Show THE BOY GOTTERS they bold a stormy meeting AT WHICH THEY TRY TO STIFLE THE ENQUIRER an act atiat accords with the chambers past career it is the same old excuse that certain boom scree chers in this city when they get into hot water and their doings and sayings fail to meet with the popular favor they have expected to jump on to THE and yell there again it is that lying sheet that has been misrepresenting ua it appears that at a private caucus of the board of the chamber of commerce held is the bank the other this same old excuse was again resorted to of their proceedings though broulet to us by one of their number we will not aliis time rive our version but to oblige the parties we will copy the report which appeared in the anti mor mon sheet last we will simola ask the scree chers how they like it now the report is not ours remember but that of the sheet in with mem ut course if the speakers can feel proud of such utterances why we have objections it mil be for the public also to form an opinion as to the character of the remarks made at the meeting in the bank here it is after the regular business of the board of directors of tha provo chamber of commerce had been disposed of wednesday evening mr S S jones arose and stated that in his opinion the chamber of commerce bad been and trifled with enough by the contemptible sheet published in this city and that he to one wanted to see oma decided action taken in the matter he want the world to jud e provo and its chamber of commerce by anything that appeared in that paper the members of the chamber were there as cormons mormons and gentiles Oen tiles to further the business interests of the entire community to quiet all felling as far as they could and work together harmoniously for general pros perit yIn reporting the proceedings regarding the methodist university the ENQUIRES had not made a truthful report it waa a piece of wilful and wicked misrepresentation and be knew the ENQUIRER was not a reflex of the sentiment of the town mr jos D jones endorsed all the remarks made by the previous speaker in regard to the course of the ENQUIRER being detrimental to the prosperity of the community this board should pass a resolution that such a paper is unworthy of belief that it was never known to publish the truth about any meeting he did not care how much an editor threw dirt in his editorials but the proceedings of a meeting should be iven truthfully he was decidedly in favor of resolutions condemning such a course president dusen berry said the stock in trade of tho ENQUIRER was very slight it was simply youre another he would merely tion and that was as to whether a full meeting of the chamber would not be better to discuss the matter other gentlemen might bo desirous of speaking on the subject mr S S jones believed in war from that night mr J D jones differed from the president he thought the dignity and self protection of the chamber demanded that action be taken he would favor that a resolution be passed judge dusenberry favored putting a shovel of ashes on the thing and two chips he could not bring to mind one single instance where the ENQUIRER had said a favorable word of the chamber of commerce if adv other member could lie would treat him the ENQUIRER had been a mohawk he believed in handling the thing circumspectly as it was very much like an annimae which threw ita tail over its back the mephitis americana mr S did not want to delay action mr peter stubbs felt that ha could indorse the remarks made by the other gentlemen pent lemen he had been called into a business house that morning and had been asked whether he thought the was a friend to provo and he bad to answer that it was bot bu thought anat if the statements of that paper went out without being repudiated the chambes might as well shut up shop mr A A noon thought it an evil for a representative paper to try and throw discredit upon the energetic men of the community who were working together for the advancement of the country when their efforts would benefit everyone gentlemen working with him on the committee to escure the university here differed with him ia religious vi ewi but their relations were pleasant because there was a common aim and a bond of sympathy to further material prosperity mr aeed amoc thought the best method to pursue would be to leave it without any support not to patronize it a dollars worth it was an institution beyond redemption it never had been in favor of improvements in provo o and under its present management never would be mr joseph D acnes moved to refer the matter to a committee of three to draft resolutions this was seconded by mr R brereton and unanimously passed the committee appointed consists of S S jones W N dusenberry and reed smoot and the report will be made to the directors of the chamber |