The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-04
PUTS SAL 7 LAKE
IN SECOND RANK
Visiting Railroad Man Sa,s
Frisco Only Has Advanced
More Than Zion.
DECLARES UTAH'S CRYING
NEED Is MORE ROADS
People Want Railways, and
Railways Must Have People.
He Adds.

"There is but one city in the Cnitsd
States that | know Of that has mad.
more improvements and advancement
in the last three or four years tba,
has Salt Lake City. That city is San
Francisco, which has practically rebuilt
itself in that time
This was the statement made Fridav|
afternoon by Fred p. Eyman, assistan,
freight traffic manager OF the Chicaeo
j Northwestern. with headquarters Il.
Chicago. Mr. Eyman, accompanied by
p. S. Rattle, general agent for the road
at Denver, arrived i'll this city Fridar
morning. They were met in Neyads
by Charles Walker, local agent for tSe|
company.
Following an auto trip about the cife
luncheon was served at the Commercia1|
club at which there were present sev.
eral prominent local railroad men. A.
| 30 o'clock Friday afternoon special
organ recital was given at the Taber-
nacle by Prof. John J. Mcclellan ia
honor OF the visiting railroad men.
In speaking of salt Lake City. Ms.
Lyman said:
Growth Is Phenomenal.
"The growth of this city in the Last
three or four years Is something won
derful. In my tour Of the place this|
morning [ was introduced to new
city from what it was three or four
years ago. In fact, | am little hit.
afraid that had not my local friendx
assured me from time TO time that r
was III Salt Lake City / would have
had some doubts as to where [ MAS,
The people Of this city and of the On.
rrn ,Ut a
~ 10 be congratulated on the remark
able and permanent growth of Sult
Lake City.
1.-The railroads of the country need
the people and the people need the
railroads, continued Mr. Eyman. AT
am of the opinion that il viii be bat
a short time before they come to n
better understanding which will be OF
benefit to both. As far as the west Is
concerned / firmly believe that the peo.
pie here need railroads. | do not think
that tenth of the vast western EN-.
pire has been developed as vet [ douhi
if even the most optimistic western man
realizes the possibilities OF this won,
derful west.
"Of course, it will take railroads 10
develop the empire and it will taks
people to develop 1t and they will have
TO work together. The day of a bet.
ter understanding between the peopls
and the railroads is coming fast, in ny
opinion.
Utah Needs Railroads.
81 have been informed today that
there are six counties in the state Of
Utah that are not even touched by 3
railroad. Surely, in this wonderful
state there are resources in those coun,
ties that would be benefited by rail,
road; certainly there are lands in thoss
counties that would be valuable if there
was but a railroad by which the peo,
pie could get their products 10 market
From what l can learn, Utah is
one of several Of the western states
only beginning to be developed. Tho
future possibilities of the state none
can tell. But the state will need rail-
roads and the railroads Will need peo.
Pile: both must work together for ths
advancement of the state if it is to
become what it should and what il
must be-
Mr.. Eyman and Mr. Rattle left last.
night for the east.