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Show ISfiLTsIffiK WM m - rich as this valley. In geological Interest. During the time in which the convention conven-tion la held Salt Lake la at its best. The city Is vlna and tree embowered r the nights are cool and at no time la the heat oppressive during the day. ' ' - We further represent to Tour committee commit-tee that the teachers in the public schools' of our city and State are from all parts of the United States, and there would be but few of your members wbo would not find here some friends or acquaintances of other days. whose duty and pleasure it would be to see to their proper entertainment.- In asking; your committee to select this as the place for holding the convention of 1906, we respectfully beg you to remember re-member that Denver and .San -Francisco have each been honored with your presence pres-ence and we contend that it is now our turn. The city Is .abundantly able to comfortably provide for any number of people that may come. Our citizens are celebrated for their hospitality and are particularly anxious to entertain the class of people who make up the membership of your organisation. In conclusion, and as representatives, of the educational and commercial bodies of the State, we desire to - most cordially supplement the invitation extended to you last July and earnestly pledge all our cltisens to the work of making the session ses-sion of 1906 the most successful yet held. The report of the local committee from the' SUte and City Boards of Education and the Commercial club, ( presenting the claims of Salt take upon which Is based Its request for the next convention 1 wa presented to Dr. Schaeffer and. Mr. Wilkinson Wil-kinson after. luncheon at the Commercial club today had been disposed of while the nuts and coffee were being discussed.' It follows: Executive Committee the National Educational Edu-cational ' Association: Gentlemen: We have the honor to submit for your information infor-mation the following statement concerning concern-ing the availability of Salt Lake City as a place for holding the annual convention of the National Educational association for the year 1906. i . . A careful canvass of the City of 8alt Lake indicate that- first-class hotel accommodations ac-commodations can be guaranteed for 3500: the homes, of the city will take care of ifiOOO; public schools of the city, containing Tifl large rooms, are capable of holding ten people comfortably. . These schools are provided .with toilets and lavatories conveniently located. Towels, bed linen and other accessories, should It be found necessary to occupy the schools for the purpose Indicated, can be supplied locally to equal any demand. The utilisation of the schoolhouses would thus enable the city to care for 12.200 people. In addition, however,, to the accommodations accommo-dations as) shown above, there are now being erected two hotel buildings which will be completed during the next four months, with an aggregate of 450 rooms. In addition to these Rowland hall' and Gordon academy, neither of which are In session during. July, will provide accommodations accom-modations for several hundred guests. The careful canvass of the city made by the various committees appointed for the purpose, indicate positively that we can satisfactorily and comfortably care for 12.600 people. We have every assurance needed that no Inert 'se will be made In the usual charges fur sleeping apartments apart-ments or board. Twice every year on the occasion of the semi-annual conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the city cares for. without apparent effort, 10.000 to 12.000 visitors. For the business purposes of the convention con-vention we can offer unusual facilitls, as is shown by the following list: Name. Seating Capacity. Tabernacle WOO Assembly hall . J,6 Barratt hall 1.200 Y. M. C. A 4f0 Lafayette auditorium Congregational church 1.500 Presbyterian church, main auditorium. audito-rium. 1000; Presbyterian church. Sunday-school, 1300: Preebyterian church, "mall auditorium. 00 2.7V) High school science building 200 High . school, first room, 1.".0; high school, second room, 150; high scnooi. tnird room, .vj tog Unity hall 00 Ladles' Literary club 300 In addition to the above the Lafayette school has eighteen rooms, each with a seating capacity for fifty people. All the halls enumerated above are within thre minutes walk from the Tabernacle, Tab-ernacle, which Is the center of the city. Your attention Is respectfully Invited to the many side trips of educational and scenic Interest that can be comfortably and cheaply enjoyed by the members of the association. They are In part: The Great Salt lake. The hot sulphur springs. The canyons. The smelting works. The beet sugar factory at Lehi. The gold, silver, copper and lead mines. One interested in the great industry of mining can here see the ore taken from the earth and follow it through all of the interesting processes of Its reduction and extraction. No locality In the United States is so |