The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-23
NOTED CEOGRAPHERS
MAKE STUDY OF UTAH
Distinguished Scientists Will
Arrive Today for Day
of Research.
WILL BE ENTERTAINED
Visitors to Be Made Welcome
and Shown Sights of City
and Vicinity.
I'LL BE ENTERTAINED

The American and european geo
graphers who arc members of the trans
continental excursion of the American
Geographic society. are scheduled to ar
rive here from San Francisco in a spe-
cial train this morning at 10 o'clock.
The distinguished excursionists have
completed tour OF the northwest and
the Pacific coast, where they were aston
ished at the wonderful growth and evil
dences of prosperity and progress on
every side. If plans for their local en-
tertainment succeed, the geographers
will leave this city with a still newer
revelatiop-a comprehensive under
standing Of the growth resources and
possibilities Of new inland empire.
The local committee In charge of the
reception and entertainment of the visi~
Dem, chairman: z. R. Zalinski, DR..
James E. Talmage, E. P. Jennings,
Professor Fred j. Pack, II. L. A Culm liner
and Sam R. Neel. These men will form
body whose profession and wide
knowledge of the business, industries
and Landscapes Of this section will en-
able them to render the best possible
service to the ReogTaphers. They Will
be assisted by local educators, scien-
reau and by various Commercial club
committees.
Entertainment Plans.
Opon their arrival here the geo.
graphers will be escorted to the Hotel
Utah. From the hostelry they will go
to the Walker skyscraper, mount to the
observatory tower and view the city
and its environs. A special organ re-
citnl in the tabernacle will take place
at noon with the visitors as guests.
Immediately after luncheon the visi-
tors will start on an automobile sight.
interest in tho city, the party will pro-
ceed to the mouth of Little Cottonwood
canyon over the old territorial road,
and will inspect the Wasatch fault. al
luvial fans, moraines, contact of Cam
brian quartzite and granite, and SINH ar
unusual phenomena prevalent here. The
party will return by. way of Fort Doug
las to obtain general view of the
military reservation, the Great Salt
lake and valley, the city and the
benches.
From 3 until 6 clock will be spent
at the Deseret museum, where Director
Talmage will escort the geographers
through the different departments and
explain the history Of the many val
uable collections there.
Will Give Impressions.
An informal smoker will be given at
tho Commercial club in the evening. A
special feature will be addresses by the
foreign members Of the excursion on
their impressions Of America or on any
other subject they may choose. All
members Of the club faculties Of sduca-
4, tu4t
been invited to attend che smoker.
On Tuesday the geographers, will
make the trip to Bingham, leaving at
7:30 o'clock in the morning and re-
turning at noon FOR luncheon at the
of Utah. Every precaution
will be taken. to protect the visitors
during their stay in the Bingham strike
zone. An informal smoker will be Civ
en- in honor of the visitors at the Uni
versitv club in the evening.
On Wednesday the party will be Ia
ken to Saltair, leaving this city at 9
o clock in the morning. Bathing will
be in order to those who care to make
the cold plunge. The return Nll be
made at II clock In the forenoon, and
a general assembly will take place at
the University of Utah at / 40 o'clock.
The eminent visitors will resume their
tour over the Denver Rio Grande,
dC D, III"
Noted Men in List.
Following is complete list Of the
touring Reograpbers:
Foreign Members.
Austria-Or. Eduard Bruclener, profess
aor OF geography at University of Vienna,
vice presid ent Of the l. and r. Geographi-
raI society OF Vienna; Dr.. Fritz Machat-
rIpo Of q
vereity Of Vienna, editor OF the Mitteilun-
gen OF the /. and r. Geographical society
of Vienna: DR.. EuBen Oherhummer, pro.
Vienna, president OF the L and R. Geo
graphical society OF Vienna
Belgjum--Jules Leclercq. former presi-
dent OF the Royal Belg1nn oeographical
Of Belgium; Paul Elsen. member Of the
Royal Geographical society OF Antwerp.
Denmark-Professor Ole Olufsen. secre-
society. commander OF tho first and sec
ond Danish Pamir expeditions.
France--Henri Baulig instructor In ge-
ograpny q Sf ss A,oeI' 1o
verslty OF Lille. instructor at the Univer |
sity OF Paris. secretary Of the GeogTaphi- |
cal society OF Lille; Emmanuel De Mar
seHe. vice president Of section Of histori- !
cal and descriptive geography OF the |
comite des Travaux Histori9ues ct Sci
enuhques. late president Geological soci |
Ely OF IdHCes dssOClHLS eulLOI OF tAEUaISS
Sc Geographic; Edouard ALFRED Martel. |
ate president Commission Centrsle dc In |
5ociste de Geographic OF Paris. editor Of |
Ia Nature, collahorator Geological survey |
~ France, Emmanuel de Martonne. pro- !
lessor of geography IN the Univarsities OF |
Lyons and Paris. associate editor OF the |
Annales do Geographic; Lucisn GaIlois. |
professor Of geography at University OF 1
Paris. associate editor Of Annalss de- Ge- |
osraphie, Antoine Vachsr. professor OF \
geography at Universi,y OF lille: Piorrs
Sestian, student. University OF Paris;
Jacques Goubert student geographical
a ooratory. University OF Paris: Francois
Herbette. assistant IN geography. Univer-
sity OF Paris.
Germany-Dr. Erich Won Drysalski, pro-
essor OF geography at University Of
Munich, member Of the Royal Bavarian
Academy OF Sciences. president Of the
society Of Munich, director
u ths German Antarctic expedition OF
s0l-3: DIR, FRITZ Jaeger. professor OF
colonial geography. University of Berlin;
Or. Gottfried Merzbacher, explorer; Dr.
Joseph Partsch. Gehelmrat, professor of
geography at University OF Leipzig. late
president Of the Geographical society OF
1eipsiS DT: Aifred Ruhl. chief Of divis-
DR. Carl JThiiR professor Of 0eosraphy /