The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-23
PLAN IS READY
FOR DELEGATES
Preliminary Work Blocked Out for
"See America First" Con-
ference.
BIG MEN BEGIN TO ARRIVE
CONCERT AND BANQUET WILL
BEAT ALL RECORDS.

| Commercial club, IN the most conspic-
/ uous point TO be found on the building,
a large and beautiful shield In red
/ white and blue, and surrounded with a
/ chain Of electric lights, attracted the
/ attention of all corners yesterday. IN
! der the shield in bold letters was the
/ war cry, See Europe If you will, but
/ See America First
This shield and motto gave to the
world an idea of what was transporting
| IN the building. Inside everything i'm
| pressed the idea of "See America
| First" The interior is undergoing a.
| thorough renovation. Painters and
/ decorators are applying their magic
touch TO everything IN sight The
armory IN which the convention is to be
| held is to be converted into bower Of
| beauty. Paintings. many by well
known local artists, adorp the wells.
/ Their special object is to call attention.
tC the beauties Of western scenery. It
| is asserted that pictures to the value
Of 100000 will greet the visitors at the
| Commercial club during the conference
Fisher Harris, secretary Of the spe-
cial See America First" committee,
wears that anxious look noted on the
physiOgnomy Of the chap in the fairy
| tale who let the giant out Of the bottle
and found to his horror that he could
not get him back into prison.
The committee, assisted by men or
experience from the east, is at work
rounding out the plan TO be submit
ted to the conference. James A Met
calf Of Missoula, Mont, is assisting IN
this work and acting az press repre-
sentative. A corps Of stenOgraphers is
kept busy rushing out messages and
communications of various kinds.
How Conference viii tart.
The conference proper will be called
to order at 10 o'clock Thursday morn
ing in the National Guard armory in
the Commercial club building by for
rner Governor Heber NJ. Wells, the
president Of the Salt Lake City Com
merciaI club. Governor John c. Cutler
viii be introduced to welcome the del
egates on behalf Of Utah. Brief ad-
dresses in 2 similar vein viii be deliV-
cred by other officials. The response
VIII he made by Governor George E
Chamberlain Of Oregon, who viii pre-
side over the preliminary deliberations
Of the conference.
After the election Of permanent Off
GERS Fisher Harris. acting as secretary
for the special committee OF the Salt
Lake city Commercial club. will pre-
sent the plan formulated by this COM
mittee AS the basis for the action Of
the conference. This will be printed
in convenient form for the use of the
delegates. In all probability the mat
ter will be referred to a special COM
mittee TO be brought before the con-
ference later for it's final action.
An address by DR.. Roland D. Grant
tiles Of the country on climate and
scenery, viii be another feature Of the
first days proceedings.
Talk of Ways and Means.
The second day of the conference
.
Sideration Of the ''See America First
plan of action. Ways and means, that
| is plan for the financing, win also
be discussed at this session. The cleo
ton OF officers for the organization and
the selection OF permanent headquar-
ters for the organization VIII come IN
for consideration. IF 1t is necessary
the conference will run through three
/ days; but this win not be necessary
unless tangles are encountered. and
nothing Of that kind IS anticipated at
this time.
Business win not wholly nonopolize
the time and attention OF the dele
gates while they are in Salt lake City.
Thursday night the tabernacle con-
cert win take place. Plans for thia
under the leadership of H G. Whitney
are now practically complete. Every
indication points to q great concert.
The programme viii be presented
wholly by home talent. Friday night
the banquet win be given at the Com
mercial club. This viii be the climax
OF the conference. The character OF
the men scheduled TO reeror1 70
| toasts gives an Indication as to What
may be expected from this D,tnquet.
Big Men Begin 60 Arrive.
Delegates are beginning to arrive IN
the city, 1t Is expected that a goodlv
number win be on hand toniEht. Wash.
ington Aldrich. representative OF the
chamb Der OF commerce of Denver reached
the city yesterday, John T. Burns, sec
rotary Of the Colorado state Commercial
association or Pueblo. wired that he was
on the road accompanied by Charles NJ.
ROBINSON, w, Il. Tayioe. representative
of the Southern Railroad. Henry Russell
Wray secretary of the chamber OF COM
merce OF Colorado Springs. H 3, Kooser
general western passenger agent Of the
Missouri Pacific and W. F. r Mills sAo-
rotary Of the Denver Convention Jeague
They VIII arrive IN the city today.
At special meeting OF the executive
committee OF the Utah Press association
held IN this city yesterday z, L Radon
OF the Park City Record was named q
delegate to represent that organization
at the See America First conference.
The selection Of I. z. Diehl of the Nam
moth Record TO represent the National
Editorial association was endorsed.
Spokane Delegate Here.
L, g. Monroe, secretary of the spo-
kane chamber of commerce, arrived yes
terday 10 attend the conference, and Is
at the KnUtsford, IN an interview last
night Mr. Monroe said:
the Seeing America movement is eer-
taIniy big step IN the right direction,
and in my judgment win accomplish ali
claimed for it if successfully carried out.
The project is many sided, The primary
object that of interesting the people OF
the east and middle west in what the
Pacific coast states and tntermountain re-
glon has to offer the tourist fl the way
OF scenery climate and eut-of-doOr att
fractions is iaUdaDle one one
destined to de much toward developing
the great latent resources of the far west
but the Salt Lake conference is going
to do more than that it is going to re-
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