The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-07
PLANS TO BOOST
STATE OF UTAH
Bureau of Information TO Be
Established.
REAL ESTATE MEN GET BUSY
PROJECTS FORMING TO SHOW
MAsoNs A GOOD TINE.

a permanent bureau Of information
( located on a conspicuous corner of the
/ city and placed in charge Of a respon-
sible person under salary is the latest
undertaking of the Real Estate associ-
alton. This bureau is intended to fur
nish the right kind of information to
al strangers passing through the city
as 70 the advantages of salt Lake and
Ctah. Business men are to be asked to
assist in this enterprise and the assO-
/ cation has already assurances Of help
or substantial nature from some OF
the prominent merchants of the city
Another important object Of this bu-
Feau is to keep the business of adveF-
Using the city in responsible hands and
keep everything that savOrs OF bOoms
completely smOthered. The whole force
OF the association is eXerted at this
time to keep the work of advertising
Salt Lake within legitimate lines 1t
IS fully realized that with the tremen-
/ dous growth the city is expected to
make in the next ten years there is
grave danger many good people may be
swept off their feet in the excitement.
For this reason everything in the ma
tuTe Of boom is to be nipped in the
! bud.
VIII Inform the Tourists.
No time is to be lost in getting the
bureau established, and definite action
! viii be taken in the matter within the
present week The first work of the
man in charge will be to compile in
formation as to the advantages of the
/ city and state and put this information
Z IN proper form. After that the work
VIII be 10 get this information into the
hands Of substantial people passing
/ through the city.
Another matter that viii be taken up
by the association at once is the en-
tertainment to be extended the prom
lnent Masons who will pass through
the city late in August on their way
10 the conclave in San Francisco. There
viii be fifty-seven trainloads of these
on the Rio GTande alone. An effort
was made by committee of the asso-
cation yesterday afternoon to have tile
/ time extended which these Mas0ns can
/ spend in Salt Lake. Ii was discovered
that nothing could he done in this re-
sDect, that all the itineraries had been
mapped out and could not be changed,
and that the tourists would have but
one day in Salt Lake. The best possible
WIZ be done to give the visitors a good
( impression Of Utah within these limits
and unique entertainments will be ar
ranged The whole city viii be asked TO
assist, and as the visitors will repre-
sent all parts of the east and deIega-
tons made up of prominent men, il is
considered that the effort viii be well
repaid.
Plenty of Cash on Hand.
The meeting of the association at the
Commercial club yesterday was well
attended and enthusiastic. Reports
showed the net receipts of real estate
day at Saltair to be s.. 1850. Thomas
j d. 81
distribution Of the tickets and the col
lection Of the money, was given a vote
of thanks. Similar action was taken as
to the standing committees Of the as
ISOLATION, the press, those who con-
tributed prizes and the public In gen
eral for the assistance rendered.
It was announced that Mayor Morris
would distribute the prizes won and
the winners are requested to call at
the mayors office and get what is COM
ing 20 them.
Too Hot For the RalleY.
1t vas decided that the weather was
too hot at this time to undertake the
Theatre rally. and that matter was
postponed till later. a committee was
appointed to draw up resolutions Of
thanks 10 all who contributed 10 the
success Of real estate day. Another
committee was appointed 10 secure, Il
possible. longer stOp-oveT privileges for
tourists passing through the city. In
this connection communication will be
opened with Hartman and Gould The
matter of Distributing advertising
matter at the Worlds fair was also
provided for. T. H Adams. representa-
tive of the Inter Ocean of Chicago sub
mitted proposition to publish an IL
Illustrated write-Up Of the state, but &C
ton On the matter was deferred as was
also the matter of magazine and jour
nal advertising.
The association viii meet again at
noon next Wednesday and the indica-
tions are that weekly meeting will be
held until the work of advertising the
city to the outside world is well under
way.