The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-01-12

rivalry anu discussion as compared
with that OF the night before.
THE MEETING
was called to order at about s o'clock,
with President Mccormick in the chair.
The president stated that the election
of four more directors to complete the
TO lrd was in order.
Arthur Brown nominated the BIG
Four ticket last given above.
Il. J. Grant proposed that the name
of James Sharp be substituted for that
of Mr.. Westerfeld He said there was
already one real estate man on the
board and, as it should be the object of
the Chamber to give all branches OF
trade a fair representation, he proposed
that the place be given to Mr.. Sharp.
The D. 81 r. 6. road had its representa-
ton on the board and he thought the
Union Pacific was entitled to represeu-
tation. Beside, Mr.. Sharp is interested
in the Deseret National Bank and other
large institutions that are entitled to a
man on the board.
MIR. Sells upheld the nomination OF
Westerfeld, and Mr.. Grant again spoke
in favor of Mr.. Sharp. He said that
the wealth of all the real estate men in
Utah put together, do ubled and dou cleG
again, would not equal the capital rep.
resented by the Utah Central Railroad,
and went on to argue that such NAM
moth interests a. the combined capital
of theZ G. NJ. l., the Deseret National
Bank, the Home Insurance Company,
the Coop Wagon & Machine Company,
Spencer Clawson's, THE SALT LAKE
HERALD and other large institutions,
we're certainly entitled to three repre-
sentatiyes on the Board OF Directors
They had two already end wanted one
more.
Mr. Sloan said he was not particu-
Iarly in favor of substituting Mr..
Sharp's name for that of M. Westerfield;
he favored Westerield and would vote
for him, but he thought Mr.. Sharp or
some other man representing identical
interests, should be placed on the ticket
in the place of one of the others-he
didn't care which.
At this point someone nominated
Jake MoritZ
THE CHA1R-He has declined to run.
Mr.. WHITTEMoRE-I would like to
hear from Mr.. Moritz himself whether
he refuses to be candidate or not.
Mr.. MoRITz-I respec fully decline to
run.
THE VOTING
Upon motion of J. c. Conklin, Messrs.
Lawrence and Siegel were again ap-
pointed tellers with authority to rass
upon all proxies, and the balioting was
proceeded with.
THE RAILROAD QUESTION.
When the balloting was over, and
while the teIlers were counting the
votes, the subject of the Salt Lake &
Los Angeles Railroad was sprung by
Arthur l.. Thomas, who introduced the
following
RESOLUTION:
RlsoLved, That q committee If nine
be appointed by the Chair to perfect
q plan for the organization of a COM
pang 10 construct railroad from Salt
Lake City via Garfield Beach, to q
point on the western border of this
Territory, at or near Deep Greek: and
that said committee be requested to
canvass for subscribers to said road,
and when sufficient amount has bean
guaranteed or paid in to perfect the
organization.
Resolved, that the efforts and labors
of said committee will have the active
support aud cooperation of this Cham
Der of Com merce.
The resolution was adopted. and the
president accordingly appointed the
following committee: f. Fl. Auerbach,
Hyrum Groesbeck, W. P. Noble, J. G.