The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-23
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countries, would pass through this city
either en- route to, or upon their return
from San Francisco, and, as stopovers
Will be allowed by the railroads, it
would mean much to Salt Lake in Il
financial sense, to say nothing Of the
lasting benefits that would accrue
through the advertisement the city
would obtain.
Governor Spry's Attitude.
Indicative of the general feeling OF
salt Lake people upon the subject the
following expressions were obtained by
The Tribune Sunday:
Governor William Spry-We should do
cEery'hinS cisnN i IN oI, our power for San Fran
mean much to this city should San Tran-
CISCO secure IT. but we are In duty bound
to support San Francisco as the most
suitable place for the holding of this
great show. AS l view the matter. the
coast Is entitled to the exposition. as the
great traffic there Is one OF the things
that has made the Panama canal i'm
pcrativc.
Mayor John 8. Bransford-San Fran
cisco Is entitled 10 the exposition. and we
should exert every effort In her behalf
1t is duty that, we owe to the west
as we'll as ourselves. What it would
mean to Salt Lake in the way OF adyer-
tising alone is difficult to compute. In
addition. thousands upon thousands OF
people would stop over here, and many
of them would become interested I'm The
city 80 VIC
Former Governor Heber M. Weils-You
cannot quote me too strongly in favor OF
san Francisco The holding of the
exposition there would moan much to
Salt Lake and the entire west When /
think of the fact that San Francisco. al
most totally DESTROYED less than five years
ago, has raised $500. 00o for this exposi
ton. ! am lost in admira ton of the grit
that is displayed. and we owe IL TO our
selves to assist that city In every legiti-
mate ma way; In addition. The fact should
not be lost sight of. that coast traffic is
largely responsible for the building OF
the canal.
A. ], Davis-I am for San Francisco
first; last and all the time. The holding
a great benefit to Salt Lake but San
francisco Is deserving of the honor and
we should do our utmost 10 see that she
gets II.
F. c. Loofbourow-we certainly shou,d
do our utmost in behalf of San Francisco
and at the same time We will be helping
ourselves. The financial beneft alone TO
this city would figure away up In the
thousands. N
Il: A. Wedgwood-I always have been
In favor OF San Francisco. not only he.
cause the holding of the exposition there
would be of great benent to Salt Lake.
but also because San Francisco is clearly
entitled TO II by every method OF reason
ing.
Meahs MUCH TO Salt Lake.
w. S. McCarthy-We should moi leave a
stone unturned In our efforts to assist
San Francisco. Everything is in old
Frisco's favor. and we should do our part
and do IL well. We all realjze what IL
would mean TO Salt Lake. but aside from
any financial advantage that would an
crue TO us. We owe II to ourselves to aid
San Francisco in every way possible This
certainly is time when the middle west
Il. s. Won Wagoncr-The expositIon t,,
San Francisco would mean great deal
TO salt Lake City in cold dollars and
cents, but. aside from this feature we
should DO our utmost to assist San Fran
cisco. for the reason that that city IL
clearly entitled to the honor over arr
other city OF the United States The
coast climate alone is a big reason why