The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-25
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VISIT SAL I Il
Granger FarweIl and PA
Chicago Make Pleas
Stop in Zion.
ON H0MEWARD TRIP
AFTER TOUR or
Visitors Meet Prominent
Lakers at COmmercj|
Club Banquet.

With Granger Farwell. president
Farwell Trust company OF Chic
their head Il dozen prominent ca,
from the Illinois metropolis spent
day and last night in Salt Lax
They will leave early this morn
their homes. "a
The Salt Lake visit combined d
with pleasure and constituted a
break IN a long journey which a
caGoans Will conclude Saturday NJ
On their arrival here the visitor,
met by c. j. Ross. manager Of ti1
Gas and Coke company. This a
ton Is controlled by the Farwell1
After drive about the city the|
were taken TO the tabernacle. whc
listened with keen appreciation
organ recital and two vocal solos
Grant. Following this they werd|
tanned at luncheon at the Con,
club, where a number Of profuina
Lakers We're invited to meet them
After the luncheon had been Cd
the new Hotel Utah was visited a<
in the afternoon a trip was mad
gas plant. The Chicagoans had
In their private car. the "Sigue1
spent the evening there.
Big Enterprise Visited.
The party left Chicago ten IA
going direct TO Brogan, Or, thc
quarters of the Willow River II
company. in which Granger Far
others are interested. The compa1
diversion dam was inspected ar
taken Of the canals and other ir|
works. W
Great satisfaction was express(
the progress of the project. and
lief was EXPIRE ssed that an influx|
Tiers upon the fine fruit lands to
tered will soon begin. The und6
includes the irrigation OF 10000 4
what is pronounced TO be as fer
S can be found anywhere in the
country.
Leaving Brogan Sunday morni
party visited Ontario. Or. WI
lands Identical In character VIII
Of the Willow River country. q
all kinds have been grown suce
for many wears.
After inspecting the wealth-pr
orchards around Ontario the /
journey was broken bv visit Il
where a night and a day were 4
enjoyment OF the hospitality fo1
the Idaho capital has become fan
See King Hill Project,
Monday night the pilgrims
Bliss. Ida. from which point 4
out on an inspection of the III
irrigation project. recently finaf
the Farwell Trust company. Z
dertakipg is unique among. enterF
its kind. Tha water supply is TAX
the Malad river. carried thence in
wood stave slphon across the
acres OF land. The surplus su
then again carried across the Sna
below King Hill and is used in Y
lands about the new town OF III;
just west OF Glepns Ferry. A lal
portion OF the land under the K
project proper Is now under cul'
That In the vicinity of Hamm
soon be made productive,
The real start for home wa
Tuesday night. Salt Lake being
Yesterday morning over the OrcgC
Line. The party includes soma
Cago's most prominent citizens. "A
dent OF the Farwell Trust q
Granger Farwell has long BEEN
identified with the city's forenos
ciers. -
Other Members of Party
Arthur Farwell OF the j. W
company was another member
party. Other members were Fl.
vice president OF the National Cf
of Chicago: J. II. De Frees. head
law firm OF De Frees. Buckinghu
ter, Campbell e Eaton: j p.
president of the Wisconsin Grand
pany; Douglas Smith, vice preHI
the Farwelk Trust company; Gllber
president OF the Naugle Tie e
George McKinlock. president OF Il
trail Electric company: III. ].
president OF the Thayer &c ChandI
pany: w, Irving Osborne. capita
director OF the Continental Con
National bank. Herbert Nicholson
borough Hall. near Tunbridge
England. representative of Engl1s
taliSts.
Pleased With City.
The visitors were delighted NJ
Lake. saying that nowhere on tn
had they seen "A city with hrighfel
ise or an apparently firmer fou1
They were particularly we'll plea
the new Kearns building. the Ne
buildings and the Hotel Utah.
At the luncheon at the Con
club. when the visitors were the
Of Mr.. Ross. several Salt Lake
men were present. incluCing May
s. Bransford. w. w. Armstrong.
dent of the National Copper bank
Walker president OF Walker Bros-
ers: w. :. Mccormick. Sr.. preS1
Mccormick & Co. bankers; Capt
seph +. Caine. secretary of the C|
cial club. lIeber !. Grant. Frank
phens. Benner Y. Smith. A. ~.
a. j. Brown and Joel l.. Priest o.