The herald., 1893-01-21
SALT LAKE WANTS THE ROAD.
A Utah Notable Addresses the
Chamber of Commerce.
Proceedings Yesterday of the Direct
ors and Stockholders.
That Organization WIN Assist in the Re-
csption to Senator White-The
Routine Business That
Was Done.

The board OF directors of the chamber
of commerce met yesterday afternoon.
There were present Directors Breed,
Hazard, Klokke, Graf, Edwards, Free
man, Tevne, McGarvin, Forman. Di-
rector Hazard occupied the chair.
Mr.. G. 0. Whittemore, chairman of
the committee on transportation of the
Salt Lake chamber of commerce., WAS
present and addressed the board on the
subject of organizing some form of pub
lie agitation in behalf of the construc-
ton OF railway connecting Salt Lake
and this city. Theg sntleman's remarks
were listened to with attention, and he
was assured that the board OF directors
would do everything in their power to
further any effort in that direction.
Eugene German and Joseph Mes-
mer, who were present, requested that
the chamber of commerce take hand
in the proposed reception to stephen M.
White, which will take place ON the lat
ter's arrival next week. They stated
that the board of trade would also inter
est itself in this matter. 1t was moved
and carried that committee OF 35 be
appointed by Vice-President Freeman
to represent the chamber in this UNDER
| taking.
Major H. NJ. Russell, who was pres-
ent. addressed the board on the subject
of building to accommodate the cham
ber of commerce, the California club and
the Masonic bodies and asked that a
committee be appointed to represent the
cham ber OF commerce in the undertak.
ing. 1t was moved and carried that Mr..
Freeman, as president.eleet of the cham
Der, be requested to appoint this COM
mittee and to serve himself as chair.
man.
The committee on membership re-
ported fGvoriEg the election of l.. j.
Rose and he was elected.
Director Breed reported that the spe
cial committee appointed to interview
the supervisors and to ask them to as
sist in paying for the case recently com
pleted for the state board of trade, re
ported that the committee had called OF
the supervisors and that the latter ha(
agreed to continue the appropriation o
$25 per month for the dues of the cham
ber, and had taken the request with re-
gard to paying 500 toward the case III
der advisement.
An invitation was received from }
M. Crawley of the Southern Paclhc, ASK
ing the chamber of commerce to Get
date for an excursion to Santa Monica t
view the new wharf being constructe'
there. 1t was moved and carried tha
the invitation be accepted with thanks
and Wednesday, the Sth OF February, b
designated aa the date.
Director Edwards, chairman OF tn
committee on agriculture, reporte
, favoring the endorsement OF meaf
ure now pending before the legislator
tn- rnstrint and- cnntrol t,a ypaapptartur
report was adopted.
1t was moved and carried that tn
chamber of commerce. of Salt Lake Git
be requested to adopt resolutions favo
ing the construction of q deep wate
harhor at San Pedro.
Mr.. Ben Folsom, consul at Sheffield
who was present, eddtessed the board
asking that he be supr.,cd with photo
graphs and with printed matter for us
in inducing immigration to this cour
try. 1t was ordered that he be pre-
! vided with the came.
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.
A meeting of the stock kholders' com
mittee of the chamber OF commerce too
place yesterday afternoon. There wer
present Mesers. Hazard, Jevne, Graf
Breed, Edwards and Klokbe. Mr. Ha2
ard occupied the chair.
An election was held for the stock
holders committee in the board OF di
With nprvac Iuctrrnc snd boode tbat ba