The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-13
FIRST DAY FOR
Bic EXCURSION
IS SUCCESSFUL
Logan, Brigham City and
Pennington Citizens All
Provide Royal Entertain
ment to Boosters.
THREE ENTHUSIASTIC
MEETINGS ARE HELD
Eloquent Addresses on the
Wealth and Resources of
Utah Are Delivered by
Excursionists.
(By a Staff Correspondent.)

LOGAN. Utah, May l2.-The first
day s trip of the Salt Lake Com
mercial club boosters excursion
has been an unqualified success And
if half of the people who today ap.
plaudcd the speeches made by the
boosters themselves become as en-
thusiastic in carrying out campaign
Of education, Utah has several thou
sand additional members to a state
wide boosting movement.
Copies Of the tabloid edition of The
| Tribune were distributed among the
thousands who met the excursionists
| in the different towns, and were eager
| ly sought as souvenirs of the occasion.
The Tribune also furnished the ex-
cursionists with the news of Salt Lake
| City and the telegraphic news.
Three towns have been visited to-
day, Pennington, Brigham City and
Logan. In each special preparations
had been made for the reception and
entertainments Of the excursionists. Re-
ception committees met the train upon
its arrival and escorted the visitors TO
the various places where the meetings
were held The mayors Of the several
cities were lavish in their promises TO
lend support to the movement promul-
gated by the Salt Lake boosters.
Over Ballard Cutoff.
Following a prolonged blast from the
monster whistle presented to the organi-
tion by the Salt Lake Hardware com
pany, the special train Of ten ears left
the Oregon Short Line station in Salt
Lake at 9 O'Clock this morning. The
| first stop was Pennington, the second
Brigham and the third this city.
In each parades were held from the
| depots to the meeting places John
Held 8 band, which is making the trip
with the boosters, played enlivening
airs, and between speeches the i'm
perial male quartette sang a number
of specially prepared songs The trip
into Logan was made over the Ballard
cutoff, and the special train was the
first to go over the new line, which is
expected to do great things for the
committees at each end of the short
stretch of track.
The Ballard cutoff saves the Oregon
Short Line haul of approximately
four miles and makes possible three
and n half hour schedule between Lo-
gan and Salt Lake City.
Meeting at Logan.
A public entertainment committee.
comprised of Robert Sheffield, chair
man; H. NJ. Nelson, j. L. Christensen,
Charles G. Wendellboe, Robert L. Camp.
| bell, A. a. Palmer, Fl. w. Brangham,
Charles o. Peterson. j. w. Morrell, D.
Il. Thomas and A. D. Bell arranged the
| plans for the amusement Of the boost
ers after the regular meeting. At the
train the party was met by a reception
committee headed by C.. w. Hansen and
| composed Of S. b. Thatcher, j. II. vii.
| son. A. Batcson and George Torgesou
| The boosters meeting was held tonight
! in the Cache stake tabernacle. Post
| master Odell acted as the temporary
chairman and introduced Mayor II. G.
| Hayball, who welcomed the visitors. In
part he said:
Living IN a country OF almost
boundless resources and possibili
ties we have gone forward BY leaps
and bounds, obstacles have been
met only to be overcome. We have
been interested only in reaching the
goal. achieving results and the man
nor of their accomplishment has
been Of but secondary considera
ton. Our factories have worked
under full blast turning out their
products but with only half an eye
to tho fine details of factory costs
Recently, however, new branch
of engineering has come into prom.
inence dealing with economy and
efficiency in factory management
and operation; the corners are be-
ing trimmed and costs reduced
And so we are here tonight 10 learn
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