The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-25

exhibit, there have been added several
apparently new and rare mineral and
chemical products occurring in nature,
within the territory 1t is a. noteworthy
fact that science has been mystif1ed
with more illustrations of creative &C.
centricity in Utah than in any other
portion of the Union. Our territorial
domain seems to have been a sort of
playground for the Almighty. Almost
every mountain range has its ineXplic-
able geological anomaly and every
mining camp some curious de-
post to EXHIBIT. We are alone
in the possession of the sill
yer sandstone and of the chic
ride of gold in nature. In our terri
tory, petrifed forests are mined and
milled for silver. We have lakes of
asphaltun, fields of sulphur, mines of
OZozerite. reservoirs of natural gas,
and every little while some new pro
duct Is found, the uses of which we
do not know. Within the last two
months, the chamber has received sam,
pies of a white substance from Emery
county, taken from a vein 40 feet wide
and seven miles long; and while this
review is being written, a citizen eX-
hibits samples of d singular deposit
found near the Salt Lake, from which
he proposes to manufacture s.noe polish
equal TO the finest French backing 1t
is to be hoped that When the chamber
receives full measure of public sup
port, funds will be available to deter
mine the commercial value Of these
products. and to bring them to the
notice of capital.
Mineral Waters.
The waters of spring within our
city limits are being bottled by an en-
| terprising company. Tine analysis of
these waters, when compared with the
analysis of the medicinal springs at
| Wiesbaden, Germany, and Kissengen,
| Bavaria famed the world over for
their efficacy in the treatment Of kid
| ney and stomach troubles, discloses
the fact that in the elements essential
to the correction of these diseases, our
| local waters are better than the waters
OF either of these foreign springs. They
are superior for table use, and ] am
| informed that in competition with all
other bottled waters at San Fran
CISCO the Wasatka water is in the lead,
and orders from abroad are being re-
ceiyed for it by the company. This
! is meritorious home enterprise, and
| is said to be receiving generous local
support. The waters of another Gubur,
| ban spring have, by the influence Of
/
now possible for citizens and strangers
to enjoy a bath in water heated aver
natures furnaces in comnodious, we'll
arranged bathing establishments with
in a square of the business center.
A review of this character must be
I limited to the patience Of the stock
holders, and / cannot, therefore, dis
cuss in detail all of the subjects which
affect the interests of this city. Neces-
sarily, matters must be passed over
which have been in the past, and will,
no doubt, be in the future, subjects of
serious consideration by this associa-
ton. Whatever affects the prosperity
of the community should be of special
! interest to the chamber of commerce,
! and as no great measure of success
can be attained without the loyal sup,
port of business men, and the regular
receipt of ample revenues, 1 urge upon
the incoming administration the neces-
sity of taking immediate steps towards
securing general public support of the
chamber. and increasing ats revenues
sufficiently to make the institution an
effective instrument for good.
There are now about 200 members
of the chamber vino can be re-
lied upon TO continue their support
Within the past year. the membership
has increased from thirty-eight to thai
number. The admission fee is but 50
and the annual dues amount to 9Th;
nominal sum of 81 per month. Witt
this light charge it is hard to conceiYt
how any business man of enterprise ca1
afford not to become a. member of hi
chamber. | think this increase o
strength can be acquired By a thorough
canvas of the business men, through
committees Of the board, and if thu
members. If each member would in
/ ~, --1c
a great increase would result.
The charter ought to be amended s.
as to enable the membership to be in
creased to 1000, which number doe:
not seem to be an excessive estimate
for a city of 10000 people. The Lo.
Angeles chamber has over 700, and thu
Denver chamber, [ am informed, ha!
: almost twice as many. But the cham
5 Der must merit public support, anC
: there are some radical changes neces
: sary to be made before the institution
: viii attain to a high degree .of success
improvements Needed.
I recommend that the rooms of tn
: chamber be attractively furnished. AM
: otherwise improved in appearance, 81
t that our citizens may find pleasure il
visiting them. and strangers may b
impressed with the Importance of th
tary, even under present conditions, i
visited by large numbers of citizens il
search of information upon spacifi
5 subjects, and st is undoubtedly tru
: that the exhibit of the chamber o
e commerce is inspected by more stran
gers than any other exhibit in the ter
/ ritory, and that it has done as niue
e to educate the outside world upon GU
D resources as any means we have EN-
n ployed. If the Worlds fair exhibit
t and the MidWinter fair exhibit, nov
e located within the closed doors of tn
8 Exposition building, could be OK
e tanned, and attractively arranged
the chamber, their great mission c
n furnishing object lessons of our inner
e ent wealth to those whom we seek
d interest in the territory, would nc
cease. All of these great improve
: merits can be brought about onl
n through persistent efforts.
: The outgoing board OF directors hav
/ fairly started the work Of rejuvena
n ton, and the great mestin
d held by them on Novembe
L 49, will be long remembered as che
e the notable pubic meetings of this cit
j. This work should continue, and dire
S tory of representative business men, Il
W character of whose personal engag
mentS are such that they can give an
pie time from their private business
the business of the chamber, shou
IL now be elected.
The Support Necessary.
If If even half as large a membership
l. that 1 have dared to predict could
w secured, the chamber would be enable
l. to do business. 1t could adequate
N compensate a competent secretary,
$ could give widespread distribution
\. an almost unlimited amount Of desert
II tive literature, it could forward a nu1
Der Of local movements Of important
:. 1T could show attention to every dist