Show SALT LAKE TO COMPETE For Convention of National Educational Edu-cational Association in 1898 WILL MAKE A STRONG PULL A V COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO TAKE MATTER I CHARGE Will Open Headquarters at Milwaukee Milwau-kee Where the Association Meets This Summer Salt Lakes Chances ces of Success Appear to Be Very Good Prominent Educators and Citizens Meet at the Knutsford and Start the Campaign J Salt Lake will make a strong effort to secure the convention of the National Educational association in 189S The initiatory in-itiatory move made at a recent meeting of the board of education crystalized into a business organization last night when a large number of citizens responding I I to the call of the governor and mayor assembled at the Knutsford hotel parlor Among those present were Governor Wells who presided Superintendent Millspaugh Dr Talmage Dr Park Chaplain Allensworth John E Dooly Gus Holmes George I Scott Professor Augsburg George M Cannon O H Avery Wylle Brown Councilmen W P OMeara and John Allen Colonel Nelson Nel-son of the Tribune Passenger Agent Hintz of the Rio Grande Western Jake Moritz John E Hanson and many others Governor Wells in calling the meeting to order made a brief introductory address ad-dress explaining the purpose of the gathering He emphasized the importance Import-ance of establishing Salt Lake as a convention con-vention city among people of the east and dwelt upon many other advantages I that would accrue At this point Professor O H Avery was made secretary of the meeting after which Dr Millspaugh was called upon Mr Millspaugh believed Salt Lake stood a better chance of securing the convention conven-tion next year than any other city But some good hard work was necessary for there are no less than 2 cities to compete com-pete with Omaha is putting forth a tremendous effort to secure the convention conven-tion and in view of the exposition to beheld be-held in that city Salt Lake will have a formidable competitor The first thing to do said Dr Millspaugh was to raise sufficient money and engage headquarters at Milwaukee where the convention will be held this summer when the place of meeting next year will be decided upon FAVORABLE TO SALT LAKE President Talmage of the state university versity believed a large portion of the membership of the association were favorable to this city The one great inducement was the tabernacle an ideal place as a convention hal Last year those who attended in Buffalo were thoroughly disgusted at the treatment received The hall was sufficient only to accommodate 4000 or 3000 people The result was that guards were stationed at the door and only thpse who could show credentials of membership were admitted The speaker said one of the objections raised against this city was that the hotel accommodations would be inadequate inade-quate He believed to pvercome this the I better class of citizens would open their doors to visitors who would be principally I princi-pally of the gentler sex and therefore the more desirable to the homes SOUND ARGUMENTS Chaplain Allcrsworth presented the following fol-lowing arguments why Salt Lake should have the National Educational meeting In iSiS Because i would be productive of good to the commercial and educational I interests of the city and state hI Salt Lake wants I she can get it because conditions are In her favor as can be seen from the following statistics I The largest attendance at these meetings meet-ings ha been when they were held in western cities the desireof the eastern teachers is to go west during vacation where they can see Gods most majestic mountains and verdant fields gather new illustrations therefrom and be inspired in-spired with fresh vigor to appear before sfr afobdf thpir classes when they return to duty I n u u The average membership of the asso elatIon is 5234 For convenience or record rec-ord the association has its territory divided in I vided into five geographical divisions I the United States and Canada forming one making six The association has met in Canada once the North Atlantic states four times three of these In the stitt of New York and at Asbury park I once The attendance anl these four meetings meet-ings In that division was 19002 In the South Atlantic states It a never met I in the South Central once in the North Central four times The attendance at these four meetings was 11152 In the western division in which Salt Lake Is I situated it has met twice at San Francisco Fran-cisco in 8S and Denver 5n 95 The attendance i at-tendance at these two meetings was 18 j 517 Thus I is seen that when in the I western division at two meetings the 1 attendance was only 4SO less than four I I meetings in the North Atlantic district The attendance at Denver was the largest larg-est in the history of the association The I next largest number nO G was when the association met in the then western town of Chicago in 8 When at San Francisco Fran-cisco the attendance was 7220 of this I number 1278 were from the state of California Cal-ifornia From these figures It is clear that the teachers and people prefer a trip west to one east Most of the teacher teach-er west are from the east and have but little interest in visiting the east Jtte Salt Lake wants the association and can accommodate f she can get i The only division she need to fear is the North Central for from i the average membership member-ship by states is 251 while the average membersbia from threj other divisions including Canada is but G while from our division the west it is 49 so if Salt Lake will secure its own division and the I North Central the association will meet in Salt Lake in 98 A LITTLE MONEY NEEDED Mr Dooly promptly informed those I present that the frt thing in order was to raIse from S500 to 800 which would cover the necessary expenses at Milwaukee Milwau-kee this summer I the convention there Is secured there would still be a year in I which to make the final arrangements An active committee was the first requi siteD Park f lowed in a brief speech in 1 which he took occasion to venture the opinion that all county superintendents I would pull together as one in endeavo ing to secure the meeting Then Councilman OMeara moved that the chair appoint a committee to take the matter in charge this committee to consist con-sist of the governor the state superintendent superin-tendent the mayors and presidents of the boards of education In cities of the first and second class anil county superintendents superin-tendents and the presidents of every educational edu-cational institution in the state COMMITTEE OF SEVEN As this committee would embrace a good portion of the population of the state Colonel Nelson objected to It as being too cumbersome to start with and therefore moved as an amendment that the governor appoint a committee of seven from those present The amendment amend-ment was accepted by OMeara and after an effort to reduce the number to five hnd been defeated the motion carried and the following gentlemen were selected se-lected Governor Wells who was include In-clude In the original motion Superintendent Superin-tendent Park Dr Talmage Dr Mills paugh John E Dooly George M Cannon and George M Scott A motion by John E Hanson instructing instruct-ing Superintendent Millspaugh to at once secure headQuarter at Milwaukee carried car-ried and as the committee selected was empowered to do everything in the way of raising funds and making other arrangements ar-rangements there was nothing more to do and the meeting adjourned |