The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-03-30
TO ALL SALT LAKERS
Another Earnest Appealfrom the
Chamber of Commerce.
THE WORK THAT MUST BE DONE.
The Idea of Extending Commercial Street
Meets with General Approyal-lt
Should Ice Pushed.
no the citizens Of salt Lake city:

To the Citizens Of Salt Lake City:
sin union there is strength" At no time
in the history of Salt Lake, past, present
Or future, has there been or will there be a
time when that truth could more strongly
mplant itself in the mind of each and
every citizen, property -owner or resident
of Salt Lake city than at this very hour.
This city is just now arrived at what has
been, in the lives of all western cities,
that have made their marks, the
stage, when by the proper eff
fort energetically put forth, success
crowned their work and those forged
ahead and obtained that eminence, to which
each, by reason of its natural advantages,
was justly entitled. To have lost ambi-
ton, to have relaxed IN exertion, would to
any of the cities indicated, have been an
irreparable injury. Take the records of
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis, Omaha,
Kansas City or Denver, and it will be seen
that when each was about the present size
of Salt Lake city, it then began an on
ward, rapid and steady march which has
led to splendid achievements of each re
spective city named. Now is the su-
preme opportunity for Salt Lake to take
up her march in the direction
marked by those models of Americas pro-
gressive civilization. VIII the public
spirited, the energetic, the progressive and
capable elements in Salt Lakes population
even hesitate at this state of progress
This year is the year in which to lay the
foundation for city equal to the demands
of this inter mountain country. The way
TO do the work is by concert of action. The
chamber of commerce stands ready and is
impatient to energetically push to sue
cessful examinations number of
measures which will be of the very
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General and the whole city of Salt Lake in
particular. I'm order to make the influence
Of the chamber, as the exponent of Salt
Lakes and Utah's needs, sufficiently
strong abroad, it is necessary that its
strength and its efficiency at home be given
the greatest possible degree, by member
ship composed of such number of the
'eading influential and representative men
lf this city, as shall at once be an assur-
lnce of its pre-eminence as promoter of
he city's and the territory's good.
With the accomplishment of that idea
n view, the chamber of commerce on Mon
lay night appointed sub committee of
TX, comprising some of the most promin-
mt and thoroughly acquainted gentlemen
the city, for the sole purpose of selecting
rom among the $1,000 people of Salt Lake
ity, the names of such persons as in their
opinions would make desirable members OF
the chamber of commerce. This commit
zee worked faithfully every night last
week, and will to morrow night complete
It's labors. After that the thirty-five gen
Aemen composing the special member ship
committee will present to each gentleman
whose name is upon this list the advantages
Of joining the chamber of commerce, and
request that he become member.
The result Of this committees work is q
list of names which will make the Salt
Lake chamber of commerce the most Wig
Drous and successful organization of its kind
in the west. In the selection of names
-sreat care was exercised to choose only
such as would make desirable members,
whose regard for the welfare of the city is
thoroughly understood, and whose circum-
stances are entirely in harmony with the
idea Of their identifying themselves with
the great body of the promoters of Salt
Lakes and Utah's prosperity.
CALEB w. WEST, Prest.,
FRANK K. GILLESPIE, Sec'y,
Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce.