Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-12-07 | Page 4 | Salt Lake Chamber Berated at Price

I SILT LAKE CHAMBER BEnAT T PRICE Southern Utah Civic Clubs Charge Lack of Co Co- Cooperation Cooperation operation PRICE Dec Dee 7 The I The monthly meetIng meet meet- Ing log of the Associated Civic Clubs of Southern Utah and Colo Colorado o was held here Saturday night Aero thero ero was a n hour five discussion of southern Utah development with particular ular emphasis sis being placed on the alleged dis db- discriminations criminations crimination against this section of the state by the Utah capital The Salt Lake chamber of commerce came under fire for Its alleged unwillingness unwilling unwilling- ness to cooperate with southern Utah In fallIng failing to organize a state chamber of commerce Frank Martines of Richfield a director director di di- rector of the southern Utah association association tion condemned the attitude adopted by Salt Lake with reference to the organization of a state chamber of commerce and their not answering a aletter aletter aletter letter on this question Ben J. J Cameron Jr vice president and field secretary reported the association association as as- sedation was receiving reco recognition in adjoining states and nd that with Salt Lakes Lake's cooperation the association will be instrumental in making Ut Utah h ha a state working for It its own development develop develop- ment William D. D Rishel of the Utah Automobile Automobile Au Au- association was denounced by P. P L. L Holman of Mount Pleasant corresponding secretary of ot the association association as as- for allegedly directing tourists tourists tour tour- Isis over over the Victory highway and away from highways Nos 50 89 and 91 through southern Utah David Thomas of Denver manager of the agricultural and livestock department department department de de- of that body declared the intermountain mountain area was destined to furnish southern California with its supply of basic foods and he urged people of Utah to be prepared to take advantage of this situation Cooperation in m the program of boosting the tourist business W was S promised by D. D Orlo Allen secretary secretary secre secre- tary of the Provo chamber of ot commerce com corn merce and Wyman Sanford and Gus Gw Johnson representing the Grand Junction Colorado chamber Harry M M. Cushing Gushing representative of ot the Salt Lake chamber in reply to the cond condemnation heaped upon the state capital urged members of the association not to have a n hard feel Ing toward Salt Lake because of the actions of ot a n few people in that city Speaking for tor himself Mr Cushing Gushing said aid he was a strong believer in U the e future of f southern Utah and would do o everything he could to aid its development de development Representatives from 13 13 Utah counties counties coun coun- ties attended the banquet A directors directors' directors directors' directors directors' tors' tors meeting to transact routine business busi ness was ness was held heid Sunday morning