Show THE TiLACE PROJtCT MES OF T COMMITTEE DISPLEASED Vri ± L BRYAN Say That He Claimed Too Much All Are Outspoken Regarding the Hatter Ho Selection Yet Made If W W Bryan who claims to be the originator of the salt palace idea attends the next meeting a the committee com-mittee the prospects are a god many r the promoters will address some pointed remarks to him From reports made he has taken upon himself the task of antagonizing people against the enterprise and the correctness of this will Oe then determined Mr Bryan came here from Colorado some tree months ago to take a active part in the project and of I course in the hope of making some norsv out of I When the committee held a meeting at the Knutsford a week ago last night Bryan was vresent The promoters decided de-cided to open headquarters and cast m UUUUL iur a suuauiu man iu ute charge This was apparently a disappointment disap-pointment to Mr Bryan who went over and whispered to one of the committee suggesting that he was available and in view of ail circumstances ought to have the frt chance The majority of the committee did not thing Mr Bryan was the most eligible to aut in as chief of the headquarters believing that he could do better work hustling subscriptions on the outside Then the alleged originator let the cat out of the bag Gentlemen he said I have nut in three months on this project without asking for a cent I left a fine position in Colorado which paid me 150 per month Now I think if you are goloff to hire anybody I am the proper party 7 Bryan went on in this strap sometime some-time but the committee refracted from saying much though several members mem-bers indicated he had SDOC n too soon j Finally a member of sDoln committee I ventured to ask hsixwhat pay he would expect and Bryan thought it only fair that he shrfirld be paid about I 75 per month for the three months he had already puin The committee I resented this as no one had ordered the I gentleman pdo any work I he had I spent a nonr i was none of their businessif he wanted to spend more I moneyand time why he misht do so Rou nly expressing i the committee satbn the gentlemans ambitions for gentemans ambitons a salaried position and he became a II much disgruntled mail Since this meeting took place Mr Ian I-an has seen several members of 1 I the committee and to many others hs endeavored to give the project a black eye One member of the committee I who was Mr Bryans staunchest friend expressed himself as thoroughly displeased thoroughl ls I pleased with the gentlemans course At the start there was not a single member of the committee who did not feel kindly disposed toward him but now they seem to be practically unanimous in their denunciations or I his attempt as they term it not only to take the glory but to set himself j UD as dictator to the committee So far no one has been secured to I take charge of the headquarters which will be located temporarily in the offices I of-fices of Colonel Clayton in the Nauvoo I building The work of getting subscriptions sub-scriptions meeting with success and the prospects are good for an encourag ing report next meeting meetng |