The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-23
CONVENTION To
Be BIC AFF AIR
Warm Welcome Awaits AttOr-
neys General, Who Will
Meet in Zion.
OFFICIAL PROGRAMME
is BEING PREPARED
Committee Is Now Planning In
teresting Side Trips for
the Visitors.

State Bar ASSOCIATION and the attorney
Teneral's Office. elaborate preparations
,re being made for the big annual CON
vention OF the National Association of
Attorneys General. which will be held
in this city June 2l, 30 and %. Inc
arrangements under way and the spirit
with which those in charge are working
indicate that the gathering will be one
of the most successful OF It's kind In
wears. and one of special note and I'M
portance in the public eye of the ma
ton.
While the official programme and ar
raneements are directly III the hands OF
the executive committee of the asso
citation. consisting of Attorneys Gen
eral Charles West of Oklahoma, presl-
Ient; George +. Simpson of Minnesota,
secretary. John s. Dawson of Kansas,
and Albert r. Barnes of Utah, Salt
Lake s interest and the part her clt,-
zens viii play in making the conven-
ion memorable event have been
given into the hands OF q committee
headed bv Attorney General Barnes,
his assistant, George 6. Buckle; Wes-
ley King of the public entertainment
committee of the Commercial club, and
sociation.
Ever since May 81. last, when the
convention at ST Paul. Mimi, unanl-
mously voted for salt Lake as the
place for its next annual gathering: AT.
torney General Barnes. who was largely
instrumental in swinging the tide lu
Salt Lake S favor. has been actively en-
gagged with both officers OF the asso-
citation and local public-spirited men,
LAYING careful plans for celebration
anG convention whereby Salt Lake and
Utah wouiu make full profit of the op.
poriunlty TO spread wide knowledge
OF the advantages and resources of the
community and give the noted visitors
real taste of genuine western hos
pitality.
Success Is Assured.
These plans are now beginning to ma
terialize and although the complete
itinerary personnel and programme
have not vet been completed, those in
charge have drawn up a synopsis which
in itself forecasts gathering rife with
successful features and advantages not
only TO the visiting officials, but the
stare of Utah
A present the local COMMITTEES is de
liberating upon the selection of suit
able convention hall. Attorney General
Barnes said yesterday that rne choice
rested between the Hotel Utah. the
City anil County building and the Fed
eral building. with the odds in favor
of the new hotel, providing satisfactory
arrangements can be made with tine
management
"Wc aim to make the event one
long to be remembered by the visit
ing attorneys general and the citizens
OF the community said Attorney
General Barnes yesterday. 1.-The pro-
gramme of subjects to be weighed be-
fore the convention is now in the hands
of Secretary George T. Simpson, at
torney general OF Minnesota. who has
notified me that he has almost com
pleted his work and will forward full
details at an early date.
''Just what matters will be discussed
/ am ln2ble to say at present. bat they
will be of nature calculated to
assist the attorneys general OF the
different states in executing their
various duties on broad cooperative
plan. State reports and official out
lines of the work done by the different
attorneys general and their working
forces will be exchanged, as in the
past, 10 the mutual advantage Of all.
Intention Of Committee.
cit is the prime intention of the
local committee to carry on an ener
getic publicity campaign in connection
with the convention We believe that
there are few officials of outside states
TO say nothing of the public al
large. who fully realize the natura
resources and advantages of Utah. oil
the rare opportunities presented here
and we mean TO make the gathering
serve double purpose in import and
publicity
According 70 an announcement by
the local committee yesterday, the con
vention will not only include attorney.
general and their wives, but also as
sistant attorneys general and deputies
which will make the attendance at Sail
Lake greater than at any previou.
gathering Of the association
Following the first days sessions. i
was said, the delegates will make al
excursion TO Bingham canyon, unde.
the auspices of the Utah Copper com
pany, which has placed itself at th
disposal of the convention in the mat
ter of transportation and entertain
nent The committee is confident tha
this feature in itself will prove O.
vast Importance to the visitors in th,
matter of acquiring a better knowl
edge Of the mining industry of tn
state and her richness in minerals
saltair on Itinerary.
The same night, unless the pro
gramme Is altered. the delegates will
go in a body to Saltalro where an AZ
propriatc programme will be carrie
out preceding a banquet and ball
According TO present arrangements
June % will be given over largely t
sightseei trip through the cit
and vicinity in automobiles TO b
furnished by the State Bar association
following which a banquet will b
given at the Commercial club, unde
the auspices of its members, the com
mittee in charge and state officials.
Attorney General Barnes said ye.
terday that if necessary the conventio
period would be extended few day
in order to give both local citizens an
visiting delegates an opportunity I
make the most of the occasion. Th
full programme of the convention an
the matters TO be considered is e7
peeted to arrive from Secretary SimI
son any day
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