Show PROVOS BOOM A number of influential citizens meet and organize a chamber Cha inbar of commerce this journal sit sat docu on for its supposed lack of interest in th the a movement upwards of thirty representative uti citi zen ens met pursuant to call in in the court saturday evening last to or utilize a board trade the hid meeting was called to order by W 11 dusenberry Dusenb crry who n ho stated that the lie first thins thing in ili order would be tho tit election IV V 0 A smoot jr then nominated W 11 y t to 0 I 1 this position anit and evan 8 nominated george aut sutherland herland as AB secretary both gentlemen Kentl Linen were elected bythe vote of those present presen N chairman dusenberry berry alluded to tile the object of tile meeting inBe ting viz that of organizing a board of trade or chamber of commerce forthe for the benefit of the tonn in every it ity ay ile he did however wish that the position of chairman had blen placed in in hinds hands that could do the office moro mor a justice and after referring to the his hib lory lary of commerce coin merco from tile the earliest period asked the very pointed question are we ready for it ioard of trade can we manage it anti and uin can ve ne sustain it ile iio spoke of the boorn boom edition of the salt arto to bo be published on tile the of the ilia present month and fald that hut negotiation had been load made a lor securing a page in it for provo city and that before the t meeting in adjourned ad journe I 1 it would be weli veil t to 0 sat settle tie tho the advertising business david evans evana then motioned that a chamber of commerce lom merie be organized seconded seconded b y S it thurman who sal baj that site a an n 0 organization would be of vast va value in 0 to o the ta h business of the county neat of utah county place us its yet contained no ve very great r e t evidences of enterprise terpsi ter prise so among t ze the citizens iti zens and which f fact act excited the wonder of any person coming combing into provo all it wanted was capital efterpi enterprise ise aud and grit rit to make tills place a great city we want to make ourselves known for our facilities are in favor of if it and ana if any gentleman was nan present who I 1 could oppose the motion on justifiable justifiable grounds tie lie for one ona would like ike to hear his reasons we hae lave capitalists from ablhad willing coming among list us which lie personally knew to be a fact who ho I 1 ind iad any amount of dead capital is which ch 1 they hey did not know what to do with NN ith three ahr ee or four of such persons had visited brovo the hil last I 1 t week or bobbit bet he individually did not net feel like mending them to exhaust their capital pital in this place but had there been Lea oen a chamber of commerce he be could have inferred lef erred them to that jas jae dunn aa he be understood the tha question lio n was wag abat a chamber of commerce should h 0 id be an organization in w hiah every man w would ba be interested tha progress an and civill civilization bation of the age demands such auch a board to show up the resources of the country he was wai not in favor hove bovi ever er of booming any thing or any individual beyond beyo Us its or 01 their merits ile he did not believe in the idea of going wild wil dover over a I 1 boom and getting possession pon session of some thin we nave have never earned the chamber of commerce must be an honest exponent of the business facilities of the city it represents it was high time that we loise sight bight of 0 I 1 the selfish idea that no one was capable of doing anything like ourselves we must be arid and judicious in in booming and whatever step te was taken tonight to night his heart would mt a ba bain the move reed smoot know knew that some boina ci were scoffing find ridiculing the alio idea of establishing a chamber of commerce ommey and III d who had bad no sympathy in tile the move ile he referred to the good I 1 that at boards of trade had done especially in the tha case of denver which thih place lit in 1803 1963 only contained inhabitants the are grow th of that great city was sole solely tal through tile the labors ol of a board of trade a we need such an organization no BO that if any per so or west n eat needed information on the resources of provo some gome one would be delegated to attend to their correspondence I 1 pon dence and furnish that information every 6 very paper should be in sympathy with such a move for the tha public prees preas it is the great representative of the people whenever he be went into a city the first thing lie he picked up was a new newspaper and itis it la the same with those thosa be spag seeking a ing information they look to the press r e 88 to give them what they desire f lie iva waa heart cart aud and soul and financially in athe the movement for provo has ad advantages vantage no co other city in the territory has A A noon referred to the subject of commercial greatness arising from small beginnings was in full sympathy with t the he of commerce as t the lie iron industry which lie he specially represented presented rp and was interested rite reate in in iball boull 11 be developed with other oilier industries I 1 les by means of tuch such an organization our ur surroundings are till all that