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

IL the enthusiasm Of the opening ses-
& sion speaks for the tone OF the entire
convention Utah's Development league
is destined for q large and important
work in the state. l5
There were 40 delegates on hand, rep-
resenting all sections of the state when
the first session was called to order at
10 O'Clock this morning in the rooms
of the Salt Lake Commercial! club. BY
noon as many more had arrived, and
over Is delegates took their seats at
this afternoons session.
Sentiments concerning the work that
Salt Lake has to do In cooperation
with her sister cities We're warmly APP
plaudcd. Some outside delegates
spoke fair" as they put it, about
conditions they Were sure We're not
right" AZ
Piute county voiced strongly objec-
tons to the knocking" done in Salt
Lake on her mining country, which it
was declared had diverted the atten-
ton of investors from it.
Other sections accused Salt Lake Of
SelflshnesS, lack OF breadth in view
point, and of working to absorb like
a sponge, the vitality of the entire
country.
But these We're minor objections. IN
general tone the speeches were to the
effect that Utah's future is the graz
est OF any state in the west, that every
force working for cooperation will help
1T along, and that interest on Salt
Lakes part in the whole state is es-
sentiall to the welfare of both.
MORNING SESSION.
at this mornings session a tempo
: fary orga nizaticn was perfected, to con
tlnue through the convention, which
concludes in a banquet tomorrow ever
ming. A committee on the formation
OF q Development league was provided
for, to make a report at the end Of
the convention. Tic banquet, it was
decided, Will be an official meeting,
This afternoon the presentation of
formal papers Will be the order, fol-
lowed by a special session this eve
ming, to listen to an exposition Of the
aDes Moines plan of city government by
I William Il. King.
To President w. j. Halloran of the
Commercial club fell the honor Of
calling to order the body which is
counted on to take q decisive part In
the tpbuilding of Utah from now on.
He named Mr.. Reynolds OF the Weber
club as secretary, and then called up-
on Gov. John G.. Cutler to deliver an
address Of welcome to the delegates.
Z Gov. Cutler WIS frequently Interrupted
by applause. as he pointed out the
utahtproblems, in the solving Of which
all people of the state can Join to adj
vantage, forgetting all matters of poll
( tics and religion in the general work
of building greater industrial COM
munity here in the mountains.
MAYOR BRANsFORD.
Following Gov. Cutler secy Reynolds
read thescall, and Mayor John S. Brans-
tord delivered an address of welcome
on behalf of Salt Lake City.
.1 believe, hs. said, that Salt Lake
hardly yet realizes fully her RESPONSE
Utilities as the metropolis of the whole
state. WHAT'S good for your localities
is good for us to know, and how we
can help You we should find out We
have here about 100000 people, and the
city is fast taking on its cosmopolitan
character. Since L became mayor We
have changed the system of Keeping
accounts of city finances, and we now
haven board of estimates and appro-
i,l,iations. This board meets each year,
soon after the first of the year. and
receives from every official a state
ment Of the needs of his department for
the year. stimates The revenues
for the year and apportions to each
departmen what 1T may have. I am
chairman of the board, and the city
council passes finally on its recommen-
dations.
8.s1 think most Of the ilI-timed criti-
teisni of the administration would not |
he voiced if people knew more Of the |
problems TO be encountered We have