The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-11-16
MINES AND STOCKS.
Mine Owners Requested to Fur
nish Samples of Ores.
DoINGS OF THE STOCK EXCHANGE
a Rich Strike in Big Cottonwood-The Cactus
and Comet Meeting-Mining
Mites.

The following letter from the chamber Of
commerce has been received at THE HER
AID ONCE. The communication requests
that all mine-owners and others who are
interested in Utah should exert themselves
immediately and energetically to assist in
making proper showing before the min.
ing committee which will reach here
within few weeks. The letter reads as
follows:
MY DEAR SIR-The mining committee of the
Worlds Columbian exposition Will meet in Chi
cago on November 26 and will from there visit
nTallerenI states and territories IN the union.
Ihey VIII reach Salt Lake city some time in the
hrst half of December, about the 10th TO the
loth. They are coming here upon the urgent
solicitation of Utah's commission TO the World S
lair and will hold session in Salt Lake city,
after which they expect TO visit several of
me leading mining camps of the territory.
1nasmuch as the privilege which will be granted
Ulah az the Worlds fair will depend more
largely upon the impression made upon this
committee II is absolutely necessary that they
De given as full and favorable information re-
garolng Utah ana her resources as is possible.
In order that there may be no failure in this
respect, the Salt Lake chamber of commerce
has been requested by Mr. P II. Lannan,
world 4 ar commissioner for Utah. to procure
IN the best possible form, all of the information
winch can be obtained concerning Utah her
mineral resources and possibilities, as we'll as
though this committee is, ostensibly only a
mining committee, its impressions on other sub
1ectS pertaining to Utah and her wants
wall prevail with the general committees
IL Is therefore imperative that every person
an tan exert himself Immediately and ener-
Retlcally to assist in making a proper showing
DeIore this committee. The Salt Lake chamber
OF commerce has, therefore this general request
10 make OF all mines, prospects, ouarries and
owners OF other mineral deposits in Utah ter
TlIory TO immediately deliver to the Salt Lake
cnamDer OF commerce, such samples of their
ores or other products as will properly repre-
sent their properties. These samples must be
accompanied by statement. giving the loca-
Ilon, the extent and such other information as
the owners may be able to give. These speci-
mems Will be properly classified in
the chamber of commerce and all OF
Inc Information placed at the disposal of
lhlS mining committee. This will require
considerable trouble, and expense on the mart
OF the chamber of commerce and il is under
$1,000 mat TINS organization viii not be able TO
Dear lne addltlonal expense of paving freight or
express charges on these samples After this
committee has examined these exhibits they
VIII De given good positions in the already large
collection OF Utah'S resources in the Salt Lake
chamber of commerce There should be no de-
lay in this matter. The samples and the in
1ormatlon must be sent IN as quickly as nos
slbe, IN order that proper classification nv dis
trlcts and otherwise may be made
we respectfully request that as this is a mat
Yer IN Wnlch tue whole territory is directly and
largely interested, and as its importance out
1or the general good OF the territory, that you
VIII favor this communication with imlnediara
puoncatlon and supplement the same bv an
urgent appeal TO those in your locality inter
ested IN this matter TO az once comply fully
with the requests herein contained
requesting that you will favor the secretary
OF Inc salt Lake chamber OF commerce. and the
salt Lake ItfbARe, THE SALT LAKE HERAT.D
the DeSeret Ne3rS, the Salt Lake Times. the Salt
Lake STOCK E6cbGage Journal, and Inter Noun
IAN hutng hecielC with marked copies of vour
paper containing such communication. we re-
main yours very respectfully.
CALEB W. WEST
President Salt Lake Chamoer of Commerce
FRANK X GILLESPIE ~
Secretary Salt Lake Chamb er of Commerce.