The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-01-26


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We also report that there were fifty
four mambers of the Chamber that we
were unable to see owing to their alb
ssnce from town and places of business.
| There are also number of members
| who have taken the matter under ad-
Visement and eighteen only have re-
fused to subscribe, but who, we be-
lisve will consider the matter faYorably.
| Considerable dissatisfaction was ex-
pressed by some of the members that
no itemizsd accounting of the receipts
and disbursements by the directors of the
Chamber during the past twenty-ole
months had been furnished, and your
| com mlttee recommend that for thu sat
| isfaction OF all the members of this
| Chamber, that an auditing committee
be appointed by this meeting, with such
powers as may be necessary to examine
ths books and vouchers, and make q
report OF their findings to subsequent
meeting of the members of this Cham
Der.
With reference to the resolution
adopted by the Chamber at the meeting
OF the 23d inst, for tbs proposed CHAM
Der of Commerce building, we beg to re-
port that We have interviewed all thosa
members with whom We came in con-
tact, and without di ssenSing Voica
they have said they would subscribe
stock in such building according to
their means.
We ara pleased to add that Mr.. John
J. Daily said: What W. want is a
Chamber of Commerce build ng, aud
you may say for me that | will take
stock to the amount of 81, COO.
THE SHOWING MADE
is a good one. and the me nbsrs PRESENT
appreciated the fact and showed their
appreciation by q hearty vote OF thanks.
On motion of Mr., Hollister, the report
was received and referred to the board
of directors and the three soliciting
committees were discharged.
The chair was then requested to sp-
point committee of six to continue the
work of soliciting subscriptions. The
names of the gentlemen chosen to act
as such committee will be announced
later.
TALK OF THE BUILDING.
Mr.. Kelsey thought that in view of
the favorable expression, given to the
soliciting committee By msnbsrs in
regard to the erection of Chamber
building, ths matter should bs taken
up at once and pushed.
Mr.. HOLSTER said the board of direc.
tors should at once decide upon some
plan for procuring ground and erect
ing q building. as said the idea OF
allowing one member to subscribe
SIS 600 and another $50 was all wrong.
If this plan were pursued, the few
men who subscribed S. 900 each would
own the building and would collect the
rents. The object of erecting the
building was to bring in rents for the
support of the Chamber so as to do
away with assessments upon the stock.
PRESIDENT LAWRENCE
made neat and forcible address assur-
ing the Chamber that the board would
proceed with all possible haste to adopt
some plan as basis for the work of
erecting a Chamber building. He
thought the first step to be taken
should be to look into the matter of
procuring a,building site: in order to do
this the board would arrive
at some understanding as to
how much ground was needed
and would then receive offers from
parties owning eligible sites. II the
Chamber were obliged TO purchase
site at its full valus, it would cost so
much that there would be nothing left
to pay for the building, but different
persons were interested in getting the
building in their part OF town and Mr..
Lawrence thought that site could be
obtained at very reasonable price.
On motion of Mr.. Westerheld. the
board was requested to proceed at
once to discuss the building project and
the meeting then adjourned.
TIE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
then met and after a short discussion
elected Mr.. J. V. Parker, of the Union
Pacific, to fill the vacancy in the board
caused by the refusal of Mr.. James
Sharp to act.
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