The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-30
REAL ESTATE MEN
GIVE A LUNCHEON
"Get Together" Gathering at the
Commercial Club Is a
Success.
PROMINENT MEN GIVE
EXPRESSION TO VIEWS
General Idea Is That City and
State Should Ad-
vertise.

At the Commercial club Tuesday noon
the Real Estate association OF Salt Lake
entertained at a luncheon Gov. John G.
Cutler and the officers and directors OF
the State Fair association and OF tho
Merchants and Manufacturers associs
ton. This move WAS In keeping with the
action taken several days nso by the State
fair management in inviting the members
of the other organizations TO r. sideboard
luncheon at it's new headquarters in the
Ten1pleton block.
To Get Acquainted.
The object Of this meeting. like that of
Its predecessor, was TO get tho representa-
tives of the interests present better ac-
Quainted and to discuss and dovise means
for promoting the contemplated inter
mountain fair and for establishing an I'M
mediate and permanent exhibit of the re-
sources and manufactured products of the
State.
Cordiality Prevailed.
At the gathering Tuesday the utmost
cordiality prevailed a number OF appro-
pirate informal talks were made, and the
meeting was In every way a decided sue
cess. The subjects under consideration
were quite fully discussed. and whilo no
definite action was taken II was agreed
that I'm the near future q committee would
be appointed by each OF the organizations
represented and that these committees
would confer among themselves as to the
best methods to be employed for bringing
about the desired results.
Need Of Advertising.
1t was the consensus OF opinion OF oll
present, without exception, that better
advertising for the State and for the
manufacturers and merchants could be
obtained by combing tho three exhibits,
now sustained by the three organizations
represented. into one exhibit that would
be sufficiently attractive for advertising
mn ia a
tion of what the state has TO present 10
the world.
Thirty Seven Present.
There were thirty-sevcn persons present
and the meeting, which lasted for nearly
two hours cannot but result TO the advan-
tage OF those present and to the oenent
OF all that they represent.
Thomas Homer OF the Real Estate as
sociation acted as toastmaster. and re-
sponses were mado by Gov. Cutler Presi-
dent ], C. Mcdonald and Joseph A, silver
of the State Fuir association. President
O. H Hewlett and Nephi l.. Norris OF the
NJ and NJ association and r. l.. Pritchard
of the Real Estate association
Views Of Governor.
Gov. Cutler advocated the Idea of the
business interests OF the city and state
getting together and working for the In
termountnin fair lie thought that the
proper appropriation for such an under
taking should and would bo made. Pre-,
purltOTy to this Undertaking ne laEotsu
the amalgamation of the three local In,
dustrial exhibits Into one. He enlarged
upon the benefits Of such exhibits and
stated that tho State had already q good
show that had becn gathered for the st,
Louis and Portland exPositions, but that
most OF these attractions were stored
away and were not doing tho service In
advertising that they should
Other Opinions Expressed.
Mr.. Mcdonald confined his remarks
mostly to the necessity OF working 1or
tie intermountain fair
Mr. Norris dwelt upon the advantages
of expositions ns advertising mediums.
Mr. Hewlett favored combining tho pres
ont exhibits and combining oil interests
in obtaining the great fair.
Mr. Silver favored both propositions es
means of encouraging, outside capital
into the State and spoke of the diff
Guilty experienced by local industrial en-
terprses in securing local financial aid.
Business Conditions.
Mr. Pritohard spoke OF the satisfactory
business conditions prevailing In Salt
Lake and OF the wonderful resources OF
the State. and expressed the belief that
all business interests of Salt Lake and
Utah would pull together for both the
enterprises under consideration,
The following were present:
Gov John c. Cutler. representing tho State
fair, President J. C. Mcdonald. Secretary
Horace S. Ensign, Judge Elias A Smith, Jo-
Ing tho NJ. & NJ. association; President o. H
Hewlett, George S, Mcitllister, Nephi L: Nor
rie o. r. Meredith, C. o. Harris. Gordon II.
Place members OF tho Real Estate associa-
ton, John G. Anderson. james NJ Anderson,
NJ L. Cummings H c. Hoffman. W. E. Hub
bard. W. J. Halloran Thomas Homer C. W
inestnr, Lyman r Martineau J. X Newcomb,
O. F peterson, h. L. Pritchard J: l.. Pcrkca,
r. A. Ranck. A. Richter, ]. T, Strlnger. A
w Smith, James K. Shaw. a. G. ssdler, w.
O. Tuttlc. A. II. Parson. n L. Thomas. L. II.
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