The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-12
WEST
WILL PROSPER
W. A. Kinney, Former Salt
Laker, Entertainingly Dis
cusses Conditions.
CROPS WEST OF ROCKIES
REPORTED FL0URISHlNG
Growth and Development Of
Salt Lake in Twenty Years
Causes Amazement.

w. a. Kinney, formerly a welknowH
lawyer OF Salt Lake and now n prominent
Honolulu capitalist. is guest at Ihc
Hotel Utah: Mr.. Kinney has jus, made
six months business trip through this
country. lie left this city twenty years
ago. When seen yesterday MIR. Kinney
predicted year OF prosperity FOR IN"
west and spoke In glowing terms OF the
growth and development of Salt Lake.
Every indication points 10 Il year Of
great prosperity for the west. AS Il mat
be pulling through the recent stringcncv
in capital fashion. The money market
generally Is fast reinstatinG itself. with
a much healthier circulation. However.
have never experienced conditions IN
the west when they were so promisinG
and I think this great country out here
is assuredly destined To do better than
the east,
Damage in Middle West.
East OF the Mississippi river, as one
the great damage done by the hot winds
and heat waves, coupled with little or
no precipitation, is easily apparent. al
though some districts will fully recover
The corn crop has suffered. and the
grain harNc VIII not be full. But In
the great west one finds n surprisingly
favorable condition. Crops seem To be
fiourishng. Hay, grain. cereals and
beets are fresh and full. Great credit
is due both the farmer ot itrigable lands
and the dry farmer. They have evident
~ "orkSl nara ana TAKEN proper auNan-
tase Of timely concessions made by
nature. Especially Is this noticeable in
the intermountain region.
Business generally In the country. is
in propositions OF legitimacy Money
may be easily had upon securities OF
recognized substantially. Returning
optimism is adding stronger tone to
finance circles and faith In advantageous
results from the Investigations at Wash
ington, d, C; are giving a renewed i'm
petus to business development. ] think
the principal factor In hinderng rapid
resume of prosperous times may be the
the S conntry seems sa dsfied with Gr. a slows,
steadier renewal Of normal conditions.
Too fast living and unjudiclous expendl
lures took most everyone ahead OF their
revenues and the money sources shut
down.
Growth of City Noted.
~ great change III Salt Lake is not
ccnblc, The raDdity with which this
community has expanded and built up
Is astonishing. although twenty yea RS
time would allow OF wide changes.
think. however. that the development
with the climatic conditions resources
and natural advantages. Salt Lake is al
ready numbered among the great centers.
but she don't need To be fearful Of lul.
only beginning 70 reach out after the
business and development, that are easily
within her grasp, l have also noticed
a great increase in publicity movements
and tourist traffic. which always mean
so much to any community.
LAS center OF pleasure resorts this
waiia. we have surf bathing that Is re-
nowned the world over. II is supposed
10 be the best. But even that cannot be
compared 10 the plunge at Saltair- There
always feel like coming home. when
get Into that glorious salt water"