The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-04
Local Committee Working For 1901
Meeting.
ARE HOPEFUL OF SUCCESS
MOVEMENT ENDORSED BY PROM
INENT CITIZENS.
Governor Wells, Mayor Clark and
Others Join In An Invitation to
the Ticket-punchers to Hold Their
Next Biennial Conclave In Salt
Lake City-Good Chance to Win.

a committee. consisting of Conduct
ors G. S. Korner, T. ID. Fenton. L. c.
McCullow and T. McClinlock, repre-
resenting division 800 of the Order OF
Railway Conductors, visited all OF the
hotels and most of the prominent bust
ness houses yesterday, to secure their
support and cooperation in the effoft
to bring the next biennial session OF
the order to this city in 1901. As re-
suit OF their efforts, Delegate j. A.
Henly, who represents division 395, VIII
leave tomorrow armed with letters Of
invitation from all of the prominent
business men and the state officials,
urging the conductors of America to
hold the twenty-eighth session of their
order here, and extending to them the
hospitality of the city. The local Of
ficers of the Order of Railway Conduct
ors are very sanguine, and predict that
even if they should fail this time. they
will be sure of getting the twenty-ninth
session to meet here.
Z. Z. Clark, who is the grand chief
conductor for America, is member of
division 124 of Ogden, and was for
long time employed on the Rio Grande
Western here as conductor. Besides his
powerful influence, a number Of west
srn delegates have promised to lend
their aid in securing the meeting for
Salt Lake.
The sessions always last for from
twenty to thirty days, and the attend
ance runs into the thousands.
This is the fourth time Mr.. Henly has
represented his division, having served
before in that capacity in 1891, 1893 and
1897.
The Utah delegation viii go armed
with letter signed by Governor Wells,
Mayor Clark, NJ. II. Walker, II. P. Hen
l. - Erit
berger and a host of others. 1t is as
follows:
To the Twenty Session of the
Grand Division of the Order of Rail
road Conductors, In Convention at
Detroit, Mich:
conference.-the courtesies of this city
are cordially extended to your aSSocia-
ton for its convention in 1901, and
gracious welcome is promised from all
our people. With confidence the state
ment is made that no other city in the
nation can rival it in natural attrac-
tionS, and the facilities ii enjoys for
the comfortable entertainment of large
conventions is uneXampled.
We have here the Mormon tabernacle,
one of the famed auditoriums of the
continent. We have ample to care for
all your delegates. We are on the main
highway across the continent and the
roads leading to us from the east pass
among SpeCtacieS OF scenic grandeur
not found elsewhere in the world.
The season of your convention will
be when the valley of the Great Salt
Lake is arrayed in its most beautiful
raiment. and when you can float on the
buoYant waters of our dead sea to your
hearts content.
Here western civilization was born !
fifty years ago. and here are the splen- |
did TEMPLES and all the curious struc-
lures of the Latter-day Saints. Salt /
Lake City is at the center of the richest |
mining region of the United States. and I
il viii be part of your entertainment /
10 visit nearby mining camps and tread |
the workings of some of the most cele- |
bTated mines in America.
The prices which prevail here for the |
requirements of the visitor do not eX- /
coed the prices of eastern cities and /
you are assured that all a EosDitable /
people can do 10 make your stay pleas
ant and one long to be remembered will |
be done. We viii appreciate the COM
pliment of the selection of our city.