The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-11


mercial club, where he may have the
privilege of discussing the difficulties that
oeset him What untold Dement'S must
accrue TO every one of us as result OF
| the work along these lines OF the Otah
! Development league
The discussion which followed the Had
dock paper was the liveliest of the entire
day and hot shot was poured into the
grocers. provision dealers and farmers
TOR the outrageous prices which they
maintain on all. the necessities OF me-
Only one man, B. F. Luke Of Emery
county. merchant, arose in their de-
Tense, and he was showed under by the
avalanche of protest which other dele
gates voiced.
Judge e F. Colborn of this city and
William GlaSmaun of Ogden denounced
the merchants in bitter terms Judge
Colborn admitted that he received house
hold supplies from the east. but he was
forced TO do so, he said by the grating
merchants who throttled the trade here
What we want he said, is TO get
them back to the commercial conscience
OF our forefathers. | won't buy Utah
products when l am Sgrafted at every
turn The people are soaked to the limit
now for everything. and they ought 10
send their money TO other markets until
the merchants are brought 10 thelr
senses. We want a square deal and we
are not getting it now
Let's elevate the business conscience
of Utah merchants. When that is flXed,
and the people can get almost their
f1O0Sy WOTln, Itlcn We VIII Sldil OAt
and build up our state. 1t is no use to
try to boom the state while men in the
state are unscrupulous enough 10 rob US
at every turn
win Wright a prominent ogden re-
taller, said: '"The extortion is kept up by
combination of men who are trying TO
get every dollar they can out of the peo-
pie. The combination Of the men who
products is the worst of all They are the
real holdup men and should be broken
up"
Advocates State Capitol
S. B. futile of the futile Bros. COM
pany, representing the Salt Lake Real
on 'Why We Should Build State Cap
itol." He said:
Il have been selected by the Salt Lake
Real Estate association to present 10 you
in general way the ACCESSIBILITY of urg-
ing upon the people of this state serious
thought upon the question of a capitol
building for Utah.
1T is now twelve years since Utah
was admitted to the sisterhood of the
states. Since that happy event our popu-
lation has more than doubled and our
wealth passed into the hundreds of mil
lions. From toddling infant she has be-
come an industrial giant. Whatever
doubt there was of our being able to do
things has long ago been dissipated.
us il not therefore, time that we
should be moving in the matter of erect
ing a state building in which to house
our offices-a building not only common
surate for our present needs, but founded
upon an architectural plan that Will make
it a credit to this commonwealth for
hundred years to come.
I'VE ought TO lay its foundation upon
a large scale and prepare to put upon
it a superstructure so magnificent that
it will be a glory to the state and the
pride of her people for generations to
come
Shall we not by wisely planning place
upon the magnificent site already secuted
building which in after days will be
the first thought of the traveller to Utah,
as the Temple is his first thought now
when ne reaches Salt Lake?
This is no time to discuss ways and
means, because ways and means will be
found. 1t is our proud boast that, what
ever we have had to do as people, we
have always found ways and means to do.
This is simply the time to urge the
upbuilding of statewide sentiment in
favor of the commencement of a capitol.
TO remind our people that our state Is
a laggard in this reSpect-that there is
not state in the Union that either has
not built or is not building such an edi-
flee.
I'VE are uniting here for general state
purposes. We are here to bring about
concert Of action upon every subject that
will be for the good Of the whole people.
Let us make this subject one of concern
and let this occasion be the birthday of
plan for the building of state CAPT
toll. which will be carried prudently and
d
Mr.. futile then gave estimates of the
cost of the building and statements show
ing that approximately $780, 900 would be
available from state funds for a capitol
building during the next ten years should
the legislature authorize the proposed
building.
The committees which were appointed
during the day met at the conclusion of
today. No evening session was held
though one was originally scheduled IT
was decided to abandon the idea, out of
Difference to out-Of-town delegates who
wished to attend the theatres. Judge
William H. Kings paper on 1.-The Des
Moines Plan of City Government will be
read today.
The paper on 1.-THE Conservation of the
Natural Resources of the State" which
was to have been read yesterday after
noon by j; w: " Whitecotton of Utah
The public is invited to both the fore
noon and afternoon sessions today
Today Will witness the completion of
the organization of the Utah Development
league, the selection of the next meeting
place and the big banquet in the even
ing TO wind up the convention. The BAN
quet will be rendered by the Salt Lake
Commercial club to the visiting delegates
and. with John Dern officiating as toast
master. promises to be a notable affair.
Harry S. Joseph. secretary of the Utah
Mine Operators association, introduced
the following resolution in behalf of that
body:
Be it resolved by this convention of
commercial organizations of Utah that
We protest vigorously against the removal
of or reduction of the present tariff sched-
ule on lead and lead ores and that our
representatives in congress be urged TO
use every endeavor to protect the lead
mining industry of this state.
That copies of this resolution be fOr-l
warded to our representatives at Wash |
ingtOn and to the house committee on |
ways and means
The convention placed itself on record |
by endorsing the resolution bv an unani- |
nous vote. 1t is probable that a .resolu- /
ton along similar lines will be introduced |
by the sheepmen of Utah in today's con- |
vention-