The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-13
COMMERCIAL CLUB
GIVES BIG DINNER
Gathering Is a Representative
One in the Fullest
Sense.

For more than four hours, at tho Com
mercal club. Tuesday night, nearly 200
guests sat around the tables. filling the
large room TO Its capacity. and enjoyed
a feast ana an intellectual treat. The
meeting closed shortly before midnight
The occasion was tho first annual dinner
of tho club. Tho object was mutual
felicitation over business conditions In
Salt Lake, and from this grew an enthus-
lasm as to the future OF the city and
State.
The gathering was a composite affair
end included representatives Of every
line OF business every shade of politics
end every creed found In the city.
Harris Is Toastmaster.
Fisher Harris. manager OF the club,
acted as POSTMASTER, In his opening re-
marks the POSTMASTER stated that Salt
Lake was never prosperous and that
the meeting WINS TO be In the way OF a
boost for both tho city and the State.
Gen. Coolidge Talks
Brig. Gen. Charles A Coolidge, who has
served In the army since 1852. was the
guest OF honor and spoke first, He had
visited Salt Lake. he said. thirty-seNen
years ago. but now he neither recognized
nor was recognized by any of the people
he then met He described Fort Douglas
as II appeared at that time, and eX-
pressed the belief that. while II mad
grown In Importance as military place,
1t would soon be greater still.
Value of Civic Beauty.
Frank b Stevens spoke on The COM
mercial Value OF Civic Beauty" He con-
fined his remarks to what the inhab-
itants could do for a city, and referred
but passlngly TO the natural beauties OF
this region,
Good of Conflict
The next speaker was B II. Roberts,
who said that the people were aroused
70 ~
Ho stated that the State had occupied
peculiar position. and that all elements
had a higher estimate of other elements
than II there had been no conflict.
Judge Goodwin Pleasing.
Judge C. c. Goodwin spoke of The Old
and New San Francisco " When he
thought OF, that city and Its recent ca
lamity he laid he almost wished he were
a woman so that he could cry without
being called an old fool. 1t had been
the glory of the West for sixty years.
There were great hearts there that ached
he said and yet gave no Sign. The re-
cent disaster he characterized as tho most
pathetic page OF American history. He
referred feelingly to the financial giants
that built II and passed away
Tribute to Silver King.
In referring to local matters he stated
that Silver King crowd was the only one
OF the class that had made millions In
Utah that had done much to beautify
Salt Lake, excepting John @ Packard,
who built the library building, He favor
ed getting after the millionaires and urg-
Ing them to do something substantial for
the city. to educate poor children.
Other Pleasing Talks.
Interesting short talks also were made
by Rabbi Charles ]. Freund John Henry
Smith. Judge e F. Colburn and Henry Z.
Brown, the latter OF Boston and largely
interested In Bingham mines.
Invitation Is Extended.
Mr.. Harris announced that a general
invitation had been given by Col. E. F.
Holmes to all present to visit his art gall
lery during the week excepting Friday
Afternoon, for the purpose OF seeing the
paintings of the natural bridges of San
Juan county by II. l.. A. Culmer
Mr.. Harris also announced that an ex-
cursIon and picnic to Ogden canyon In the
near future was being considered by the
club.