Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-30
AN INTERESTING MEETING
Held by tho Directors Of The Chamber
Of Commerce Last NIsht.
APPEAL 10 USE HOME PRODUCTS.


The directors Of the Chamber u Com.
merco held q meeting ut the Office Of
that institution last Dight
The report Of {. 4. wantlani, who
was delegate to the Trans. NJ Mississippi
Congress Mt Omaha, was read and filed.
/. lengthy communication was fcad
nom W. g. u. Allen, who was also
delegate TO the congress. The letter
gave = detailed account Of the conven'
ton aud concluded as follows
,I have madc two subjects my cspe.
cial care, the Deep Creek road ant the
stock yards. Parties having grading
outfits are anxious and wllling TO 10
work IN grading this winter, ne all arc
out Of work then, and among several
have talked with some are able aud
willing 10 take the bonds NJ the COM
many f0r their nay, provided Salt Lake
will furnish Them the grain and prOvi.
plons for their men aud teams. Mr..
James w. sullivan, Of Salt Lake n
well.kuown railroad contractor, agrceH
10 take the hrri 100 miles with others
on these terms. I have also dis.
cursed the plan here with Collins x
Kirkpatrick Bros, the largest railroad
contractors Ia the West, with George
Garfield. Omaha. and with Woberisnn
Bros. & Hunt, Omaha, all Of whom
consider the proposition u fnir one. The
plan suggested by thom T. rs follows;
70 form construction company or
ryndlcsu 20 DO the work; the CltiaunE
Railroad Committee ~ canvass ami ~.
cure the supplies, and 60 open a storc.
house on the line and disbufss the sup.
piles M required to the graiers; aud Ia
payment for the work. the contractors
10 r,criv- the bonds Of the railroad.
Except the provisions which arc % DO
provided 0rby Rsli Lake Clty.l This
plan c0ntcnpla,us that the grading shall
hr done Tor and under the auspices "
the Citizens or Chamber ~ Commerce
Committee; thu, bids he received, and
unless simu railrugI company makes
satisfactory terms, that the Right.
of way and the grading donO
shall 10 vested IN the construction
company or the committee until other
ARRANGEMENTS arc made. In other
woris, II means that Sal, Lake shall
gr, right down 60 business, raise nt
least $4,000 In subs riplions, payable
Ia provisions, craiu and otner supplies,
10 be- turned over, ns REQUIRED, TO the
contractors who grade tho road. The
people who subscribe aud put up sup
plles should receive paid up stock IN
the contrary, nni many wuult sub.
scribe for tho hOnls of the company
when they see The work begun In c1r'
nest. There are iuiimatlDn. that the
Rio Gnndr Western can no induced tO
build west from Salt Lake for slU1ul0
or more. The Denver Rcpu,iic0ii
quoted Colonel u. G. Dodge a. saying
that " Salt Lake would raise sl0l,001
there would he M diniculty 10 hnd a
comuary who would build the Deep
Greek tond. have been told that the
Rio GTande Western company would
build from salt Lake Tor that
amount, but am not NJ liberty "
mention names. Mr.. Bacon ami his
associates nIc almost certain TO build
their line, and II 100 miles were graded
there would bc no doubt about the road
being built Mt once. The importance
Of this road ~ understood ovorywhete
outside Of Utah. | believe that thu
Chamber OF Commerce can start \ new
era ofprosperlty by taking hold IN dead
earnest AMI NJ once"
The letter was received and filed.
Secretary Meloy reported that six
new members have Jolncd the organisa'
tion since the lnst meeting and that
four more applications for mrmOershi ~
would be fccor led next week.
On motion of Colonel Donnollan Il
was decided 10 draft an appeal TO IN,
public In general, aud house wives "
particular, 10 purchase NJ far ~ possible
goods Of home production.