The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-28
BOOSTERS HOLD
GREAT BANQUET 7
Confidence in Future of the City
Keynote of Each
Address.
TOASTS RESPONDED TO
WITH WORDS OF PRAISE
State Capitol Building PROPOSE
ton Given Additional
Impetus.

ing the boosters banquet Of the real
estate dealers Friday night Mt the Com
mercial club Toasts were re ponded TO
with vigorous words oil praise for the
prosperity that keeps Salt Lake one OF
the great cities of the west
Public improvements, the investment
value and prominence Of Salt Lake real
estate the need Of factories ana tne I'M
portanee OF supporting those ,i,aa a1reaay ns
here. the development of the millions oi
acres OF dry and irriga ted farm lands, the
profitable industry represented In fru,'
growing. and the proper metnoa OF aS
Vertising the state were some OF the
topics discussed by the speakers. Not
a speaker appeared but what bore an
optimistic message.
Amid outbursts OF applause freeHlnn
Morningstar proposed toast TO be
drunk. as he said. In that sparkling and
clear and cold champagne from utah's
snow-capped peaks. in these words;
Hon. William Spry. who. by his tlfe-
less effort, is TO give lis n statehouse
commensurate with this great and grow
ing commonwealth at this session Of the
legislature,
Toasts Come Early.
The committee in charge of the ban
quot seemed to have found Hearty sup
port In arranging for the banquet TO be-
sin at o'clock, as many present were
hea rd IN express themselves as glad TO
knew that The loasts would not be given
at late hour. The menu and musical
programme Of the evening were iea-
lures participated in with satisfaction.
George NJ. Cannon. toastmaster OF the
evening. speaking on A State Capitol
and Other improvements" called atten-
ton TO the fact that congress already
by approprating nearly 100000 in state
lands and that the bill now before the
state legislature would provide build
ing commensurate with the Importance
rf fbk Staf ks nrpSileDf ~ 40 Real
Estate association, Mr. Cannon said the
organization should take a broad stand
on all questions OF public improvements
and that the real estate men should SUD
port any just measure looking toward
the improvement OF the city. regard
less OF politics or personal reasons.
The change In administration of the
affairs of Salt Lake which resulted in
the era OF paving. sewers. side walks and
other improvements was blessing. he
said Mr.. Cannon spoke of the impor-
ale city and advocated a llperai poncy.
Factories Are Needed.
In responding to the toast Factories
We Have and How To Increase Their
Number" S, h; Tutue insisted that Salt
ing after these things before they can
be expected 10 come. Prefaclng his re-
marks by saying that most men get what
rs rs coming to them he entered ,oes plea
IN ,hc city for the determined purpose
OF bringing factories large and small to
the city.
He said: The city will be no better
than its citizens2 ii we get factories
by having kickers. then all honor 10 the
kicker. On the other hand, until all our
citizens unite in demanding the things
that count for the material growth OF
the city. we viii never get them. Hon
est and capable men should be elected
in our duty as such, then we may ex
pect to go backward instead of forward.
II We are satisfied to while away our
there is little hope for us ns city"
Mr.. Tuttle pointed out that before in
ducing factories 10 locate In Salt Lake
products OF the factories. and 10 bring
this about there should be n disposition
on the part of the people of the state
to be loyal first to the products of Utah
mills and factories This declared the
speaker. Will be paving the way for the
establishment OF many factories In Salt
Lake.
Carlquist Is Heard.
out great agricultural resources to draw
FROM declared c, II. Carlquist as he
too took xos up the discussion nIS n OF Utshs Or
spoke enthusiastically OF the place Utah
has taken in dry farming. saying il
sh should a,, he matter OF pride to Utahns
average yield Of wheat to the acre. Said
Mr.. Carlquist. There arc SO .9e7. 900
acres In Utah. OF that vast territory
=; -, 100000 acres have been surveyed; OF
acres are under strict cultivation. OF
the surveyed portion. thousands Of acres
arc In the greatest, dry farming districts
In the country and arc waiting for de-
velopment When the development comes
be sure salt Lake will reap the benefit
II is heritage That cannot be taken
away from us. Salt Lake ia recognized
as the one great city standing centrally
located in an area comprising several
states.
DRY. farming is no longer an expert
ment in Utah. Our people should be
alive to the possibilities for development
IN this single industry and lend every
acres to become the homes of a pros
porous people.
Utah orchards have. produced apples
and other fruits second To none in the
United States. and In fruit and land
shows the products of these orchards
ne1sr rso fall to win first place among the
districts OF the country"
Policy of Association
J. L. Perkes secretary OF the Real
Estate association, briefly outlined the
policy OF The. association and gave the
history OF the organization In the nionee,
work OF advertising Salt Lake. a work
which he said largely has been turned
over to the publicity bureau of the Com
Carl Fl. Williams. head of the rsibliclty
bureau of the Commercial club. speaking
on How Best to Advertise. Utah" said
that advertising a state does not consist
IN giving the state notoricty. Utah has
had enough Of the notoriety brand OF
advertising, and il is time TO get busy
and by cooperation let the world under
stand something OF the great resources
we have. and add TO that policy one OF
going after new citizens for the state
He briefly reviewed the work of the
publicity bureau and advised members of
the Real Estate association to give the
bureau hearty support
On the UPGRADE.
Freeman Morningstar. in his toast.
Salt Lake City Real Estate as a Com
modify OF Investment" found ready re-
sponse from members when he declared
tha1 IL there Is ever 10 be any fiuctua
lion In salt Lake real estate IL will he
upward. He gave the history OF tho
gradual Increased values OF many OF the
best properties Of the city, and said that
the person with money to invest need
not so farther than Salt Lake real es
tate either as an investment or a specu-
latton. as either is bound to be satis-
factory.
MANY Of the millionaires OF the conn
try have real estate investments to