The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-10
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Observation-Disclosures. 500 go

What is the essential thing for the
upbuilding of this city,"
This query was put by well-known
citizen at chance meeting of group
of the most prominent business men
of Zion yesterday.
1.-THE essential thing" replied the
heavyweight who has for years been
a leader in all public movements. is
for all of the business interests of the
city to combine into one strong or
ganization and for each member there
of 10 work TO make it effective. With
such an institution, with a payment of
only 81 per month from each member
it could be made the most aggressive
sort of an organization-one that
would stand guard over our commercial
here, see that the railroads do not rob
us and bring in capital and popula-
ton
Look at the xample Los Angeles
has given u.s." said the traveller. why.
It's chamber OF commerce was organ
lied a year later than the Salt Lake
institution, and with our constitution
and bylaws. yet it has built and owns
a magnificent building and has con-
tributed more than any other one
cause to the prosperity of Los Angeles.
It's because that chamber Of commerce
had back of it the moral and financial
support of every business man and
every business interest in the city that
made it effective. The absence of thai;
spirit here shows exactly what Salt
Lake needs 10 put her where she be-
longs
1--WE want an awakening from the
inside" said the hustler. There has
been too much waiting for someone to
come in from the outside and stir
things up. That's not necessary. The
fault is with our own people. Some
of them would like TO see the chamber
of commerce die and then put the only
two copper cents in the treasury on its
eyes and wait for the elements to de-
stroy the remains"
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I'VE could get some pointers from
Denver" said the railroad magnate
Why, over there every man stands
ready to stop whatever he is doing and
work for his town. Every mans mis-
sion is TO impress upon the stranger
within their gates that Denver is the
best town in the state, that Colorado
is the best state in the Union, and
that the Union is the grea test country
on earth. Then they trade around and
there is always something stirring,
though business may be dull and ito
let signs adorn hundreds of resi-
dences and stores That's the way
they meet periods of depression over
there-rustle all the harder and make
the best of it, looking always TO the
future. In Salt Lake, if hard times
come, everyone just sits down and
cries Then we ought to get some of
those big conventions. Why, Denver
had 81 of them last year, and they
helped every interest in Denver-the
railroads, street cars, places of amuse-
ment, hotels, restaurants and stores of
every kind. Here is just one pointer
for you-take the Brotherhood of Lo-
connective Engineers. Their conven-
tons last 80 days. There are a thou
sand peorie in attendance and the
lowest estimate of their expenditures
ever made is an average OF So a day
each. That fOOts up $4,000 in cold
cash put in circulation in the town
securing that convention. Salt Lake
came within a hair of securing the
next one, and there isn't a doubt but
that we could have had il if our dele
gates had been properly backed up in
their efforts
Now, let me give you a pointer
you fellows may not know, but it's
important. In 1890 Denver had 1856, 900
population, while the assessed valua-
ton was $4,000, 600. In that year we
had $4,000 population and an assessed
valuation of $57,00O,000. We passed
Portland that year. which was the
wealthiest city in America and had
more wealth per capita than any city
IN the Union. We ought to be carrying
the banner vet"
The spirit here is unaccountable to
me" said the wholesaler. You 80 into
a store and if trade conditions are
mentioned, merchants throw I'D their
hands, and say everything is going to
the eternal bow vows. Those merchants
don't make money. Why, I know one
man who is always CHEEKY, looks on
the bright side of the situation, tells his
customers everything is o. X
and advises them to buy what
they can and keep up their
stocks. The result is that that
firm has cleaned W $4,000 in profits
this year. We should keep our advant-
ages always in mind work for the ma
ter1al advancement of the whole COM
munlty, remember that our credit is
the best of anv city in the country
push new enterprises even if our own
money is not invested in them, think
OF the fields that are tributary to our
trade end strive to develop them and
all the while keep a stiff upper lip
That's the way to make town"
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We might have a boom here if we
only would said the real estate man
Still, ! don't know whether we could
or not. 1t isn't easy to get up an ex-
cltement in q cemetery. The dead
seem to want quiet. They don't like to
be disturbed. OF course Salt Lake City
is nice town to live in 1t has a beau
tiful situation and q grand lake and
cead Business Mems Association and
fine scenery and a dying chamber of
commerce, and great mineral resources
ana gasping public library and IN
limited electric 9ower and a good eli
mate, and the insomnia and 2
great future, and a lot of other things
that in time viii make it q great I'm
ter of population, business and wealth.
How long must we wait for that ?
That's the question:
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Where do the people get this carp
ing spirit from?" asked the hotel man.
Take this little carnival we had here
last year. Every. man who contributed
money towards making it a success IS
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