can be wished for in ili the manufacture anu facture of almost everything the chairman road read a letter latter from mr 8 S jones containing the regrets regret of that gentleman lit at beng being prevented from attend attending ing tho mee tint through 11 business bu but was in full accord with anything I 1 that could tend to the w welfare elfare and ad van cement of provo after af ter the tha reading of the letter the chairman to know what manner of proceed ure are would be best lie ile thought that a committee should be ii appointed to prepare a het of bye laws lawa an and a constitution for the y proposed ro chamber of commerce george sutherland motioned that the meeting proceed to the elect election Lon of the necessary officers while dr simmons thought that a committee should first be I 1 appointed Ip pointed to draft a constitution and set 0 ot bye laws g in order that the officers 11 have something ng to work under tinder reed amoo t said that the usual way was to make a permanent organization and a n d that then a committee should be appointed pointed to do thol rating george georgi a sutherland tl stated the way the denver board was organized 8 U H thurman sugg suggested asted that it a fet ol 01 0 officers ficera of be ba elected tonight to night for a period as he thou thought I 1 I 1 I 1 t their names should 8 period b be inserted in the N boom issue of the enterprise as aa we will derive more benefit like this than in any way we have had bad up to the present george georga tj then moved that a temporary organization be effected consisting of one president two vice dents I 1 one secretary one treasurer and a board of seven directors this rh Is motion prevailed t and the house bouse proceeded with the t pro i a election which resulted in ther tha fo following I 1 board being de declared C lar chosen I 1 W V 11 duzenberry Dupen berry president yemen james dann ann first r t vice president rest ent A A I 1 soon oon seton second vice vice president rest ent george eorge sutherland recording ing an and correa corresponding n in leet tec rotary E L jones ancs trOa treasurer surer nore ore w was a considerable discussion over the la lait sto office ice ja james es dunn nominated nominate reed smoot for the position but that gentle man declined on tho the grounds that there would bardl hardly T be any use for far a treasurer not for a while anyhow but he ha thought probably babIr theoflice theoffice should be filled so Fro ho I 1 a nominated 0 A glazier Gla iier thurman nominated y S S SJ jones onea which wan wail opposed on the grounds that he was ra served for or one ona of the tha directors director adrid rin ians evans nominated amos ainoa U D who in tend the inline natal ol oliero ioro 0 richards EL r L jones jonea vas no minatti by iv 11 II brown and several nil other gon on clemen here ere nominated ted tor for the position timi of treasurer tr maurer it seemingly bung being of the opinion 01 binon that every v its glad gin 1 to tie see avith iab tile tha office after tir a kond good deal of discus aion khornian moved that the of I 1 treasurer be held in in abeyance until the directors elected curried carried tile the election of ilia directors then iliin took alace plate v with lilt tile foll following oling result h S S jones ones 1 smoot moot i IV C A smoot moot jr dr r pike like amos D Hol S L R thurman and lr dr sin euins reed famo t thought of tile coop stores should ile ill inton I 1 lit board thurman wanted to limn v liy ity they tin were not present AV 0 A smoot jr said sad tin the notie fa calling I 1 tile kneiling hi it 1 bi anin ell I 1 in tho the A mercein meri ein reed aeed smoot thought tile the coop co op stores were ere busy and that representatives from them could not leave thurman said bail it was flaa oll that th it george sutherland anil and himself linn rolf were wi re associated together professionally anti anil he be thought tile ilia officers shot 11 1 I 1 la imir vell MII distributed ile ha therefore NN billed to re sign signing his directorship but would n nil I 1 how ever I 1 tie what I 1 he a could for the advance merit of the chamber ilia I 1 lie resignation was was accepted AV it Pax trian F 1 I 1 r lee dei anti anil it bretton were n put in in nomina for the position As alia natural interests were not represented ili in the or arid and mr bretton being a do de ciple of tile cereals ci reala I 1 he a piously elected to nil fill b S it Thur thurmand mans s place ir dr pike then declined his i position option us its director as aa there was already abea ly ono one of the medical profession in tile alie b board 0 ard arid and lie like sir air thurman Jhun nan thought tile officers should be more evenly distribute 1 G IV jacques JOB Jos it A lit harm irris arid and IV it II 11 II were nominated to ill fill the vacancy the last rat named name I 1 gentleman being the successful nor ninee as aa the lum ber bar interests were not represented ili in tile the board the subject of tile the treasurer was aa now b brought ought u up and disposed of by the election dionot ot E L jonm i over jos A harris 11 arris the chairman then dished A the tha consideration of tile E titer prise subject geo sutherland balli erland moved inked that tile the chair appoint point a committee of llva five to draft con on ap