Show CHAMBER OF COMMERCE woolen mills street railways a building association and other business the chamber of commerce meeting was called to order by president sutherland on motion of W H dusenberry in the absence of the regular secretary A B thompson was requested to act as secretary president sutherland stated that the object of the meeting was to consider the advisability visibility ad of establishing woolen mills the present woolen mills cost but these mills were built at a time when labor and material were high woolen mills can now be built much cheaper H B smart waa called for and addressed the meeting on the subject he favored the erection of worsted mills he thought it would not only be a blessing to the working classe but it would also be a profitable investment mr smart gave the chamber an idea of the manufactures of worsted goods wm probert showed ap the folly of shipping wool and dirt east and then shipping the game back to utah we pride ourselves on being wide awake and smart why we have not one good business man where we should have ten what is the cause of this why we dont know anything and we dont let our boys learn anything we let them lie abed too long in the morning we are right in the region where woolen goods are used and right here is we should manufacture them gs S jones had been enlightened by the remarks made this evening I 1 dont think there are many of ns who know much about worsted mills but mr has thrown considerable light upon the subject the first question seems to be have we the here in sufficient quantity and quality we want also to find out the approximate cost of machinery and buildings I 1 would therefore move that the matter bo referred to a committee of three to be appointed by the chairman to associate with the committee on manufactures carried the chair then appointed H B smart wm probert and wm bucaloy Buc kloy the chair called the attention of the chamber to the fact that a company is being organized for the purpose of importing lumber and building material those desiring to interest themselves in this matter he requested to be present at mr office on tuesday evening ex president duzenberry suggested alie consideration by the chamber of the of a building association the matter was referred to the committee on public improvements judge dusenberry was heartily in favor of this plan we need more houses if there is no other tiling that alio press of alie territory is united on they are certainly united on the fact that we need more houses in utah territory judge jones called the attention of alie meeting to the fact eliat we were short of brick last season and we will need more brick than ever this season I 1 move that alie chair appoint three to consider aliis matter the chair appointed peter stubs A A noon and G W mickell W II 11 dusenberry suggested that the chamber send a tracer to find out what biad become of alie street railroad that had been set on foot by alie Cli amber judge dusenberry threw a little light on this subject editors and ex mayors need not apply for passes on the new railroad until they have taken back some of alie they have said meeting vw adjourned antil march 24 |