The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-22
Securing of Transmissis
Congress Was Easy Ia
Declares w. F. Jensen
OTHERS NOT IN
Zion Will BE Greatly |
flied Through Gathering
Representative Men.

II was an easy matter TO sccur
1872 session oG the TransmlssissIppI
gress for Salt Lake. according TO
Jensen, one OF the Utah delegates Wl'
turned home yesterday, Our I'd
ton" said Mr.. Jensen. found a
the other state delegations mann
bad visited salt Lake on other ~occo
and when NE suggested our city 4
proper place for next years scssIo,,
Immediately fen I'm With the suge<
and began to boost Tor us. They i1
! stood that there would inc no dlf1
In our caring for the congress-"
The Utah delegations consisted q
Jensen, Major RIchard W. Young,
Elter, s; o, Bennion and George 20.
I all of whom were very active in bof
! for Salt Lake and Utah.
salt Lakes competitors for the
/ were Seattle. Sioux City and Des m
! Iowa. The latter two places wen
strong bidders, as II was generaIIo
osnlzcd by the delegates Ia the COZ
! that the next session should be Sd
! the west. When IL came time ID
on the location the only rivals wer
: attic and Salt Lake, but before tlie
was concluded Seattle realized {
]
withdrew. making II unanimous.
Will Benefit Salt Lake.
! Discussing The direct benefit 10 b
rived from the holding Of the conRr
/, this city. Mr.. Jensen pointed ont
| these congresses were usually We
tended by seven or eight hundred
gates. Who. together with their
and friends. made up 3 large num1
the aggregate. III addition TO tIlil
congress at it's recent session ch
its bylaws so as 10 make Tho org,
tion more effective by the appointm
a permanent secretary, who ALL
tInue the work during the entire
This permanent secretary will mo
Sail Lake carly next spring. est
headquarters and make arrangemel
the 1912 session
Speaking in a general way OF The
of the late congress Mr.. Jensen 1
In my opinion il was one of tn
congresses ever held, as II was q
peted In ny many prominent mcns
congress Is twenty two Years old
is remarkable In its showing Of u
when nc cons ider ihst the delegat
required tn pay their own cTpeDses
} though this years meeting Was
I iant, next years ought 90 be mo
| for the reason that II VIII come ju
fore the presidential election and
will be an expression on the issue
will have bearing on the election
Will Discuss Finance.
1.-THE main issue OF next ycar'.
! sion Will. [ think, be the monetary
ton. This is a very important maj
| the development OF cur western co
/ There will also be 3 discussion OF
| icy in regard 10 tho use OF public
Z 81, i,1 n
OF the states or federal Sovcrnmcn
Alaska problem 0ill probably be ]
nent in next years programme. A
| limportan. matter to the west Will
| consideration Of tho establishment
/ department. of mines with cabin
ficer Tho last congress went on
as faVoring n departments OF healtl
| In addition To tho assembling 4
, congress al Salt Lake next y
would like 10 see Inc Western De
mont league meet at tho same II
| conjunction.
Mr.. Jcnseu also attended the c
! land SHOW, ''it Was 4 success lie
| "ihcre was good attendance All
! Utah exhibit attracted a great d.
; attention. il was one OF the best,
the best, there. ] heard much con
dation OF IT."
| Speaking OF th= land show at
/ York. which he also attended, Mr.
sen said; eft WAS larger and
elaborate Than the Omaha show.
pleased To see That the Jtan eXhibi
! among tie best there OF the two s
! ! consider that OUR state will re
/ greater reward from The New Yorh
J FOR the reason that our exhibit was
! by moro people and by people who
! looking for n place 10 make land II
! l1en,s. In quality and display. The
/ exhibit was an cye-opener TO the'
Yorke;' who has never been aboY'
F, Harlem river.
Praises Utah Choir.
| While IN thc east Mr.. Jensen 4
! the tabernacle choir several tin1es
reiuiced IN It's artistic success, He
also among those present at The pr
/ tatIon of tine silver service TO the
tleshlp Utah.
Regarding his trip as whole,
! Jensen said: What impressed me.
was the growing impetus Of the
to-tle land movement.
"It seems TO ho the most absorbin
sire OF the american people, Thsr'
be 10 lowering Of prices under pr
conditions and the only relief can.
through Ihe better cultivation of the
and the return OF morn people u
tinine Of the soil As TO general
ness conditions, 7 found that they.
not so good as two Years aso.
business IS on n more couserYsuve|
and there is an upward tendency.
ness mon Nirh whom 7 talked thf
there would be an improYement
now on. II is especially dull w
manufacturing line in New England
MY wife. who accompanied me,
! return home" concluded Mr.. Je
better satisfied than ever With.
Lake as a place in which TO LIVED
from q climatic standpoint: and m
bDsiuees point OF view