The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-03
NINE STATES
AT A BANQUET
Commercial Club Plans to Entertain
Ali Western Governors.
WORK FOR THE GREAT WEST
OKLAHOMA VISITORS TO MAKE
A HALT IN SALT LAKE.

The next annual banquet of the Com
mercial club of this city in November
or december bids fair TO be one of the
most important events in the recent
Industrial and business history of Salt
Lake. If the present plans mature and
carry without hitch nine western gov
errors viii sit down to table together
and afterwards exchange ideas on the
needs of the great west
This is the most Ambitious step that
the CNFEle-cial club has yet under
taken. The brilliant success that at
tended the bringing to Salt Lake of the
Chamber of Commerce of Los Angeles
ana the representatives of the cities
adjacent TO Los Angeles has encour-
aged the leading spirits in the local
organization TO reach out for still
greater accomplishments. The COM
mlttee on banquet of the club is now
at work on the scheme. The sugges-
ton has met with great favor and the
present indications are that it will he
carried out in all essential details. The
plan in brief is to have the governors
of Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho,
Washington Or gOn, California, Ne
Vada and Utah ali present at the Dan
quet Each will be expected to speak
briefly for his own state ana suggest
some plan for bringing all the states of
the west into closer relations for mu-
tual benefit Community Of interest
seems to be the keynote of the whole
plan.
Will Issue Booklet.
Another part OF the pla . is to hold a
reception in the Commercial club rooms
I'm honor Of the visiting CHIEF executives
an ~ hanpnAT
on the following evening. Another part
OF the general plan is to have all the
speeches printed in a neat booklet for
distribution throughout the states
named. The d tails have not yet been
worked out, but the general sugges-
ton has been received with such en-
thusiasm that there is now no doubt
that it win be carried through.
Another matter is demanding The at
tentiOn of the Commercial club. 1t is
set forth in the following communica-
tion from G. l. Rockwell, secretary of
the statehood special, an oklahoma or
ganizatiOn:
ION Sept. IS there will leave Okla
hOma City what viii be known as the
Statehood Special" going 10 Portland,
ore. This train will be made up of
two baggage ears of agricultural eX-
hibits from each of the counties and
recording districts or OkldnOnld ana IN
dian Territory. There viii also be
party of representative people from
each of the important towns of the
twin territories. In some cases there
will be three and four from one town,
consequently we expect the party to be
at least $50 strong.
Ask to Be Shown City.
we desire to be scheduled out of
here so as to arrive in Salt Lake City
that we may be there two, three or
four hours in daylight II agreeable
TO your commercial BODY. We will be
pleased To be net at the depot and
then be shown your city in an informal
manner as we do not expect so large
a party 10 be entertained. Also we
hope To have our exhibits placed where
residents of your city desiring may 80
through the cars"
Secretary Fisher Harris viii take up
the matter with Secretary Rockwell at
the proper time, and a programme Of
entertainment will be arranged as soon
as il can be determined just when and
how long the visitors viii be N Salt
Lake.
Mr. VIII SibleV tenor Saltair today