The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-26
OUTLINE WORK
FOR THE YEAR
Commercial Club Committees
Are Preparing to Make
Record.
CHAIRMEN ENTHUSIASTIC
OVER THE PROSPECTS
Great Results Are Promised
Along the Line of
EndeayOr.

OF the various committees of the club
Tuesday was one OF enthusiasm and
profit. The meeting was called by JOY
Fl. Johnson. president OF the club. In a
short talk before the clIairmcu of the
committees Mr., Johnson impressed upon
them the tasks cut out for the CONNER
cial club for 1911 and called for reports
Of plans the chaIrmcn have worked out
Dor committee work. The meeting, ac-
cordiDg to President johnson and Secre-
tary Caine, WAS OF unusual benefit Ia the
cheirmcn, as II permitted an exchange OF
plans and set each chairman 10 work to
see that his committee does little bet
ter work than the other fellows commit
tee
Following the address by President
johnson the committee OF chairmcn or
EaniZed by electinG f. Is Stephens chair
man and George Y Wallace vice chair
man. to serve through the year. The diff
ierent chairmen then told of their plans
for the year
To Encourage Artists.
Ledyard NJ. Bailey chairman of the
committee on art and literature, reported
that the young artists Of Utah are TO be
encouraged by an invitation 10 place
their work on exhibit in the Commercial
club building for the purpose of giving
the public opportunity TO see the prog
ress that is being made in this work in
the state
One of the most enthusiastic reports
given was that of Professor l.. 4. Merrill.
chairman OF the dry, farming committee
his committee TO aid I'm locating settlers
on the right kind OF farms. This will be
undertaken because OF the fact that many
settlers coming in may locate on land
that Is not adapted 20 dry farming. thus
undoing the good work that is being done
10 bring settlers to Utah for this particu-
set 10 work at once. according TO Profess
sor Merrill. TO land the 1912 Dry Farming
largest and most important gatherings
now open for place TO hold the 1912
meeting.
Committee Will Hustle.
Professor Merrill will train the guns
of his committee on this big gathering
scene OF dry farming experiments that
really proved TO the world that land will
produce crops with little moisture II the
proper care is taken TO husband the
moisture. Dry farming in Utah is de-
serving, according to Professor Merrill.
of recognition il for no other reason than
that In Utah dry farming Is beyond the
experimental stage and that the national
congress In meeting here could offer
telligent training in this industry. Pro-
fessor Merrill offered his services and
that OF his committee to the publicity
bureau OF The Commercial club in the
preparation of pamphlets or other pub
licity work.
D II. Christensen. chairman of the
committee on education. reported that
his committee would be presented with
plans for work soon and that he will be
able 10 report better progress at the
next regular meeting two weeks hence.
At that time Mr., Christensen will read
a paper on the educational work that
is open for the Commercial club com
mittec.
In all probability the committee on
excursions according to the report OF
T. j; o,Brien, chairman. will arrange
for the business men Of Salt Lake to
visit Idaho towns some time this sum
mer. This committee last year arranged
an excursion 10 a number OF Utah towns.
t1,, Nf, at l-
OF houses Into Idaho seems to be meet
ing With favor among the business men.
This committee will be able to report
progress at an early meeting
Will Help Baseball
Dennis ]. Murphy. chairman of the
stunts, reported that his committee is
working now on a programme for the
committee will do all in its power TO
further league baseball In Salt Lake this
year. The committee on fish and game
through the chairman. George d Alder.
is now looking to the enforcement of the
game laws. especially the law providing
that irrigation bitches be screened where
vent hsh from being carried through the
ditches into irrigated fields 10 perish.
The committee, according to Mr.. Alder.
was active In doing all IL could TO keep
unjust game and fish laws from passage
at the last session OF the legislature.
That Improvement of roads near Salt
Toads committee was the report made
by S. D, Evans. chairman of that com
mfttee. He spoke Of recent meetings OF
his committee that have resulted I'm a
strong movement toward systematic work
IN pudding puRlie iS ROADS this @ year This
on the roads near the city.
Laws and Legislation.
work for the committee on laws and
legislation. William NJ. Bradley. chair
man. had good report. He said that
other committees Since the last meet
ing OF the chairmen. the Salt Lake Bar
association has secured the next con-
venton of the attorneys general of the
United states. II appears that A. S.
Barnes. attorney general OF Utah, quietly
convention assured The convention Will
be held this coming June and will bring
visitors ,,e from, from exery @ state and territory
itors Will be the most eminent jurists
"oTd line insurance companies through
mlttee." said Joseph MeltGer. chairman
of that committee. will begin to invest
more OF their earnings in Utah just as
fast as good securities arc offered. 1t
Will be the endeavor of this committee
TO Increase the Investments of these COM
panies In Utah this year many times over
what WAS LEFT In the state last year"
concluded Mr.. MeItzer.
At the next meeting Of The chairmen.
JONI w. BENNETT. chairman OF the COM
mfttee on manufactures. will he able to
report on some work his committee Is
considerinG. that will be a help in the
growth OF the city Thomas f. Whitley
chairman of the committee on new in
dustries. made q similar report Last
wear these TWO committees acted as one.
This year they will act in harmony and
assist each other
Will Welcome Strangers.
strangers in Salt Lake will he made
welcome this year AS as they
enter our gates the committee on public
entertainment will see that they see Salt
Lake as it is. This committee has big
hopes OF doing good work for Salt Lake
this year said Wcsey Z. King. chair
man.
Interurban traction lines will be the
work the committee public utilities
will undertake this year. was the report
OF h. F. Holmes. chairman OF the COM
mttee. The committee will lay plans TO