The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-11
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much more to be done in the immediate
Secretary Reynolds read the official call
for the convention at the conclusion OF
Governor Cutters speech. Mayor John s.
Bransford was then introduced ana TN
dered the welcome Of the city OF Salt
Lake to the visiting delegates
The speech of Mayor Bransford was:
Il believe that Salt Lake hardly yet
realizes fully her responsibilities as the
metropolis of the whole state. What is
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 peO-
pie. and the city is fast taking on its
cosmopolitan character.
Il think most of the ill-timed criticism
of the administration would not be voiced
If people knew more of the problems to
be encountered. / am strong believer
in good. clean streets, beautified wher-
ever practicable, and parked.
Il am a believer in a main state high
way, and think it will benefit every sec
ton of the state through which it passes,
as well as the state a whole. have
talked with highway builders in every part
of California about means of building
highways. and believe in a well-rounded
road with cutters, or bitches, at each slde,
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.
The spirit of knocking has grown to
a considerable extent and it has cost the
state much. For instance, each section
of Utah is boosting for that section alone
and knocking other sections TO greater
or lesser extent. This is what must be
eliminated before the interests of the
state can be advanced in their full force.
1t should be the sense of this new organ
izatiOn, therefore, to put broad-minded
/ boosters in as Officers"
Mayor Bransford further decried the
spirit of sectionalism, which. he said, is
hampering the growth Of the state He.
urged that all enmity or jealousy be-
tween counties. cities or towns should be
killed and all people of all communities
should pull together for the good of all
for the state and concluded with a talk
on civic affairs in THIS city.
To Unite Strength of State.
President Halloran's address of welcome
on behalf of the Salt Lake Commercial
club was next on the program. He said:
The official call for this meeting which
you have just heard will acquant you
generally with the reasons why the Com
mercial club of Salt Lake City deems the
time has come for concerted action in the
general care of the interest of tUah as a
whole. II has often been unfortunately
stated. and always, L think, without a
shadow of reason, that Salt Lakes in
terests are the subjects of it's own selfish
endeavor, and that there is no inherent
purpose here to advance the interests of
seems TO me to be ridiculous.
If Utah does not grow in population
and IN wealth. certainly Salt Lake can
not hope to realize the destiny of great
ness which all predict for her. If there
has been anything lacking for Utah's
progress, il has been a want of senti-
ment and of action in the promoting by
intelligent and well-tried means. the
growth Of the state. We have been too
persistent in promoting the. growth Of
localities, and too Indifferent to the weav-
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alizing this. and believing the time has
come for the people OF Utah to unite
their strength and pull together for the
making of great state, this meeting
was called"
President Halloran prefaced his speech
by telling of the Commercial clubs new
home. row in the course of erection. 1t
WILL when completed, he said, be the only
Commercial club home in the United
States that will be built, used and owned
exclusively by commercial club. The
which il will stand, he said. will make
this club the richest in the world in
property ownership
William E White of Piute county de-
livered the response to the addresses of
welcome in behalf of the out-of-town DEL
egates. He made a lively address for CO.
operation and denounced Salt Lake min
ing men for knocking the mining in
duStry in other counties that they might
benefit by it. He said. in part:
Join hands and hearts for Utah by de-
knocking the Piute mining country.
Colorado is a pigmy in mineral wealth
compared to Utah. and this mineral
wealth will yet make Denver look like
village in comparison to Salt Lake. We're
here to care for our own-to build UP
our state We have no room for the man
who. dwelling among us. has no faith in
us. Let him go hence, and go quickly"
Retailers Are Barred.
Organization was then taken up and
the committee on credentials was the
first to be appointed The men chosen tod
serve on it were Harry. S. Joseph of Salt
Lake City; William Marks of Tooele
county. C c. Griggs of Juab county, John
Parry OF Iron county and Fred Mitchell /
of Cache county.
day of the convention was the dispute /
which arose over the proposition 10 ad- !
nit four men. who represented organiza- |
lions of butchers and grocers and re- |
delegates to the sessions The four men /
were Herbert HOrsley. Stephen Hail
stone. l. c. Moore and F. W. Middleton.
The dispute was threshed out in lively 1
debate. and il was finally voted to reject /
the four men as duly accredited dele
gates, though they were admitted. per-
sonally, as delegates at large The reason
for their rejection was that the associa-
tions which they represented were not
public associations working for the good |
of the state
Governor Cutler Mayor Bransford and
B. H. Roberts were voted into the new
organization as honorary members by |
the credentials committee. The conven-
ton Endorsed the move with hearty
cheers. The forenoon session then ad-
journed until 2:15 o'clock.
SPEECHES AROUSE DISCUSSION.
Two additional papers of interest were
read in the afternoon session. and more
were chosen to perfect the