The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-17
TALKS WITH
BUSINESS MEN
,OOOeNo0aaHAH AaIsaoaOOOG

The meeting on Tuesday night to
further the establishment of what is
termed a state bureau of publicity and
promotion, and the approach of the
annual meeting OF the chamber of
commerce for the election of officers,
has given rise TO some discussion
among business ner~c the subject OF
how the business OF disseminating in
formation regarding our resources and
the answering of inquiries can best be
handled.
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Among some there is a sentiment
that it would be unwise TO divide the
strength between two organizations.
and that the plans of the two should
be consolidated into one institution
Those who take this view agree with
MIR. Senior. when he said at the meet
ing referred to that the chamber of
commerce is practically a state insti-
tuition; that it is so recognized
throughout the world, and that letters
of inquiry will naturally come to II.
no matter how many organizations are
formed.
II believe" remarked one prominent
business man Yesterday, that a state
board of statistics and information
should he created by the legislature at
the coming session, with an appropria-
ton sufficient to enable the collection
of reliable statistics and information
to show the growth and development
of the state. 1t was attempted here
before and was successful, except that
the statistics We're not full enough.
Such bill would be great advantage
to the state.
eve should have a bureau to obtain
accurate information about all of our
industries and diversified products,
with authority to ascertain the COM
ponent parts of new minerals There
is scarcely a day, so l have been in
formed, that the chamber of commerce
doesn't receive an inquiry as 10 what
some newly found material is, what its
uses are and what its value is.
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Take elateri,e, for instance. Judge
Colborn tells me that the chamber OF
commerce has received a letter from a
gentleman who is anxious to know if
the material is found here, and to
matter of fact, there is a large deposit
of ii near Soldier Summit, on the RID
Grande Western. Elaterite is, in fact,
mineral rubber. Its uses? Well, they
are many. DR.. Warren of this state
discovered a process whereby il caE be
reduced TO solution at COST OF 81
cents a gallon. 1t has heretofore been
insoluble, and Edison is said to have
offered large sum for a cheap means
of reducing it. DR.. Warren took his
process to Edison some time ago. but
the wizard was then engrossed with
the x ray. and I am not advised as
to the result of the negotiations.
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This mineral, when reduced to solu-
ton cheaply enough. can be employed
in painting the bottoms of ships. and
bulls subjected TO the action of salt
water are by it protected from the
ravages of the toredo and the attach
ing of barnacles. This latter use as
applied to ships would save the ship
owners millions each year
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Il am told" remarked another gen.
tleman. that our kaolin viii make the
finest stoneware that can be produced
in the United States. At present Ak
ron, o.. is the seat of this industry,
and the product dominates the market
in America because of its excellence.
We ought to have some means of pro-
curing analyses and reaching manu-
facturers. so that our materials can
be utilized"