Show great salt lake to be the scene of ft national boating contest A movement is on foot to induce some national rowing associations to visit great salt lake and make experiments as to its ad vantages over fresh or ocean water for fast boating alie impression among some people is that boats can make more rapid time on the waters of our dead sea if the experiment proves satisfactory doubtless the fact will be one of the best advertisements vet for utah wednesdays herald says the committee appointed to make arrangements range ments for the mississippi valley rowing association held a meeting at the elks club house last night and appointed the following committees subcommittees sub on transportation and advertising sloan and gunnell in charge of regatta afloat hilton barratt crabbe and brasted Bra stew in charge of visiting oarsman oarsmen sells wilkes hilton shelton pavey murray and crabbe on medals hilton and sloan it is the intention to appoint a committee to adae artiee the regatta throughout the country no special rate for california has yet been given and unless satisfactory rates of transportation are offered the committee will not visit that state A committee of one will also be appointed to go east and accompany the caremen to this city the money already subscribed will have to be collected before the advertising committee can be sent out hence to insure the success of the all subscribers to the fund are requested to be prepared to pay their subscriptions when called upon by the committee A number of our leading citizens who have not yet been seen by the committee will be given an opportunity today to day to subscribe it is hoped eliat they will respond liberally and raise the fund to the required amount the regatta will bring thousands of visitors to this city and will go a long way towards making salt lakes attractions known the elks have assumed the responsibility of this enterprise and it is to be hoped that they will be given the generous assistance which merits |