Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-11

& One Of the strongest and most repre-
Sentative gatherings of business men
MAJ ever came together in Salt Lake
&as that which assembled at the Office
of lions Savings Bank and Trust COM
many last evening in answer to the In
tltauons sent out by Messrs Mccor-
Moi and Weber, With very few ex-
eptions all the heavy business con-
ems OF the city were represented, II
Vas common remark that If the body
81 men in attendance would make UP
lis mind to organize board of trade
here. it could be established and put on
D solid basis within ten days.
Y In attendance were w. S. Mccormick,
head Of the bank Of Mccormick & Co..
n. G. Weber superintendent of q. c. M.
II L. S. Hills president Of the Deseret
National bank, S. H. Auerbach Of
AuerbaCh Brothers Henry Dinwoodey,
John Clark, Of Clark Eldredge & Co.;
Col. Donnellan, Of the Commercial Ma
Gonal bank, James Chapman, president
b the Utah National bank, j, d, Wood,
henry Siegel OF the Siegel Clothing
O., George NJ Cannon, cashier Of
Mons Savings Bank and Trust Co.;
(harIes Read George T. Odell, manager
n the Coop Wagon and Machine Co;
j A. Cunningham, f. A. Druehl, Mr..
&uer, Of the Salt Lake Hardware Co.,
~ Sueyell, OF the Scott-Streyell Co,
u. ludsOn, Of the Nelden-Judson Drug
"a Spencer Clawson, Mr. Burton, OF
I. "a STATE Bank Of Utah, John G. Cutler,
~ Rogers, Arthur Barnes, of Barnes
kldy Co., {. o, Farnsworth, Mir. Lam
Of lhe Tribune, and Mr. Whitney.
II The News.
|.l ne object Of the meeting was briefly
aled ~ Mr. Mccormick, who said he
! oeen Informed that If the proper in
semel's we're held out by salt Lake
~ 'ne Southern Pacific could be
ousht here by way OF the southern
sls Of lae Great Salt Lake instead Of
''alus through the lake on the north
lx nav usen proposed. He took IL for
sn'sa mat all would agree that the
'tvsluoh was one Of vital Importance
Als city. He knew personally
ne subject was now un-
so"Saeratlon in New York,
IN n mad had a conversation
'' subject with Hon. Thomas Mar
attorney for the Southern Pa
lust before coming 10 the meet
- , az, MARSHALL explaining to him that
lI.uiy thought II would be proper
r"a 70 attend because of his roads
~, "a ~, ~ me matter. Mr.. Mccormick
~ 'Hs' What was asked was sufii-
ana lor depot purposes and free
Ires, tun The city, and he invited
llemen Present ' '"'
w G Webber was pom,no,od
,,,.. Acuornick as chairman of the
sen :, .. Saa George NJ. Cannon was
la 1, s,sehange Of views was then in
tlensn ~ lhe next half hour, several
mS,,s @Nhg questions and making
NOV W ine decided Importance of
khe bn,, ~ sh's city, and the necessity
Whs,s ''ls's men here uniting to Of.
esssrr Inducements might be
y unaSi,,, ia this point there was en-
l. 5, His asked ~ anv ono ,,,,,,,,
j. Man. ana would be required?
krms,iocse stated that his only
bted svn was that the company
water ''sh Tor depot purposes and
e.,,. Donnellan though. Tim, tho
co,Td u nee water at a nominal
b The c,,s oe arranged satisfactorily
Inest wsv thought that perhaps the
3to ra,sy out OF the matter would
Esr , a'se a lump sum of moo"v o' ~
j. Mccor, company as a bonus.
} View ~ unlck rather coInclded with
lalvays 'Ssssssng that Il would remove
pousIes uncut question OF location
etc anu prejudIces regarding
l,lemen ". 70 INQUIRIES from other
prono,,,n,r, Mccormick said tha,
BIZ ss, ,,.'Vn TO have the sou,harn
been LEI a.i salt Lake from nc NJ.
Iars ,ue OF our dreap,s 90. 'cst
Pht be a, h. y was hard to realize il |
} since 1 I'm and yet he believed i,
|hsr oTne, and the Southern Pac i /
I 70 salt ~ Sere much more favor |
p more dess,, Resides, they had |
4s'ply Into the Lucin cut. |