The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-23
OUTLOOK BRIGHT
FOR NORTHWEST
Superintendent U. G. Life of
Western Union Pleased With
Inspection Tour.
PEOPLE EVERYWHERE
TALK OF SALT LAKE
Is Confident That City Will En-
Joy Biggest Tourist Travel
i'm Years.

Evidences of growth. activity, prosperity
and a pronounced spirit OF optimism are
found throughout the northwest by u
c. Life district commercial superintend-
ent OF the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany. who returned yesterday to his
headquarters IN Salt Lake after an eN-
tended tour OF inspection.
The territory over which MIR. Life has
jurisdiction includes Utah. Idaho, Mon
tana and portion OF British ColuinD!A'
To cover the principal cities embraced IN
this vast area requires not less than 10000
mile sof travel.
MY trip" said Mr.. Life upon his re-
turn yesterday. Included visits 10 Bnttc,
Anaconda, Helena, Great Falls Living
ston. Miles City, Glcndive. Bo4cman. Vel
lowstone Park. Nalispeil, Spokane. Wal,
lace, Missoula. Twin Falls. Hamilton and
back to Salt Lake by way of Butte
Business Prospects Bright.
The telegraph business is rightly re-
gardcd AS the best and most reliable
barometer oil actual conditions in the gen :
eral financial and commercial world, ana
while the u1cnths Of January. February
and March are the dull months OF the
year in the majority of fields, | find con-
di,ions such. both from careful obser-
walton and from the Views expressed by
bankers. merchants and newspaper men,
10 warrant the statement that tins VIII De
an excellent business year Tor the en-
tire northwest In general and Salt Lake
in particular Evidences in support OF
this generally expressed belief are not
lacking. One that even the casual OBJ
serve. cannot overlook is to be found in
the fact that the large amount OF build
towns which visited Is OF such a per-
n.ancnt substantial and high class char
ac;eT as TO demonstrate faith ANA con :
iidence in growth and increased busl-
ness There is no doubt in my mind that
ali OF the territory over which ! have
travelled Will prosper this year.
Many Boost for Salt Lake.
Much OF this territory of which have
spoken Is directly tributary 10 Salt Lake
and the 'emainGcr Is a least indirectly
tropois in a business way: | am conh-
cent of neine correct in making the state
ncnt that Salt Lake City will have the
biggest and best tourist year in It's ms,
tory. People are everywhere talking Salt
Lake. And IL IS never knock. always
a boost and an expression OF a deter
miHation To spend some time In the city.
THE stopovcrs allowed In Salt Lake by
the railroads. and the fact that this city
is the natural rest point between coast
cities and the middle west cities make
il Inevitable that this year tens OF thou
sands Of tourists will remain here long
enough TO obtain slight knowledge Of
our clima tic scenic and other natural at
fractions"
Preparing for Aviation.
Mr. Life Incidentally remarked that he
expected the aviation meet TO be held
here from April TO 10 to do much to-
wards advertising the city and explained
that the Western Union company would
have n special wire from the field 10 the
city, With force OF operators sufficient TO
furnish bulletins and news OF the events,
right OF the bat"
Wcrk is progressing rapidly in the in
stallation Of equipment for the com
pa1y's new operating rooms In the Tr!b-
unc building. and II Is expected that
within three more weeks everything will
he ready for the opening OF the most
modern telegraph office west OF Chi
Cago.