The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-08
His Answer to Criticisms on
His Conduct.
THE POSITION He TAKES
His Compliments to Messrs. Sells,
Pembroke, Kelsey aud Others
Too Much Petty Jealousy.
To the Editor of THE HERALD.


merce was appointed secretary by the
board of directors. This appointment
made me directly responsible to the
board, and to the board only, and not
to the members OF the Chamber, either
singly or collectively, have 1, in the
meantime, been responsible for my con-
duct or utterances. The fact that l
am still secretary Notwithstanding that
1 long ago rendered my resignation in
writing, is, for me at least, sufficient en-
dorsement of the course have pursued. |
Before the last annual meeting the di-
rectors were approached by parties who
tried to make nv dismissal an issue Of |
the election of officers. l did not think |
at the time that | had an enemy and
certainly had done nothing to
arouse any ones enmity and, to all
appearances, these parties were
my friends At times since some mem
beIs misunderstanding or ignorant OF,
the relations l entertain towards them,
have seen tit to attack me. During the
past few days your paper has contained
the names of some of those parties,
and, as the time when silence could be
virtue has long since passed Tor me,
PROPOSE TO REPLY
to these gentlemen, not as secretary Of
the Chamber. but as stakeholder IN
good standing entitled to talk as loud,
as long and as saucily as any of them.
Since last January | have personally
sacrificed in the interest OF the Cham
| L Z ~. Hn fr1lI Of MN
thousand dollars. This was done Of
nv own volition, unsolicited and freely
4 and heartily. Add to this the further
sum of fifteen hundred dollars and then
you will not hare the full amount that
nv connection with the Chamber has
actually cost me. OF the amount
directly contributed 1 will sub
NIT the proofs to the Chamber
in due time. My compensation during
the time mentioned has not reached 500
per month, and for some time past has
not exceeded $50. From this it should
be plain to conclude that my Ia bors
have not been performed for revenue.
Some of the real estate dealers object
that have other interests. Let me say,
first, that directly or indirectly l have
never made one cent by reason OF my
connection with the Chamber other
, than the salary mentioned, nor can a
real estate dealer in this city point to a
single instance where l have ever lat-
: tempted to do so. There are
NINE REAL ESTATE DEALERS
who are members of the Chamber
among them are Mr.. Kelsey and Mr..
Sells, who act as mouthpieces for some
few others. These two think the in
terests of the real estate business de-
mand that I should retire from my
position. I am sorry that the business
of their firms allow them so much time
to growl over my imaginary opportun-
tiles for interfering with them in my
own interest. AS matter of fact,
Kelsey should be the last one
to "kick" for he aud his firm have
nrobably reaped the richest harvest
from the work of the Chamber. He
. saws do not 'suit the men out here. "
? No. thank heaven, am not like him
mr. his kind, I an not native of Utah
but I have lived long enough in the
west. My first lesson was received IN
an American public school, and from
I that time to this my education anc
training has been in accordance witt
the genius of American institutions.
have travelled some and associated and
done bu siness with a great number o
American citizens. Had L, IKE Mr.
Kelsey. been born and raised In Utah
better results might have followed, bu
It KELsEY's PERSONALITY
does not give any reason to believe tina
such would have been the case. Doe
Mr.. K, know of any community out
side of Salt Lake where the secretary o
the Chamber of Commerce or Board o
ii Trade is forbidden to associate wit
rs others in any business enterprise
Of Does he know of any city where he cal
find a real estate dealer so mean as tt
say that the secretary of the Chambe
of Commerce has no right to lncreas
. his revenue from outside enterprises
- especially when that real estate deale
- has failed and refused, though request
~ ed. to contribute his pro rata OF tn
secretary's magnificent salary OF 81
- per month? The community ought t
He feeI nroud of this citizen. The troubl
~ with some of these real estate dealer
u n is many of them regard money con
-: pensation as the only incentive to Il
An performance of duty, and cannot CON
nrehend the influence OF honor al
self-respect in controlling MEMS rel
n tions with each other. venture to Sc
NJ that not three out of the nine membe
cir of the chamber would pay So quart
nd for all the information [ could turns
les then or all the assistance l could lei
so them in their business. will try the
lat later in the interest of the Chamber.
"a NOW FOR MR.. PEMBROKE.
De- A lifelong acquaintance of this lit
lty fellow gave me an estimate OF his chs
"a acter some time ago, and 1 find thai
ing was quite correct. 1 sent a you
eat bow around to him a lew days
ar with a receipt for the amou
my of his assessment. When presented
him he tore it into pieces, and WI
to asked for an explanation instructed
the dazed messenger to report what he L
Cat seen. This incident sufficiently reVe
80. his character. What champion
the Snsulted members OF the chamb
r. The criticism of such character Is
worthy of notice.
has To close, will say that in addition
ON the work have done in the interes
and the Chamber, there is no indiVldl
Ups, firm or institution in Salt Lake that