Show 1 TOENTERT VISITORS Chicago Commercial Club to I Be WelcOni Here H 0 i BUSINESS MEN P INTERESTED it J 4 flatter Will Be Brojxght Up for > Discussion I Dis-cussion at Meeting JTonight of Directors I Di-rectors of Utah Credit I Mens Asso 1 J elation by President ordThe Association As-sociation Represents Salt Lakes Leading Business Men Gov Wells I an and Mayor Thompson With Other Citizens Express Their Approval ib 1 In keteplng with Its growing reputation Ices reputa-tion far hospitality Salt Lake is preparing y t pre-paring to welcoine the members the 4y Chicago Commercial club Preliminary 9 k steps in Hint direction have already f been taken by loading citizens and the 750 matter Js to be brought up tonight for 603 discussion at a meeting of directors of 525 the Utah Credit Mens association 450 which represents Salt Lakes Jobbing 37J and retail interests Many who were seen yeTtcrday expressed their hearty 30 0 approva of the plan 225 The Chicago Commercial club is composed 183 1 com-posed ot the leading merchants bankers bank-ers and other business men of the atj Windy city As announced recently Its 4 I I members were Invdtcd to go to Los < Angeles and other Western cities for the purpose of enabling them to Inves 5113 P tigate tbo commercial advantages of this great region The trip was originated i t t origi-nated by President RIpley of the Santa it I I Fe who proffereda special traJn but tho Idea was so quickly grasped aa a 1 splendid thing for the West that other I railway presidents took hold of the 1 matter with the result that a special i train is to be made up of the presidents I presi-dents cars of four or live leading roads in tho West and Portland San FranciSco Fran-ciSco Seattle and Salt Lake are InclUded i In-clUded In the Itinerary The trip Is toO to-O bo made early in March but pending the announcement of tho exact date of arrival and length of stay no definite programme can be arranged but a I arly of business men In talking over L1 the matter yesterday suggested that a Carriage drive and buffet luncheon ftvould be appropriate features if the iVjsItora were here in the afternoon and n 1C they were here over night some sort IIfl of evening function would be the I 1111 proper thing Of course the railroads I mil do everything In their power and t1 a special to Saltalr will be proffered by tt ZtTanager Bateman The railroad officials i offi-cials are all Interested In seeing their guests have a good time In Salt Lake and will assist In every way Gov Wells when seen yesterday said 4 that bo W4s heartily in favor of enter taming the expcqtcd guests but as It was not ad official body but a commercial ti commer-cial one ho could not take the Initiative Initia-tive In tho matter but would Join gladly In any plan and do all in his power to moke tho visitors have a pleasant visit Continuing the Governor said that GUch cordial treatment of visitors as Salt Lako has shown In the past notably w nota-bly during the post week has been I like bread cast upon the waters and this city and State have been greatly c benefited and tho flame would be true in the coming visit of Chicagos leading I lead-ing business men I Mayor Thompson is heartily In accord ac-cord with tho plan and says that the I visitors who are coming should by all means leave Salt Lake with the I thought that It is the best and most hospitable city in the West la orT I or-T omt1son will lend his official and personal per-sonal aid In arranging for tho entertainment enter-tainment of tho visitors W A Nelden said last night that come stops should certainly be taken to properly entertain the visitors He will help in evcry way Proprietors G S Holmes of the Knutsford and Don H Porter of the Konyon Gen Charles Burton and Col N W Clayton George T Odell I George A Snow William Burke and many other business men seen at random ran-dom expressed their approval of the plan and tho Idea was expressed that the movement was sure to meet with I euccess and as the visitors were all in commercial pursuits the Initiative I should be more properly taken by tho I representatives of Salt Lakes commercial I commer-cial life President E Ford of the I Utah Credit Mens association when I BCen last evening stated that the directors di-rectors would meet tonight and he would tako pleasure In presenting the matter to them to secure an expression or opinion as to the advisability of taol Kins early steps to properly receive the violtora |