The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-10
Williams Explains Things.

City in the future will have plenty Of
coal at low prices
Williams Explains Things.
An interesting letter TO the commit
tee from II. G. Williams. general man.
ager of the Utah Fuel company, giving
| his views on the present coal famine
and the prospect of better conditions
| later on, was attached TO the commit
| tees report
The committee appointed to devise
ways and means OF raising the S50,oe0
advertising fund desired by the real
estate men reported progress in their
work. but stated that final report
would not be made for some time.
The association has adopted the mot
TO selected by Stowe q Palmer from
the answers to their motto contest
carried on some time ago. You Can't
| Keen A Good Town Down." for the
motto Of the association during the
coming year. Five hundred rubber
stamps with this line on them were
ordered prepared and delivered TO the
! business firms Of the city, with re-
quest 10 stamp all letter heads ard
envelopes sent out from their Offices.
Join the 100000 club in 1910 will be
the cry Of the members OF the associa-
| ton for the next three years. The
dealers pledged themselves to eat talk
and sleep 100000 in 1910 in Salt Lake.
Presidents Address.
The address of President Colborn,
read at the meeting, was in part as fol-
lows
Il shall he absent from the annual
meeting of the election of officers, and
therefore he unable 60 participate IN
the discussion of matters past, present
and future, which on that occasion is
usual. X is unnecessary Tor me 10 re-
view the achievements of the associa-
ton during the past year. We all know
! what has been done by the association,
and individually by the members, to-
ward the great end OF the upbuilding
of Salt Lake
There are many things waiting to
be done. I cannot hcIe detail them. As
OF first Importance, I commend your
| coIlsiTerstiou fer persistent and intel
1ligent work. two propositions which
seem now TO promise most OF the Sue
cess Of the city and state.
r. Opposes Commission.
.First-Thela association should meet.
and. If possible defeat any attempt
I to procure the enaetment NJ law TO
establish railroad commission for
! 81 'dS e,at wish 70 b. Understood as
. Opposing Il lSsfesht4A trtllIllS-iO4A N-iNAA
the time comes 10 have il. After a
while. when the state is more fully de-
1 veloped by railroad building, some adj
/ vantage may be gained by attempting
To regulate the business of common
carriers by a state law. Now. If VIC
take at its food the generous impulse
of the two great magnates who seem
disposed 10 give us every needed rail-
road facility, ii will surely lead on to
fortune.
TT has beer demonstrated in the
past that the railroads could get along
very we'll without the investment of
large capital here I recall 20 your re-
collection the MANY years that we
struggled for a connection with Los
Angeles before we got il. and | beg
YOU to note and declare the vast adj
vantage that railroad has been TO this
city in the year and half of its prac-
teal operation.
Municipal Suicide.
we are not ready yet to put up any
impediments in the way Of railroad
building in Utah. IL would be step
toward municipal suicide. The nation
al rate law is in force. II viii regu-
late interstate traftic-it will see that
{ Utah has a fair show 1t is the histo-
nv of American cities that their great
ness springs for railroad favor. We
have railroad favor We are the CEN
; ter of the greatest of railroad build
ing operations in the United states
!. Let us not smite the hand that feeds
! us-let us rather follow the lead o.
! Governor Sparks-end gland by the
railroads. They will build 10 our
mines. and build everywhere where
they can get traffic; ii ought TO &c
out that we are their friends, and that
! they are TO have tie very best of treat
! ment at our hands
City Must Be Advertised.
| "Second-An equally important sub
r jeet commend 10 you for immediate