The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-22

commerce were in attendance at the
meeting last evening, the important
business of which was the considera-
ton of ways and means by which the
membership and efficiency Of the or
ganization can be increased.
AS may be presumed the name of
Street Supervisor 7. T. Mulloy, the
new member VINO has received SO
much attention at the hands of the
city press for the past few days, was
greeted with a great deal of enthusi-
asm. 1t is needless to say that Mr..
Mulloy was elected by reclamation,
and that his name is now inscribed
on the roll. The secretary, Judge Col
born. announced that DR.. j. NJ. Dart,
Hon. w. H. Dickson and Judge John
NJ. Street had also made application,
and that there were others" 1t
would appear from surface indications
that when the question as concerns
membership is brought to bear upon
the business men of the city, there is
no such hesitancy as would be sup
posed.
having been finished, Secretary Col
born read the following communica-
ton from Colonel John w Donnellan:
Salt Lake City, Utah, April 10, 1896.
To the Salt Lake Chamber of Com
merce:
Gentlemen-As a member of the
chamber, who is somewhat familiar
with the good work it has accom-
plished in the past, and, being con-
WINGED Of the wisdom Of the policy of
Inactivity pursued for the past several
years, during which period there was
no movement of population or capital
hence the futility of the chambers ex-
pending its efforts with no probability
of profitable result during the great col
lapse throughout the country since 1898.
ACTIVITIES OF THE CHAMBER.
] now venture to address you on the
subject Of the revival of the activities
of the chamber, and l trust that YOU
will not consider that 1 am invading
any OF your prerogatives or deem me
presumptuous in suggesting a line of
policy which l think it would be wise
for the chamber to pursue-now that
there seems 20 be a revival OF immi-
grafton and a new flow of capital to
the west.
OFFICERS OF THE CHAMBER.
1 am pleased to note that you have
elected one of our ablest, most ener-
getic and most enterprising citizens as
president for the current year. and
that he is supported by an equally en-
ergetic and enterprising board of direc-
tors. and / am sure that ere the wear
closes they will have justified the trust
reposed in them by the mercantile com
munrty. / am fully persuaded that the
time is now ripe for a vigorous and
aggressive campaign to be waged by
the chamber of commerce and all the
commercial bodies of Salt Lake civ
and state of Utah.
RESOURCES.
We should take immediate steps tn
thoroughly advertise our vast and va
ried resources throughout the east
Your secretary, Mr. E f. Colburn.
was a short time since sent by the
Salt Lake stock mining exchange to
New York, Chicago and other eastern
cities TO talk of our mines and mining
exchanges in those cities, with anpar
emily most excellent results. / think
that this method of advertising is much
more effective and more economical
than any other, and Mr. Colburn has
demonstrated his especial fitness for
such work. l would therefore suggest
that he be sent east on a tour. lasting
at least number of months. taking
in the great cities and the monied CEN
tiers. including the principal towns of
the New England states That he pre-
pare an interesting and instructive lee
ture on the mines and minerals of
Jtah. ana another lecture on the 40
rlcnltural and other resources of the
state These lectures could be illus-
frated by stereoptican views. and with
the judges rare f1uency of speech his
or1torlcal ability and powers of des-
cri2tion, his lecture swould be exceed
1ngly attractive to the people of the
east, and would secure widespread AZ
tertion,
COST OF ADVERTISING.
This would cost some money as II
would be necessary to give the greater
part of the lecture free / have M
doubt but that the railroad companies
doing business in Gbah and the inter-
mountain country would contribute
literally to the fund necessary TO car
Ty on this work, as they would be
greatly benefited by the movement of
people resulting from his efforts I am
sure that the tourist travel alone would
be attracted to the Rocky mountains
by Mr.. Colborn's description of our
mountains, parks, great lake, and
pleasure and health resorts, and this
alone would more than compensate the
railroads for their contributions to this
fund.
/ think that the chamber should give
its endorsement and active support
to the companies that have Just been
ORGANIZED to build railroads 10 the