Show resolutions of respect the chamber of commerce at its meeting monday dec appointed a committee to draft resolutions of respect to the memory of the late francis cope following is the result of the committees committee work resolutions of respect passed by the board of directors of the salt lake chamber of commerce in memory of francis cope like an oak that years upon years withstands the storms and tempests and all at once by a sudden stroke of lightning is felled to wither and ai nd decay so fell in our midst one of the towers of strength whose words but yesterday controlled the iron bands bandis as if by magic and who today lies cold in death among us in the demise of francis cope the salt lake chamber of commerce has lost one of its most active and most honored members he from the first i recognized th the value evalue and importance of the institution and with heart and hanl ham supported every move made by that body to him is largely due the result achieved by salt lakes exposition car with indefatigable energy he worked and our cites growth and while he left the work but half completed he passed away as soldiers do upon the battle field right at his post he lived and died a man 1 in recognition of this fact the board of directors of the salt sail lake bake chamber of commerce at a special meeting called has seen tit to pass this testimonial and with it tender to the widow and the children of the deceased their heartfelt sympathy in the same maybe published in the daily papers and a copy thereof be tendered 0 the family FRED SIMON J V PARKER J H KENNETT committee |