The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-28
WESTERN UNION
IS PROSPEROUS
Belvedere Brooks, General
Manager. Visits Salt Lake on
Inspection Trip.
MORE TELEGRAPHING SHOWS
CITY'S RAPID ADVANCEMENT
SAYS Growth Since His First
Visit Falls Little Short
of Marvellous.

"The best evidence OF the advance
ment and prosperity OF Salt Lake. said
Bclvedere Brooks OF New York, general
manager Of the Western Union Teie~
graph company, last night. 'is the steady
growth OF our business here with each
succeeding year. II Is wonderful TO
think what IT is now, compared with the
first visit / made here twenty years
ago
Mr. Brooks arrived in the city last
evening from the cast in his private car
With him were his son Bruce Brooks,
c. NJ Yorke, chief engineer of the COM
pany; W. n. Fashbaugh, general traffic
manager. ]. c. Nelson, general superin
tendent al Denver, and w c. Merly,
Mr. Brooks's private secretary. After
dinner at the Hotel Utah. Mr.. Brooks
and his party were tho guests Of Frank
Knox. an old friend at Saltair.
On Inspection Tour.
Mr.. Brooks said there was no special
Significance In his visit, which was one
of general inspection. II wish I could
say that IT was an annual trip OF in
spection. for / like the west and would
come out as often as I could. ] have
been In Salt Lake many times and am
always surprised AT It's rapid advance
ment, especially within the last few
years. Even since my last visit. which
was only little over a year ago, there
has been decided advance. Our busi-
ness is going ahead in manner which
is entirely satisfactory TO myself and my
associates. It has been Increasing really
at wonderful rate and such an increase
shows A commercial growth.
THE Western Union, generally. like
all other staple institutions OF the coun-
try, Is enjoying its share of prosperity
Business has gone ahead In remarkable
fashion In the past year all over the
country. Much OF this ] attribute TO the
introduction OF our night, letter SYSTEM
pie are beginning to use IT very exten-
svcly In lieu of letters and IL has re-
suited in a considerable augmentation
In the conpanys revenues as we'll as
filling a long-felt want
Crops In Iowa and Nebraska did not
appear TO me to have been g success as
l passed through, but / saw no evidences
OF hard times The middle west is In
a measure OF prosperity which nugurs
good year. Money is easier and general
business conditions are steadily becom-
ing more satisfactory. l look for a good
year,
Growth in South Great.
I'm my travels about the country 7
have been especially impressed with the
remarkable boom In the southern states.
30 idr as can see no part OF America
is having such an era OF prosperity. And
1T seems to be permanent. The south
is having It's turn after long waiting
1--WE do not contemplate any changes
In policy and there Is nothing 10 say re-
garding the companys plans beyond
what ! have already said, that we are
satisfied with our business generally. We
arc making extensions every day which
are noted In the press. but I know of no
particularly important line building OF
which TO tell you that would be at all
new.
Mr.. Brooks and party will leave this
afternoon and will return direct TO New
York
Salt Lakers in New York.
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