The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-22
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laid before them as to the favorable
conditions prevailing here
would suggest that the chamber
communicate with those gentlemen at
once or send a representative to in
duce them to investigate our advant-
ages for beet sugar production.
EXPERIMENTAL STATION.
think that the chamber should
agitate in favor of the location of an
experimental station of the Agricul-
tural college in this valley, and an
! other in the southern part of the state
in order that the great variety of soil
! and climate within the limits of the
state may be properly tested as to the
( su1ta bility for the growth and propa-
cation of the various products of the
| soil
The general government appro-
PIRATES $4,000 annually for the pur-
pose of carrying on this experimental
work in Utah, the whole of which is
expended on one experimental farm in
the town of Logan. while our neigh
boring state of Wyoming with the
same appropriation from the govern
| ment, maintains four or five expert
mental farms in different parts of the
state; thus determining the most suit
able crops for the different attitudes,
soils and climatic conditions prevailing
In the different sections of that state.
LOCATION OF CHAMBER.
1 think that the present location of
the chamber of commerce is a little
too far removed from the business CEN
ter of the city. 1t should be located in
the very heart of the business section,
and l think that its line of work should
be enlarged, so as to make it an active
force in the daily business of our city
that it be fully clothed with func-
tons that usually pertain to such a
body in the larger cities of the coun
try.
1t should have daily call of grain,
provisions and the chief products of the
country, thus establishing daily mar
ket quotations for produce of all kinds,
which quotations would help to extend
very greatly our jobbing trade through
out the inter-mountain country.
The chamber could keep in touch
with the Chicago board of trade by ar
ranging with the telegraph companies
for, say fifteen minutes service during
the call, at that city. By this means
we would make business institution
of the chamber-a seat in it would
soon become valuable and the question
of properly sustaining it would be per-
manently settled.
There are a number of gentlemen now
living in the city who formerly operat-
ed successfully in Chicago and other
boards in the east, who would doubt
less gladly assist in putting the cham
Der on a proper business footing as
grain and produce exchange. l think
that this is subject worthy of the
most careful consideration of the
chamber.
SUGGESTIONS
1 trust that you will receive these
few suggestions in the spirit in which
they are offered; namely, a desire to ad-
vance the interests of our beautiful
city. 1 think it the duty of every
member of the chamber to offer such
suggestions as may occur to them for
the benefit of the community, and L
most cheerfully promise to cooperate
with you in any and every movement
inaugurated by the chamber for the
public good. Respectfully yours,
JOHN w. DONELLAN.
At the conclusion of the reading it
was decided by unanimous vote to
ask the press of the city to reproduce
the letter verbatim
BANKRUPTCY LAW.
The secretary then read the follow
ing and stated that the chamber had |
been requested to pass resolution |
exactly opposite in sentiment. The re-
quest comes from the Texas chamber
Of commerce:
Whereas, Legislation is now pend
ing before both houses of congress to
pass certain bankruptcy laws, and
such legislation, if passed,
will work most serious injury to the
- Il e. !
ng interests of this country by affect
ng and weakening the credit of all
merchants and manufacturers who, to
/ certain extent, do their business upon
credit basis, and whereas, all bust
less difficulties and losses, when hon
.stly made, have been and are speedily
adjusted and compromised between
he debtor and creditor without any
expenditures or costs:
Be it therefore, resolved, That the
hamber of commerce, of Salt Lake
ity, Utah, most earnestly and solemn
y protests against the passage Of any
UGH bankruptcy legislation, realizing
hat the enactment of such law, if
PASSED. would do vastly greater injury
o the banking, commercial and manu-
acturing interests of this country.
han it could accomplish good
We therefore, most respectfully urge
'ou to use your very best efforts and
ndeavors to prevent the passage of
he bankruptcy bill now pending be-
ore both houses of congress-
President Auerbach suggested that
t would perhaps be a good idea for
he members of the directory to con-
ider what they were about ere any
lef1nite action was taken. While il
night appear to some that a general
law would be a good thing.
here were others who will no doubt
onsider its effects as opposed to the
eneral business interests of the coun-
ry. AS for himself, as chairman. he
ad nothing to offer save that perhaps
s the voice of the chamber might be
onstrued by the congressional repre-
entatives Of this state as the views
the commercial, mercantile and bus
ness public, it might be we'll to sound
ne public on the matter.
The directory agreed and Messrs.
,ognon, Lynn and Game were ap-
ointed committee to ascertain the
ceilings of the public and report their
Jews.
A BRANCH MINT.
The following letter was read:
[. F. H. Auerbach, Salt Lake City,
Utah:
Dear Sir-I am in receipt of a letter
'om Senator Cannon stating that it is
OF probable that branch mint can
e obtained for Salt Lake City. 1t
i'll not take much to secure an assay
flee. This, in my judgment, is prefer
BILE to mint like that of Carson CITY.
here it is shut down three-fourths of