Show JOY UNCONFINED Illarity of the Business Men Over the Good News Benson cheered Hubbard yelled Bacon pounded the table and executed a jig L L Terry opened his coat to get more air to shout J C Conklin slapped C P Mason on the shoulder and exclaimed We are the people 1 W H Rowe wanted to know whats the matter with Salt Lake Shes all right shouted a chorus of husky voices that had grown hoarse tailing taili-ng up the smelter The scene at the Business Mens rooms in the Progress building after the council md passed the appropriation was of the most hilarious and extravagant kind There was a relaxation from the strain of anxiety that had tied them up for a weekand they cheered yelled waved their hats pounded tables kicked each other and otherwise conducted themselves more like a college football team after winning a hardly contested game than soberminded business men Bacon rapped the table and notified the members present that they had little time to spare as Mr Green had to be wired by 12 oclock DOWN TO BUSINESS AGAIN It was suggested that Colonel Estes ought to be present and Messrs Mason Conklin and Ricketts were appointed as a committee to await on him There is no time to be lost JJ said W E Hubbard looking at his watch it is n oclock now and the committee slid down the elevator to hunt up Estes I Benson Hubbard and Allen were appointed i I ap-pointed as a committee to draft resolutions resolu-tions to thank the city council for its generous action That is the greatest victory ever accomplished ac-complished in Salt Lake city it eclipses everything accomplished in Salt Lake city it makes Salt Lake prosperous for all time to come said Bacon pounding the table until it rattled with enthusiasm We must have a ratification meeting at the theatre continued Bacon in ecstacy Thats the talk was the refrain from half a dozen voices Lawson Simondi and Moran came in and a dozen of the business men jumped up and shook their hands ANOTHER SITE OFFERED Kelsey Gillespie A G Bast J B Thompson and others had an eye to business bus-iness and offered as a site 160 acres of land situated about four miles west of the Temple Tem-ple block and designated as the northwest quarter of section 4 or the 155 acres known as the Gardner farm in section 5 township 1 south of range west Salt Lake meridian and a bonus of f5000 Colonel Estes was ushered in by the committee in charge and introduced Mr Bacon apprised him of the action of the council and the citizens readiness to make an offer of 100000 and 160 acres of land THE PROPOSITION ACCEPTED The meeting now got down to business and a telegram from Mr Green read as follows NEW YOHK Feb 8 1893 S A Estes Will erect plant there providing land and bonus bo-nus mentioned in your letter is given Cannot extend time Have promised other points Definite Def-inite answer by the 10th Signed s M GREEN Colonel Estes was asked to frame a telegram tele-gram accepting proposition and prepared pre-pared the following To S M Green 508 South Fortysecond street Philadelphia Pa We hereby accept your proposition and tender ten-der you 100000 cash and ICO acres of land for a I site on the terms stated in your dispatches and letters to Eetes and our committee Please answer when you will be here GEORGE A LOWE Chairman S T PEARSON Secretary THE QUESTION OF BATES C P Mason wanted it put in black and white that the railroad rates would be satisfactory Mayor Scott was noticed at the door and was asked to come in and holler Benson didnt think the freight rates ought to be dragged into the telegram as it was not referred to in Mr Greens dispatch dis-patch Conklin suggested that they wait for a reply from the gentlemen before saying anything about rates J M Ricketts believed the matter had better be left with the transportation committee J K Gillespie opposed it as did exMayor Scott who said the matter could not be settled until they had a meeting with Mr Monroe traffic manager of the Union Pacific C P Mason stated that they had an absolute proposition from Mr Monroe Mr Conklins motion to refer the matter mat-ter to the rate committee carried Benson wanted to know what the copper cop-per syndicate was to give in return which drew out some discussion but as the time was growing short it was agreed that the trustees would care for the citizens citi-zens when they cameto close the contract The telegram was endorsed and sent filed in the Western Union office MORE SUBSCRIPTIONS Just as the meeting was about to disperse dis-perse H G Whitney burst into the room and said he had something to tell them and announced a subscription of 5250 from H J Grant Co insurance agents This was greeted with three cheers for Whitney It was also stated later in the day that F Auerbach it Bro had subscribed 5000 which left but about 5000 more to be raised and the committee is assured of more than enough to meet this amount The response of Messrs Posey Green to the citys acceptance of their proposition proposi-tion is not expected until 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