The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-04
BUSINESS MEN
FAVOR UNION
Sentiment For Commercial Club
Grows Rapidly.
ALL ENDORSE THE PLAN
Many APPROVE THE PROPOSED
SOCIAL FEATURES.

Sentiment among Salt Lake business
men seems = be crystallizing in favor OF
the organization. of a commercial club. All
tie business men interviewed yesterday
expressed themselves strongly in favor Of
such an organization. Wherever a COM
parison was made between a chamber Of
commerce and commercial club, an
opinion was expressed in favor of the
club. It was urged that this would have
a broader scope. 1t would give the bust
ness men a chance TO meet socially and
combine business with pleasure, and Il
would also Unite them 10 advertise the
city and protect its interests
As an example Of what the business in
terests could do il organized, it was cited
that the old chamber of commerce, soon
after its organization and before 1t was
afflicted with dry rot. sent out an eN-
position car filled with a display OF
ltahs resources and products ana catchy
literature. il made eCur OF the east
and before it returned salt Lake Lad
taken on a growth that astoni5hed the
people.
More Opinions of Business Men.
Below are given opinions of a number
of business men whose interviews did not
appear in Yesterdays Herald.
G. NJ. Freed OF the Freed Furniture
company: II the proposed organization
VIII be like 9th commercial bodies else
where and spehd money TO advertise out
side the state the resources and attrac-
tons OF Utah, there Is no doubt that IL
would be of distinct advantage 10 THIS
city 1t could do a great deal OF good IN
correcting the discrimination by railroads
against salt Lake in che matter of freight
rates. If we can have something on the
plan Of community of interests, no matter
what the name, whereby there will De
unity of action and everybody Will pun
for Utah's welfare. then l am for it. Such
81 club can do an immense amount OF
good for the business interests OF L IAN,
which has more undevelOped resources
than any other state
S. w. Sears. one of the early secretaries
of the chamber of commerce and Secle-
tcry Of the State Fair association: Every
day. almost, 1 get letters for Informal
ton about our resources and Industrial
progress, ana there should be bureau
OF Some kind TO attend to such matters.
The KIND of an organization that is need
ed is one that will De aggressive enough
to fight any wrong against the business
interests Of the community.
Adolph Simon Of the Paris Millinery
company: 1 think there should be some
organization which will maintain DOWN
town quarters whore the merchants can
meet and talk over business matters and
then act unitedly for the general good. l
would favor a commercial club rsther
than a chamber of commerce. as tie club
would include other features. We need
soma organization that can deal with the
question of freight rate Determinations
and can advertise the town and work for
the general Interests.
Knox Favols a Club.
Frank Knox. president of the National
Bank of the Republic: ! think club
something on the lines of the Kansas
City Commercial club would be good
thing ii would provide a place where
business men could meet at luncheon. en-
ferfaiT1 and TAX DlISl ness. IleF
cant do that so well at the Alta club, as
business is barred from the club by the
constitution The cluo could maintain d
bureau Of information and 90 many OLner
things for the good of the city. / should
certainly join one If 1t is organized on
the right lines. as
F. E. McGurrin. banker ara rec! estate
dealer: A commercial club is Just the
thing. What we want here is down
town place where a man can go 70 lunch
. con or to entertain a customer AM, tal x
business Such an organization could 90
a great work also in advertising the city
Wants Club on Broad Lines.
n. A. Ransohoff. manager of Lace
House company: ! am decidedly in favor
of a commercial club, rather than a
chamber of commerce. / an not in FAVOR
of any organization devoted to the boom
ing of real estate or mining schemes,
but i am heartily in sympathy with any
club that will work for the general good
OF the city. would like TO see a club
established by the business men that
would maintain a place where we could
all meet and take luncheon or dinner and
then talk business afterward. We did not
belong to the old chamber of commerce,
but we would support a commercial club
II run on the right lines.
Says Need is Pressing.
Spencer Clawson, wholesale dry goods
merchant: / am unQUalinedly in favor
Of an organization on the lines suggested
Something should be lone and at once
There is a pressing neeo right now Tor q
commercial club in this city.
p. J. Enright of COsgriff-Enright Co.
wholesale grOcers: We think com
mercial club viii Oe of great good to the
city and the state, aliG we will be glSt
TO join and turtle the purposes of such
an organization, because much of our
commercial and property interests are
here. There is no reason why il should
not be very material benefit to Sal
Lake.
facturers' and jo5bers agents, There
ought 10 be such an organization here j
for no other reason than TO serve as {
bureau of Information in answering. quer
ias of prospective investors and home
seekers outside Of Utah.
Empey Praises the Plan.
President n. A. 1.mpey of the Stat,
Fair assOcie don. ana member of the 1rn
% lark, Eldredge & Co.: 1t will be
very proper thing to 90 20 organize
commercial club for this city. It vi
|, be helpful not only to the business mel
but TO the travelling public and intending
y home-seekers and investors, who will Sc
through its work that we are interests
in public progress the same as in othe
cities. Salt Lake can't afford TO be be
hind in anything Let all turn out an
give it their attention and encouragement
$ H. AueTbaCh OF +. AueTbaCh q Bro
merchants and property owners: / don
see why il should not be a benefit to tn
CITY, 1t ought to do some good at leas
I'm sending out Information about Utah
resources and attractions I favor til
organizing of a commercial club the sam
as / did the chamber of commerce. which
however, may not have accomplished al
that the business men desired. Get a
MANY Of the business men in it as is pos
sible ana then keep il going on the RICH
lines.