The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-14

oi our delegation that we NAV bavo
s an opportunity OF welcoming a SIM
ilar delegation from your CITY In Chi
ea6o In the near future and extend.
lug TO tnem an equally cordial wei.
come during their stay in our city"
EDWARD Clifford of Hornblower G.
weeks, bankers and brokers, Is chair
man OF the delegation, Mr. Wheeler
having been called back to Chicago
at Baker City Speaking In general
oil the tour Mr.. Clifford said:
Our delegation Is composed of forty
business men of Chicago. REPRESENTING
all the leading lines of industry We
are sent out by the Chicago AssocIa.
tion OF Commerce, an Organization
composed of 1000 business Arms. rem.
resenting at a conservative estimate
loOo0 active members. In the last
Tour years it has been the policy Of
our association to send trade eXten.
sion delegations to all the markets
tributary to Chicago. With this tour
we VIII have visited twenty-five states
from the Allegheny mountains on the
east to the Pacific ocean on the west
we are not salesmen; we have no
order blanks or sample cases with us
We are not here to sell goods The
prime object Of this trip is to become
acquainted with the resources and the
business men OF the northwestern and
western states. Ours is a mission of
acquaintance and our chief purpose is
the promotion of good fellowship be-
tween the hustlers Of tho west and
those of Chicago.
We believe it Is to the mutual adj
vantage of each for us to be acouaint-
ed. because there are many things in
which We can help each other to our
mutual advantage. We are interested
In the wonderful development of your
country and have supplied a great
deal OF the capital vita which to de.
yeloD 1t We have looked into tho
possibilities of all the sections visited
and as a result OF this triD we feel
sure that millions more of Chicago
money will be invested In your
projects
1T seems to me the two things most
needed in your territory are people
and money We are sending back re-
ports daily of the wonderful opportu-
mites In this country and we expect
to make full report TO the members
oil the association and urge them to
send their money and their young men
/ out 10 this magnificent country.
we have been most royalty enter
tanned everywhere. / know of no del
egation that ever went out from any
city in the United States and received
such cordial treatment and had such
generous hospitality meted out to it
as our party. The best hospitality is
that which can be repaid in kind On
behalf OF our association 1t affords
me great pleasure to invite the COM
mercial body of your city to return our
visit and allow us the privilege of
| showing you something Of Chicago"
j. c. Harding Of the Springfield Fire
and Marine Insurance company, In Civ.
ing his Impressions of the northwest
ern tour Of the delegation. said:
This is my first trip to the great
northwest and every mile Of the way
has been a revelation. Judging from
the comments Of the other members of
the party, and from my own feelings,
| believe there is scarcely one OF US
| who would not, if circumstances per-
mitted. leave even SO attractive and
our fortunes with the newer and even
more progressive northwest
while our delegation represents a
number Of different industries and pro-
fessions, our individual preferences
and interests have been lost sight of
and become merged in the one CEN
tral idea Of the visit of our party to
this section of the country, namely. to
get acquainted with general conditions
and with the character Of the people
here, with the hope that We may In
time come to be drawn even closer to-
gether In our commercial relations and
be mutually serviceable one to the
other. 1 believe that our object has
been accomplished and that we will
feel as free to call upon the people
of this section as they will to call
upon us.
There is no doubt in my mind that
our trip will be followed up by closer
trade relations, Dy the investment Of
Chicago capital in the exploitation Of
the far west, and the stimulation Of
immigration from our busy center of
young men either with or without cap
ital, who have the virus of industry
in them and are ambitious to make
good"