The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-08
KERENS NOTES
C|TY'S GROWTH
United States ambassador to
Austria Pays Brief Visit
to Salt Lake.
HAS MANY INTERESTS
IN UTAH AND WEST
Is Particularly Pleased With
Progress in Improving the
Salt Lake Route.

"Durinm the four years since have
been in Salt Lake there has been tre'
mendous Improvement" said Richard c
Kerens ambassador To Austria. who spen
4 few hours in Zion Yesterday. Mr.
Kerens was accompanied by his son Vim
cent Kerens They left yesterday after
noon for Los Angeles,
My visi, ut this time is strictly busl-
ness one. but hope to be IN Salt Lake
In a week or ten days. when | viii meet
and visit Mr.. Thomas Kerns here and stay
longer; ,.rso,,u,, ,u,.r.s,s, n Sal,
for a few days and look into what has
Lake real estate and want TO stay here
been accomplished in the way OF buildings
have noticed arc something Salt Lake
people should be prond Of The lSeans
building -~ould be an ornament TO any
city.
Inspecting Salt Lake Route.
IT left home In ST Louis Saturday night
and had q delightful trip over the Wa
bash TO Omaha and Union Pacific TO
Salt Lake came out TO look over the
days on the line / want 10 go over as
much OF it as possible By daylight and
especially desire 10 look over the high
line lately built through the Meadow VAL
ley wash canyon. | am advised by Sem
ator Clark and the operating otfcin's or
the line that there will be no more wash
out troubles.
"As I helped to build the San Pedro.
Los Angeles & Salt Lake railway. this
is particularly good news to me- ! nave
kept my interests IL tie line from the De-
It's upbulding. 1t was at the inception
my own project md my fortune is still
largely invested In 1t.
Not Talking Diplomacy.
Mr.. Kerens did not care 20 discuss any
questions Of a diplomatic nature. but
T. ~. IL ar-1 "a N
capital OF Vienna, The hospitality. .gra-
ciousness and charm OF the Austro- Hun.
garian people" he said are accentuated t,!
environment. think Vienna Is perhaps
the most beautiful city In the world. IL
IS without doubt one of the most cul-
tured ard finished cities IT is my good for
tune TO have seen. It's park system, with
lakes OF pure crystal water fountains
drives and superb landscape effects, is eN-
cellent Beautiful flower gardens In
which roses of all kinds are cultivated
abound throughout the city"
Mr. Kcrens stopped in London on his
way home from Austria and said that the
coronation celebration was the most stu,
ever witnessed,
Brief Sketch Of Diplomat.
Mr.. Kerens is n member of the execu-
tive board OF the Salt Lake Route and IL
interested in many railroad enterprises In
The west He was born IN Ireland
this country when he was months old.
HIS parents went 10 Jackson county,
Iowa, and young Kerens lived there until
the war between the states began in
1851. He was In charge OF transportation
with the army OF Virginia on the Potu-
mac in General Banks command and he
tells OF the war days with much wealth
OF reminscence. when circumstances are
opportune. In 1863 he was placed in
charge of transportation OF the army OF
the frontier In Northwestern Arkansas ard
1he Indian Territory, After the war he
Settled in Fort Smith. ran livery stable
and had star route contract He was
a pony express rider through a wild ind
Indian infested country. Later he became
q contractor for the transportation OF The
overland mall.
Tbis took him TO San Diego IN 1874:
md he lived there until 1876. when he
went to ST Louis, His career as cap
ST. Louis. Iron Mountain & Southern
railroad and was one OF the builders OF
the Cotton Belt line. With Senator FL
klns and Henry Gassaway Davis ne built
several West Virginia roads. developed
coal. coke. oil and lumber properties. uIId
later did much OF the development WORK
In rellrond and terminal way in and
around Los Angeles and also helped
build the Salt Lake Route
ambassador Kerens has contributed
largely TO the development Of severa! por-
tions OF the United States He Is a di
rector In many banks and trust compa-
nics. Is interested in organized charity
and other philanthropic enterprises, Is |
one of the leading Catholics Of this coun-
Try and trustee of the Catholic univer-