The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-21
Collett Urges Every County to
Make Display in Commerce
Chamber.
SEEKS TO GET ADVANTAGE
OF THE TOURIST TRAFFIC
Points Out That Such Exhibits
Are Cheapest but Best
Advertisement.

New life is being put into the chamber
OF commerce exhibit In tho VeImont
building and a campaign has been started
that Will end. it Is believed by doubling
the number Of exhibits and increasing
the interest throughout Utah among the
counties In giving attention to the re-
sources of the state.
The passage of the law authorizing
county commissioners to set aside certain
lunos for advertising and promotion has
started in motion a general movement
10 utilize the chamber of commerce un-
aer tne management OF the Manufac-
turers association as one method OF ac-
VeTtising the respective communities.
In order to start the campaign, which
wili be followed by personal efforts. d,
r. Co!lett secretary OF the Manufac-
turers association, has sent out letters
TO the boards OF county commissioners
and the heads OF commercial bodies in
an counties not represented In the cham
In new exhibits Will be followed closely
In order to get the advantage of the
tourist travel now coming west and 70
get ready for the first week OF April,
when thousands OF visitors viii be in the
city for conference, the pure food and
Industrial exposition and the aviation
meet.
Urge Counties to Exhibit.
Tho counties will be urged 20 get ex-
hioits up as soon as possible. the com
Ing OF great crowds next month being
used as an argument. In the past week
or two the Nephi Commercial club has
received about thirty inquiries from per-
sons who saw the exhibit from Nephi at
the chamber of commerce while: on their
way west. taking advantage OF stop
over in Salt Lake.
The advantages to be gained in main
tanning permanent exhibits in the Yer
mont building are pointed out in the
wo.k OF the association in creating inter
est in the exhibit,
The letters sent out TO the commission
ers and others contain advice as TO the
value OF the exhibit and the manner in
which 1t can be placed. The letter says
in part:
"As your county is not represented in
the Vermont building exhibit of Utah s
resources and Industries. we again call
Your attention to this matter, We be-
lleve that you appreciate the necessity
OF letting the world know o. the unriv-
aled opportunities ahounding in the sew
eral counties Of our state for capitalist
or homesecker. The fact that you are
Inconvenience In placing an exhibit
owing 10 distance may account for the
delay. Let us help you. Send In speci-
mems OF farm, orchard, garden, mine, mill
or factory, and they viii be arranged for
you. il it is necessary to process fruits
or vegetables, this Will be done at actual
cost 10 you.
Good, Cheap Advertising.
This exhibit will prove TO be the
best and cheapest advertising you can
possibly undertake for your county Do
not let the opportunity pass
Calls are coming in more frequent at
this time for floor space at the chamber
Of commerce and there is hopes that
instead OF five counties being represented
before summer all the twenty-seve
counties OF the state VIII have credtabIc
exhibits In place.