The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-09
CYRUS I. BRADY
VISITOR IN CITY
Noted Author and Preacher Is
Here With Family on Tour
for Pleasure.
NOTES RAPID PASSING
OF THE PRIMITIVE WEST
Finds Human Interest Material
for New Stories Everywhere
He Goes.

'I am in Salt Lake and this part OF
the west because I am an ardent believer
in the See America first doctrine said
Rev. DR. Cyrus Townsend Brady last
night. ~ understand that the slogan
originated here. and ii so. II is one oil
which Salt Lake should be proud. l know
other parts of the west pretty well. but
have never been in this section For
that reason want to sec 1t as thor-
oughly US my time Will hermit
DR. Brady is accompanied by Mrs. BRADY.
Miss Brady. Miss Kate Brady ana master
Brads Since leaving M ,heir v,sifsd home In In
colorado and there viewed many points
OF interest. 49,,
Il want to know This county, i,,fy, ped and
prencher. ITO me II Is wonderful. there
is so much to see that 1t is sometimes ,a an De,
wilderne; No country In the ". world haa ca can a
Canon ca. s'"ciii ciiy and and / | consider that some
hing that canno5 be eara!SSd Sanyom anywmerSi Of
The Colorado. with which am familiar
Work Always in View.
surely I am always gathering ma .
terial,T l-, smiled. you know ] write
books for a living and preach the gospel
for pastime | generally manage TO hnd
material OF some sort on every trip !
take. You see. the trip must he paid
for"-and he laughed one OF his heart,
Colorado. and ] don't belieIe ! VIII leave
Utah without finding ono. There is a
wealth OF historical matter here into
which l would like to delve.f time "ouid
The west is advancing rapidly. ONCE
thought ! knew the west well. but the
old west is gone. In its place, Is a new
civilization OF the world one day-and l
say this with firm CONVICTION OF us
truth and with sieaciast celiei III 'hS
destiny of this western country,
s.When say the old west Is gone. l
do not mean that there are not spots here
and there where there are survivals OF
the older days. but even these are fast
vanishing. The most western thing /
saw on this trip was from Philadelphia
encounter him-but what did sec might
have stepped out OF The Nirginian, 1t
was all there. chaps hgs-heeled boots,
belt and gun neckerchief and sornorero--
and II hailed from Philadelphia
New Books in Hand
DR. Brady had bu, little to say of
his work. u don't write In the summe;
time" he said but there is always
something in hand. This coming fall l
Will take up noveiIzaton OF william
G. ilcitc's play, Secret Service, work
which / think will interest me. Then my
hovs book will be out also. The pub
nashawn which is strongly rennins- tHs :.
cent cf Jack Hsrkaway and others OF his
ill, But still ] don't think can be
accused Of writing dime novel this
What do think my best work? Why.
look here, youns man. don't you know
always his bcst-when he is asked ;, , the
question Seriously, though, believe
that ms, new novel. which VIII be pub pub
lished shortly IS the best l have done,
work Ii is called AS the Sparks Fly
Upward a title taken from a quotation
In the Book of job. 1t Is rot we, western ,,,.,
The Isle of Regeneration. an earlier
work,
Il am going to stay here the balance
cf the week and from here will go 10
Glenwood Springs and then TO Colorado
Springs before returning home. While
here l am going 10 see everything pos
sIble. We will go to the lake tomorrow
and have a swim and | Will not miss
anything If / can hclp It, admire the
city immensely. ! was scarcely pre-
and am a2reeably disappointed.
II had heard OF your paper. The Trib-
unc before i came here. as one OF the
Institutions OF Salt Lake. When the
Salt Lake papers were offered me asked
for H. had seen II before and knew
IL WIS thoroughly representative of the
Or Brady and his family arc making
their headquarters at the Hotel Utah.
Genius and Real Man.
Big and hearty, with genial smile
DR. Brady is an impressive figure and
could not fail to attract attention wher-
receive the heart!est OF real nandshakes
and TO feel Yourself in tho presence OF
"A real man who IS really Eiad TO sec
YOU and does not mind showing II, AL
WAYS smiling. he enjoys life thoroughly
and TO the utmost. 1t is not hard after
making the acquaintance OF the author
preacher to understand how II Is that
the real live stories come from lis pen.
Robustness and vitality with distinctly
dominant mentality are the principal
presence would be felt in Il room nc
matter how many or who were there
He Is splendid type Of the church mil
liant,
Al home in Kansas City. DIR. Brady Is
rector OF ST Georges Episcopal church
''an English home for the church and ar
Irish pastor ne says lie has writer
many novels and semi historical works
tho greater number OF them dealing
with flesh and blood heroes and fighters
Indeed IL would be diffculc 10 find ons
that does not deal with fighting OF sons
kind.
Sketch of Career.
The career OF the reverend writer ha:
been decidedly one OF activity. He Wa.
born al Allegheny. Pa, IN 1851, ant
graduated from the United States Nara
academy in 1888. from which comes hi:
accurate knowledge. OF the sea anc
Jones. For The Freedom of the Sea-
sir Henry Morgan and others dealini
with the sea and sea fighters. II WA
not until several wears later that he en-
tered the ministry. For several YEAR
lIe was in The service Of the Union Pa
cifc and Missouri Pacific railroads ant
II WAS then that he laid the foundation
for his western and railroad stories II,
was ordained a priest OF the Protestan
Episcopal church IN 1890 and WAS rccto
Of churches In Missouri! and Colorado
archdcacon OF Kansas until 1895 and o
Pennsylvanla till 1899. rector OF ST. Paul
church, Overbrook. Pa. and later o
Trinity church. Toledo. before going 4
Kansas City. During the Spanish Amer
lean uppIeosnntpess. lie WIS chaplain o
the FIRST PENNSYLVANIA volunteer In
fantry He belongs TO many literar-
and scientific societies and can write
string OF letters after his name. He ha
written much for the magazines and hi
books have always ranked among lii
best sellers as well as leaders In tn
semi historical class. cf which he is OH
uf the chief cxpoDcnts.
The Rathskeller Cafe. Second Sout
and Main.