The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-11-12

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patronage Of home institutions and in
Correct business evils and remove i'm
pedfments to progress;
Aid and encourage that which is good
IN municipal state and national govern
ment. and strike at that which works to
their detriment:
Advertise the advantages of the city
and state, encourage immigration and the
influx of capital, stimulate the develop
ment of the latent resources, build up
and educate patriotic and loyal citizen
ship that viii be the highest type Of pro
gressive Americanisn,"
In conclusion. let me say that no men,
ton OF the Commercial club would be
complete without reference 10 the efficient
work OF President Nelden, Vice President
Cutler, Secretary Shelp and Treasurer
Dooiy. But it IS not too much to say
the Commercial club is largely due to the
ability, tact and energy displayed by our
assistant secretary and manager, Mr..
Fisher Harris.
Mr.. Harris Called Upon.
The tribute of Mr. StreveIl to Mr..
Harris brought forth prolonged ap-
plause, and a speech was demanded
from the assistant secretary and man
ager. Standing in the corner near the
door, he spoke OF the purposes of the
club.
I'm order that the city and state may
reach the acme Of development to
which they are entitled" he said.
there is a necessity for an organized
effort for advancement"
He declared it needed a pulling to-
gether to make Salt Lake shine su-
preme among the cities Of the nation.
The Commercial club said he, spreads
from Logan to st. George, while the
most enthusiastic members are IN the
outlying towns. Mr.. Harris told of the
nccfT <,e -
club and its power in creating public
sentiment, with the resulting progress
of the state.
Governor Heber NJ Wells then re-
] sponded to the toast. @sThe State Of
Utah" He said:
The State of Utah.
/ 1t would be too tiresome to read the
inventory of our assets, but it is not too
k much to say that Utah is the best state
in the Rocky mountains. 1 shall not pre-
/ tend that her total production is greater
/ at the present day than some of her sis
/ ter states, because that would not be
] true, but where will you find a state
! whose resources are greater or whose pos
/ sibillties are better than those of Utah?
] Look at her prodigious mineral output Of
| Sl6.eOo,oe9 a year. A pretty snug sum you
| Will admit, but not so much, Mr.. PesStmist
! viii say, as Colorado or Montana, or
/ who thus exalt our neighbOrs, let me
| say that present production is not the
| safest criterion. Let me ask them IT, in
| those states whose production is greater
! than ours, there is the same show OF
1 permanently that there Is in Utah. In
1 those states is there a Park City or a
Ilntic or a Bingham, whose mines nave
| been worked for more than quarter OF
j a century, yet are still producing in great
| er measure than ever in their history? IL
/ Utah's total production of the precious
1 twenty-five years, what will ii be in the
/ next twenty-five?
Then look at our coal production. Do
/ you know that this state is one of the
! recognized coal producers of the world
am informed that Carbon county alone
/ produces every day upwards of 1000 tons.
4 And in the matter of hydrocarbons, all
/ the kinds that are known to exist any
| where in the world are found in Utah,
and some not. found anywhere else, such
| as gilsOnite, have had to be christened
here. We are also the salt of the earth,
] as we could, / imagine, without much
preparation, arrange to constitute our
1 great lake and the contiguous mountains
1 of salt the supply point of the rest or
| the earth. The antOnym of salt is sugar.
/ We have three sugar beet factories and
/ another in process, producing 5o,VOOUyO
| pounds of sugar per annum- Now, look
| at me agricultural side Of our state With
| a large farming population, with more
| than $500 small farms and fifty years
| of experience in filling the soil by irri-
| cation, we would be great independent
1 commonwealth without other resources.
Our 100000 sheep and our 100000 cattle
| roam our hills, and some of them rOmp
| over into Idaho and Wyoming, but their
] owners are here, and they spend their
/ money here. Our smelters are running 10
| their fun capacity, and more are build
! ing; our fruit Canneries, creameries and
| memories are overtaxed and making
money; our wooden and shoe factories are
singing the song of prosperity; our banks
/ are paying good dividends and our mer-
chants are reaping fair profits on larger
| sales than ever before.
/ We are looking forward with eyes or
hope to the construction of promised rail
roads and also to the construction OF
| storage reservoirs by federal authority.
Through these agencies more than any
others We anticipate large increases IN
| our population. Therefore I say, in the
] language of the old Mormon hymn, Zion
I prospers. all is we'll
| But there is an asset I have not men-
I toned yet, that in my opinion. may be
! come the greatest factor we have IN the
up-building of our great commonwealth.
That is the Commercial club of Salt Lake
| City. This great organization has in It's
/ power to shape the destinies of Utah. If
| we have had contentious between the
| different classes of our people in the
] past, the Commercial club may point the
/ way to peace and show US how 70 unite
| in a common purpose to make the most
] of new opportunities.
| Gentlemen, having responded in my
feeble way to one toast, 1 propose an
| other: Long life and prosperity TO the
| Commercial club.
Speaks of the Press.
1.-THE Press" was the topic assigned
/ to William Igleheart, manager of The
! Herald. Mr.. Igleheart stated that the
interests of the newspapers and the
/ Commercial club We're practically iden-
! teal As was announced of the club,
/ it was true of the press-that it sought
\ to bring citizens into closer commercial
I and social relations, TO cultivate pub
/ lie spirit, to aid new industries and
/ commercial enterprises, to help home
/ institutions, to work for the best in
| local and national government, to ad-
vertise the city and state, 10 encourage
/ immigration and the influx of capital.
| TO stimulate the development of latent
| resources and to stimulate patriotism.
No city twice the size of Salt Lake, -
said he. has a press standing in a