tit ution and ave laws laats for the alie chamber of commerce this thiis motion was carried and andje J B beilner 8 it thurman davi adamd d evans amos 1 holdaway lly A 0 smoot W N dusenberry were appointed appoint eil the chair chai again wished the consideration ti one of the tha balt lake Eater enterprise prise matter it massuch nai such a live spicy and influential and ever adjective ne he could apply nets nere paper that provo should be in it one page next to the editorial part had been offered tor for 1100 and seeing that it was waa to be issued on the something should be done quickly th thurman suggested thata that a page inthe in the ENQUIRE u bo be secured and aad souie body d 1 y lee advanced the idea of a page in in the li 1 industrialist dunan Jn dr simmons moved that a subscript tie liba be started reed decd smoot opposed sed it as aa lie be considered the motion unfair for or a few to stand the burden ile was in in favor of every business man in in provo having the eriv clego to subscribe and this would v be impossible seeing that all the merchants jants were not present dr simmons withdrew his motion after some boine discussion dr pike arose and said baid that it was ft as very evident that everybody did not know of if the aeeti meeting t was ruly accident althae lie he saw t it in the american Ini mcart white he ha failed ailed to see bee a any y noti notice coat at it all in the cou could d not understand why it was that the latter paper did not publish the no tice oi of the meeting and it any one v was aa present pr e n t who did know the cause he wu would d bo be glad to hear it the chairman stated elated that tho the notice that had been written out for insertion antho in the and which bad been refused insertion by the editor was waa now on tho the table before him dr pike wanted to know the reason for it not being published cries anea of information forthe for the house by mr thurman and three or lour four others the chairman said he could not positively state the editors real reasons but he ae conjectured them he said eaid about about half a if past ten last thursday morning george sutherland S li it thurman irman and anci were talking over the advisability of calling a Ine meeting eting of the business men to establish a board of trade lie he telephoned to several of the In members embers of the committee on railroad appointed sometime coma time ago by the tha pe people ale to meet together at the bank and hold hold a we meeting eting mr graham he happened opened to dropla drop in soon a afterwards I 1 as the 0 chair surmised ased in an 0 obedience bedi ence t to 0 t this his call the idea was waa then advanced to him but mr air graham wanted to know what the tha hurry vas ivas why not wait until all the members of the committee could get together and then have the meeting as there were only three out of eight then present he was then told that it was the day of publication li for the provo american an and d they wanted ad to get a notice I 1 in n clr mr I 1 graham replied a lied oil 1 that B it is lait it I 1 and left after after this lie he again entered d the bank when the notice was hands handed d him tor for publication chich he hurled from him refusing to insert it this seeming to be all required OR on tho the subject reed heed smoot suggested that a committee of four persons pariona take the enterprise subject in band and make full and complete arrangements reed smoot A A 1 noon thomas thomaa beesley and W R H were wera appointed by the chair to attend to this bu us amess iness reed smoot suggested that the committee cittee be not confined to just the tha but as much more as they could possibly get dr pike thought till the a excuse given gherbi bya the chair for the publication non of alis th no notice ticer in the very lanae lame and not fully satisfactory to the meeting S R thurman then arose and gaid said he would divulge everything that he knew about the affair ile he then spoke about mr galiata Ort tham visiting liim him in in his 0 office and their asking him bim the reasons ace for r be being ing so 0 o haaby in having a meeting when he be made the reply that it was on ic account I 1 antof ot inserting a notice in the Ameri men can 1 1 hebald he said ohl its american day Is i 1 it at which which point he left his office con dring dering Iti Bi such auch an action uncalled uni ailed for ho moved thatis that it be the tense sense of 0 the meeting tint that any ny paper published for the boneet orthel of the public pu oper lie and that only the refusal to publish the notice N was tras unjustifiable and ought not t to be passed by J and hatas a 0 body of men we hold the action t to bo be unjustifiable amos amo D bell believed eved in lein leing moderate if ur graham wilfully ang and intentionally refused to publish the notice lie ho would be la int favor of framing the resolution in stronger at ronger terms and mr air graham should most moot decidedly de cidely bo called to account ile he mr graham pretends it to he be publishing a paper tor for the th a benefit ol 01 the public but if he ha is going to represent the tha community in a uch suh a way w a could well afford to retaliate by the people cople withdrawing withdraw lm their patronage patro naze lial mr graham graburn should offer some exi llanah |