The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-15
Commercial Club Trade Ex-
cursionists Complete Great
est Trip Of Kind Ever Un-
dertaken in West.
GIVEN WARM WELCOME
BY SALT LAKE PEOPLE
Flood Of kilograms of Mys-
terious Character Await
Travellers; Last Day Full
of Interest.

TAT TITH a fanfare of drums and
NM trumpets the returning Com.
WV mercial club trade cxcur-
sionists, who have traversed
1000 miles Of industrial territory in the
states of Utah, Idaho and Wyoming,
reached home at 1880 'cloek last
night.
Coming to tbe Brigham Young mon
ument at the head Of Main street, the
pilgrims formed into line behind an es-
cort OF police and bandsmen. In the
line were a mounted detachment of po-
lice, the police chief and ranking off
GERS in an automobile, followed by two
platoons of patrolmen and the band.
March Through Main.
Down Main street the boosting host
marched to the lively strains of martial
music, stopping momentarily at the
newspaper Offices to give brief sere-
made The procession weuded its cheer
full way to the Commercial club head
quarters, where the police and musical
escort formed in open order to permit
the returning travellers to enter unto
their well-earned rest.
After the excursionists had rcac-
quaiuted themselves with their own
home Surroundings at the club, Secre-
tary Joseph E. Caine read number of
"telegrams" that had been dropping in
on A. G. Mackenzie, assistant secretary
of the Commercial club, during the alb
sence Of tho boosters on their trip.
Mysterious kilograms.
Mr.. Game mounted the Steps in the
rotunda Of the club and proclaimed the
messages AS follows:
Boise. Ida, Sept. 1l.-Slck look
Ing stranger answering 10 name OF
Uunkins ig wanted here for attempt
10 kidnap member Of Eose band.
Held him II he comes your way.
CHIEF OF POLICE.
Pocatello, Ida, Sept. 12.-~Sorry
we could not carry out programme we
had arranged here today. Dark
compleXioned man with megaphone
made IL impossible for us to do busi-
ness viii do better ne4t time II
you keep this fellow at home
POCATELLO COMMERCIAL CLUB.
Burley. Ida, Sept, 1L-Wish TO
apologize to you for lack OF atten-
ton 10 your Mr.. McAllister when he
was speaking from auto here today.
Our people thought he was trying to
sell collar buttons.
BOISE COMMERCIAL CLUB.
YIe,I.Y
what was purpose OF visit Of several
roughnects from your town here to-
day. Could not lind out who they
were or what they came for. Our
mayor had prepared fine address. but
the rubes would not let him deliver It,
PRESIDENT COMMERCIAL CLUB,
Pocntelo. Ida, Sept. 12.-Pleaso
| try to locate patient, name OF Arlu- -
strong VINO escaped from here to-
night, Is suffering from frost in the
| feet Try 10 locate and hold him for
representative from this institution.
| POCATELLO GENERAL HOSPI-
! TAIL.
Washington. .. c.. Sept. 10.-Havo
/ your permission to add Cmptnin c.
| J. McNltt Of company three, Com
mcrclal club excursion, TO general
staff of army? Have Just heard OF
| splendid manner In which he handled
| SlludIlOU dL bOlSe loudS. IlCaSS wire
! me measurements so can order uni
form for him at once Answer.
| LEONARD WOOD.
Weiser. Ida, Sept 10.-Several
rough-looking characters claiming to
belong to your club have been around
town today. Say they are members
OF excursion and have missed train
| Don't believe they belong to your
| club, as they took an auto out OF
| town and did not pay for IL. Shall
arrest them? CHIEF OF POLICE.
Blaclfoot Ida. Sept. 12.-Please do
! not send King this way again We
are against him. He insuIted most
| OF our citizens today and spoiled all
| our programme Do not believe he Is
| right IN head, Kept telling everyone
he was general MAYOR.
During the trip the members Of tho
Salt Lake Commercial club who were on
| the excursion train passed q number Of
| resolutions expressive of their apprecia
| ton OF courtesies shown to them and
| services rendered by individuals and or
| ganizations not included In their roster.
| Among them were written tokens Of
| gratitude to Fl s, Twinng. Salt Lake
! superintendent for the Pullman company;
TO D, r., Burley. D. S. Spencer and other
officials OF the Oregon Short Line Rail-
| way company; to Chief of Police B. F.
| Grant and the police department, to
| Held's Military band, and to the represen-
! tati1es OF The Tribune and the Herald
| Republican who accompanied the excur-
| sion and supplied special dispatches CON-
| cernlng its progress. The resolutions were
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