Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-04-22
THE MASS MEETING.
Sunday Concerts, Gambling, Etc 4,
Favored.

Last evening there was a mass
meeting held at the Federal court
house, at the call OF the Chamber
Of Commerce. A number Of new
members were announced as hav-
ing joined the chamber, and Secre-
tary Gillespie made a partial report
Of the organizations labors. He
reported that the Chamber OF Com
merce,and Real Estate Exchange
had made contract with the Emf
grafton and Investors Bureau
Of Chicago, TO advertise Salt Lake
City for a term Of one year, for $500.
A large amount Of other advsrtisiDg
had also been arranged for, and the
Chamber had Ex-Governor West and
Governor Thomas working in Wash
ington for n government building
appropriation of $500, 900 and $780,
900 for parking n portion OF the Fort
Douglas reservation. The Chamber
was also labvripg 10 have here the
annual encampment Of the soldiers
Of the department OF the Platte, and
a grand inter-mOuntain exhibition
and carnival, TO last two weeks, and
to begin about October LIST.
IL. w. Lawrence advocated the !
encouragement Of home enterprise,
and gave his views on what should |
be done for the permanent improve
ment Of the city.
Judge L. +. Colborn made a
speech in which he EXPRESSED him
self as favoring Sunday concerts
and the like. He thought it took
all classes 10 make up a city, not
excepting gamblers and saloon
keepers.
VIM. II. c. Lett spoke Of the de-
velopment Of the resources Of the
county.
Judge o. W. Powers said he be-
lieved in Icing good, tut not too
good. While conducting the recent
campaign for the Liberals" lie had
conferred with the gamblers, the sa-
loon men and the preachers. He
had said TO the gamblers
that their business should not be
prohibited. He was in favor OF
regulating them, and OF having
conducted by men who
were responsible. II an attempt
was mnde to prohibit it, then men
would engage in it on the sly, and
the waves Of public opinion would
drive them cut Of the city. He
thought men would drink aud gam
BILE, and as It couldn't be prevented
It should be regulated. All elements
would come into the city.
l.. +. Hall thought the worst
elements would come without any
-pecial encouragement. He believed
The City Council was operating rs :
rapidly in making improvements,
and rs fairly rs anybody could.
The following resolution was in
.rOduced by G. F. Gunner, and
lassed:
ResolUed, That it Is the unani-
nous sense Of this meeting that the
Oint city and county building be
'ushed to completion with AL ossi-
be diligence, aud that the citizens
II Salt Lake City and county will
'iew with emphatic disaPI.rohatiOn
my attempt 10 locate said building
IN any other site than that already
elected and paid for.
o. NJ. Ricketts, introduced the
which was adopted:
Resolred, That it is the earnest de- !
ire Of the citizens here assembled I
hat our city government grant :
treet car franchises, so far as CON-
istent, TO competitive companies,
nd that no tax be placed on one
'ompany not borne equally by
Res0iUed, That wherever necessary,
he granted to parallel lines
within the business portion Of the n
ity. l.
J. +. Dooley's motion to strike out Z
he last paragraph Of the resolution :
Tas lost.
The following resolution was I
:
BE a ResOlUcd, that the citizens Of !
'alt Lake City in mass meeting as
appeal to Congress not 10
AXE from the Territory OF Utah the a
200, 900 acres Of land which IL now 4
hreatsns To give TO the Southern
tie Indians, whose only crime is
hat they are in the way OF certain
apacious land grabbers in Southern a
,oloTado. BE IL further Il
Resolued, That Hon. John T.
'2ine, Governor Arthur l.. Thomas
nd Governor Caleb w. West be
TO Use their utmost en-
eavors to save to Utah these 5000 =
% acres OF valuable mineral, gnz- :
ne and agricultural lands. n
The meeting then adjourned for I
wo weeks.