The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-03-04
CHAMBER COMMERCE
The Standing Committees are
All Appointed.
THE PRESIDENTS FIRST ADDRESS
He Gives Some Wise Advise Regarding the
Various Interests of Utah, Espec-
tally Natural Gas,

The board of directors of the chamber of
commerce held its regular meeting last |
night with Presidaut Donnellan in the |
chair. Present, Messrs. Sherman, Wells, |
Empy, Morrison and Weeks
The natural gas committee reported that
1t was in favor of the call made for mass |
meeting, to be held at the theatre and for !
using any contributions for the purpose of
advertising the gas find to the world
Sufficient names had been obtained TO an
tlclpate big meeting and give 1t weight |
Out no pledges OF monetary support. The |
meeting had been deferred until such time
as the theatre could be secured, which Mr. |
Heoer NJ. Wells stated it would be about |
the latter part OF next week. The cost of
the meeting would be ABOUT 800, and Mr. /
Sherman, OF the committee, favored issu-
ing printed pledges to be signed by those
VINO favored IL, binding themselves in any
sum from 81 upward. The committee was
given further time.
The committee ON the transportation
bureau was also given further time. Ben
Hampton, OF the Osceola Mining company,
was elected to membership.
Secretary Sears reported that he had
met the chamber of commerce of Ogden on
the subject of the transportation bureau
and that 1t favored it very strongly.
he also reported that the Associated
Press agents of this city were willing to do
anything in their power to assist in the
matter OF natural gas.
IL was ordered that Secretary Sears
should be allowed an assistant at $50
month.
Colonel Donnellan then delivered the fol-
lowing address:
PRESIDENT DoNNEILAN's ADDRESS.
To the Directors of the salt Lake Chamber of
Commerce:
! GkNTLEM N:-Since the stockholders of this
/ chamber paid me the high Commitment of a
| unanimous election 10 the ONCE of president L
! feel obligated 10 serve.
| In assuming the presidency it will not be in
appropriate to call your attention to few of
! the more important matters that should engage
the earnest attention OF the board.
RAILROAD TO THE WEST.
The most important matter to be considered
Is the speedy construction IF rallrl al to the
westward, VIA the south shore OF the lake TO
Deep Creek and beyond. Many spasmodic
euorts have been made within the past three
years, but were not possessed OF sufficient
means TO commence operations and they seem
TO have been unable 20 interest capitalists in
their enterprises.
II We are TO have railroad to the West it
will be built by the Rio Grande Western, which
has already constructed neary $50 mi es of rail
road mostly IN Utah, and Its earning capacity
Is SUFFICIENT 10 pay its fixed charges ana div-
bends on its preferred stock and for years lis
survey parties have crossed the central and
southern portions of Utah and Nevada and eX-
tending their surveys TO California.
One salt company now furnishes the Union
Pacific with tonnage Of estimated at say
5000 tons per annum which at an average VI
SlO per ton yields an income OF nearly $500, 60
per aunum, or sum nearly equal to oue-fourth
OF the entire earnings Of the Rio Grande
western the existence of Paying mines at
Stockton, Ophlr and Other camps in that
vicinity. proves that the mineral zone extends
north 10 the propose line, thus at least equal
lzing the advantages suggested for the lue
from Tlntic west.
would favor any reasonable concessions
they might demand provided that the agree
ment to build west from here were complied
with An agreement to establish their
principal machine shops aad their general
offices in this city. / think the only possible
outlook for line to the Yves, ward rrcm this
city is by inducing the Rio Grand Western 10
build it, and apprehend that the citizens Of
Salt Lake want western through line TO lass
through Salt Lake city and not from a l,olut
say 100 miles south of here, thus sandwiching
the city between Two through lines, leaving us
practically or side track. We must nave a
through line to the west it must pass through
Salt Lake city, and think il is time that ih!s
chamber supported by our business men and
capitalists moven in The matter.
NATURAL GAS
The recent discovery of natural gas near TIE
city will have tendency TO reclify our railroad
situation, if ii is as productive o. GOOD aud lar
!
