Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-09
BUSINESS And MINES.
Tho News that Comes from The Camp
Floyd District is Still Encouraging.
MEETINGS. HELD LAST SrGnr.
Scarcely Of Money wiz Prevent ldahs
From Making an Exhibit at
the MiiWinier Fair.

Jay says That great deal Of work IL
being done in that part u the Terri.
tory and he has strong hopes that with
the coming VI spring great camp viii
be built up there.
CHAMBER Oh COMMERCE ,Er1isu.
Al meliing OF the directors Of tho
Chambor Of Commerce held last even.
ing tue following resolution was unanl.
mously adopted:
WHEREAS, The numerous public I'm.
rr0vcmonis under way IN Salt Lake
Ciiy are beutiil AZ we'll ~ necessity
10 the property OF our community,
and,
"WhorcsS, The continuation Of s,id
improvements at tho present time
would give much needed employment
10 deserving workmcn who have iami-
lies dependent upon them; and,
"WhCrens, A bill Is now before Con.
gtess urging that the limit OF our city's
uluued Indebtedness DO increased from
4 " D per cent IN order that sufficient
funds may DO realized whurewitn 10
prosecute the improvements under
way; therefore DO IL
"Res0lvc', That the board OF direct.
ofs Of tue sA.t Lake Chamber Of Com.
merce heartily endorse aud urge upon
Congress the immediate passage OF said
bill"
The question Of allowing tho old
FITt Block 10 be converted Into Union
depot grounds came up but no dennste
acllon was taken Ia the matter.
Ia regard to tue chambers annual
ball la the Theatcr the matter was
referred TO committee with power 10
act.
Tho president was authorized to up.
point thirteen members O. attend the
Jour dsys' session Of the Tfans. AiisHls.
aippi C3ngt,tH which meets In San
francisco beginning on the l3,h lust
MERCnAsrs' PROTECTIVE AssOCIA.
TiJN.
The Mefuhants' Protective assoela.
ton met lat night aud elected tne
following officers 10 serve for tue
ensuing elk months Thomas q.
Wcbber, president 4. II. Hin, vice.
president; "A. +. Ball, secretary; NJ. X.
Stevens, Louis Conn, Nathan Sears
ami q. b. Durst were elected A. an
executive committee. j. W. Judd was
re-vlecled as attorney for tho RssoclA-
ton.
The associations attorney In hIe re.
port stated that One hundred anu
eighteen hrms have been added 10 Its
membership during the past six
mouths. Eleven hrms have with.
drawn on account OF various changes
In business caused by selling out, as.
signing, death, ole.
The total mbmborship up 10 date IL
s3l business firms. Daring the past
six months ending January J., 1894,
there has been turned into the assoull-
ton for collection tho large sum Of
foO,O.5.aj, Ut which amount 80, GOATS
has been collected IN ash, ald many
other accounts arranged fOr speedy
settlement
In consideration Of tho class Of ae.
counts and the extremely hard timee,
think thiu uunt excellent showing.
Eleven hundred auG ninaly.suyau
names have been listed NJ DELINQUENT.
or this humber aiKty.One have paid
and have bad their II mes removed,
the balance, l,l3j, remaining delin.
quent up 10 date.
or the total memtership sixty.two
firms have not turned Ia accounts for
collection during the past six months, a
good ianny on account Of having lust
Joined ths association, and not having
had time 30 10 do, anu others, 1 Am
sorry 10 say, who have not gwen this
matter the needed attention. do not
feel that | can too strongly Impress
upon you the fact that you must turn
Ia these accounts II you expect the Ne.
ISOLATION to accomplish the good for
which II was organized. Those who
have not turned Ia ANY accounts have
rosped the benefits OF this experience
Of others during the entire period
without contributing any VI their own.
IrAHO WILL NOT EXHIBIT.
Boise, Idaho, Stateman.- II has
been def nilely deoiued there will be
no Idaho exhibit ut the Midwinlor
fair.
This conclusion was arrived at
yesterday, anu all orders Tor shipment
Of ore, etc, 10 Ban Francisco were At
once C0unleimanuru,
The governor usd hoped 10 enlist tho
cooperation OF the mining men Of tha
Occur d'Alenes 10 the end that n.
least = mineral display be made Gt the
fair, but hu yesterday received mes-
sages from representative mine owners
VI that section Informing him they
iolt TOO poor 10 attempt anything ia
that line.
A dispatch was also received from
NJ, ii, DeHOung, director Of the FAir,
giving the cost OF exhibition space,
which was anything but moderate.
The governor consulted with tho
other state officers ana Mayor 5OnuE,
who has taken lively interest In the
matter, and lt was decided, ks the en-.
tire OK pense would have ~ be borne
by private contributions, 10 abandon
tue project. Although II would re-
quire but few thousand dollars Il
would he dlniCuiL st this time, " raise
even sJ small sum.
MOTIFS.
A party OF Colorado capitalists aud
mining men went out ~ the Camp
Floyd anu Merour districts today.
A mong them was Henry Wolcott,
brother Of the Centennial state senator
vi that name. MIR, WoloOtt Is already
largely Interested In these dis'Giois aud
has great hopes Tor tbs future.
]. @. Leary manager OF the Union
stock yards has resigned his position
ls slch 10 engage in business In Kan
sas oity. lie Will find successor In
the person OF Edward IL. Mack, re.
Gently connected with the Pueblo
Stock yards.