| Show OUR OWN CITY provo is 13 not in a worse condition financially than salt lalie lake or osden business is not as bad here as at the CS capital pital we have had no failures in provo this winter and our merchants are struggling struggled along quite confident that times will be brighter in the near future nevertheless money is close and the question is forcibly thrust upon us that some effort must be made to promote home industries our business men have no organization and many little opportunities are let slip by when a united effort would materially help the city the chamber of commerce never was a great success because it did not enlist the interest of all our leading men but it was better than no zat iun at all ail and might have continued with success had an energetic man been placed at the head not a inc mooting eting has been called or held to our recollection J since the election of officers a year or more ago and we suppose the chamber of commerce may bo be comi considered dered deal if that be the case we would not now disturb its ghost but would rather see a club organized bavia having in view the promotion of more liberal public patronage for home industries a sort of home consumption club ve vc need first to educate the public in their duties toward home industries and when our present factories and foundries receive enough C patronage to to exist i then we can encourage now new enterprises there is ia an awakening in various parts parta of the territory in favor of organizations to promote lome home industries lot let provo also awake from her lethargy and buckle on tho the armor of home prosperity |
