The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-15
Great Throngs Of Travellers
From East See Sights of
Salt Lake.
RAILROAD MEN PREDICT
UNPRECEDENTED MOVEMENT
Commercial Organizations and
People Extend Warm Wei
come to Visitors.

They are here. Salt Lake City Tues
day received the first Of the thousands
OF tourist visitors who will cross the
state within the next thirty days Mon
day night the extreme advance guard
arrived In the city and all day Tuesday
the regular trains left scores of eastern
ers here, majority OF whom set foot
on Utah soil for the first time. From
this time on. coach load after coach load
will be left in the city for periods rang
ing from a Few hours to five days be-
fore they take up their journey TO the
coast This great army of strangers Is
enjoying the annual colontsts rates from
Missouri river points, For weeks the
railroads leading into the western coun.
tourist event. with the result that 1t
is believed thousands will find their way
TO the coast in excess of the usual num-
ber,
A special stopover privilege was grant
ed the three roads by the interstate COM
merce commission. The result is that the
Hartman lines. the Denver & Rio
Grande. connecting on the east with the
Missouri Pacific and on the west with the
Western Pacific as well as the Salt Lake
route. have made IL special OBJECT 10
impress upon their passengers the attrac-
tiveness OF a stopover in Salt Lake This
city has the advantage OF drawing from
three great railroads. and as result
Utah where hundreds will pass through
other states in the gap between the
starting point and the end OF the jour
neY.
Salt Lake Lodestone.
Probably no city in the United States
stands out so prominently when tourist
boards a train In the east for trip
across the continent. Minds at once turn
to the manv stories of Interest told OF
the great inland empire. its mountains OF
gold and silver. the greatest body of In
land salt water on earth its points of his
torical interest told In the tales OF the
pioneers the landmarks OF more than
half century still preserved and pointed
oui with pride by the citizens OF the
Beehive state: It's temple, broad streets.
the like of which are not to be found In
any city OF the United States; It's many
natural beauties. including mountain
scenery. natural bridges and the like.
All these flash into the mind of the
tourist. and he at once includes Salt
Lake In his tour. at least going or re-
turning, and in many cases both ways.
This year. through the instrumentalltw
Of the Commercial club, tourists VIII
have extra time to see some OF these
things. and the people OF Salt Lake Will
have more time to preach Utah to him
as an ideal place TO live.
Proves States Advancement.
This year when the tourists enter Utah
they will find all these things and more.
They will step of the train into mod
ern city in every way. While the points
OF interest given publicity in years gone
by still are here 10 greet the traveller
this year there will be a well directed
effort 10 show the tourist some Of the
material advantages OF the state. The
unbounded opportunities of the state S
farming land for one thing Will be one
OF the first exploited and viii be the last
the tourist will hear about as he de-
parts
While congratulating themselves upon
the fact that the tourists are given an
opportunity to remain in Utah and be
come acquainted with It's ineNhaustible
that the railroads shall grant a thirty
day stopover privilege. which. they be-
levc. would prove Of lnestlmahle benefit
to Salt Lake and Utah.
Approximately 500 tourists were in Salt
Lake Tuesday. Mauv. In fact nearly all.
took advantage OF the regular limit OF
their tickets and did not deposit their
tickets To stay in the city I'VE days. Scme
did. The easterner in Utah for the first
time with the intention of looking about
for a location did not leave on the next
train" but remained over TO see more
OF the country. II Is 10 this class that
the commercial bodies OF the state VIII
direct their attention.
To See Farming Sections.
Efforts will he made TO take these peo-
pie to some of the farming sections Of
the state. The first OF this work was ac-
complishcd Tuesday, when 1T was found
that the first train loads had. arrived
Automobiles, Seeing Salt Lake cars
and regular street cars were used 10 show
the visitors about the city. In some
meet some Of the tourists and show them
certain properties and the like.
A meeting of the board Of governors
of the Salt Lake Real Estate association
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