The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-13
COMMERCIAL CLUB
TO LEAD BOOSTING
Board of Governors viii Take
Initiative in Celebration of
Utah Development Day.
STATEWIDE MOVEMENT
Big Mass Meeting Will Be
Held April IS; Commit
tee Appointed.
STATEWIDE MOVEMENT

As result Of yesterdays meeting
Of the board of governors of tine Com
mercial club. that organization will
take the initiative in providing the
feature of the celebration that will
take place III this city April 25. in
Observance Of Utah Development DaY.
y letter from the Utah Development
league, signed by Charles r. Mabev,
j. W. McHenrv and John p. Giles, WIS
read 10 the board, setting forth the
purposes of the statewide celebration,
reciting what preparations had been
made and asking the club; through
the board OF governors, 10 take the
lead so far as Salt Lake is concerned.
The board agreed TO stand vigorous
~ behind the move and voted ind-
vidually 70 support the plnn To hold
kind on record here during the even
ing of April %. F. s. Murphy, T.
D. Woodruff and Joy H. Johnson were
appointed as Il subcommittee to ar
range for the meeting and will co.
operate with the league in that re-
spect. The meeting will probably be
held at one of the local fheaters.
Schools Will Aid.
Exercises will be held at every school
in the state on April 25, aud the pro-
grammo carried out will all he of ali
educational nature with respect TO the
resources, advantages and possibilities
of Utah The development League will
send out speakers TO every city in the
state, and many other features will
be arranged at the different cities 4
sta te wide celebration is forecast
The board adopted the report of the
mining committee. including reso.
luton passed by that body against the
intention of the government TO dis.
continue the local assay Office and other
assay Offices in the west The secre-
tary was instructed to forward notice
of the club 8 action and copy Of
the resolution TO the Utah delegation
at Washington. d. C..
Upon the suggestion of Secretary 10.
seph f.. Game. 1T was unanimously de-
cided to raise $4,000 as 4 convention
fund for the entertaining Of delegates
to the smaller conventions here this
year, and Of delegates who pass through
this city en- route to conventions to be
held on the coast. The club itself
will not be required to raise a large
fund for the National Irrigation con.
SleSS dHi lHe lIdHSINl lSSlsSlFp1 Com
mercial congress, as the counties of
the state have pledged the necessary
amount. w, F. Jensen, the Rev p.
A. Simpkin and w. r. Wallace Were
appointed TO raise the fund, which will
be expended under the direction of the
board Of governors
Park Roads Not for Autos.
A letter was read by Secretary Game
from Senator George Sutherland, with
regard TO the move now on in sup
port of admitting automobiles to Yel-
lowstone park. Senator Sutherland
wrote that such plan would not be
possible this year, as the secretary of
the interior had informed him that
the adoption OF the plan would mean
an entire Encouragement Of the park
roads, which could not be accom-.
plished this year. He advised that
tho matter be taken up for success
full results next year and offered his
services.
President w. w Armstrong submit.
ted the names of the governing COM
mittee OF the publicity bureau, Off
GERS aud committee members, which
were confirmed. D. s. Spencer and
w. r. Wallace were added to the mem
bership of the governing committee.
=, o, Howard was chosen chairman
of the executive committee in place
of President Armstrong. w. r. Wal
lace was added to the membership OF