The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-06
EPOCH IN AFFAIRS OF
SPLENDID ORGANIZATION
Continued From Page Two,

must rely for the accomplishment of its
purposes upon the creation OF public
sentiment. 1t cannot force a city council,
a state Legislature, q railroad or an in
'ilNidual 10 do what il wants done by
legal processes. but 1t must exercise di-
plornacy and publicity; Il must appeal TO
Hidual and community interest In order
- reach It's objects. That it must fire.
Gucn1y fall 10 reach those objects, how
ever worthy they may be- Is therefore
ing repeated failure II keeps on trying
should go to the credit side ot its ac-
count.
Work Particularized
The above is. Of course, largely gem
craliZatlon and I want now TO psrticu-
larize concerning the work of this club
1f | should attempt To recite every
thing the club has attempted 20 do In
the seven and half years of It's ex-
lstence. ! would fill volume too large
Tor your ready pcrusal. II [ should at
tempt to relate In detail all it has done
Tor The advancement OF this city, this
state and this lntcrmountain west |
would become tedious and YOU would
grow weary long before you had reached
In" end of the story. I am, however
well within the facts when ] say that
the fun history OF this state could not
ho written without frequent and favor
able reference 10 the work OF this or
truth OF this statement he does It either
through thougbtlessness. ignorance or ma
lcIousness
do YOU remember the great freight!
unccasing work? That was pronounced
by railroad mon rs being the greatest
concession ever wrung from railroad
company by Il western commercial or
ganization in a generation.
do You remember that while II was
yet young and had not reached tenth
OF us present Influence It raised $50 oGo
weeks after the board &C EDUCATION hsd
abandoned the ncld?
Welcome to ANGELS
DO you remember the splendid enter
fan,nent II gave for FIVE days 10 325 OF
Toe most prominent business men OF Los
Angeles a result Of which many hun
dred thousand dollars of California capl-
tai was invested here and the industrial
and social relations OF the two cities were
You may not rem Q Der that remark
BILE event, but the peu.Jlc of Los Angeles
do. and YOU VIII find among the club s
possessions a beautiful loving cup bear
ing the following Inscription:
" The Los Angeles Chamber OF Com
fncrce presents this token OF good fellow
ship 10 the Commercial club Of Salt Lake
CITY in remembrance OF It's unbounded
hospitality. june. l905-
'iDo you remember the See America
First movement which origina led with
ana was fathcred by this club According
TO the greatest railway me min the world.
that movement brought favorable adyer-
Using of the " est generally ana thlS clty
in particular. that could NOT nave been
secured by an expenditure or 100000 In
cash.
''Do YOU remember that the club raised
$4,000 TO aid the city OF Ogden in the en-
tertainment Of the eleventh national irri-
cation congress. the most successful
meeting that great organization ever held
DO YOU know that All expression OF its
appreciation Of thar aid, the congress pre-
seuted tho club with $1,000 OH painting
OF President Roosevelt You can see the
picture on the. walls of your dining room,
"Who raised the money for the states