The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-17
BOOSTERS ARMY
EVER GROWING
Many Tourists Wh0 Daily Visit
Salt Lake Enthusiastic
About the City.
SIGNS OF PROSPERITY
AND GROWTH IMPRESSIVE
New SkyscrapeTs Excite Ad-
miratiOn of Some Who EX-
pected Village.

very day roo adds u few sco-e or
few hundred TO the vast array of Salt
Lake boosters who come from other
sections OF the country, inspect in m
imperfect way what the city has to
offer and go on their way, regrettiug
that they had not made arrangements
for longer stay and determined 20 IN
vestigatc further the possibilities cf
this rich valley.
There was Il large contingent Of
first time in Utah = visitors who made
the trip over the city Yesterday morn
ing in the Seeing Salt Lake car and
during the afternoon the aU;os Of the
sightseeing company were kept bus,
with those who arrived on the later
trains.
Ono feature that stands out prom
inantly in the statements made by many
Of the visitors Indicated positively that
Salt Lake CITY is now reaping the
benefit of well directed publicity cam
psign.
Effect CT Eoo5ting.
~ have never before visited Salt
Lake, but / met on the train man
v.-o told me OF his "trip here and ad.
Nised NE TO stay a week if possible.
Il passed through here few wears
ago Without stopping for more than a
burr. glance at the city, but coming
over from Denver / found man on
the tram VINO said: Don I hurry when
you get 10 Salt Lake. Notice the
changes that have appeared, all for the
bejtermcpt of the city.
'I want to see that great copper
mine at Bingham / am told that they
do not even tunnel for their ore, that
thew are breaking II do and using
steam sbovels to handle II.
These are fair samples OF the ex
pro-sloDs that one hears from the tour
lists tn arc visiting Salt Lake today
Here are some concrete examples picked
up during a trip on the sightseeing
auto:
Fl. L. Buck, fruitgrower. Hotchkiss.
Colo: q The fame of the quality and
flavor of Utah fruit is we'll recognized
in Colorado. although we may Justly
claim TO have achieved some distinction
o-,rselvcs in the growing OF choice
fruit With your excellent soil. your
favorable climate and your abundance
of water Uta hshould occupy posi-
tion ever higher than Ii does nj pres
ent III the raising of fruit, | think
that in wears past YOU have taken
things too easily. have trusted TOO much
TO nature, but ] believe that now your
fruit men are approaching the problems
with the idea of gaining a more scien-
tifc understanding of their work.
Warmly Praises City.
$50 far as your city is concerned, l
cannot speak too highly Of its beauty
and the evidences Of prosperity which
one cannot hut note even in this brief
ride through the business portion
Edward Kirchcr, manufacturer of
bauk and Office fixtures, Superior. Wis:
This doesn t look like hard times To
me. In q ten-mlnute ride ] see half
dozen new skyscrapers and a new
hotel that would be credit to any
eastern city, no matter how large. ]
am not permitted by business engage
ments TO remain long in the city, but
on my way back from the coast will
take time 20 stay longer and investi-
gate more fully. Tie city looks to ne
like n good place for profitable invest
ment. The hundreds OF beautiful homes
are certainly evidences OF prosperity. -
j. II. Bailey, retired capitalist. Cleve-
land. o.: SIS Your spring weather
always as good rs this! Coming in
from the Pacific coast we saw ten feet
Of snow nj Truckee. and this mild,
balmv weather as surprise and de
light TO NE. | did not expect to see
coats Of green. While ] have no inter
csts here, ! wish ! had. for ! am
convinced that Salt Lake will not cease
to grow steadily for the next twenty
years at least y
Should Revise Lecture
While the lecture given by the guides
on he Seeing Salt Lake ears and
autos ls in general terms correct and
filed With useful and interesting infor-
nation regarding the past and present
Of the city and valley, there is one
error to be noted that should, for the
benefit of tourists, be corrected without
delay In order 10 avoid the conveying
a false impression. This is in regard
TO The proposed state capitol building.
The ma gnifcent site on Capitol hill is
pointed out. but the tourists are mere
~ told that Utah expects some day
10 build capitol that will be TIE
fourth finest in .he United States
This does not do Justice to the pres
ent status OF the question. The visI-
tors should be told that the bill pro
viding for the construction of the state
capitol has passed both houses of the
present legislature. has been approved
and signed by Governor Spry. and that
under the provisions of the various
measures relating thereto there are now
available for the construction of the
capitol about $2.270.000, and also that
work on this magnificent structure is
scheduled TO begin during this year.