The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-02-18

he was unableto be present to make tn,
report in person. The secretary thel
read the report in question. which em
bodied circular leE'er proposed to b
sent to prominent citizens who were no
already identined with the Chamber, in
vltIng them to cooperate for the gooC
of the community. On motion the re.
! port was adopted.
/ Mr.. Brinker. in behalf of the com
mittee on public impi ov aments, su bmit
| ted scheme for the division of the City
Hall block, with recommendation thai
a petition, draft of which was given
| and which will be found in another
column. be transmitted TO the City
| Council. The report was adopted.
Mr. Griffin, from the committee on
| manufactures, as SUI plement to the
report given on Tuesday evening last
relating to the purchase of the Farr
Woollen Mills and the promotion of
joint stock concern to run the same,
handed to the secretary letter from
Mr.. Reed Smcot. of the Provo Woollen
Mills. AS the communication is of a
confidential character, we refrain from
giving it publicity.
Mr.. James Mack stated that, by in
vitation, he had visited the Ogden
Woollen Mills in company with Mr..
Enoch Farr. He had examined the
buildings, machinery, and water-power,
The water-power at present employed
is 70horse power. but this could be
number of the machines are in good
condition, particularly the carders, but
the spinners are rather older in style.
q 70 hn
building was for the purposes of q
of business, but as q building it is in
good condition. He was satisfied from
what he had heard of the Provo and
Beaver mills that such a concern here
could be made to pay if competent
parties could be found TO take hold of
it. His immediate object i'll visiting
the Farr mill was that during his in
tended visit east, he might find time
and opportunity to 20 through several
eastern woollen mills, and be better
prepared. by his visit there, to form an
opinion as to the Ogden mills.
After discussion of several uDim-
portant matters, Mr.. Brinker called at
tention to the presence of representa-
tiyes of the press, and thought it was
not always expedient or proper for the
proceedings of the Board of Directors,
except in a general wav, to go before
the public in the newspapers, there
being many matters discussed in the
newspapers before they are matured,
which, in the opinion of the gentleman,
detracted from or centralized their
value, making them stale by the time
they are actually ready for publication.
He meant no diSrespect to the only
representative of the press present (our
reporter), whose authority he had for
saying that, as diligent representative
of his paper. he would consider it his
duty, unless otherwise requested by the
Board, to publish a report which he
(the speaker) had that night presented,
containing II petition from the Direct
ors to the City Council relating to the
division OF the City Hall block 1t was
obviously improper for the Board to
permit matter of this kind to 20 be-
fore the public before the Council would
be made officially cognizant of their
action, as the Council would certainly
construe it as discourteous act on the
part of the Board.
The observations of Mr.. Brinker
called forth several opinions on the
matter, the prevailing one being that
while the press would undoubtedly do
the Chamber more good thar harm,
there were some matters which it would
be improper to spread before the public
in detail. One member suggested
that the reporters should be requested
to ask the secretary what they shall or
shall not publish, and on being invited
to give his opinion, our representative
stated that reporter, having a correct
understanding of his duties to his
newspaper and the public, would be
likely to report just what might occur
to him to be of public interest, and that
the only satisfactory settlement of the
question would be in the exclusion of
reporters, as such, and provision for
the secretary to prepare for the press
such reports of the proceedings of the
board as would be deemed advisable.
This arrangement would obviate the
present necessity of the attendance of
reporters at the meetings, and would
secure to the public a report of the
dolngs of the board under their own
authority This view of the matter
seem'd to meet general appreciation,
and without any formal action, it was
understood that such a custom would,
in the future. be observed.