Show FOR A COMMERCIAL CLUB Editor Tribune It has come to me that some of the live business men of this city have determined that the reproach re-proach of having no central public general official organization of busi here shall be removed men ness They note that many surrounding cities such as Portland Seattle Spokane Spo-kane Denver Kansas City Minneapolis Minneapo-lis etc many of which cities are vastly vast-ly Inferior In bank clearings to Salt Lake have each a grand central commercial com-mercial organisation of which they are > most proud which in a sense elves direction to the tfliys business and which In every case has resulted In such phenomenal success that its abandonment would be looked upon usa us-a calamity V These organizations supply a voice through which the business interests of the city speak a barometer by which business Is I gauged their requests re-quests ore respected whenever made their Indorsement always commands respectful consideration they are the mediums through which Information to outside business men ond seekers after Investments are authoratlvely supplied they are a power which every city officer respects and to such officers a request from such an organization or-ganization amounts to a command They are too a vast assistance and support to faithful officers who are peeking to perform their duties honestly honest-ly and with ability They arc a buslnws stimulant their work all tends to further the progress prosperity and success of both the public and private business of the cityThe conditions which heretofore have been In the way of eucress here for such an organization have ceased to exist All formoi causes of friction have been eliminated there Is no rea son why such an organization should not be a pronounced success from the beginning It Is said that the gentlemen who have this matter under consideration while not wedded to any particular form look with much favor and are Inclined to approve and copy after the Kansas City Commercial club organization organi-zation which has wrought such wonders won-ders in that city Its progress has been marvelous and the work for good that It has performed per-formed for the business Interests of thai place Is almost Inestimable A prominent resident of that city writes of the Commercial club as follows fol-lows lowsYou come In contact and close personal per-sonal touch with all the live energetic business men of the town There Is no buslne3 man who has any standing in the community who can afford to stay out of the club The late exSenator Stephen M White of California wrote of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce as follows V I know that the Chamber of Commerce Com-merce has been meet Influential In bringing about a large and desirable Increase of our population and in proem pro-em Ing the Investment In legitimate enterprises en-terprises of large means and thus increasing In-creasing wealth and adding to the possessions pos-sessions of those who have located here or Every Indication points to tho pros poets of the coming year as being more full of promise and progress for this city and State than any preceding year has enjoyed This proposed organization would at once furnish a central bureau of information in-formation a consulting station for business men and would swiftly become be-come a guard for and directing force among business ttI < nIt n-It seems an auspicious time for such an organization and If planned on correct cor-rect and high and generouo lines It will prove an unqualified blessing to the city and StateBUSINESS V BUSINESS MAN Salt Lake City December 31st |