The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-04-10
THEINAUGURALBALL
Business Men Brushing UP Their
Swallow Tails.
MILLIONAIRES TO BE THERE
Business Transacted by the Directors at the
Regular Weekly Meeting Held Last
Evening-0ther Business Notes.

commemorate the completion of the board
of trade building has finally been booked
for Thursday evening, April p.
Invitations will be sent to the officers OF
all the commercial bodies of the west, and
it is expected that large number of these
will be present. Invitations Will also pc
sent to all the weighty men Of the town,
and it can be predicted that more wealth
will be represented at this ball than was
ever before seen at any previous social
event in this city. The preparations will
be made on an elaborate scale and no effort
or expense spared to distinguish the occa-
sion as one of the most illustrious social
commercial events in the history OF Salt
Lake city.
At the regular weekly meeting OF The
directors of the chamber of commerce there
were present: President Simon, Heber M.
Wells, G. E. Wantland, David James, Spen-
Ger Clawson and @. w. Morrison. In the
absence Of Secretary Gillespie, Mr.. Young
chronicled the minutes of the meeting.
Alfred Lambourne exhibited copy of
''Scenic Utah" work Of high art to which
he had devoted FIVE years for its prepare
tion. The publication cost over $1,000. He
asked that the chamber take copy. On
motion of Mr.. Wells copy was purchased,
TO be placed on the table Of the chambers
reading room.
E. B. Wicks, Heber Wells and David
James reported that they had secured the
theatre for Thursday evening, April %,
for the grand bali to be given by the
chamber of commerce, the receipts OF
which are to go towards purchasing furni-
ture for the new rooms. They stated that
Manager Burton had made reduction in
the price of the theatre and would supply
the attaches free Of charge.
LEGAL QUESTION.
President Simon said Farley +. Williams
would report in a few days on the question
whether members in arrears could be
forced to surrender their stock. He said
that stock which only cost SIS year ago is
now iworth 800, and he expected the
shares in a few years to be worth $500
Few of the members realize that So, 00C
worth of property was donated to the
chamber.
President Simon was authorized to cal
TO his aid q committee of four to arrange
for the inaugural ball.
THE REGATTA MEETING.
c. E. Wantland reported that the regatts
committee are favorable to holding tbs
meeting earlier this year, probably in June
and to arrange a carnival Of music ant
other attractive features.
THE CHAMBERS DELEGATE.
President Simon announced that Coloue
H. c. Lett had been named as the delegate
from the chamber of commerce to the ma
tional convention of commercial bodies o
the world to be held at Kansas City on tn
18th inst. and that the mayor had named Il
w. Lawrence to represent the city.
A GRACIOUS ACT.
The chamber granted the use of its room
to the Lumber Dealers association for tw
evenings every month free of charge.
THE MERCHANTS LICENSE.
President Simon called attention to tn
fact that final action would be taken b
the city council tonight on til
merchants license and urged as MANY
the members as possible to be present.
Spencer Clawson limited that it was
very unsafe place for a man to go unarme(
ana cited the recent experience of Nj
Bacon, when he came near losing patch
his hide while trying to scalp member {
the honorable body.
MIR. Simon insisted that inssmuch as tt
chamber of commerce had placed itself @
record as fayoring doing away with mel
chant licenses he was raady TO take his lii
in his hand in the performance of what b
believed TO be public duty. "There ca
be no question, 'he said, ''but that til
special tax on merchants is UNJUST
Spencer Clawson insisted that only sue
businesses as require police supervisio
should pay special tax.
Mr. Wantland twisted his his chair an
thought the chamber had better go a lit
slow as there was question in his min
whether the abolition of license at tn
present time was a good thing.
Mr. Simon did not see it that way, Q
principle he would draft petition askir
for their abatement.