The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-07-09
For Advertising Salt Lake and
Utah Abroad.
AN ADDRESS TO THE PUBLIC.
A Popular Subscription to Aid the
Worthy Cause.
What the Trustees Will Do with the Fund
Yesterdays Real Estate Trans
fers-General Business
Notes.

meeting of the Real Estate exchange
yesterday afternoon when the report of
the special committee appointed to for
mulate plan for raising fund by popu-
lar subscription for the purpose OF adVer-
Using Utah abroad, and particularly at
the World't fair. The committee sub
nitted the following address:
To the people OF Salt Lake city:
In this time of general distrust and de-
preston, it is our duty to have confidence
in each other and in our beautiful city.
The present price of silver is the result
of combinations on account of enemies
and apathy on the part of friends. While
the enemies are working the people OF the
mining states we are doing practically
nothing to defend or advance the cause.
1t is too late to regret the past. 1t is our
duty now to do something Immediately
to protect the future.
And while the general oppression is
felt on every hand we are conscious that
Salt Lake city having greater variety of
resources and advantages to depend upon
than other western cities is in better
condition and has better prospects
for the future. No other city in the
west can show such progress in public
improvement; no other city has an IN
stitution under way such as our copper
public spirited as the promoters OF the
Saltair pavilion, the greatest structure
erected In 1893 outside of Chicago. No
other city has such magnificent OPP
portunity to quickly gain population as
a sanitarium. No other city has such
grand opportunity now to build up Its
manufacturing interests.
In the general wreck throughout the
country men of means are looking around
n q cro of "
we vi get our advantage before the
Worlo quickly and receive our share from
other points. We can stir up sentiment
in this Ivy by united effort which will
give confidence at home and attract at
ten 1)n abroad.
Wlsh millions of actual money locked
up without really good cause, business
is depressed, people are blue, collections
impossible and unrest general. We know
our banks are solid as rock. We know
that no commune in the world has a
better opportunity to be self sustaining.
By proper support of home industries,
q reasonable value for silver. which is
bound to come within few months. q
proper appreciation of our wonderful
lake, the great tracts of land being opened
up by irrigation enterprises and the
development of new gold and copper
fields, Salt Lake city can be quickly made
the most prosperous city in the country.
The Real Estate Exchange believes that
we now have an opportunity to do what
will be of great advantage. In Chicago
we must have headquarters and We must
have competent agents to explain to
strangers our advantages. Other states
are moving and we must act. We must
make Utah day at the Worlds fair day
we will all be proud of. We must get
fifty or more well informed citizens who
love their homes, who are enthusiastic
over the future prospects of the city TO
act as agents at Chicago and other cities
during the next three months to talk and
work for Salt Lake.
t We want to have large special editions
of our daily newspapers circulated In
Chicago on Utah day. We want to have
+ such work in Chicago as will be the pride
of every citizen. To do this we'll will
| take money and people are hard up.
| This is a movement in which all will join
in the benefits. therefore all should con-
| tribute.
There are over 80, 900 people who could
each contribute to our general fund at
least one dollar. We want half the
amount to be expended to advance the
cause of silver and this amount will be
turned over to w. F. James, Richard
Macintosh and A. e Hyde for the dis
bursement of said fund.
We want the other half of the fund to
further the general good of the city as in
1 dicated above and that will be turned
over to j e. Conklin, W. E. Hubbard
and Wendell Benson, president of the
Real Estate Exchange, as trustees for dis
bursement. Each bank and daily news
paper will be authorized to receive sub
scriptions and authorized solicitors will
canvass the city. One dollar a piece
ought to be cheerfully contributed.
We believe the people will respond
promptly. 1t is our duty. 1t ought to
be our pleasure to perform 1t. Silver
at stake. Let it go to the world that
Salt Lake city has raised $50, GOO by popu-
lar subscription and the energy of the
people will be applauded all over the west
Asleep no longer we will be so wide
awake that we will on advancing prop
erty that will come SO far ahead of other
places that soon better times will be here,
Joy will take the place of sadness and
confidence will return. Let every loya
man, woman and child assist and our eff
fort will be crowned with success.
] Secretary Benton of the chamber Of
commerce expressed his hearty approva
of the plan and it was stated that both
the chamber and the Business Mems as.
ISOLATION would heartily cooperate il
the movement.
1t was then suggested that a COMMITTEES
of nine members, three from each OF The
organizations named be appointed tx
take entire charge of the matter, anC
President Conklin named W. G. b. AL
len, S. F. Spencer and @. E. Mainland tt
represent the exchange.
The representative OF the TrdUeler'
Magazine, who is here for the purpose o
making a write-up of the city, was en-
dorsed by the exchange and an adjourn
! ment was then taken until Wednesda.
next.
Business Briefs.
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