The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-01-11
IT Was A TUSSLB.
The Chamber Of Com
MERGE Meeting.
The REPORTS READ.
A Lively Time Over the An
nual Election.
SEVEN DIRECTORS CHOSEN.
The Others to be Elected This Ever
ing-The Tickets In NomIn-
alton.
A Lively Time Over the An
nual Election.
SEVEN DIRECTORS CHOSEN.
The Others to be Elected This Ever
ing-The Tickets In NomIn-
alton.


and it is doubtful if there was ever sc
strong representation of the heaviest
business men Of our city in any one as
sembly.
There was lots OF fun when the elac-
lion came on. Everybody had his
candidates and nobody wanted to COM
promise. Just as one man found him
self sailing smoothly, somebody knitted
him, and his dropping form vanished
from the room or took a seat quietly
to rest up for another effort. 1t was
all good natured, and the fact that
these men, who could not be in
duced to accept the offices at
the outset, were fighting over
them like ward politicians before the
close, verged upon the ridiculous. One
moment there was a unanimity that
was simply angelic, but the next
moment someone would pull e stray
hair from the scalp of fellow member
and begin to split if. Then there was 8
Jsngle and a wrangle that reminded one
of the happy family in circus men
agerie.
All kept their seats until about IL
O'Clock, and then after several fruitless
attempts to get an adjournment, the
assemblage began to thin out. Some
went home and others went ito see a
man" pending the result of the election.
But when the adjournment was finally
s1H oil
were glad to get away and gladly took
advantage of the opportunity to recu-
perate for the efforts of this evenings
meeting.
The meeting was called for 730
o'clock, but it was 8 Is before the as
s mblage was called to order. After
waiting till this hour for President
Mccormick 8nd he not having arrived
George a. Lowe was called to the
chair and the business Of the evening
was proceeded with.
THE PRESIDENTS REPORT
was read by Secretary Forhan. 1t is as
follows:
Presid ent's Report.
To the Members of the Chamber of Com
HLerce:
GsntLemen-When our Chamber was
first organized few we're so sanguine as
to believe that or my successor would
ever be called upon to submit a second
annual report. 1 think the occasion is
one Tor thanksgiving.
invite your careful attention to the
report of the secretary and hope the
therein contained will
arouse enthusiasm not only on your
part. but on the part of the whole COM
munitv, If action is not taken upon
these suggestions, their repetition in
another report will, to nse common
phrase, convert them into cheStnutS.
The work of the Chamber during the
past year has been productive OF much
good, but during the past six months it
has not neen so active and energetic as
previously. This, however, l take it,
was
NOT THE RESULT OF INDIFFERENCE
on the part OF the members, but of other
outside influences. The Utah Palace
Exposition Gar departed for the east in
June and the work Of this was so in
timately associated with that OF the
Oh amber that the latter is entitled to a
large share Of credit for the work done
and money expended, With the excep-
ton of about 600 copies sent through
the mails By the secretary, the $4,000
pamphlets published by tue Chamber
were distributed through the east by
parties connected with this car and, as
YOUR secretary informs ME, fully 30 COO
other pamphlets smaller in size and less
elaborate in appearance as well as sew
eral thousand newspapers containing
descriptive articles on Salt Lake were
also distributed. Daring the summer
months 1t would have been useless to
demand your intention in the interest
of any project that might have been
suggested and, IN fact. may of the d.
rectors as well as members Of the
Chamber were absent from the city.
Hence arose the mistake of not leVy1ng
the usual assessments on the members
or at least of not collecting those that
had been levied. The secretary was.
perhaps, too indulgent to you if
not remiss in the performance
of his duty. To prevent such a
recurrence in the future, L would
recommend that the Chamber be closed
during the months of July and August
aud all expense suspended during that
time, except room rent. When the
summer passed came the usual indlf-
ference and postponement OF plans
which always Immediately precede q
Presidential election. AS matter of
fact the Chamber, under all the cir
oumstances, has done exceedingly we'll
and you could not, do what you may,
have had a successful new departure
before the present time. I hope your
annual meeting will give you
NEW REGIME
which will inspire you with fresh en-
ergy and enable you TO make greater
success of the Cham Der than ii has been
in the past.
The work done in securing an appro-
priation from Congress for a Federal
building in Salt Lake should not be
abandoned. Future meetings should
be held to further the work begun and