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Show il l To Advertise the Resources if of Utah mi 'of Salt, Lake City !'2 Better nnd mora extensive ndvcrtls- ,'1 Sng- oC UUih' ivoalth, resources and t, opportunities for Investment. Is the ,' Important work which the Suit Lake 3Real Efltate association has undcr- taken. That this task Is no small one. that , It will require time, money nnd the I I Avell-dlrected effort or sood talent Is i'j well understood, but that the result IN 1 j -will be tho accomplishment of much fij for Utah In perioral and Salt Lake In I particular Is not doubted by those who Vi '. have given the question careful study. c, The fact that UtHh need, throuyh- i. , out the East, tho right kind of publl- i I city, that not many of the host of tour- j t vlx who spend a few days in Salt Lake I 1 come hero with anything like correct ' Impressions of the town, Is made clear ! j every day by visitors at the asjocia- i ; lion's bureau of Information. ?j : Overlooked by Tourists. it? The transient guests as a rule know ' Jij almost nothing1 of the great stream of i yl mineral wealth that Is bulldim? up tho . J city, of the wonderfully rich soil of l 1 1 the surrounding' valleys, nf the cll- J matlc advantages that make Utah a f natural sanitarium, of the forward j j rtrldes that the city has made during ik"f'j the liist decade, tl But aJmost every person who Jour- ; iieys front the Kast is well Informed as ' , . to California. Tourists In preparing for j travel plan to spend probably one. duy "i In Salt Luke and two -weeks to six ; montliH In some Pacific coast town. Yet 1 I it Is generally admitted by those who t I have made jl study of the comparison between Utah and California that. L .' j "viewed from almost every standpoint. j l this State will easily hold its own. f h Utah Surprises Them All. . ! I Utah is as healthful, as beautiful, as , " ; 4 varied In resources, as rich In opportu- , nltles as any State In the Union. "Why. " j then, has California forged ahead of !J j us In growth? Because of persistent hf and Insistent advertising. Every Call- fornla town of 10,000 or more has its chamber of commerce, board of trade. I bureau of publicity, or some kindred organization, tho chief purpose of which Is to let the whole world know ; j the advantages that particular section offers to Investors and home-seekers. , J All tho world does know and the re- '. I pults have been wonderful, so wonder- j J ul that even the most optimistic of ,i i those who aid In the work have been astounded. ! Now, It is with full determination to 1 accomplish for Salt Lake and Utah a work that will add to population, j j ivenlth, progress and prosperity that ! I the Heal Estate association has made J, Its plans, j' Eveay One Asked to Help. '! I Every one who Is engaged In any line iv i , . business, whether mining, manufac-(. manufac-(. I l taring, agriculture, horticulture, or 1 whatever has to do with the State's de- j -volopment. 13 earnestly requested to aid In making these plans a distinct and lasting success. The accomplishment of this entails a direct and steady outlay of money In on amount too large for a small organization or-ganization to carry, nut within a limit that will be a burden to no one If all the public-spirited citizens of Salt Lake will contribute ever so little with regularity. Realizing the necessity of arousing a general .md public Interest In this uctf, and having engaged a competent man. under salary, whose duties arc to Inform all tourists and visitors to this city by personal Interviews and printed matter of tho advantages of Salt Lake and the State of Utah generally: to convince con-vince them that Utah offers the best opportunities for the Western homc-ceekcr. homc-ceekcr. thereby Inducing new blood as well as new capital to locate here, and when not successful In this, to at least prolong their ytay and Induce them to and that they will leave millions of dollars more her each- year. I "To the management of this bureau and all details of Ita maintenance the Real Estate association pledges Itself without remuneration, "November 7. 180-1. "(Signed) "SALT LAKE REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATION. AS-SOCIATION. "In consideration of the above agree-' ment on the part L the Real Estate at?-Gociation, at?-Gociation, by my signature hereto attached, at-tached, I agree to pay one (1) dollar per month to tId aseoclatlon, beginning with the month of November, until I give notice of my Intention to withdraw." with-draw." Blanks containing this agreement are being flrculatd amcng the citizen" of Salt Lake and the Real Estate assocla- Exhibit of Some of Utah's Products. campaign for a "Greater Salt Lake," for the more rapid development of Utah's innumerable resources, the Salt Lake Real Estate association, through Its board of governors, officially Issued the statement nnd request given below to the public-spirited citizens of Salt Lake. Appeal to Citizens. "The Salt Lake Real Estate association, associ-ation, having leased the store at No. IS West Second South street as a permanent per-manent location for I to Information bureau bu-reau and free exhibit of Utah's prod- visit the mining camps and agricultural distrlctr, thereby leaving more money In the State than heretofore. (This latter lat-ter course alone hay made gome Western West-ern cltle3 and they .are dependent upon it today.) Many Tourists Each Year. "There are more than a quarter of a million tourists passing through thla city each year. Lack of an effective organization or-ganization if) the reason they have not materially helped Utah. It Is believed that this plan will accomplish the end tion apks and hopes for a cordial and general response. Aids Every Property Owner. The direct benefits resulting: from this public-spirited work In behalf of Salt Lake are not to the Real Estate association, asso-ciation, but to every property owner, merchant and hotel man of the city. Every tourlft who prolongs his stay In town, or who chooses this city as a permanent location, addy siich an amount to the various channels of trade that the direct benefit to every business man of Salt Lake will In a very few months far exceed the small amount -asked as a contribution toward liumrlng -the permanency of this advertising ; bureau". The Real Estato association la the -only organization In Utah that Is un- -dertaklng this all-Important work. Individual In-dividual citizens, no matter how public-spirited, cannot devote the neces- . sary time and attention to Ite nccom- -pllPhment, henco the necessity for tho united effort of all the business men In the city. |