Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-06-30
AN OPEN LETTER
From Tho Tra1SmiSsiSsippl CONNER.
Cial Congress to tho Public.
COMMITTEES ON FINANCE DERELICr
Money Needed for Entertainment OF
Dl gates and for Printing
Journal Of Congress.

Elguteeu months ago Wnen the lAst
session OF the Trinsmlssisslp cIm.
merclal congress was held at Omaha,
the delegates from Utah considered the
sdvlsabilily OF bidding Tor the next
place OF meeting u be held In this
city, and decided upon doing 80 only
after kilograms had passed between
President Cannon OF the Utan dele
Cation and Mayor elect GlendinDing
Of Salt LAKE.; and 1t was only after re.
ceiving a message from tho Mayor,
advising US by all means 10 secure the
congress for Utah and that there
wouli b. no difficulty in
raising the $1,000 necessary 10
the entertainment OF the congress,
that the bid was made. The congress
wus iuvlted 10 this city in competition
with the invitation OF many other
ststes, and the invitation was accepted.
The last Slate Legislature, realizing
| the Importance OF the congtess anu
| the advantages that would accrue to
| the State II it's sessions were held here,
| appropriated $4,000 towards the d,-
ftnying OF the expenses OF conveping
i
| direction OF Utsh's executive com.
mittee and myself as sectetary OF the
| congress. Since early III February /
have been lndustriousy prosecuting the
| wors, and with the assistance OF ChsiI-
| man IL. II. WhitmoIe OF 81. Louis,
| nave succeeded In obtaining The ap.
polntment OF over 800 delegates, most
OF whom, with their ladies, will be In
attendance. This has necessitsted the
writing and sending OF over 3, 900 letters
anu circulars, and has been very
iaborious task. Ii has beeu accom-
plishe1 without the assistance OF any
other citizen of this State; for although
have solicited nelp, l nave received
not u particle! The pledge made to the
Legislature, that II this money were
appropriated the congress- would
UIing into this city at least q thou
SAND disiingu shed people, was brave
pledge TO make, but / am pleased TO
announce that The goods will be dellv.
cred safely on the IA h OF next month.
Several hundreds Of delegates who
VIII attend are men VI national or state
reputation, and are prominent men liz
their several communities. They come
here imhuei with the Idea that Inc
Transmissiesippi congress IL q powerful
Ursarizstioa for good, anu that II 10
devoteu 10 the interests OF the
rrahsmississippl territory nnu ~
entirely devoid OF partisan influences;
that Il 10 mon sectarla 4, non-poIitical,
noD-sec.ional IN Its character. They
come knowing the fact that resoiu.
tions chat will pass the congress will
go forth to the world ss the sentiments
expressed by twenty-four millions Of
people living west oil the Mississippi,
anu expressed through their represen.
tative delegates. The subjecis that
win be presented VIII materially affect
the interests OF the mining, agricul-
tural, and transportation industries OF
tue western country, ana gives the one
opportunity outside OF the Representa-.
ton tbs West has In the national
congress OF expressing the needs and
: the opinions OF the people OF the West.
The good TO be derived from the eel-
sion Is very great ana OF much Import
ance 10 this young State. whethsr or
not the delegates from TINS comnun-
ity choose 10 present LEGAL questions
Tor consideration.
RealiziDg the Importance OF the
: congress aud the honor this city has
received In Its session being held here,
> and remembering the pledge he made
/ In directing the effort TO bring 1t here
I and the implied promise that the
members would be- suitably enter
taioed, the Mayor hss appointed by
proclamation large plumber Of prom.
inent ciiiLens as committees for snier-
) tainmsni, reception, finance aud
decoration. About one.half OF the
members designated on tho COMMITTEES
, on finance have declined TO serve, aud
the remainder have done nothing, nor
/ have they y.t been called together by
z their chairman, MIR. John Beck. the
0 other committees, realizing that they
6 can do nothing without money, have
= postponed their plans. MempeIs OF
o the committee on finance have ex-
pressed their dislike ~ solicit suDsoriI-
: lions from the commercial people
i about town ON the plea that they aavo
: already been assessed probably as
: much as they can Afford Ia the
/. Interests Of the Jubilee and
l Christian Endeavor. The Jubilee
i collectors, however, have stated that
whenever they have applied to lhe
mining fraternity Tor subscriptions
they have been answered with the
statement that the mining men in-
. tended TO reserve their assistance for
& the Transmississippi cJngress. IL Is
to this portion o! the community that
MI. Beck's comnlittss should address
themselves II they expect to get much.
The mining men have subscribed very
n little toward the Jubilee or any other
- like fund, and II they are interested In
the proceedings OF the congress, they
y should, without hesitation, subscribe
n the amount needed for the printing Of
: the proceedings and for the entertain
q ment OF the distinguished people who
e are coming here largely Ia their intef-
u eats. There are a ooZsn wealthy
L. mining men in this city, any one vi
n whom could easily suhscribe the entire
" amount asked for; who could etf5rd &c
q do 1t, anu VINO should consider IL 9
n privilege. Many Of the states axe
.ending representatives, here for tbs
express purpose Of presenting resolu
uons faVoring tho mining inuuttty
Phe California Miners' association
n is sending six OF this most promi
n mont men OF that state Tor THU
purpose. They were appointed month";
" ago and nave long been planning
a the manner IN which they propose u
81 use the Influence Of tho congress. b
a far ss can learn, no mining man Q
r Utah has been appointed to reptesen
X hs intereR,s, nor nus the Govornor useI
ii the privilege he hiss o. designati rs
De speakers TO present Utah subjects. Ii
any other city Of the slzs OF Salt Lake