The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-17

been adopted as the Official
slogan for the Commercial
club tour of the national park, be-
ginning tomorrow evening and ending
August 25, received a significant I'M
petus Yesterday forenoon when party
of Texans, 100 strong, including many
leading men of that state, arrived here
EN- route to the park. with the an-
nouncement that this city was not
only the gateway to the famous
wonderland, but also a prominent and
important feature Of the trip
The tour Of the southerncrs is pro-
NOTED by the Southern Methodist uni
versity at Dallas, Tex. one of the larg-
tional institutions of the southern
states. which is launching a co-opera-
tive movement with the University of
Utah to establish annual educational
tours TO the Yellowstone, with Salt
Lake as the gateway and logical stop
over point. This was said yesterday by
Frank Recdy, bursar of the southern
university. under whose personal man.
agement the tour is being made.
Making Salt Lake Famous.
Another prominent member of the
party declared that while the local Com
mercial club was preparing to give the
slogan its initial emphasis before Salt
Lake citizens, the phrase itself was be"
coming a recognized fact in communities
far and wide outside Of Utah. "Yel-
lowstone,' he said, more than any
other single factor, was putting Salt
Lake on every tourist 3 map as the most
,xa int and q T.
cial and industrial center of the inter
mountain country.
While the reservations made for the
clubs excursion, which was to be To-
cal move this year, and a permanent
one including outside states hereafter,
have exceeded all expectations, the ex-
cursions committee has been surprised
to find that both objects are being ac-
conplished at the same time through
the cooperation of outside excursion
lists. This condition is hailed as GER
tain harbinger of the success Of future
tours under the clubs auspices, which
are TO revert with much beneficial ad'
vertising Salt Lake.
Prominent Texans in Party.
Among the prominent persons Of the
visiting party were L. Blaylock, pub.
lISutT Ol IuC NuilSlldu hufOtoiS OF
Dallas; n. L. Davis. general agent of
the Fort Worth g. Denver City railroad
at Fort Worth; Judge J. E. Cockrell of
Dallas; J. W. Robbins. state TREASURER
of Texas: the Rev. G. G. Young Of Nc.
Kinney, Tex; Mrs. r. S. Hyer. vito of
President r. S. Hyer Sof the Southern
Methodist university; tho Rev, J. NJ
Sherman Of Herford, Tex; i. 8 Heard
and his family. Mckinney. Tex; the
Rev. L. 8. Barton of Dallas; the Rev
John T.. Roach of Gainesville, Tex: the
Rev. ". L. Little and the Rev, r. r
Porter Of Cruul,. Tex; the Rev. c. l.
Bounds Of Greeuville.. Tex, and the
Rev. o E. Morelaud Of Dallas,
The visitors were escoytcd nbout tho
city during the day bv RI. Fl. Hays
general agent of the Wylic Permanent
Canning company, whc is cooperating
closely with the Commercial club ex
cursions committee in the Yellowstone
gateway city, move. Commercial
club committeeman eXertcd themselves
to see that the visitors were Hospitality
received and properly shown the al
fractions of the city.
Banquet at Utah.
A banquet was given in the grill
room of the Hotel Utah al 'cIocl
last evening. when the visiting party
was Joined by Bishop Francis j. Me
Connell of Denver, whose field OF con
ferences at this time includes Colorado
Utah. New Mexico and NvominG. and
by the Rev. Francis Burgetts Short
pastor of the First NJ. z. church here
According TO ths programme Bishor
Mcconnell delivered an address of wei
| come 10 the intermountan country ant
| particularly to Salt Lake rs the "Yel
| Iowstonc gateway The response wa.
made by Judge Cockrcll. who is trus
| tee of the Southern Methodist univcr
sity. 4 programme Of popular and pat
riotic airs MAS rendered, being received
with the warmth characteristic ot
| soutbcrucrs. who wcro no; less warm in
their praise Of Salt Lake.
AS Educational Factor.
| Mr.. Rcedy said last evening that tn
tour would he made permanent affai
IN connection with the university work
He said the institution s. athletes woul,
be sent to the park each year an,
equipped to hold geology classes in tn
park. In this respect movement wa
on, he said, to cooperate with the UtaI
State university. with ."Salt Lake, tn
Gate City To Yellowstone as a recoc
nizedeslogau,' Mr., Recdy also said tina