The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-27
COLON|STS
UTAH
Commercial Club and the De-
yelOpment League De-
serve Credit.
STATES ADVANTAGES
ARE FULLY ADVERTISED
Growth and Upbuilding of This
Section Due TO Concerted
Efforts.

with the announcement yesterday that
negotiations had been practically closed
whereby the Jewish Agricultural and
Colonial association of Philadelphia ex-
poets to take tract OF approximately
0000 acres In the piute project for the
colonization OF several hundred families.
reports were filed showing the part played
In the promising negotiations by the Com .
mcrcial club publicity bureau and the
Utah Development league, The reports
not only show TO whom credit is due for
bringing the representatives OF the Jew
lsh association 10 Utah, but demonstrate
what the Commercial club and the state
development league are doing toward the
growth ana upbuilding Of Utah
The matter was first brought TO the
attention OF the Commercial club pub
llcity bureau by Samuel Newhouse on
April % 1911, On that day the. Utah
10 all commercial clubs of the state.
firms. individuals and others, who were
oniZation tracts to offer, Governor VIII
matter on April &c and he at once cx-
tended formal letter of invitation to
the Jewish association 10 come TO Utah.
Bureau Gets Busy.
On April % the publicity bureau wrote
TO DR.. ]. A. Widtsoe. president of the
sition and asking for a letter stating the
extent OF assistance and cooperation
that might be expected from the Agrlcul-
turai college in case these coionists were
induced 10 locate In Utah. On May Q
DIR. Wldtsoe replied. outlining the facli-
ties OF the Agricultural college for fur
nishing such assistance and giving assur-
ance of hearty and practical co-opera tion.
On April 25 the formal Invitation OF the
Salt Lake Commercial club was forward
ed to the president of the association at
Philadelphia, and on April Is the formal
invitation of the Utah league was for
warded
Isaac Landman, president Of the Jew
ish association, advised the Commercial
respondence had been forwarded TO BEN
jamin Brown and others OF the assocla-
ton, who were then in New Mexico, con-
sidering offers Of free land In In that terri terri
ing them. however. not TO accept any
from the territory OF New
Mexico until they have been in Utah and
Commercial club and Utah Development
league have in mind"
Meetings Are Held
meeting Of Mr.. Brown. representing
the association Governor Spry. Samuel
Newhouse, President Joy II. Johnson and
Secretary Joseph z: Caine, was held
which included the members OF the state
land board. at which numerous PROPOSE
tlons gathered in definite form by the
Commercial club publicity bureau were
presented and considered. Mr.. Brown
was subsequently accompanied through
the Piute prospect by w. d, Candland.
president OF the state .nnd board
Continual communication with the a1so-
citation at Philadelphia followed with the
result that the association decided TO
send It's representatives to Salt Lake with
a view towards closing contracts.
According TO representatives OF the as
ISOLATION. 5000 or more acres OF land will
be secured upon which it is proposed to
settle between 200 and 300 families of
Jewish farmers from New Jersey, Penn
sylvania and New York,