The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-01
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE..
Why One of the Delinquents Has
Failed to Respond.
To the Editor of THE HERALD.

To the Editor of THE HERALD.
I notice the matter of the action of
the directors of the Chamber of Com
m cree, and am "all bristles" when con-
sidering some things that have been
done by those connected with the d.
rectory of the Chamber of Commerce.
It is not csrelessness or Indifference
which has held back the 1877" assess
ments.
1 am one of the delinquents. am so
on matter of principle. 1 apprehend
I can spare $3.50 for the Chamber of
Commerce as readily perhaps, as the
majority of business msn of Salt Lake,
but | have not done so as readiI as
some for these reasons:
1 was not in sympathy with the
movement to send out the car" Ny
idea was to use that m oney in the es-
Enlistment of a local industry. l was
ready to pay my share of the bonus to
inaugurate the manufacturing of any
article of domestic necessity. [ am will
ing to do so to day. The car may have
brought US visitors, bat we want bon a
fde visitors in the shape of manufac-
tories. Words. words, words" could
pile up into a mountain without in
creasing the weight of the argument
that the only success we shall achieve
will be that derived from developing
our natural resources, the building up
of our city ourselves, and creating the
| independence which comes from indi-
vidual labor in the common cause of
internal development and improve
| ment.
l want to refer to another reason for
withholding my assessment. Some
time ago the secretary of the Chamber
of Commerce compiled book, the lad
vantages" possessed by this over other
cities being its chief burden. Where
was that book printed? Was the Utah
man given a chance to engage in the
work? A great many merchants
who receive partially their sup
port from the printers of Salt
Lake, were contributing funds
for the payment of the printing of that
book cxtalling Salt Lakes superiority,
and their money, some of which, to re-
iterste, was given them by Salt Lake
printers, was sent away to printer in
Chicago.
am using this fact simply in point
ing out the reason why at least one man
is delinquent with his assessment. If
the Chamber has not the sense to spend
that mans money for the interests of
Utah, he has the sense to withhold it
and bestow it properly himself.
And now. Mr.. Editor, why don't we
begin to boom our home enterprises.
Why don't we pledge ourselves to the
support of home manufactures. It
almost crazes one to notice the apathy
of the general public on these matters.
1 want to give you an instance of the
prevailing ignorance, or carelessness,
about home manufactures, which came
to my notice this week. Mrs. P. 1t to a
Main Street store, and asked for
homemade matches.
The clerk said: I'VE have none"
Are matches no longer made in Salt
Lake2''
."I d on't know, We don't keep them"
well" said Mrs P. 81 should like
some homemade matches sent down"
Did they go? No; but the imported
article did.
Are matches still made here2 What
stores keep them? II the factory failed
! to find the patronage it should have
had, is it not just now the time for the
eighty-seven men who are delinquent
with their assessment to endoH that
match factory?
will give my SIS to-day for such an
object
Let US talk up and build up our home
manufactures.
A part of the eighty-seven delinquents
could combine in the purchase of stock
in the new sugar factory sought to be
started here. Yours truly,
H. PEMBROKE.