Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-29
CH|CAGOANS WILL
Be MADE WELCOME
Representatives of Commercial
Association Arrive Tonight
Over Short Line
PROGRAM OF ENTERTAINMENT.
Includes Trip to Saltalr, Special Or.
gan Recital, Automobile Rides aud
Other Etceteras,

An informal reception viii be held
this evening, at the rooms of the Com
mercIal club, IN honor OF the presence
in this city of the representatives. Of
the Chicago Commercial association,
who will arrive at $40 p, M, over the
Short Line. The visitors viii be met
at the depot by the committee Of well
come appointed by the board Of COVER
nors, ana escorted at once TO the club
where the reception Is to be held The
club will do everything in It's power
10 make the stay Of the Chicagoans
pleasant while IN this city, and show
every courtesy The program includes
a trip to Sat0ir a special organ recital
In the Tabernacle, visit TO the smelters,
automobile rides, etc.
The Commercial association Of chi
cago Is one OF the largest wholesale
organizations in the United States, and
among other interests represented by
these visitors win be wholesale grocery,
$4,000 600 annually; hardware $6l ,OOo
600 annually; iron and steel, $SO,O00,uU0:
timber $4,000 O0O, IS banks and trust
companies with n total capital and
surplus Of SSiOOO,0OO and total deposits
of S6OiO0OCO).
TO GET ACQUAINTED.
The Chcogoans are making tour
OF the far west to post themselves on
the possibilities of the country ana
TO become acquainted with the priu-
Cipal business mon, and I'm this oouuec-
ton SeCy. j. +. Hardin Of the Chicago
association recently said to d San Fran
cisco reporter.
THE purpose Of this trip is to meet
the merchants with whom our sales
iren are doing business, TO learn the
needs the resources, and to understand
the prospects for the development of
this country with d full appreciation
that Chicago looks to the up-bulding
of this region for its increase I'm trade
and finances and on behalf Of the
trades represented I'm our association,
TO make comprehensive report for the
guidance of those houses that expect
TO do business IN the northwest, espccl-
ally through Utah, Idaho and Nevada
''Ihe interest already existing I'm the
government operations that will open
the Pauam canal and its relation to lie
Pacific coast, were important factors
I'm the decision of the association in
sending out this delegation. 1t wants
to learn the sentiment Of the people
VI NhN NNthoA NiAlNN ho wei d0 lllbSt III
the contiguous states as 10 the possible
effect the opening Of the canal may
have on trade"
RECEPTION COMMITTEE.
4 special reception committee has
been appointed FOR the Informal recep-
ton at the club tonight. The commit
tee includes Joseph II. Caine, chairman.
Heber NJ. Wells, NJ. II. Walker, Samuel
Newhouse, Edwin r. Holmes Charles
W. Whitley, Edward $. Ferry, Charles
>. Burton, f. G. Schramm Frank
Knox, w. f. Galloway Lester y, Freed,
John G, Cutler, ST., G. n. Strevell, G.. p.
Mason, George T, Odell, Y. c. Weber.
John = Critchlow, Joseph Lippman, II.
q, Whitney William Igleheart. II. NJ.
Dnwoodey, ]. 4. Goodwin, Theodore
Nystrom II. $, Campbell, r. p. Nor
lis, f. j. Hewlett. A committee viii
20 to ogden to meet the visitors, IN adj
cition 20 the regular committee on en-
tertainment, who viii meet the visitors
at the depot here.