The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-28
Smell. TER TOWN
STILL BOOMING
Murray Commercial Club Is Do
ing Some Very Efficient
Wcrk.
NOW IN NEW HOME
ON POPLAR STREET
Industries Continue to Come in,
and Future of City Is
Assured.

The Murray Commercial club is now
housed in the new quarters on Poplar
street and Second avenue in Murray.
The building now occupied by the club
was formerly used as the Elm hotel.
Since the taking over of the property
by the committee, the headquarters have
been completely overhauled, both in.
side and out, and Just now the place pre-
sents an extremely attractive appear
ance. More than eighteen rooms have
been fitted up. while several are en-
suite, A number of these are now
being used by club members The low
CT floor contains parlors, reading room
and amusement hall A cafe also has
been installed.
more than four months ago at mass
meeting at which were large number
Of the Influential and prominent citI-
zeus and business men Of the town. 1t
is wide awake organization and is al
ways on hand with boost for oppor-
tunities. It's accomplishments are al
ready great. The large canning factory
which is now a reality, was brought
there largely through the Commercial
club, The construction of 81 100000
fire clay and tile mill will be a realiza.
tion another season and was induced
to build at Murray by boosters of the
club. James w. McHenry is president.
and ]. l.. Brown, secretary. The mem
bership is all that can be asked for.
more than 200 hustlers being enrolled
in the association at this time.
To Have Big Exhibit.
That the city of Murray is to have
an exhibit in the Vermont building is
now practically assured. Arrangements
for the exhibit. which is to put before
the public products of the various in.
dustries at Murray. have been under
way for some time. The Commercial
club. the prime movers toward future ad
vancement at the little city, has placed
the matter before the city council and
they. together with a big majority of
such an exhibit be placed as soon as
possible. President James M, McHenry
of the Commercial club Is now complet-
ing negotiations with owners and man
ayers OF the new distillery, canning fac.
torv and fire clay plant. and it is said
that each individual approached has sig
ni6cd a willingness TO assist. Mayor
BentZ and others at Murray are elated
over the fact that an opportunity has
been given the town to put on display
some OF its chief assets in the way of
industrial products.
Work on Distillery
Progress continues TO be made upon
the new distillery to manufacture
whisky from Utah rye. and which is
the latest industry to be added to the
list of recent plants at Murray. The
plant when completed will be one of
the largest distilleries in the west. Be
fore MANY months it is promised there
will be 10000 gallons OF whisky in the
process of making The new distillery
is being financed by William Applegate,
Camdon Riley of Owensboro. XIV. i.
Roberts Of Chicago and some prominent
Kentucky experts, and will include, be-
side the whisky plant, a factory for
the manufacture of vinegar and starch.
The proposition is one of the largest
undertakings in manufacturing line
started in the state in some time. Close
TO 100000 is involved in the building
and the machinery. The factory when
in operation Will employ about seventy
five men and will increase the force
from time 10 time as the business Of
the company expands. 1t is said that
when everything gets in good work
ing order there will be close to l50 men
at work,
The choosing of the site in Murray
was the result of the efforts of J. W.
McHepry. president of the Commercial
tives of the whisky company several
select one The plant will cover about