The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-13

at these different places would give the
citizens of Utah information which
they cannot now obtain. We recon-
mend that the matter be taken active
ly in charge by the chamber and rec
ommend that the following gentlemen
be requested to serve as a committee
for that purpose: DR.. E. D. Woodruff,
DR.. James e. Talmage and
Hon. John R. Winder, whose
energy and experience will doubt
less enable them to obtain from
the board of directors of the agricul-
tural college such concessions as that
body feel that they have in their pow
er to grant.
We realize that the chamber of COM
merce might improve its location
though we do not think it possible I'M
der our present circumstances. The
building we occupy is somewhat re-
moved from the main thoroughfare,
yet we think it receives a fair share
of the attention of interested visitors
to our city. The expense which would
result from the selection of new quar-
tiers would be greater, however, than
we are in position to bear, and we
therefore recommend the continued oc-
cupancy of our present quarters at
least until such time as our member
it now is.
We do not think it desirable, atleast
for the present, to establish grain and
produce exchange, such as recommend
ed by Colonel Donnellan. We see many
advantages which would result from
such information as could thus be fur
nished. Yet the chamber of commerce
has so many duties that we must urge
the neglect of this feature for the pres
ent
We again express our views that the
thanks of this chamber and the public
are due to Colonel Donnellan for his
timely suggestions, and assuring the
public that we desire to earnestly CO.
operate in any way to advance the in
terests of this body, we remain, very
ABRAHAM H. CANNON,
EDWARD H. AIRS.
LOUIS H. FARNSWORTH,
Committee.
P. S.-We further recommend the
most hearty and unqualified endorse
ment by the chamber of commerce of
the movements now being made to con-
struct railway lines to Deep Greek and
the Pacific coast.
A communication from the fire and
police commission asking that a COM
chamber to meet with a committee of
the city council and fire and police
board in the rooms (old city halD at s
D. m. this evening to arrange for the
entertainment of the members of the
convention of fire chiefs to be held in
this city in August, was read and
Messrs. Game, Grant and White were
appointed.
FROM SENATOR BROWN.
A letter from Senator Brown was
read in answer to request made by
the chamber that he introduce a bill
for the establishment of a United
States assay Office in this city, in which
he stated that he had complied with the
request and had also embodied in the
bill provision for the establishing of
a sub-rnint in connection, and that it
was now before the proper committee,
but could not come up before the next
session of congress.
HOME INDUSTRY.
A letter from Stephen Tyne asking
that a committee be appointed to ar
range for a public meeting in aid of
home industry was referred to e. G..
Rognon.
Secretary Colborn submitted a care
fully estimated report as to the finan-
ces Of the chamber, the number of bust
ness men and members who can be re-
lied upon for dues during the next
quarter, the number of doubtfuls and
the names of a very few of the most
prominent business men who declined
to- longer lend their support to the
chamber. However, the number of
new members is gradually growing and
most Of the old, with the exception of
a few, are paying in their dyes for the
quarter in advance so that the outlook
for the next six months is bright.
The meeting adjourned until next
evening.