The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-13
SUCCESS CROWNS
NOTABLE EFFORT
Splendid Work of the y. NJ. c.
A. to Go Forward I'm
hindered.
MONEY NEEDED TO SAVE
BUILDING Is SECURED
Outcome Is Tribute to Hustllng
PrOcIiyities of Some Salt
LakerS.

the Y. NJ. u "a, II II ulu upL ''""N
actlv in blaze of glory, at least bore
all the earmarks Of success, for OF inc
Sl50.000 which it was proposed TO raise
for the payment of the debt hanging
over the y. NJ. G.. 4 buildings, SIS: :
9l6.a7 was actually subscribed by y
clock Wednesday evening, ana the rc'
mander has been guaranteed.
The campaign has been a notaplc
ono in many ways, and has demon.
strated above al things the ability OIL
the business men Of Salt Lake CITY to
secure ANYTHING they go after. ana 10
accomplish any undertaking to winch
they devote their attention. The cam
paign has demonstrated also the IN
ierest of the citizens OF the city IN me
c. A.. and has shown that they arc
willing TO give themselvcc and their
possessions 10 sustain the organization
iu order that the splendid work winch
is being done by that organization may
he continued.
Reports of The committeeman glNcn
every day ut the luncheons have shown
that tho people were willing to con-
tribute to the fund in every way posi-,
bic. and these contributions, many OF
Them. have come from tho earnings OIL
people who received often but small
amounts as a reward for their daily
labor.
Rich Men Generous.
The rich men have been generous
also. aud many of the gifts, reported
reach the sum of $4,000. The names
of Samuel NcwhOusc, NJ. u; Walker.
W y Mccormick Albert Fisher, John
Dcrn, w. w Armstrong, w. V. Rice
and long list Of others, who gave
large sums. form roll of honor which
will be pointed to by the Young men
who are growing mp under the care OF
the Y. NJ. G. A. and arc learning there
10 be good citizeus.
Great thanks are due to the officers
OF the Commercial club, who have STOOD
behind the movement, and especially
10 p. j. Moran, the chairman OF the
general committee, to whose energy and
perseverance much of the success of the
undertaking is due
The beginning of the end came at the
last daily luncheon on Wednesday Mt
1870, when the members OF the dif'
fereut committees gathered to report tho
progress made and to arrange plans Tor
thc afternoon campaign. Reports
showed tho total amount OF money
rniscd up TO that time was about
$4,000.
Luncheon Is Lively.
IL was the liveliest luncheon that the
canvassors ever sat down TO. Joseph
Iippman aud +. o Howard brought
the enthusiasm TO white heat by their
efforts 10 put their respective teams
first in the running, Howard made 1t
an issue when he announced S133l, and
practically dcficd Lippnan to do bet.
fer. Lippmau did better. He Increased
his personal contribution by $50. making
his sunad S record for the day $13o0.
Then Howard followed suit, bringing
his mark up 10 1881. Cries for Lipp-
man TO raise Howard brought out this
TN
cheers:
.'Whcn T started in this campaign If
was not 10 get the moral sup port of
Salt Lake CITY for the y. NJ, c. A., but
to get the dollars. 7 have got the dol.
lars Of Mr.. Howard. for which MI
Howard has my hcartiest thanks.
". G. Coulson asked that what Lipp'
man lacked 10 put him on equal terms
with Mr.. Howard be taken from tho
account Of the Coulson squad. This was
done. and then the question arose as
fo which was entitled to the flowers,
which 90 TO The winners daily. The
matter was compromised by giving the
bouquet 10 ''Parson' Slnpkin.
How SIX Cinnamon gave So to tbo
day. J.. W. Hornung told the story.
Along with il went George d. Adlcr's
story of au old negro orange peddler
who gave Sl-"A All All kin afford,
boss In the same class, too, was
the tale Of Hop Lo, who gave So, say
ing: "Me give III. NJ: c. A. Yes, mr
give. FL dollah. Money ready AM
time
Praise for Givers.
Praise for the givers came from the
lips of almost every captain. r. T..
jennings was exceedingly grateful 10
the employees Of the city and county
building, Especially considering the
people who are there which he cX-
planned after the shout OF laughter
which greeted his remarks. meant that
they had been exceedingly generous
considering the political demand made
upon them.
Raymond and King lauded the street
car men to the skies. Members Of
their squads visited the car barns at
daylight and found the motormen and
conductors only too willing TO contrib
ute out of their wages of $45 and so
month Spencer told of how twenty
men, professors in the l.. D. s. college,
gave nearly 500. and of how tho won
cn were Fpecved" because they were
not asked TO give.
r. w. Daynes paid his respects TO
John S: Cricthlow and James Ingebret-
sen for overlooking a 500 donation
from the Dcscrct News Mr.. Dayncs
said that. although it was outside of
MS territory ne IooR ln0 money De-
cansc 1t was thrust upon him.
Mr. HornuDg told of being pursued
down Il hall in an Office building by two
stenographers. who insisted upon Civ
ing $50 each.
so it went all through the luncheon
story after story Of some sefdenial
on the part of the workers that tho Y,
NJ. C.. y. fund might reach the required
Sl5G.000
Parson Simpkin put every one in a
good humor with AN enthusiastic speech
which he spoke i'll part az follows:
Parson Simpkins Speech.
~ need say very little more than
this Salt Lake City always has made
good whatever it tackled And it will
make good in this case.
~ don Z woudcr that some felt aux-
Ious a week ago 1t was a stupeudous
undertaking, But / felt clear down to
my toes that you would make good
You see knew Salt Lake City business
men and Salt Lake City grit and Salt
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