The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-18
rsr Chief of Oregon
4 Line Educates Old
lew York Friends.
1S MISSED BY FOLK
CROWDED METROPOLIS
; Speech Delivered Be
rafiic Club Is Big Boost
for the West.

u
s of the Union Pacific and
Short Line railroads, told
New York friends why he
vsst, In the process Of edu-
Ms former comrades, he de-
4 splendid eulogy Of the
'.d its resources. He included
ruesch some Of the fasci-
annals Of the western half
contiuent. The speech was
|ows:
|EIGHT my mind turns back to
Ia last occasion when I at
1nded a meeting Of the Trathc
|Iub and I feel it incumbent to
conscience by an explanation
81 it would be better to call 1t
64y or a confession. It was the
Meeting for the installation OF
md our good friend Judge
ne inducted into the Office or
In his speech of acceptance
La in substance that the pur-
The Traffic club was to cultl-
|ser relations between those who
freight and those who solicited
|nr in the retail branch of the
6ervice at that time, as | am
|<bis came as a distinct shock.
1ot know at the time. that the
has entirely within his consti.
lights in his statement OF the
l. and objects of the club, but
xce learned that he was merely
clause in the constitution.
|6 that passenger men are
.Dresented in the official ros.
lie club this year. and I think
In that this should be so. If
ID pardon my suggestion, 1t
me it might be well to amend
@titution TO give somewhat more
recoguition TO the passenger
Of the traffic business, 1t Is
10 be more and more impor-
the time, and in these days Of
&i5hed rebate and free pass |
you will all agree that good
Is service does much to control
r6ment of freight.
'e been asked many times why
<ew York to go west, and my
|ksnces have frequently eX-
1ome surprise that anyone with
<ably good Job could tear him
q from the delights Of life In
Fopolis. The sinister suggestion
|n been made that ! may have
lied loose from my job in New
For this reason the remarks
Follow are in q sense explana-
3 have no idea that many of
coming west to compete with
road men and farmers, but you
10 worse-much worse. You
10 to Philadelphia. Also, you
We friends who are wearied of
fss and strife Of city life; to
the west holds forth hospit.
tIcome.
Story Of the Omahas.
|oubt all of you have read the
|es of the Lewis and Clark ex-
b as written down by Wash.
Irving, but / wish to refresh
|emories regarding an incident
rue and dramatic story Of AS,
hat you may have a stronger
between the conditions de,
by Irving and the real west of
The members of Astor's land
On found on the western bank
Missouri river a village of the
THAT strange tribe whose
taught their followers to be,
q al things on earth had been
Tor their especial use. and that
fe q people particularly favored
uknown power, And I am not
|zt the legends and tradition:
Qmshas were far amiss, for on
of that Indian village there
ne city which l now call home
made up of people who, while
ling the claim Of superiority
the chieftains and tribesmen OF
" ago, nevertheless breathe
tern spirit which has overcome
fomphshed beyond all the Wis
the hopeful founders of As
30 Tar as their confidence il
Fes was concerned. the Omahal
1acally western. They dreamed
qrcams, although they were th,
oI the savage. Likewise tn,
en who came after then
dreams that TO many appeared
Impossible Of realization thar
f1es OF the Indian seers. Ever
'c9o Astor was termed a 70
men he dared to predict th'
4ent OF civilization west o
ls6ppi, while those who ven
Tar as to prophesy the exist
a 2 ,pale-faced and prosperou
"Ip between the Rockies anc
~ we're convicted Of frenzie,
md well-nigh classed with tn
[r''o practiced witchcraft.
b, Just Little Satire.
T. 4nRhas who drew their inspira
b w boiling kettles have disap
The last aborigines who be
II themselves favored, above al
~ tne Great Father, have lonj
eparted for the happy huntin,
h But the spirit of hope and de
y pon, of courage and persever
not dead 1t lives in the magi
p tne productive farms and i,
mines of the vast transmits
|, lon 1t has given us centers 0
y ren That compare favorably wit
B 4ues' 1t has given us a net
~ tslroad tracks through valley
{,o uncounted wealth; owe
4 tnat blossom each season wit
|fTPe o. fruit and grain; owe
[ tnat have responded TO th
~ clvilization's $ wand. Tha
overcome all the obstacle
,zontier. and, in truth, ha
IL ~ frontier back. back towar
"a 5efn horizon, until now yo
R ~ inc cowboy and the India
|>sges Of the Saturday Event n
~ .ne 10 cent magazines, and tn
q oe western gamblers on Broat
they are engaged in plyin
upon knowing citizens frol
n ead darkest Brooklyn.
n ng, some of you hive sec
'han 8 clever play "Get.Eicl