The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-15
Stark Welcomes.


Mr.. Wasson as toastmaster accepted
the honor in q few words and present
ed w. c. Stark, assistant secretary o.
the Commercial club, who in the alb
sence Of the president, the vice presl
dent and secretary of the club, wei
coined the mining men to the CONNER
cial club. He said:
Mr.. Toastmaster and gentlemen:
Due to the absence from the city OF
the president Of the club. MIR. Jen-
sen. and the secretary, Mr.. Farrell,
and the fact that the vice president,
Mr. Murphy, had a previous engage
ment to speak at the lumhermen's
banquet tonight. II is my pleasurabe
distinction to be called upon, as rep
resentarive of the executive depart
speak briefly to you.
The toastmaster. has referred to
my response as roast. am not
able to give an artistic roast, but II
any suggestions may make during
as being valuable ones they are those
which the Commercial club would
gladly assist the mining men in car
rying to successful issue.
Right here permit me to say. since
II Is my province tonight TO roast,
that It is the habit Of mining men
and all others. for that matter, when
they. come upon quiet times, to sigh
TO think. 1 am sure you. Will agree
that, after all, the good old days"
were made and did not merely oc-
cur. The same opportunity that eX-
listed in The good old days" exists
now, the element lacking to bring
recurrence of them being the spirit
OF enthusiasm and optimism, which
has made the people of the United
cessful in the history of the world.
This statement is made adyisedly
in View of the fact that Seologists
tell us that the mineral resources OF
compared with developed properties.
are OF untold magnitude. The deter
rent elements have been the adverse
financial conditions that have pre-
vailed In the United States for somo
years. 1t is common belief that the
new currency legislation will correct
the financial condition and that
money for any legitimate enterprise
that is needed is a little optimism
and enthusiasm.
Following Mr.. Stark, d. f. Collett
secretary of the Manufacturers asso
citation of Utah spoke, He declare
that while manufacturing was the para
mount industry of the state, 1t was no
so long ago that mining was the lead
ing industry and it would not be lon
until mining would again lead in tn
Industries OF Utah He said that in te
years Utah might easily become tn
mining center of the world, but not i
ten times ten years would Utah be til
manufacturing center of the world
Utah to the Fore.
Mr.. Collett reviewed the ore Pre-
duction of the state and declared tina
in most of the precious metals Uta
was the third state in the union in it
resources, but in radium- bearing ore
Utah ranked first of the states of In
union and first in the world. He pre-
dicted a greater stimulus TO the miniD
industry of the state in the future an
said that both in the production o
precious metals and coal Utah woul
soon lead the world.
The toastmaster read letters from
number of persons who had been in
vited 10 the banquet, but who found
impossible to attend. Among ther
we're Governor Tasker J.. Oddie of Nc
vada. Otis Skinner, Charles Hudson
r. NJ. Wunn and s. V. Derrah. Nj
Derrah s letter was bright with hi
Characteristic humor and arouse
much laughter and applause.
The letter which Mr.. Derrah wrote I
the banquet committee is as follows;
: regret to say that l am In re-