The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-10


accumulated vii undoubtedly prove OF
much value in settling this most impor-
/ tant question Of the city's water supply
+ which increases in gravity with our ae-
! veiopment VIII add. however. that the
I question OF providing the future city OF
( salt Lake with satisfactory ana COM
! finished business on the clubs RECORDS
and d has no intention Of abandoning the
/ fight
The Clubs successful effort to keep he
public schools open for the full term
/ after the board Of education had declared
I its inability to continue them, WAS par
ticularly commendable and directly ~
Z line with its duty as q public, hO0F- ~
[ great banquet given i'm the club rooms .
I Senator William A Clark OF Montana
+ as token of appreciation of his Eorh
! in opening a new lire of cOmmUnlca ton
] between this city and the Pacific coast
I was a splendid gathering OF the wealth.
and intelligence OF the community anu
1 cannot fail to result in material benefit.
The entertainment by the club OF the
4 Washington correspondents Of the I'M
poEfant newspapers Of the United states
who were in attenda &c upon the elek-
enth session Of the National lFfigdtiuh
congress at Ogden. was success from
every standpoint, and not only gave great
pleasure TO those Of our members VINO
were present but won the lasting trlend-
I ship Of the brilliant and able gentlemen
! who were the guests Of honor
The good feeling that now exists IN an
/ intensified form between us and our SIS
the policy Of the club. as SHOWN Dy US
work in obtaining from our pUblic-Splrlt-
! ed citizens material financial ald IOr tis
proper rece ptiOn and entertalnlne %
/ the Irrigation congress which heid III the
latter city its greatest and most success
fui meeting
tions with the energetic and influential
Weber club Of Ogden was an0'ner steu
in the right direction, and was Iltthsi--
celebrated at the second annual banquet
Of the club which occurred the evening
of Dec H. 1893. and was attended Dy
MANY citizens Of both the commercial
CenteTs Of the state.
[ that II shall not only encourage the com
merCial. mining and agricultural inter-
esfs Of the commonwealth. but that IL
shall also foster the arts, and 10 better
work has been done by any of its nu-
/ merous committees than that done by
/ the one. on art and literature, under the
a bic direction of Mr.. II. J.. A Culmer,
its chairman IL IS well recognized
fact that community is judged largely
by the extent and character of its ar
tistic and educational life. The exhi-
/ bition of the works of our local artists
given in the club rooms apd open 10 me
1 public under the direction of the Titan
Art institute. indicated development
along the lines referred to that would
have been eminently CTeditable to
much tarper and Weather community.
I In this connection it may be well TO
state that the club rooms have become
/ the repository of the Alice art collection,
the property of the state, consisting Of
the best examples of the genius OF our
local artists. and those Of our members
who may not have seen this collection
/ have so far missed a rare opportunity
for enjoyment.
/ TIE. recent advance IN the price Of coal.
adversely affecting as il did every fam
Iily in the city furnished the club an
/ excellent opportunity to demonstrate its
usefulness. The pr0mptDe5s with which
/ .he price of this necessity was put back
to the original level, upon the appoint
ment Of the clubs committee OF invest
CATION. was extremely gratifying. as II
saved 10 the citizens of this community
many hundreds Of dnllars each day
Recognizing the vital Importance to
| Salt Lake City as 4 jObbing and manu-
lfacturing center Of fhe existence of a
7 fair and impartial schedule Of freight
( rates, the club has given much and Sc
rious attention to this important ques-
/ ton. and I am glad TO report that its
/ lsbors are about to be rewarded by an
equitable adjustment which will greatly
I benefit and extend the trade Of our
wholesale merchants.
The organization Of the successful,
/ alert and active Reat Estate association
which bids fair TO accomplish so much
( for the realty interests of the city, was
I also the work of the club
I Economists have been a unit IN con
LenQlnG LE1t the enduring prosperity OF
( 3 city depends upon the agricultural de-
( yei0pment OF the country surrounding
and tributary TO IL The club has not
/ been unmindful of this fact, and con-
/ sequently has devoted much time and
/ spent q comparatively large sum Of
money II an effort to remove the diff
lrficulues that stand in the way Of our
securing government aid in retaining
and making productive many thousand
acres Of arid land by means of a reser-
I Voir Of which Utah lake should he the
center. thus adding 20 the population
+ and wealth Of tn state and increasing
the territory adjacent and tributary TO
Z our markets Tt viii be readily seen
that the successful carrying out OF this
and similar plans in other parts Of the
state is Of grave moment when we re-
call the fact that of the whole state only
9er cent is now under eultivs-
ton and that I'm any event only II per
cent Of the entire area can ever be
brought into a condition Of productive
ness. This means that what is well de-
/ scribed as Intensive farming and q
careful and intelligent conservation Of
( our resources of land and water is abso-
! lutely necess 7cy in order that We may
reach and retain permanent prosperity.
] It is hoped and intended that the club
I Will give instant and earnest attention TO
+ this important question.
The club has now a membership Of over
! 400 representative business and profess
I sional men. and the esprit de corps of the
| organization is all that could be desired,
/ but no member of the club is wholly true
/ to his public duty who does not deter
minc that during the coming year he will
( personally add at least one more nam
to its roster. Bat il should be borne in
/ mind by the members of this club that
4 they will materially assist in the work
Of the club By prompt payment of dues
I and charges Incurred. TO the end that the
club obligations may be promptly met.
( 1T is becoming more and more evident
hat the club should have its own quar-
/ tiers, and il has been suggested that it
cHr
building, business in character, upon the
upper floors of which it should make its
/ permanent home These quarters should
/ be made ccmmodiouS end elegant. and
/ such as would be a source Of pleasure and
i pride 20 its members and the city gener-
{ ally. Here should be found exhibitions
/ Of the products of our farms and mines,
! the works OF our artists and a great lit
/ eTary and commercial library and here
/ should be the center of the great con-
1 stantly growing and varied. business in
+ terests Of our state.
] In conclusion permit me to remind those
3 Of our members sthO consider the sue
/ cesses and failures of the Commercial
! club that the organization has not the
. power of a Judgment court. 1t cannot en-
force its desires BY process of law Il
/ can only accomplish its purposes by the
1 creation OF public sentiment, which.
after all, is the most powerful Of human
I agencies. But in order to use this means
! Of accomplishing our ends effectively the
purposes Of the CLUB must he clean cut.
honest free from personal strife. entire
I l. regardless Of sectarian or political bias.
I and wholly devoted to the good OF ali
/ the people. Trusting that the coming
year may be as prosperous as the past
and witness the accomplishment Of much
( that IS of value TO salt Lake City and
/ Utah. 7 have the honor TO remain
/ Very sincerely.
EDWIN r. HOLMES President
SOCIALISTS IN NEW HALL.
| The socialists Will hold their meet