The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-12

committee snail be called by the president
[ or three or more vice presidents. at such
time and place as may be designated in
I the call.
Article 9. That at the regular meetings
of this league there may be such articles
and bylaws introduced and adopted as
may be passed by a majority vote
Article 10. The voting representation OF
the meetings OF the league shall consist
Of the president. vice presidents. secretary
and treasurer, or their proxies duly ap-
pointed in writing, from their respective
organizations of the public commercial or
SaniZationS of this state and all state in
dustrial organizations who shall affiliate
with this league
Article II. The president shall appoint
at the opening session of such annual
meeting a committee to serve one year on
good roads. on transportation. on legisla-
ton. on municipal and county government
and such other committees may oe
authorized by the league or the executive
committee.
Resolutions Are Adopted.
Resolutions which condemn the mail
order business, protested against the
reduction OF the present tariff on LEAD.
pledged the delegates TO build good
roads in the state urged the counties
to contribute exhibits of their natural
resources to the chamber of commerce
exhibit in this city. urged the starting
OF work to. build the state capitol and
indorsed the efforts of the traffic bu-
reau in its campaign for low freight
rates were unanimously Endorsed.
The report of the committee on re-
solutions submitted by John Dern,
chairman. follows;
Whereas The mail order evil has as
sumed such proportions as to make it ex-
tremely detrimental 10 every interest OF
the state; and.
Whereas. a continuation of the practice
OF making retail purchases through the
medium of the mails. must result in Grip
pling TO a marked degree the finances OF
the state: therefore. be 1t
Resolved BY the commercial bodies OF
Utah, in convention assembled. that we DO
hereby deprecate the practice and pledge
our most earnest effort to its abatement.
and to this end we invite the hearty CO.
operation Of every patriotic citizen of the
state.
Be it resolved. BY this convention Of
commercial organizatio of Utah. that we
protest vigorously against the removal of
or reduction in the present tariff schedule
on lead and lead ores. and that our rep
resentatives in congress be urged to use
every endeavor to protect the lead mining
industry of this state.
That copy of these resolutions be for
Warded TO our representatives at WASH
ington and to the house committee on
ways and means.
Resolved. That the representatives of the
commercial and industrial organizations of
the state of Utah, in convention assem-
bled. do pledge ourselves to use our best
roads throughout the state. believing this
to be the most important factor in our
material upbuilding and commercial and
social progress; and that we favor legis-
lation, with view TO the cooperation of
the state and the various counties there
OF. and the systematic, scientific and per-
manent construction of the highways, at
the earliest possible moment.
Be IL further resolved. That we heartily
indorse the work of the Commercial club
the Utah State Good Roads association,
the Weber County Good Roads associa-
ton. the Salt Lake Auto club and all cit
liens in their efforts in securing such de-
sirable results in the past.
And be il further resolved, That copies
of this resolution be engrossed by the sec
rotary and sent by the president of this
ate and the house of representativs-elect.
of the next legislature of the state Of
Utah.
Resources of Utah.
Whereas An exhibit of the resources of
Utah would serve a splendid advertise
ment of the entire state; and,
Whereas, Such an exhibit would be mu-
tually beneficial to every interest of Utah;
therefore, be IT
Resolved. BY the commercial bodies of
Utah in convention assembled, that each
county, through its Commercial club. be
and is hereby requested to provide inme-
diately for an exhibit of its natural re-
sources and its maintenance in the Cham
Whereas, Utah has been member of
the union of states fer fourteen years. and
during that time has enjoyed phenomenal
advance in the development of her mate
rial wealth and the increase of her popu-
lauon, so that now she ranks among the
most favored and widely known OF west
ern states: and.
Whereas. Beyond a few preliminary
steps toward securing a site. no active
efforts have been put forth to begin the
construction of an adequate capitol build
ing; and.
Whereas. The apparently generous gift
of public lands by the government of the
United States to the state of Utah when
IL acquired statehood was valuable only
IN appearance and not in reality because
OF the desert and mountainous character
of the land. nevertheless the people of the
state recognize the good intentions OF the
of the United States in making
said grant: be il
Resolved. That in the opinion of the
Utah Development league the time has
come when for reasons of price and econ
omy Utah should be proceeding with plans
looking to the early construction of a state
capitol building:
Resolved. further. That the encourage
ment of state sentiment to this end should
begin at once. and that the members of
this league should urge upon the people
of the state that they respectfully request
the state legislature of 1909 to ask the gov
eminent at Washington to give to the
acres of the remaining public domain with
in the confines of the commonwealth. the !
proceeds of the sale OF said one million
acres OF land to be used in the construc-
ton of state capitol building
Whereas. Existing freight rates in and
out of Utah are both discriminatory and
unfair to all our people; therefore be il
Resolved, That we indorse every iegiti- |
mate effort to receive a readjustment that |
will do Justice TO consumer. shipper and |
carrier alike.
What Encampment Means.
Colonel Frank NJ. Sterrett delivered |
an address on What a National Grand |
Army Encampment Means to State |
He went into the history of the civil |
war, the causes that led up to il, the |
gallantry Of the men who participated |
in that bloody carnage, and told how |
the veterans were dying off
Since l have been speaking" said |
Colonel Sterrett, twenty G. A r. vet
Grams have died in the United States |
Statistics show that they are dropping
on at the rate of a regiment a month |
They comprise the vanishing army |
and but very few more encampments |
will be held
He stated his ha1ief +ba} tba o;,;zor-