| Show CASH FOR THE JUBILEE I A Canvass Will Be Made of Every Ward in the City MEETING OF TR CO3CBIITTEE OF SIXTY LAST EVENING Mr Lannan Says the President Will Be Here and We Will Have to Entertain En-tertain Him The Cabinet and Families Are Coming Also Governor Gov-ernor Will Select Men to G AllOver Over the City and Ask For Contributions Con-tributions The County Will A Be Approached Of the 61 members of the finance committee com-mittee appointed at the meeting at the theater a few nights ago the following answered to the invitation of the rev ernor to meet at the rooms of the supreme su-preme court last evening Governor Wells Hon R C Cham l her Hon W S McCornick John Beck O J Salisbury George Y Wallace Elms Morris S J Lynne Samuel Auer bach Arthur L Thomas P H Lan nan H J Hayward George W Sncv J Wash Young John C Cutler John T Caine W P OMeara S C Ewing I Lettters of ret were read from Henry Dinwoodey Joseph E Caine and Georce T Odell The meeting wasnt one of those kind where the table was covered with greenbacks the result of subscriptions of individual members There wasnt a cent in sight from beginning to end There was plenty of talk indulged in and from that talk there may be results re-sults as it was agreed to carry the war for coin into every precinct in the city and county and into the other counties outside The railroads will be appealed to for aid and a committee was appointed ap-pointed to go after them and ask them for additional wealth 1or the carrying out of the objects of the celebration In calling the assemblage to order the governor stated he had not thought of the propriety of presiding over the deliberations ot a committee composed of men selected by a commission which he Himself had appointed but the members mem-bers thereof relieved him of all embarrassment embar-rassment by electing him chairman John C Cutler was chosen a secretary and then conversation had a ninein ning game with rtself and made runs base hits two baggers three baggers and home runs At the request of the chair the secretary secre-tary read a letter from the chairman of the celebration commission setting out what was contemplated in the celebration celebra-tion and the principal Items of expense This done the commissions statement of the moneys received was read I appears ap-pears from the icport that up to date 2S711 has been subscribed which in the judgment of the commission is not sufficient The governor called attention to the need of celebrating the event C the semicentennial He said that he did not believe it would be a very lance I business investment as had been I stated although lie was of the opIniQii there would be a great deal of Kopd I accomplished by reason of the advertising advertis-ing the state would receive I the president pres-ident came here it would do much toward to-ward informing the country1 at large that conditions in Utah have indeed changed as there would be thousanls of visitors come with him The pioneers descrvc to be honored and the people peo-ple of Utah who arc enjoying the blessings bles-sings which they llrst caused to exist were the ones who sHould contribute liberally to ouch a result George W Snow broke the ice by asking if a close canvass of the dty had been made in the effort to raise money The answer was made breading b-reading the list of those who had subscribed the lst scribed to the fund and it was noted that there were few on the page whose originals were at the meeting although rule there being several this was not the rle there ing SE I eral excestions The chair volunteered the suggestion that what money was needed was neede inside the next ten days in order or-der that the commission might know exactly where it stood in making contracts con-tracts and the like John Beck said he was prepared to make 2 general hustle He wanted a dozen lists in ode that he might place them in the hands of his employees and have them circulated He believed in small things and would take a sub Ecription frcn 25 cents up He thought too there were many who would cheerfully cheer-fully give from fneir little means to such a worthy object He believed this celebration could be enhanced if solicitors solicit-ors would put 1 on the ground of a show a circus if you please Almost every one went to the circus and it ever made mane enough to pay thv expenses Tell them penses of the commission fel this is their show and it will be a bigger one than the last one and he thought the people would respond liberally I cray Snow suggested the railroads be given a chance to donate ant the governor gov-ernor mentioned the fact that it had been deemed advisable to touch them UP for a small sum each say a ou I and or so I had been suggested they would do this and would bring the old pioneers here and take them home at the rate of 1 cent per mile This donation the nation matter included Saltair I Ine matcr getting cash from a railroad rail-road being considered a good thing I the committee instructed the governor I to appoint rive of those present to make a rail on their treasuries and George Y Wallace S J Lynn George W Snow Samuel Auerbach and George M Scott were selected Replying to n question Mr Lannan said he was sure the president was coming here on his trip I the tariff question was dlsjiosed of there would I I be no question about i and even I I i evinced i was not enough senators had I a willingness to take a recess and allow al-low him to make the journey I the i president did not come there would be several members of his cabinet here I of the interior notably Mr Bliss secretary tle tenor who said he was coming anyway any-way Mr Lannan said the state had a task on its hands He believed the president presi-dent was coming with his cabinet and I they would be the guests of the city and state while they were here You have invited I them and will have to take care of them How many do you think there will I I be in the party inquired Mr Wallace From conversations heard while I was in Washington was the reply i when you speak of the family of a i cabinet member you include their sisters I sis-ters their cousins and their aunts What in your estimation will It require re-quire to entertain the party while they are here was the next query and the reply took away the breath of several as Mr Lannan replied I should say 25000 I Continuing Mr Lannan said it appeared Contnuin < peared to him that the city was localizing localiz-ing re celebration too much and chat it should be more of a state affair He would have the outside counties and cities feel that they were interested This was a matter of state pride The president coming here made I more so The outsiders should be told that the dignity of Utah depends upon giving giv-ing President McKinely and hi net a fitting nai < uua in this connection con-nection the speaker remarked that the railroads were not being assessed enough I the president came here there would be 125000 people come hereto here-to see the celebration In Omaha for the TransMissouri exposition there had been donated by the lines of railway rail-way leading into the city 100000 The street car line gave 10000 Mr Chambers Cham-bers winked the other eye at this statement state-ment He believed meetings should be called in every county and city antI fcs matter laid before the people A whole lot of discussion followed this I statement which was enlivened by Mr i i1 McCornlck John Beck believed the country papers ought to take the matter mat-ter up and boom it until they couldnt rest I would be a good thing for the stater Mr McCornlck asked what vas the matter with leaving that work bishops which raised a laugh Then a motion by Snow that the governor gov-ernor request the county committeemen I to wake the people up or words to that I effect prevailed and the meeting tackled something else Mr Caine thought there wasnt much use in doing work In some of the coon C 26 as the people wouldn subscribe more than enough to pay the collectors Elas Morris believed there was work enough to do right here and suggested the meeting get down to business and outline a plan of action in ether words sa3 what was wanted and then go and do It Mr Chambers suggested that a canvass can-vass of every war in the city be made and alter some more talk it was Jle cided to give the governor a chance to appoint a committee of two from each bisboDB ward in the city and county and ask them to go to work and collect fcc On motion of Mr Hayward Messrs McCornick and Caine ter selected to assist the governor in making these SP leirjons 1 and to act as an executive committee McCornIc pleaded he had no tme and wanted to h g olf but there was no leniency and he was com Dsllrt to star on IISJJOD Morris called attention to an opinion prevailing to the effect that large salaries were being paid em rlo > ees of the comm sscm and conun storm on collections Ke said the so licltcis would be confronted with those statements wherever they went after monEY I this was not so it should b corrected as huidi ds of people were under that imnrossion Mr Wallace said he did not spak for the commission but such was not the case as be knew Bloor and Young were paid S23 per week and McGarvle 50 They earned I too especially the later who worked all the time like a wheel horse Other employees got from 7 to 1 per week and earned I General Young wanted the committee Ito I-to resolve that i was the sense of the I members that 20000 more be collected I but the same was not acted upon and after voting to meet again June 14 the I meeting adjourned with the understanding under-standing that the governrr could call I another meeting in the interval I circumstances cir-cumstances required I |
