The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-27
PLANS To REVEAL.
RICHES OF UTAH
Leading Men of State Decide
to Aid Tourists TO Inspect
Great Mines.
WOULD BENEFIT STATE
Many Who Visit City Know
Nothing of Where Wealth
Is Obtained.
WOULD BENEFIT STATE

The necessity OF securing create? favor
able publicity FOR the mining interests OF
Utah was discussed yesterday noon Al
the Comme.cia! club ut one OF the most
enthusiastic committee meetings ever
held by the club. At the meeting yes
terGay were the officers Of the club, the
chairmen of the standing committees OF
the Commercial club the members OF the
Commercial club committee on mines and
mining the members OF the Salt Lake
mining exchange and other prominent
mining men. The meeting followed n
luncheon I'm the gold room OF the Com
mnrCial club.
Among the matters under discussion
were the mining exhibit at the state fair
the collection of a permanent mining eN-
htbt for tho Utah chamber OF commerce
sight seeing excursions 10 various mining
camps road Improvement in various parts
of the state and Utah representation at
the meeting Of the American mining con-
grcss In Chicago next month
Need of Publicity.
President joy H. Johnson OF the Com
mercial club outlined the purpose Of the
meeting. calling attention TO the fact that
the state would be greatly benefited BY
greater publicity concerning its mining IN
tercsts and mineral resources. II. 5. Jo-
seph, director OF the mining exhibit at
the Utah state fair, reported that he
had received generous support toward the
collection OF a permanent mineral cX-
hibt to be shown al the state fair and
later removed for exhibition purposes to
the Utah chamber OF commerce In the
Vermont building. Through the co-opera-
tion OF the Utah Development league. Mn.
Joseph said. he had been greatly assisted
in the collection OF mineral specimens by
commercial organizations In the various
mining districts of the state.
u +. Collett, secretary OF the Manufac-
turers Association of Utah. said plans
were being made hy the Seeing Salt
Lake" company 10 conduct excursions TO
Bingham and possibly 10 Park City during
the tourist season next year. Mr.. Collett
suggested that "A campaign be made TO
induce tourists 10 remain III Salt Lake
more than one day. \ resolution was
adopted requesting the excursions COM
mittee OF The club TO arrange for an en-
cursion Of business men to Bingham and
Garfield over the high line.
Are for Better Roads,
Good roads were discussed and places
was pointed out. The good roads COM
mI,tec OF the club was instructed 10 in
vcstigate the method OF eNpendirg the
state appropriation on road Improvement
and To ascertain whether OF not the
money appropriated by the last )egisla-
ture was being used To- the best adVan-
tage. 4 motion was also adopted provid :
ing that the Commercial club memorial
ize the governor and tho state road com
mission that In case the Davis county Of
ficials persisted I'm thcirrcfusal 10 comply
with the provisions OF the law respecting
the employment of convicts on the high
ways the road commission take steps 10
enforce them 10 comply with the provis-
ions OF the law.
President Johnson announced that a
general membership meeting of the club
would be called In about thre weeks and
that aI the meeting the subjects 10 be
discussed would he good roads a brigade
post at Fort Douglas and the prevention
OF the removal OF telephone headquarters
from Salt Lake city.
John Dern. president OF the American
mining congress. urged Il full Utah rep
resentation at the next meeting Of the
congress at Chicago the latter part Of
next month.