The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-02-16
BUSINESS MEN MEET.
The Chamber of Commerce
Holds a SessiOn.
FOR THE WELFARE OF OGDEN
Factory-RepOrt of the Commit
tee on Manufactures-Etc.

the members of the Ogden Chamber o.
Commerce met in the directors room
for thu purpose of passing on a pro,
posed amendment to the bylaws, ant
to transact any other business tina
might properly be brought before it
Hon. P. II. Emerson occupied the
: chair. The membership roll was called
showing the REQUESTS number present
TO form a quorum of the Chamber
I After the reading and adoption OF the
minutes of the previous meeting, ths
chairman made few opening remarks
in which he expressed himself as being
the Chamber and the town, and hoped
they would continue in the work OF
benefting themselves individually and
the town generally. By request of the
chairman, Secretary Knauss read the
proposed amendment to the by laws
which is as follows:
| ARTICLE There shall be meeting of the
| mem &ers of the Chamber of Commerce on
the second Tuesday of each and every
month, at S. 80 pm, for the consideration OF
business properly brought before it.
The secretary explained that the
| amendment had been approved al a
| meeting of the board of directors, and
| had been posted on the wall twelve
| days IN accordance with the bylaws.
The amendment was put and carried.
Mr.. John A. Boyle called the atten-
| ton of the Chamber to the compact
entered into some time ago in behalf of
Ogden. by their committee appointed to
confer with the Salt Lake Chamber III
the matter of common points, they hay
ing agreed that as far as Provo south
and as far north as Logan should be
common points both for Salt Lake and
| Ogden. The other day he received q
tariff sheet from the railroad company,
which showed that the rate from Ogden
to Provo is given as 81 cents, and from
Salt Lake only 80 cents. He had made
inquiries of both the Utah Central and
D. & r. G but the officials did not
know of any other rate. Dir. Boyle
thought this matter should be looked
into.
This announcement created quite
little discussion, and it was ultimately
understood that communication would
be made with the proper parties on the
N after.
The proposed reform school came in
for fair share of attention, and the in.
formation was ELECTED from some mem
bers that other towns were offering in
ducements IN the way of land and
water, both for power and irrigation
purposes, and one place had even gone
so far as to offer in addition pecuniary
consideration of $5,00000. 1t seemed
to be the general opinion that Ogden
could offer such vast legitimate induce
ments that it would not be proper for
her TO enter into any other kind of
competition.
Mr.. 81. L. Griffin, in behalf of the
committee on manufactures, submitted
report of which the following is copy:
At meeting last Wednesday night,
the woollen factory received special at
tention. The following information has
been obtained, and as it may be of in
terest, we will give it:
Last fall, Fairs woollen mill was
sold to an Omaha syndicate, but before
the transfer was made. the party who
was to furnish the capital died, leaving
matters in such shape that the prime
movers could not conclude their con-
tract.
The property consists of two sets of
machinery. the INST water power on
the yer, forty hree acres of land. and
buildings. 1t is now for sale unlil the
1st of March at SIS 600.
1t is estimated that $40 900 would bny
the land, and wool ana labor to run it
for one year,
It is an industry that from careful in
vestigation, We believe could be made
to pay well. We have talked with sew
eral capitalists, who think more or less
favorabiy of organizing a stock CON-
pany, for the purpose of purchasing the
and run it. We have also talked with
many of the dry goods merchants and
some others, most of whom agree to
take from $3.50 to 50 600 worth of stock,
in case q stock company is formed
We believe that by advertising TIE
matter, many farmers would takestoc |
in az institution of this kind.
We recommend that an att"mpt be |
made by the Chamber to establish a |
sto K company, snd that the c. a'rman |
of each commute OF the Chamber be |
appointed by the president to solicit |
from all parties within their reach,
whose names commence with a certain |
letter. For instance. Sidney Stevens |
would see all parties whose name com
mences with A and B. II. s. Young, G |
and j.. etc. These parties will report |
the result of their labors next Thursday |
evening, and their duty will be to as
certain how many dollars worth of |
stock will be subscribed by the various
parties whom they approach on the.
subject.
We think. in this manner, stock |
conn my can be organized for about |
$780, 90, and enough paid in to keep the |
mill anipg the wear round.
Aft.r considerable debate, in which |
many important features relating to |
the manufacture of woolIen goods were
introduced. Mr.. s. NJ. Preshaw moved |
that the report, with the recoGmenda.
ito S, be referred back to the com mittee
on M nusaotures, With Instructions to |
the subject more fully. with
special reference to the condition of the