road necessiiated "A
change in the plans of the railroad. as
is Indicated in the letter TO Secretary
Game, which follows:
Referring to your recent request
that we permit holders of colonist tick.
cts 10 California routed via our line,
for colonist period, March 10 to April
10 inclusive. TO stop over at Salt Lake
City en- route. While the original rates
and arrangements authorized stopovers
in Utah at all points west of Lynndyl,
our general office has secured author
ity from the interstate commerce COM
mission to grant stopovers mt Salt Lake
City and all stations in Utah on our
line on these eolopist tickets for the
period named.
Il want TO thank you for bringing
this to our attention aud trust that the
results will be mutually bencficial.'
To Entertain Delegates.
The board considered communica.
tion from the Western Lands Products
exposition and one from {. W. Holley.
Both letters were referred to the pub
lieity bureau. Mr.. Holley called the
attention of the board to the conven-
tion Of electric supply iobbers, which
is to be held at Del Monte next month
with the request that plans be made
to entertain the delegates as they pass
through Salt Lake.
The board was asked TO indorse the
plans of Fred G. Graham for the Salt
Lake May musical carnival. After out.
lining his plans, the board unanimously
voted 10 set back of the festival
Secretary Joseph Z. Cainc was au-
thorized To represent Salt Lake in the
convention of commercial clubs which
will convene at Boise at date soon
TO be decided upon. The convention
will call delegates from Washington.
Montana, Oregon. Idaho, Utah and
California. Reilly Atkinson, secretary
of the League of Southern Idaho Com
merciaI clubs. is issuing the call for
the convention.
Resident members of tle club were
selected by the board as follows
George NJ. Bacon, civil engineer; NJ. h.
Idle, resident manager Midland Bridge
company; +. +. Marcy, district man
ager Allis Chalmers company; George 4.
Whitaker, cigar manufacturer.