Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-03


the minutes Of the previous meeting
aud Of n meeting Of the finance cDm-
mittee wer. then read 10y Mr.. Gillespie.
The cost Of the congress was freely
discussed and the tendency was that II
should be conducted B economically
as possible. Some talk was then in-
dulged in regarding tho appropriations
that should be made by the city and
county 10 help meet the expenses
A letter from the private secretary of
the governor OF California was then
read ~ follows
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
SACRAMENTO, CAl.,
August alsi, 1901.
John w. Donnellan, Esd, Salt Lake city,
Utah;
Dear Sir-The governor desires mo u
acknowledge tho receipt of your letter ~
the 10Th, and 10 say that h0 has completed
the list with Que or two exceptions, and
It will be forwarded 10 you In day or
two. lie has not sent on tho list sooner
because ho has been obtaining accept.
= Auoos from delegates, and when they are
printed aud the list forwarded to you, II
will require no correspondence on your
part, ~ II II reasonable to expect that
nino-tenths of those appointed Will serve.
aud those who do not viii be- detained by
some exigency arising al tho timc.
Yours very truly,
NJ. u. HIooiSs, Private Secretary.
Mr.. Gillespie reported tor the com.
mittcc on printed matter and trans.
portation, that all lines between the
Missouri and Salt Lake have made u
one fare rate for tho round trip, aud
that the COMMITTEES IL trying 10 prevail
ON the other railway companies o. DO
tbs same. The Rio Grande Western
and Union Pacific railways have
agreed TO give u one.third rat. 10 all
Utah points during the term Of the
tickets purchased, and tho Union Ia.
citc iscxpocled TO DO the same. Tho
Rio Grande Western aud Denver a
lilo 0rande have taken Au intcrcst In
the advertising AMI Will help substhn.
TALLY In this matter.
Delegates, membcm OF congress,
editors, etc, have been sent printed
matter, the editors being requested 10
make any mention they may think
scasonahle. Every piece OF mail mat.
ter will be sent out by tonight.
Colonel Stevenson reported the com.
mittee on ttatistics has organized aud
has sent out 10 all assessors, county
surveyors and Stake presidents u
printed sorles OF questions, aud that n
number OF circular letters have been
sent TO bishops, a number Of which
have been answered In a clear, concise
manner. A book Of about iiny pages
viii be gotten out by this committee In
time for tho commencement OF the con.
gress. Other labor has been done
which Will lead 70 many good results.
Statistics will be produced 20 prove
that 30 per cent. Of Utnh's water IL all
that Is being used. The secretary was
instructed TO give any assistance TO
Colonel Stevenson In the mattor Of the
issuance VI the statistical pamphlet.
This report will be the best aud ful.
lest any ever gotten out ne 10 the ir-
rgatlon facilities Of Utah. On all
hands the searchers tor statistics have
been clearly answered aud no trouble
has been thrown In Colonel Steven
sons way by anyone.
The committee on reception has
Ascertaintd that the Utah sugar Com.
pany, the town OF Lehi ami the Benr
River Canal Company viii bp
anxious TO entertain delegates. The
Union Pacific will furnish tres train
to Garfield and the Choral Society VIII
give concert nj The tabernacle On tho
18th. A resolution was passed to To-.
quest the church authorities to give
th. Tabernacle Tor this concert.
A communication was received from
Mi. Fred Trimmer, suggesting tho
Union Pacific should be asked 10 take
the delegates To Snake River Valley
for the purpose Of showing what pros.
porous neighbors we have.
The chairman suggests that meet.
ing Of the Utah delegates should be
held Just prior 10 the cOnvanement Of
the congress. The meeting was -et for
Thursday evening, the 10Th, Mt the
chamber Of commerce. The governors
Of all the States aud Territories have
boen heard FROM except tho governors
of Minnesota, Oklahoma aud Texa-,
North Dakota, Nebraska, California,
Wyoming ami Missouri, but they will
probably he heard from soon.
The concert question was then taken
up aud discussed and II was decided %
leave II to the general committee on
arrangements. The relative merits ot
the theatre, of the exposition building
and Of the assembly hall, for the pur
pose OF the congress werAdiscussed
aud the secretary was asked 10 take
steps In reference 10 securing the
latter.
Adjourned subject to the call Of the
chairman.