The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-22
ELECT WELLS
AS PRESIDENT
Board of Governors of the Com
merCial Club in Session.
MAY CALL MASS MEETING
SUBSTITUTE MINING BILL NAV
BE DRAFTED.

Heber NJ. Wells was elected last even
ing president of the Commercial club
at the annual meeting of the board of
governors, and in addition to the cleo
ton OF officers for the ensuing year
several matters affecting the interests
of Salt Lake and the state in general
were considered Among the latter
were the report Of the subcommittee
on mines and mining on several bills
now pending in the Legislature. a COM
munication regarding the abatement
of the smelter smoke nuisance, and
plans for properly celebrating the OPEN
ing of the Salt Lake route this spring
The following named officers were
chosen without opposition, the newly
elected members of the board of COVER
nOrs sitting for the first time: Presi-
dent, Heber NJ. Wells; vice president,
Charles a. Quigiey; treasurer, F. w
manager. Fisher Harris. In d brief
speech. Mr.. Wells accepted the presi-
denCy of the club.
New members were elected as fol-
lows: r. 3. Cameron, Glenn r.. Both
well, Frank J. Hewlett, J. J. Whitaker
:. H. Lynch and A. II. May.
May Call Mass Meeting.
The subcommittee on mines submit
ted a report several thousand words in
that in their opinion amendments to
several bills presented at this session of
the legislature were necessary. This
course was advised in order that the
general mining interests Of the state
might better be protected.
From the action of the board Of
governors in endorsing the report and
referring ii to the committee on mines
and mining with power 10 act, it is be-
lieved that substitute bills viii be
drafted. Several OF the governors feel
that a mass meeting should be called
III the near future. The subcommittee
was composed Of Colonel y. Treweek,
Duncan MacVichie and w. T. Snyder.
To Celebrate Completion.
The first definite steps on the part Of
either the Salt Lake or Los Angeles
commercial bodies TO celebrate the
opening Of the Salt Lake route was
taken last night when the board OF
governors authorized President Wells
to appoint a committee Of three to con-
fer with the commercial organizations
Of Los Angeles and the San Pedro off
celebration OF the completion of the
new line. The committee viii be an
nounced Monday.
The secretary reported that he had
received a letter from Robert Hale of
the southern terminal IN which the
writer extends a sweeping invitation
TO every Salt Laker to take a trip to
Los Angeles and enjoy the hospitality
of chat city.
We viii extend to you the most cor
dial welcome and we will make you
stay as pleasant az possible, and you
Will be entitled to all the side trips that
you can stand. Besides we will stuff
you on oranges. grape fruit and straw
berries 10 your full capacity"
One of the interesting items of the
annual report for the period ending
Dec. 81. 1904. was meals served" There
were rs. 800 meals served at the club
during the twelve months and they
ranged in cost from thirty-five cents to
S12 plate.
Shelter Smoke Nuisance.
One of the first matters taken up was
the communication from Secretary
Mahonri NJ. Spencer OF the Citizens
anti-smelter smoke committee. The
committee asked the cooperation of the
Commercial club in abating the smoke
nuisance without working injury to
either the agricultural or smelter inter
ests.
4 lengthy discussion followed the
reading Of the communication, some
doubling the method OF the club acting
in the matter. The communication was
finally referred TO the committee on
sanitation and public welfare. consist
ing OF Herman Harms, Chairman: ST.
mon BambeTger. j. G. Cutler, J. H. r.
Franklin. l.. c. Kelsey. G. W. Morgan.
Albert Fisher w. p Noble. DR. 3 g.
Pail. J. Fewson Smith, jr.. A. Z. smith.
Henry Wallace. w e Ware, Samuel