The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-04

prominent business houses, where the
people could make contributions, and
that the funds so collected be turned
over to the treasurer with the original
subscription lists. The motion was
seconded by Mr.. Carlson and was car
ried unanimously.
Mr.. McCune then moved that a sub
scriDtion list be circulated in the com
mittee Immediately. so that the mem
bers present could subscribe. His idea
was that it would give the citizens
fund a good start TO have the commit
tee set a good example and head the
lists to be placed with the banks and
business houses. Mr.. Chapman sec
Onded the motion The public expected
the committee to start the ball to roll
ing. Mr.. Mccormick said that he be-
lieved it would be better to give those
present time to consider what they
wanted to give. and to let each man
head a list Of his own if he so pre-
ferred; personally he. had not decided
yet how much he wanted to give.
Mr.. Hills said the directors of the
bank he represented had not deter
mined how much they would give. and
that he had no doubt there were other
corporations represented in the com
mittee that were placed in the same
position.
Mr. ATcCv,7re, o,-,T,-i,,,7 +1,4 r-
ton did not refer to possible corpora
ton subscriptions; he believed that the
members Of the committee, as individ-
uals, ought TO start the list with
good big sum. He judged from the
names on the list that the mayor ex-
pected the committee to give the move
ment a good start, and he thought that
was the way 10 begin business.
When the motion was put to sub
scribe Immediately it had only two or
three votes. As soon as the chairman
announced that the motion was lost.
Mr.. McCune told Treasurer Thomas
personally that he could count on him
for $1,000 and on the Salt Lake City
Railway company for $500. Governor
Thomas read a telegram from Henry
Phipps Of Pittsburg, who has property
interests here, giving 800.
On motion Of Mr.. Mccormick. the
committee adjourned subject to the
call Of the chairman. Before adjourn
ment Governor Thomas told those
present that a committee of the Cam
brian society would meet at o'clock /
to consider the advisability Of giving
a grand concert for the benefit Of the
sufferers
Mr.. Nelden announced that a half
carload Of violets and lilacs had been
gathered by a number Of ladies, as
sisted by the school children. and
which would be sent TO ScofeId in Su- /
perintendent WeIby's private car in 4
time for the funerals today.
Doubles His Subscription.
Not long after the committee ad-
jOurned it was announced that Mr.. Nc /
Cune had doubled his original subscrlp- !
ton. After the committee adjourned" /
he explained, half apologizing, to one Of ]
his friends, 'I went back to my Office
and read over the story of the catas-
trophe carefully. Then I read of the /
contributions that had been made by /
men that can barely make a living. I I
read how some of our employees had /
given 10 The Herald fund-nen who.
could not really afford to give any
thing, but made the sacrifice. I figured /
it out that $1,000 would not be much /
more for my share than these contri-
buttons I had been reading about. so.
when Mr. Dooly called me I'D to see if !
he could pat my contribution on his list.
I told him TO make t. $1,000 instead of
$1,000. Surely if ever man could be
moved to generosity, the story Of the
widows and orphans left desolate at
Scofeld would make him open his
purse. IL one only looks at it selfshIy
the men of Salt Lake who have money
never had a better chance for an in
vestment than right there at Seofield.
Such an opportunity to do good doesn't
come more than once in a lifetime, and
it is TO be hoped everybody who has
money will see it.
When it cane to entering the Salt
Lake City railways subscription Of
$500 on the liet. Mr.. McCune told Mr..
Dolly that he had not had a chance
10 consult any of the other stockhold-
ers, and didn't know whether they
could approve or not, but that he
would assume the financial response
oility involved if the company did not
lpDrOVe of his action