, the development OF our resources as II IS IN
other places The railroads Will come here 10
, seek our trade without solicitation or recon-
, pense. 1t viii be a paramount uu.y o: The
chamber OF commerce 10 take INN ei,ate steps
) 10 proclaim to the industrial world The facts vi
this extraordinary discovery. The ocvelo
ments in the No. well, OF the American Natu.
raj Gas company, have brushed away all doLotS
: as to the quality ana quantity of th5 gas.
Marsh gas is exactly what We are searching
gor, as the following determination OF tie
, cone position Of tindlGy gas, by Prof. c O.
Howard, of Starring Medical college Columbus
, OHIO early shows
Marsh gas Digit carburetted hydrogen 926I
OlenanI gas O.3i
: Nitrogen OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES sc
Y Oxygen ---------------- O5
Carbonic acid ----------------- U.2,
= Carbonic oXyde------....------ 49, 1885,. U.5
i Sulphuretted hydrogen 02J
Total ---- - 100 o
The heating power OF Findiay gas exceeds
that OF the present Pttsburg supply. TIT
rock preSsur OF FinGlay gas Is ablut three
hundred and seyenty-tive pounds 10 me sQuar
inch. Soma of the wells reach the mark in
l few minutes alter beng closed. while some 0
d the smaller wells take several hears to reacl
q 1t. The harg wen at flndlay produces II
s twenty -four hours, il being by far the mos
a vigorous producer II $4,000 feet; Cory well
3,5 $500 feet; Briggs well. 2,56j,CO0 feet; Jone 5
u well, l.15g,00O feet. Thus II will lie ina
a by comparing results ALREADY attained by th
= American Natural Gas company wan the b
wells at Findlay, we are just ned in con iudInl
d that we have here one OF the most ImporJaE
+ gas and oil fields in existence.
5 MANUFAC iURING.
r There should be within the chamber manu-
o featuring bureau to stimulate The growth AM
/ establishment o. manufactures IN our CITY ant
Y every manufacturer in the city should be
! member OF this organization, which should b
=, able to procure proper and reasonable rates 70
: distributing the articles Manufactured, 80 wei
d as securing other advantages for the home in
dustrles, such as stimulating demand 10
home products, TO the exclusion OF outs.d
goods whenever practicabl With natural gas
p the cheapest and best Iuel for maLuiac
: turing IN the world, we ought to b.
: able to prohtably create and main
u tain many INDUSTRIES among which ma
:, be mentioned. Iron and steel works. glas
II works, q cotton factory. potteries Drawing
old steel rails into wire anu nails, ron "a
and W ter pipes, starch, white lead, agricultu
raj tools aud machinery, tire brick and cruc
bles; metal stamping works, etc. the lngTed
u ents necessary for the manufacture OF SOFA ar
n common salt, sulphur and limestone. and wit
1t naive sulphur, the cheapest salt in the world
= limestone within the city limits anG natul d
i gas. We have combination Of advantag c
for the manufacture of chemicals and acid
that exists nowhere else on the globe.
The United States is more dependent up
Europe Tor its supply of soda and The alkali
y than for any other commodity and as these al
jicles enter largely into ATM ost ali bran ches
e manufacture. a disturbance oil our relation
g with one of the great Europs an powers woul
n lead 10 disastrous results to our in ustries a
- may well be seen when it is stated that abou
10 90 per cent. of our alkalis come from abroad
O mainly from England.
u Few people realize what an inexhaustibl
10 source Of revenue the Great salt Lake will
], time become 10 this city. The ait industry O
e its shores is still N its infancy, and yet the pr
n ducton now amounts TO about eighty thOusau
tons annually, one company alone producin
. about fifty thousand tons. Our trade in re fine
IL table salt and other grades extends from Der
yer and vicinity TO and includes the entire Pi
cifc slope
II The development OF our natural gas equa
e. Our present expectations, il should, with the G.
a operation of the railroads, revolutionize I'll
~ smelling business OF this region.