The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-24
COMMERCIAL CLUB
ISSUES APPEAL
rfi,sns Asked to Contribute to
EIkS.
unNFY FOR ENTERTAINMENT
= MUST BE SUBSCRIBED AT
ONCE.

MEETING Of the board OF COVER
,ors Of the Commercial club last
i evening. attended also by members
- a,,a-fItfve committee of the Elks
-, Fisher Harris was authorized
-,s,sre and publish the following aG-
- the citizens OF Salt Lake on the
--.scoming grand lodge convention:
.ssIt Lake City, Utah, July %, 1902.
~. he Citizens Of Salt Lake City:
Nv desire to call your attention briefly
~ ir,nortance Of the situation con-
2 ~. N mis- community in the matter
.5a reception and entertainment OF
o tbousauds Of visitors who Will attend
~ F'Iks reunion during the month of
Ll-sf With "a public spirit in every
avs ,co71u1eudabIe and worthy OF ini-
.,r the local lodge Of ElkS secured this
L-+' convention for this city and has
~. carried on the labor OF preparation
,,.3 advertisement with unusual zeal and
L .-r-or7 a conservative estimate, based
- reIfq bic data, We confidently believe
t during the week OF the reunion there
IN be more than 1000 strangers in Salt
5te CITY. These visitors will come from
N 1srfs of the United States and from
~ the very best class of citizens.
r. presence among us OF so great
.-.,nber Of intelligent and observing men
I women from other sections of the
nifty affords the greatest opportunity
~ presenting the advantages and re-
-,,-res of this city and state that has
sy1- occurred in the history of this COM
mlnity.
Two Serious Phases.
n is possible to so receive and enter
,sir this vast throng that the result viii
b NJ incaIcula Die and lasting benefit TO
,bs state of Utah. But we desire particu-
INV now 20 invite the serious attention
N the business men of this city TO two
messing phases of this question::
First the INN ediate and obvious ad-
ylrtages 20 be derived from this great
rafherug by every business interest rep
ss..ufed among us. Ii means the ex-
rsnditure here OF approximately three
i71rths of a million dollars of outside
money and that means direct benefit
n every citizen of this municipality. 1t
sIs1 means an indirect benefit TO the flu
tire of this city in the way OF advertise
neut. that is simply incalculable.
secondly. we wish to impress upon the
minds of our citizens the fact that this
has ceased 70 be a question of interest to
EIks alone but has grown TO be of the
g-avest Importance TO all our varied bust
ness interests involving as IL does the
good name and reputation of the COM
llnity for generous hospitality and
twentieth century progressiveness.
The various committees of the b. p.
O. z. have, after great eXertiOns, prac-
uclIly completed arrangements for the
feeding and housing OF the visitors and
ar working indefatigably I'm perfecting
the details of reception and entertain
msut; bat we find that, understanding
the most strenuous efforts. only about
oae-half of the amount necessary to de
frdy their legitimate and necessary ex-
peuses has been subscribed.
Must Respond Generously.
''In order that the best results may be
derived from this unusual and exceptional
opportunity. our citizens should and must
respond generously and promptly to the
request for aid. Not only does civic pride
require that this be done, but personal
selfishness would seem to suggest 1t as
the necessary thing to do. If however.
the matter is treated lightly and the call
for assistance is answered in any other
than a spirit of brOadminded and far
seeing determination to make the affair
complete success along the proper lines.
then the holding of this convention here
will be- an unmiNed evil.
We believe that the condition of affairs
suggested above is due primarily to the
fact that our philosophical citizens have
not realized the far-reaching possibilities
for good or evil attaching 20 this ques-
salt Lake lodge No. IS. h. P. o. F.. will
not be the beneficiary of the success Of
the coming reunion Of the order, nor will
j suffer particularly from its failure.
its success or failure VIII rebound TO the
credit or discredit- the profit or loss, OF
ne entire community
As has been said above the situation
H serious and demands the earnest con-
sderation Of all thoughtful and patriotic
citizens. But little time intcrvcnes be-
tween now and the beginning of the re-
union, and help is needed at once.
we. therefore. urge the people of this
city to subscribe literally aud quickly, TO
me end that both honor and profit may
De- derived from The event in question. In
view OF what we conceive to be the i'm
lortance of this matter from a business
standpoint We earnestly ask those who
nave already subscribed to increase their
donations, and 20 those who have not
subscribed we suggest that they do so at
once and voluntarily.
We are very respectfully.
w. A. NELDEN,
JOHN {. CUTLER,
$ Y. SHELF.
JOSEPH a. SILVER,
GEORGE T. ODELL,
JOHN J. DAILY,
&C.. n. STREVELL.
H. NJ. DINWOODEY,
GEORGE P. HOLMAN,
JOHN Z. DOOLY,
IF. \. DRUEHL.
"HEBER NJ. WELLS,
SAMUEL WEITZ,
&C. z. MASON.
"R. :. CAMPBELL,
board Of Governors. Commercial Club.
90