The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-15
ARCHITECTS ON
WAY To FRISCO
Members of Large Party Spend
Portion of Day in Salt
Lake.
ORGAN RECITAL Is
PLEASING TO VISITORS
Spokesman of Travellers Has a
Good Word for This
City.

one OF the most elaborate, and, in
some respects the most pretentious, eX-
cursions that has crossed the continent
for many months. was that of the
American Institute of Architects which
arrived in Salt Lake at 10 O'Clock
Saturday morning en- route to San
Francisco, occupying special train OF
six ears under the auspices of the pas
senger department of the Chicago Il
Northwestern and Union Pacific rail
roads, and under the personal care Of
William r. Berg, tourist agent of Chi
cago, in charge of the train.
The party left Chicago at $3.50 a. m.
Wednesday, arrived at Omaha at 10
.. m. the same day, left Omaha at
10:lo y. m. and arrived at Denver at
:35 p, m. Thursday. In Denver the
party spent twelve hours in sight
seeing, and was banqueted in the even
ing at the Brown Palace hotel. On
Friday at 2 a. m, the party. left Den
over the Denver & Rio Grandc rail
road at 10 clock Saturday morning.
Upon arrival here the party made
a visit through the principal parts of
Salt Lake. saw with enraptured eyes
some of the city's beauties on a typi-
cal spring day, January IA. Not the
least of their enjoyment was special
organ recital in the tabernacle, which
the excursionists attended in body
at 12 O'Clock noon.
The party, which comprises eighty
persons, the brightest architects in the
world, twenty.four of whom are accom-
panied by their wives, were unanimous
in their expressions of admiration of
the music produced by the tabernacle
organ.
They Liked Salt Lake.
Mr.. Berg, in speaking for the party,
said: "Today has been one of the
most enjoyable of our trip. Our people
arc enthusiastic in their admiration
of Salt Lake. They have met many
pleasant people, and all are in love
with the city, its environments, broad
streets, modern improvements, and the
the Newhouse buildings, the Kearns
building and the Utah hotel as being
the equal of any modern buildings in
any city in the world.
''The party is having grand trip,
and are sorry that our stay in Salt
Lake is so short.
We expect TO arrive in San Fran
cisco early Monday morning. From !
that point the party will scatter Some
will go south and return by way of |
Los Angeles, others will visit Portland,
Seattle. Spokane and other northwest. !
ern cites on their return, while several |
will come back via Salt Lake and |
make it point to remain for several
days.
aside from pleasure, the American
acnltects Will study conditions of the
different cities and states visited with |
view 10 Improvement along the lines
OF modern architecture.
Roses Are Presented.
On arrival in Salt Lake gracious
ceremony took place. 1t was the pre-
scntation by the Chicago G. North
western and Union Pacific railroads.
through Tourist Agent W. r. Berg, of |
an American Beauty rose TO each of !
the tweutyfour ladies on the train.
Asked respecting the prospects for
western travel the ensuing year, Mr.,
Berg said: 81 am sure that the travel |
westward by way of excursions will be |
greater this year than for many wears
past The people of the east that are !
given to travel have Ieen surfeited |
with European experience, and are now
anxious TO see something of this great !
western mountainous country. They !
are not only coming for pleasure and !
observation. but many thousands will |
come to investigate and study the on. |
portunities for financial investment