The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-23
IMPORTANT SUGGESTIONS.

If the chamber of commerce meeting
on Tuesday night had done nothing
else than afforded an occasion zor the
reading of Colonel John w. Donnellan's
communication, and provided for it's
publication in the press of this city
it would have accomplished a good
work. The colonel suggests:
First, that Judge Colburn be sent
east through all the chief cities and
monied centers to deliver lectures IL
Illustrated by stereopticon views on the
mines and minerals of Utah, and also
on the agricultural and other resources
of the state.
Second, that the chamber of COM
merce take an active interest in the
federal building to be erected in this
city, with view to very much increase
the congressional appropriation pro-
posed. 1t is now 100000; the colonel
lion.
Third, that an effort be made to Sc
cure a United States branch mint for
Salt Lake.
Fourth. that Fort Douglas be rec
commended as one of the permanent ar
my posts. and that the necessary gov.
ernmental appropriations be secured to
rebuild the officers quarters as well as
for parking and beautifying the grounds
of the reservation.
Fifth, that the chamber of commerce
become actively interested in the mat
ter of securing the headquarters of the
Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern
railroad in this city, and recommends
the appointment of committee to take
immediate steps to bring it about.
Sixth, that steps be taken to encour-
age the erection of three more beet
sugar factories in the state, one al
Mill Greek, near Salt Lake City, an
tween this city and ogden.
Seventh, that the chamber agitate for
an experimental station of the agri-
cultural college in this valley and an
other in the southern part of the state,
in order that greater variety of sol.
and climate may be properly tested
And lastly he suggests that the cham
Der of commerce itself be moved near
er the business center of the city.
We have thus condensed the sugges..
tons of Colonel Donnellan that oul.
readers may have presented to them irl
one view the numerous things connected
with a city's growth and a states de-.
velopment with which a chamber OF
commerce may concern itself; and see
ing this that our business men may
discover how necessary to our material
development is such an institution.
In addition to hearing the commune
cation of Colonel Donnellan read, the,
chamber considered the desirab ility o..
a general bankrupt law; and the estab-
lishment of a United States assay office.
1t decided that a public meeting shall
soon be called to consider the future OF
the state of Utah; and appointed a.
committee to enquire into the equities,
which exist between the citizens of this
city and electric light company
From this enumeration of the main
items of business considered by the
chamber, it is again to be seen that the
institution is engaged in that kind o..
work that looks to the business in
terests of the community and again
leads one to the reflection that it is
just the institution in which our BUSH
ness men should take profound inter-
est; and, by the way, the prospect for
increasing its membership is growing
brighter.
A business man not connected with
the chamber of commerce should be
looked upon as being behind the times.