The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-15
LYMAN ]. GAGE
VISITOR TO CITY
Former Secretary of Uncle
Sans Treasury Discusses
Live Topics.
VIEWS THE MEXICAN
SITUATION AS CRITICAL
Firing Across the Line, He
Says, May Be Considered
Act of War.

Lyman j. Gage. for many years ono
OF the worlds most famous financIers is
In Salt Lake for a few days. a guest at
the knutsford. Mr.. Gage Is here by
appointment 10 meet an eastern man on
matters OF business He will return TO
his home in San Diego in a day or
two
For more than half a century Mr.. Gage
was actively engaged In matters OF
finance, lie retired from active business
ne in 1906 and since that time has been
one OF Callfornia's best-known multi
miliouarcs He was secretary OF the
treasury Of the United States from 1897
10 1902 lie resigned from President
Roosevelts cabjne' To accept the prcsi7
dcnoy Of The United States Trust com
pany. which office he held until his re-
tircmcnt from active business llfe.
Mr.. Gage IS pow deyoting much OF his
ncgic Institute of Scientific Research.
This institute has been endowed by An
drew Carnegie with S22,oO0.0oO TO be cX-
pended at the discretion of the trustees
In furthering the solution of scientific
problems. In this york MIR. Gage Is
deeply Interested
Talks Of Institute.
The purposes for which this institute
was founded declared Mr.. Gage last
night. arc in every way e9mmendables
lasting benefit 10 the world
For example. ship called the Car
negic' has been fitted out and Is now
touring the sea in order to correct the
variations Of the magnetic needle Of the
compass that the longitude and latitude,
merdlans and parallels may be fixed abb
snlutcly. There is now variance OF
several degrees and this error is being
corrected. The ship was specially built
at large expense. 1t contains not d bit
Of steel. which might influence the in
-frIr lte OH In Inc he nhS
tions. This ship will sail all the seas OF
the world and the obserVa lions being
made by the scientists on board the veg
sci VIII definitely and absolutely fix the
lines Of the earth so that the mariner
may know 10 an absolute certainty just
where he finds himself in any part OF the
world.
The institute has also founded an OBJ
servatory on Mount Wilson for the pur
pose Of studying the sun; This observa-
tory is equipped with the largest tele
scope in the world. and with this power
ful aid astronomers will be able To learn
much new and valuable Information about
the sun.
Still Watches Politics.
Although Mr.. Gage has retired from
active participation in politics he still
takes lively long distance interest in
political affairs. He has been a close
observer OF the actions OF the present
congress and is watching with interest
the progress of proposed legislation. Mr..
Gage was disappointed in the failure of
the California legislature TO elect A. q.
Spaudlng United States senator instead
OF Judge Works. Under the primary elec-
ton law OF California. Mr.. Gage said,
Mr.. Spauding should have been chosen by
the legisiatur He carried the greater
number of legislative districts. while
Judge Works. owing TO the large vote OF
San Francisco and Los Angeles. secured
the greater number of votes.
Mr. Gage is also keenly interested in
the Mexican situation His home at San
Diego is only fourteen miles north Of the
Mexican line and $500 American troops
are modified near San Diego. He said
he hoped that the United States would
not be involved in any international trou-
BILE. but thought that the situation at
present was critical. Firing across the
line into United States territory. he said.
might almost be considered an act OF
war.
Likes Salt Lake.
Mr.. Gage is a visitor In Salt Lake
each year. Since his last visit,
he said. lie was pleased To note the prog
ress in building large business blocks and
tine construction of so much public inn
provements Mr.. Gage does not class
himself as 'boomcr." but he has many
mia and especially of San Diego This
city. he said, is growing rapidly and with
the completion Of the Panama canal and
n railroad from Tucson To San Diego II
viii be one OF the important cities Of the
west
Although 10 years old. Mr. Gage is in
remarkably good health and looks much
Younger than he is. Despite bis retire-
nent from business, Mr., Gage is still aC
tive and is prominent in the promotion OF
scientific research work, in which he
takes il deep interest