The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-16

VI Tire ItSctAiS NdS 10 get the DuSlHtSs
men and citizens generally interested
in the work which the promoters OF
the bureau have undertaken and there.
by enlist their support and active CO.
operation. Walter G. futile presided.
Secretary w. W. Jacobs, in giving
an outline of the System and plan OF
campaign which the bureau had in
view, said that it was a self-evideni
fact that to gain and insure the con-
tinued prosperity which the unparal-
leled resources and natural wealth OF
our young state entitled her to, il was
absolutely necessary that the people n
other states and particularly in the
east be told of them. Comparatively
little was known of Utah and ii was
only necessary that the advantages
here he made known abroad to be
embraced
The bureau intended establishing an
agency in every city, town and viii
lage in the state from which all infor-
nation relative to the various sections
would be furnished to the headquarters
in Salt Lake. from where the bureau
would answer. in an accurate and
truthful manner, all inquiries from cap
italists and others desiring the same.
THE GREAT WORK.
ne great WOrk OF the bureau, how
ever. would be to establish agencies in
every important city and town in the
United States. Lecturers would be sent
out whose mission would be to go from
town to town, call public meetings and
tell the people of the grandeur. wealth
and beauty of Utah and these lecturers
would be supplemented by a liberal
distribution of advertising literature.
A special effort would be made to
reach the men of wealth. capitalists
and investors, manufacturers and so
forth.
Another important duty with which
the bureau would charge itself would
be the entertainment and care of
strangers when they came to our state
These VIII be shown around and given
every opportunity to see what we have
to offer in the way Of inducements to
manufacturers, capitalists. miners, etc.
JUDGE COLBORN.
Judge Colborn told of the work of a
similar nature which the chamber of
commerce had been engaged in for
years and mentioned a descriptive book
of Utah which was now being gotten
out by the chamber. He did not wish
it to be understood that he or any
of the chamber of commerce
was opposed to the new organization
and advertised Utah for years and
spent $4,000 in sending out the finest
advertising train which ever had been
sent out from any state. The judge at
tended this meeting at the request of
the directors of the chamber of COM
and he with them thought il
was highly essential TO have a bureau
OF, statistics and knew of no better
plan than the one proposed by the bu-
Ir1c.f 4 Of
ing established he would like to see a
dozen.
h. w. Senior was of the opinion that
it would be a better plan for the bu-
reau to come into the chamber of COM
merce. The latter had most valuable
which took years to COM
pile and which would all be at the dis
posal of those joining. The objects of
the new organization appeared TO be
so similar to those of the chamber that
II would be more advantageous for
them to work together than separately.
He didn't want to discourage any
body but thought ii would be difficult
to raise the necessary funds to carry
out the programme outlined by Mr..
Jacobs
Mr.. Jacobs by way of reply said the
new organization would be a great
deal more farreaching than the cham
extent only a local organization. It
had done a good work and was doing
a good work and he wanted to see it
go on and at the same time extend
4 fraternal hand to thesnew organiza-
ton.
W. Z. Hubbard spoke in the interest
IF harmony and all pulling together in
1 common cause. No petty jealousies
should arise and instead of pulling
apart all should work together for the
advancement of Utah.
SOME OF THE SIGNERS.
Chairman futile said the bureau had
net with the warmest welcome from
he public and business men, hundreds
# whom had signed an agreement
Hedging their support. Among the |
irst signers We're Heber NJ. Wells, !
governor; J. T. Hammond, secretary of |
tate; Ed w. Duncan, John w. Don
lellan. George NJ DOwney, d. +. Bur- |
ey, James Glendinning. George NJ. |
scott, E. D. Woodruff. NJ. D.; E. H. !
Iris, l.. II. Curtis. ]. p. Gardner. J. |
". Young, II. B. Kooser, F. A Wad- |
eigh, J. c. Jensen, w. H. Irvine, Gill |
!. Peyton. John Beck. James Chip I
nan, NJ. H. Walker, D. H. Twomey,
ieorge Mullett, George NJ. Nolan, jr,
ieorge Havercamp, Ames Investment
ompany, James A. Chute, Matt T.
iisborn, A. S. Day and many others.
Mr.. Taylor of Cedar City approved
he undertaking and spoke of the iron
forks he was striving to establish in
ron county and the work he had
one in the interest of the proposed
abroad from Salt Lake TO Los Angeles
he southern California people were
nxous for the road to go through and
'ere laboring to that end and ex-
ected help from Salt Lake.
James Thompson thought the great
tumbling block in the way of Utahs
evelopment was the discrimination of
ne railroads against Utah and in
tanced cases where coal was hauled
} Colorado. a much longer distance
nan tc Salt Lake. and sold at S1.50 a
On less in Colorado than here on ac-
punt of freight discrimination.
Professors John P. Meakin and
[irsching warmly endorsed the
ureau. and felt sure it would be a
lcceSs.
PREJUDICES GOING.
Elias Morris said the former preiu-
ices against Utah were passing away.
Ioney formerly spent in advertising
tab did not bring the results it ought
, have done just on account of dis
Ike to anything Mormon. In the flu
Ire il would be different and now was
lie opportune time to let the advant-
ges of the land be known and the re-
Its would be marvellous. The bureau
information was the proper idea and
backed up properly would accomplish
onders.
C. Z. Wantland said if the men in this
ling were "stayers'' they would win
he time was ripe and the feeling for
alt Lake and Utah throughout the
,untry was most friendly. The Union
acific and Rio Grande Western Rail-