The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-24

and the congr sssional delegation
from Utah.
Reaching out far beyond the confines OF
Salt Lake and Utah. the campaign start
ed to aid San Francisco In securing the
Panama Pacific exposition inaugurated by
the Commercial club at the request OF the
San Francisco commercial bodies, is hav-
ing its effect, and by the time the mi
nority report of the house committee is
made today the members OF that COM
mittee Will have heard from hundreds OF
Utah's business men. stale and county
officers and the organized bodies OF busi-
ness men in all the cities OF the state,
through kilograms sent TO President
TAFT, Not only that, but the representa-
tives and senators from several OF the
eastern states VIII have received tele-
grams from some of the largest whole
sale and manufacturing houses III the
east.
President Taft. according to reports
from the telegraph Offices OF Salt Lake.
has reason 10 know that Utah and Salt
Lake are on the map. Responding read
fly to the call OF the secretary OF the
Commercial club, business men of Salt
Lake. Ogden. Provo and other places IN
the state sent scores OF messages 10 the
president.
Potent Aid Enlisted
Acting or a suggestion made by George
Auerbacn. number OF merchants OF Salt
Lake wired their eastern wholesale and
manufacturing connections to take up the
fight Tor San Francisco Late Monday
afternoon responses, IL is said, began
coming to the merchants. AS far east as
Connecticut came assurances from
houses that the requests sent out from
here had been complied with and that
the representatives and senators from
those states had been urged to add their
influence in behalf OF San Francisco.
President Taft, too, was remembered In
these messages from the eastern business
One of the first kilograms sent TO Pres
ident Taft Monday was from Mayor
Bransford. The message sent by the
mayor follows;
From the Mayor.
Hon. William II. Taft President of the
United States, Washington. -. C.-San
Francisco should be designated for Pan
ANA Pacific exposition. II would do much
toward the development OF the west,
which is matter OF great Importance to
the entire nation, San Francisco IS bet
Ter equipped than any other city TO han
die the exposition and She Is entitled TO
ii as reward for the courage and enter
prise with which she faced and con-
quered the late disaster.
JOHN S. BRANsFoRD, Mayor"
From the Commercial club messages
were sent to the president. Congressman
Howell and Senators Smoot and Suther
representatives i'll congress to do their
utmost for San Francisco. with the state
ment that Utah will reap untold dement's
from the travel to and from the expo
sitIon. Secretary Gaines message to the
president was follows:
Appeal to President
Hon, William II. TAFT, President OF the
United States. Washington, u. C.-The
Commercial club OF Salt Lake represent
ing the largest business interests OF the
tnternountain west. urges the selection
OF San Francisco for the Panama Pacifc
exposition. San Francisco, Is perfectly
equipped and every citizen OF the United
States should be given this opportunity
OF seeing the great west. 1t will make
them bigger and better citizens
Among the scores Of kilograms that Will
reach the president Is sent out by
the Manufacturers association OF Utah
making personal appeal In the Interests
TO 20 TO San Francisco. The message fol-
lows:
"willlam II. Taft. president OF the
United states, Washington u. G.: The
Utah chamber OF commerce and Manu-
facturers' association Of Utah unauaH-
fiedly indorse san francisco for Panama
exposition. 1915. 1t is the logical place
and will best subservc interests uf the
entire country. The mighty east should
know The great west as you know IT, and
This IS the opportunity of the century
San Francisco's Incompatible record OF
five years nstruction entities her TO
world and demonstrates her fitness for
the great honor We respectfully ask that
The Panama exposition be held IN San
Francisco.
GEORGE S. M'ALISTER President"
The messages sent TO the representa-
tves in congress were along the same
lines as the message to the president
Telegraph Wires Busy.
Two operators we're kept busy on
the Western Union offices all day Mon
day, doing nothing but handling the mes
Sages from business men TO the presi-
dent and members OF congress a little
less than 200 messages were handled by
the two telegraph. companies. st s.
o'clock Monday right there were still
about seventy-nve messages 10 send
out.
the messages. as most OF the business
men used the night letter form of mes
sage. Those who used straight tclc-
grams were not stingy with words and
many OF these messages contained as
high Hfty words.
has been IN Denver doing publicity work
for the exposition. arrived In Salt Lake
Monday: He is Of the opinion that by
united effort In all the western states
members, of congress so that San Fran
cisco Will get the exposition. Mr.. Allen
says the fact that a Majority OF the
house committee has reported favorably
TO New Orleans does not mean that con-
gress viii adopt the report by any means
and that the fight is not Won or lost
until the vote Is taken. He found the
people OF Denver and Colorado heartily
supporting San Francisco.
Inc Merchants Protective association
last night received a telegram from the
exposition committee asking that il wire
President Taft Francis G.. Luke. general
manager OF the company. complied with
the request.