The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-07

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1t is improbable that the iron and steel
plant IN Louisville. Ky, which John L.
Jones of waukesha. Wis, proposes to
move to Salt Lake. will be brought here.
Joseph A. Silver of the Silver Bros. Iron
Works company, who inspected the plant
as an expert representing the Commercial
club, the Manufacturers and Merchants
association and the Real Estate associa-
ton. returned from his trip yesterday aft
ernoon and will report today to w. J. Hal
loran, president OF the Commercial club:
George s. McAllister. president of the
Manufacturers and Merchants associa-
ton. and Edward +. Colborn, president
of the Salt Lake Real Estate association.
His report. II is understood. VIII be I'M
favorable to Mr.. Jones project.
Mr.. Jones wanted the business men of
Salt Lake TO assist In financing a COM
pany TO pay $4,000 for the Louisville
plant and start an iron and steel indus
try here.
Mr.. Silver and Lon ]. Haddock, secre-
tary of the Manufacturers and Merchants
IN Salt Lake about 900 o'clock yesterday
afternoon from Denver. Mr.. Silver was
reticent about the result Of his trip.
Before discussing what l saw" said
he, II wish to make my report to Mr..
Halloran and the others interested"
Mr.. Silver was asked about the report
from Louisville that he was not favor
ably impressed with the plant there.
A Hfa.WTff 10
saw some up-to-date plants. We also saw
some plants that We're not up 10 date.
But would prefer to make my report be-
fore discussing the merits OF the vari-
Gus plants examined
Failed to Get kilograms.
Messrs. Silver and Haddock did not get
the kilograms from George 5. McAlllster,
president OF the NJ. & NJ. association.
asking that they visit Des Moines and
investigate municipal government under
the new plan and that they make an in
quiry into merchants licenses in other cit
les.
''As we did not get Mr.. McAllister's mes
sages." said Lon ]. Haddock. I'VE did
not visit Des MOines on our way back
] am sorry, as the Des Moines plan of
city government would have been an in
teresting subject of inquiry. But | made
some investigation into the license prob
lem. M.rchants are not compelled to pay
licenses in Chicago or Denver, but man
MY observations in other cities con-
WINGED me that Salt Lake has much the
advantage In the matter of commercial or
CARNATIONS. No other city has body
quite like our own Commercial club. 9th
or cities have strong organizations. but 1
doubt that they are as thoroughly rep
resentative of all interests, working har-
moniously together, as the Salt Lake Com
mercial club.
"Rut we need more concerted effort to
bring settlers into the territory in which
Salt Lake Is the business and banking Gen.
ter The prosperity of our industries. pres
ent and future. depend upon the growth OF
the surrounding districts.
Il think that what we have overlooked
in the past has been due TO the rush of
progress here. We have had too many
things TO look after. In other places they
have worked with more attention to some
details because there was less of this
rapid growth which we see in Salt Lake
and Salt Lakes territory.
Denver Invites Settlers.
Denver, which has not hundredth
part OF the natural resources in its ter
ritory that Salt Lake can claim. is max
ing a strong bid for settlers. They are
streaming into that city every day These
people ought to come to Utah, where the
possibilities for the young man of brains
and energy are greater They would come
II added efforts were made 10 bring them
here we ought to send "A commission to
Chicago In the fall. when the movement
OF homeSeekers begins. to bring TO the at
tention of those starting west the advan-
tages OF the district around Salt Lake.
ain the cities we visited ! found that
great attention is being paid to efforts
10 make the cities beautiful and attrac-
tive 10 newcomers. Denver has fourteen
marks one OF them covering 4S0 acres.
Salt Lake should open more parks. The
Ensign park would be a good beginning.
but we want parks In all sections. As
the city grows the need of these parks will
apparent
LAS the city spreads out the opening
of the proposed park below Liberty park
will be an important move.
Zone thir I'm Louisville which i'm
pressed me was the extreme courtesy OF
The people there. If a man, in passing
through the streets brushed against the
arm OF a woman. he would raise his hat
and apologize IL was a pleasant thing
10 see-this courtesy and gentle bearing
prevailing in large city.
ssIn Chicago much interest was manifest
ed in the progress that Is being made In
salt Lake | found that all the business
men met had good impression OF this
Mr.. Haddock was asked by the Chi
caeo Association OF Commerce to write
an article concerning Salt Lake for a
magazine which the association issues at
intervals
The Manufa cturers' association of Den
yer Is soon to make a trip through the
west. A stop will be made at Salt Lake
so that business men here may join the
Denver party, and then the excursion
train will go on TO California.
While away Messrs. Haddock and Silver
visited Chicago, Joliet. Denver. Louisville
and other cities. Iron and steel plants
were inspected in all these places.