The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-25
City turned Topsy Turvy by Salt
Lake ElkdOm.

meut for the city, and viii. without
doubt, result in permanent good
I'VE have no fears about being able
to take care of the crowds. We figure
on at least 10000 people, and it may
run higher. The figures on the attend
ance at Milwaukee run from 10000 10
S. 200. While this is a good ways west,
/. everybody has heard of Salt Lake and
wants to see the city, and I think we
can count on big attendance. At
Atlantic City last year there were 5000
EIkS and So. 900 visitors all told. Other
cities that have had the convention re-
Gently were St Louis and Minneapolis
This victory puts Salt Lake in the
ranks of the big convention cities.
"Of course the hotels viii not be able
to handle all the visitors. We expect
to call or the citizens to help US en-
/ ter ain the visitors, and We have an
encampment scheme also which IS
! hardly ripe yet 1t viii require $4,000
to S20.0O0 80 entertain the convention,
/ but we have no fears about being able
/ to raise it. as the local business men
viii get that back many times over
/ The exact date Of the convention will
/ De set by the grand lodge. which has
/ not yet acted on that matter
Lots of Hustling.
/ The local Eiks have done some re-
! marka'ble hustlilg since they first de-
/ cidpd to go after the canver ton. The
.
/ val headquarters at the Kenyon. It
was brought up that night at the lodge
meeting. and railTO6ded through. The
majority thought there was no possible
/ chance to capture the big gathering,
. but the committee went boldly to work.
. The local lodge had been previously
/ pledged to Richmond, Va, but, owing
tie the burning down OF the principal
I hotel in the city, Richmond withdrew
from the race about a month ago. leav-
tee addressed a letter to each lodge in
the country announcing that Zion
/ wanted the next convention and Civ
ing the reasons. Then the delegates
who left for Milwaukee were loaded
down with arguments and with finan-
cial ammunition. They had ample funds
to open headquarters there and to en-
tretain. The Salt Lake Ell1s were hard
workers for Charles E Pickett OF
Waterloo. Ia, who was elected grand
exalted ruler Tuesday. Mr.. Pickett
threw his influence for Salt Lake in the
/ convention fight. The delega ties in Mil
I Waukee urged the advantages of con-
/ ventfOn hall They described the won
drous bathing in Salt Lake. They tod
T of the interesting city nesting midst
the Utah mountains, and they besoughf
the Elks of the nation to come west and
find out if all these things were not
true The salt Lake badge was a Ma
Mia paper shipping tag, marked 'ShiT
me TO Salt Lake in 1902"
AS soon as the convention hosts had
gathered. the local Elks began a bonn
5ardment of kilograms. Seventy-siN
I messages were sent in twenty-fou1
hours. over $500 was paid the Western
Union in tolls on messages. one tele
gram alone costing over S.. There were
invitations from the acting governor
from the mayor and from others. and
there We're scores of personal telegrami
to the delegates. telling them to hgh
. for all there was in them
The result shows their efforts. SaI
Francisco. Denver and other citie'
+ who wanted the convention fell int
! line for salt Lake. and this city VOL
: hands down on the first ballot.
VIII Complete Club House.
= Having secured the national cOnven
ton, the local Eiks viii Tedouble thei
E efforts to make the carnival in Septem
Der a tremendous success. The objec
{ of the carnival is to raise the funds Z
I finish the club house. It has been de
termined that this must 5e completes
. without fail Jan. I. The local lodg