The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-14
WESLEY AUSTIN
ON THE ORIENT
Popular Hotel Man Home From
a Tour of the Far
East.
MEETS SALT LAKERS
IN CITY OF MANILA
Has Been Around World and
Is Ready to Resume
Business.

Wesley Austin, former chief clerk OF the
Knutsford hotel and one OF the best
known hotel men in the west, returned
Friday from an extended trip covering
n period OF over four months, through
Oriental countries. the Sandwich islands.
japan, China and the Philippine islands.
"Honolulli said Mr.. Austin. rs the
most beautiful and attractive city west
Of San Francisco There the people are
prosperous and happy. The city Is be :
ing improved along modern lines; ana
Pearl harbor. when completed. VIII DC
one of the choicest and safest on the
Pacific ocean The. United states gov
ern,nent is spending great sums OF
money in its completion. and to u good
purpose, as In my opinion time VIII show
'1 spent some time in Japan,princi-
pally in Kybo and Toxic. The japanese
are wonderful .people-polite hardy
and appreciative OF their prestige. With
their standing army of over SOO,OoO men
and trained reserve OF Two or tier .nIee
on earth. Japan today is spending more
money on naval and military equipment
than any nation OF its size on earth.
What II means ] do not know, but some
day the world vii! know.
81 spent some time i'll Canton and
Shanghai. China. Canton is city OF
nearly 1000, 900 people, and is peculiar
in this. that outside of the European
concessions the streets are not TO exceed
eight feet wide. Just how they 1.-Two has
been a mystery for hundreds. of years
and the mystery is yet unsolvod.
People Are High Glass.
"In Shanghai you find u splendid class
OF high bred, we'll educated Cinnamon
honorable In all dealings In fact these
Cinnamon are esmployed in nearly all
the banks and financial concerns In
Japan on account OF their financial in
tegrity and ability. The Chinese are a
peaceable pcople-doD't know or apprecl-
ate their capabilities, and as result the
different governments Of Europe. notably
England. have acquired large concessions
without let or hindrancc. | don't want
TO he understood as saying that these in
novations on the part of European coun-
tries have been or are detrimental 10 the
progress of that country. On the con-
trary a ride over some OF the railroads
there convinced me that the natives are
Just awakening to the possibilities OF
their power and what the country is
capable of producing. If China ever has
trouble with outside nations It is my be-
lief that the Chinese will not be wholly
10 blame
Manila is a great and wonderful city.
There l met several persons from Salt
Lake, one OF which was w. S, Beardsley,
at the head of a great financial tnstitu-
ton ] also met Harold Pitt, a recog-
nized authority on finance and political
economy.
Many Millions Spent.
The government has spent many
millions of dollars in improving and beau
ten years Manila has grown 10 be one OF
the most beautiful OF earthly spots. The
prison. built and conducted by the gov
ernment, is the finest and best regulated
in the world. II is conducted by Uncle
Sam more along the Tires of a reform
atory-industrial in its nature-than as
a place of punishment. For visit to
this place and for drives through the
city's beautiful parks and other places
OF interest ] am indebted to Carl Hard.
formerly of The Salt Lake Tribune and
next TO the head Of the police department
of Manila.
I'm every country visited heard much
OF the Panama exposition scheduled to
be held in San Francisco in 1915. Many
people will visit San Francisco that year
from Japan. China. the Philippines and
other islands and countries of the Orient.
Now l am through with my percgrina-
tions. Last year [ tramped through
Egypt. Arabia. part Of Africa and
India and also visited the art galleries of
Rome. the salon oil Paris and American
lied London, and on the Sth of June l
hope TO be found IN my place as assistant
manager of the new Utah hotel"