Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-10

| for \, Instance 175 miles OF paved side
4 walks, 14H miles of asphalt pavement.
81 miles of macadam pavement. $50
miles of bitches. "a miles OF canals,
o,fH ditch bridges. 1859 fumes, 3,175
4 street crossings, Sc wagon bridges, 56
i canal foot bridges, and 16G miles of
watermains. All Of this vast equipment
Odds to the urban qualities of the
\! city. 1t all requires constant care. and
am strong believer in good Clean
streets, beautified wherever practicable,
| and parked
MAIN STATE HIGHWAY.
am a believer in a main state
highway, and think 1t will benefit every
section of the state through which it
passes, as we'll as the state as q
| whole. ] have talked with highway
| builders III every part of California
about means OF building highways,
and believe in a well rounded road
with gutters-or ditches--at each side,
and culverts at frequent intervals to
care for the water that drains off.
1T IS in fields such as this that
Salt Lake and the people outside can
get together to the best advantage
President Hallori,n prefaced his adj
dress of welcome by Stating that the
Commercial clubs new home when
completed, would be the only CONNER
cial club home in the United States,
built. used ana owned exclusively by
a commercial club. The fact that tile
club owned the land on which it's build
Ing stood, he said, made this club the
richest in the world in property own
5ership.
William L. White OF Piutc county
caught UP the sentiment of President
$Ilolloran, that now was the time to
join hands and hearts for Utah." by
declaring that Salt Lake should Quit
Knocking the Piute mining country,
and he knew that knocking had been
done in mining circles here. "Colora-
do, y he said. is pigmy- in mineral
wealth compared to Utah, and this
mineral wealth will vet make Denver
look like village in comparison to
our oWn,-to build up our state. We
nave no room for the man who
dwelling among us. has no faith in us.
Let him go hence, and go quickly
GROCERS REJECTED.
The committee on credentials found
itself confronted with Il problem that it
finally solved by rejecting as regular
delegates, four men representing or
Sanlzatlons Of butchers and grocers,
and u retail merchants association The
matter came to head IN an effort to
prove whether such organizations were
public or private in character, and it
was decided that the retail merchants
association was not n public associa-
ton working for the good of the state,
and that therefore it's delegates should
not be seated. They We're admitted,
as delegates at large.
The four whose credentials We're re-
jected We're Herbert Hor'sley, Stephen
Hailstone. IT, w. Middleton and L. c.
Moore.
SPEECH OF GOV. CUTLER.
AZ Gov. Cutler spoke as follows:
regard the combined social and
commercial organizations represented
here today as q great power for good |
in any community. 1t would be a good
thing if every city and town of any
size in the state could have It's Com |
mercial club or similar body to look
after the interests Of the place and
keep it abreast with other cities In the
march OF latter-daS progress Where
these clubs have been established theil.
benefits have been at once apparent, |
and are increasing as time goes on and
opportunity offers.
II this is the case with a single, is
olnted organization, it seems impos-
sible to compute the good that the
combination OF these organizations in
to a Development League can do
for the state. Here are organizations
composed of the best and brightest
and most progressive men lin their
localities. Every ono knows
what is needed by his own community.
and in the exchange of suggestions and 4
IDEAS made possible by such union
n l1r iy- hn,, ,tp,,x, 1n %.>,S, /
aew ideas are developed and spread
nto various localities. The enlight-
and the practical results aris-
ng from it are beyond measure.
Like all other states, Utah needs tho
1elp of these organizations and the
men composing them. There are so
many questions and problems demand l.
ng their attention, that all the spare
inc and surplus activities OF the mem
'ers of these clubs can we'll be ex-
pended in solving them. And their
discussions and deliberations should be
lctive and positive. and the results
,orrespondingly affirmative. 1t goes
Without saying that there should be,
IS l have no doubt there is, an abso-
ute avoidance of discussion or contro-
'arsy on politics and religion. These
nbjects may well be left to the pulpit
md the platform. l think they have
10 legitimate place in the deliberations
f q commercial or civic body.
WELCOME TO CAPITAL.
I take pleasure In extending a warm
Welcome to these visiting organiza-
ions. The commercial clubs and like !
odies from the outside cities and towns
re welcome to the best Salt Lake City \
ffords, in the way of entertainment
nd ideas. You are welcome to enjoy |
he hospitality afforded, and take away
he ideas you can gather. They are
RELY yours. heartily welcome the af-
lliation and development idea here
represented. And / hope that the
associations of this session will be
leasant and all its discussions profit
Bile.
I note that a number of practical ana
eneficial subjects are on the program
d. consideration and action during
our stay here. Among these mark
such subjects as good
Dads, the conservation OF the states ,
atural resources. the mail order busi- I
ass. a state capitol, the Des Moines ,
an of city government, the states in
rest in the identifying of Salt Lake !
ity. and Others. i trust ] shall not be
enching on the time or the province
any of the speakers IL I say a few
,ords on some matters which have j
zen brought specifically to my at :
ntion during the past few days, and !
hich are of eSpecial interest at this 4