Show WAITING ANSWER FROM NEW YORK Commercial Club Committee Holds Another Meeting 1 This Morning and Discusses Plans The Commercial club is now working energetically lly to s secure cure the Southern Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- terminal for Salt Lake As stated yesterday in The T Telegram legram a committee consisting of Trustees T. T G. G Webber Vebber F. F A. A Druehl and W. W A. A Nelden Nelden Nelden Nel- Nel den sent telegrams to E. E H. H Harriman president of the railway system and Charles H. H Tweed chairman of the Southern Pacific executive committee They requested an opportunity of presenting presenting pre pre- presenting the adva advantages of Salt Lake as asa asa asa a terminal before any contracts were let for the Ogden Ogden-Lucin cutoff cutoff This morning morning- at 10 o'clock the the committee committee com corn held another meeting at the office office of of- fice flee of Col Webber and further discussed discussed dis dis- discussed dis- dis cussed the matter To a Telegram representative who was present Col Webber the chairman of pf the committee e said We can of cour course e take no decisive action on the matter until we receive an answer answer to the messages messages mes- mes mes mes- sages sent to New York yesterday We expect to receive an answer today but will not riot be sur surprised at a brief delay as the Southern Pacific officials are now holding an imp Important business meeting in New York and it js s expected that the matter will be fully discussed before any action Is taken Immediately aft after r an answer is is re re- re granting our request w we will begin begin begin be be- gin to gather facts and figures in support support sup sup- port of our claims that Salt Lake Is the proper terminal for the road In our work Worl we are voicing the desires of the Commercial club and we wish to say tha that thai this club is an organization whose aim I is not only to forward the commercial commercial commercial commer commer- cial interests of Salt Lake but to work for the progress and p prosperity of or the whole State The membership of the club will not be confined to Salt Lake but will Include the prominent and In Influential Influential In- In men of the State We Ve believe that Salt Lake being the the- chief city of the Intermountain region should be placed upon the great reat highway highway highway high high- way of commerce to the coast and It is our intention when we are granted a hearing to present cold facts and figurea fig fig ures urea in support of our contention It is not a qu question of Jealousy against Ogden upon our part and we realize that the action of the railroad officials will be governed by no considerations considerations considerations consid consid- of sympathy It will wIlI be purely a matter of business and a desire to further the best Interests of the State We Ve expect to receive the help of all business men and spirited public-spirited citi citi- zens Although the organization of the Commercial club will not be completed until February we have a large number of members and will wIlI work together together to to- gether not alone to secure secure the manifold advantages of the cutoff but to promote In general the business welfare of the State |