The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-25
FIFTEEN HUNDRED
BEFORE JUNE |
This Is Now the Slogan of the
Commercial Club of Salt
Lake City.
PLAN WILL BRING TWO
DISTINCT ADVANTAGES
To Membership Gain Will BE
Added Intimacy Between Big
Business Firms.

\ new departure, which promises To
ro unusually beneficial TO the CONNER
cial club both In charging the member
shin Of the organization ana IN SiNlhS
hi.Siut IS concerns OF the Guy pett"f rep
yoScntatiou in tho clue. VIII b" hnocr-
taken hy the membership committee,
with the promise OF excellent results.
For this reason a slogan has been adopt
ed which reads; "Flileen Sundrcd Mem
Ders Before June L.
I'm the recent campaign for new mem-
b"rs a number of the big business houses
of the city presented memberships TO
tho heads OF some oi their departments.
with the idea that the men We're worthy
10 become members az tho organ nlzation
and because the concerns desired a
greater representation in the club. II mas
been pointed out ny tho membership
committee. that there are many enter
priSinS young business men connected
with tic large concerns. especially the
banks whose finances VIII not permit
them % become members OF the club.
Bankers on Membership.
4; the present, the heads OF most of
the banks are members of the club.
They arc seldom seen in the clubroorns
on account OF lack OF time and because
many are also members oi other CLUBS OF
the city. AS result. these concerns
are practically unrepresentsd at the oluo.
u fhc scheme suggested by the commit
tee is carried out, II Is felt that there
will be a gain in the membership of the
club and closer intimacy between rep
rcs"ntativcs OF many big frms IL the
city
When lie present campaign was start
ed Tie membership was about 700, ane
the limit OF members was set at 1000,
Whom this limit was reached. however.
many applications were received, which
ulaccd the total membership at almost
Id50. TO accommodate these II was de-
,idcd 10 place the limit al 100 mem
bcrs and TO extend tho timc 10 Dccem-
hor - on December @3 the mem bclShlp
had reached ll20, with many more appli-
cations in sight There being no desire
to debar from membership any compc-
tent business man VINO wished 10 JOIN.
tho limit was raised 10 l2oJ and The
time extended To January /, 1910. BE
of applications had placed the total mem
bcrshlp at 1872. and there was no reason
tu believe that more applications VIII not
be received before the end OF the year.
Recreation Features.
On this account. the new slogan has
been adopted. and il Is now intended 10
make the club the finest organization al
the kind In The west. y proposition Is
under way 10 install bowling alleys in
The basement OF tho new club building,
and other features will be added 10 mako
the club life especially attractive. The
completion Of the beautiful new club
house tho enlargement OF the member
ship. and the extension Of the clubs ac-
tiVlticS all contribute TO place the club
an higher standing i'm the list OF ac-
TIVE CLUBS OF tho country, II Is suggest
cd that. as the organization represents
The city. IL must keep pace with the trc-
mendous development taking place and
The slogan. For n Greater Salt Lake
has been gone one better In the adop-
Cion Of the new call by The membership
committee.