Show DEEDS NOT WORDS NEEDED If the Commercial club is really desirous of aiding aiding aid aid- ing int in the solution of the water problem m if it wishes to be a factor in the great work of providing a permanent water wate supply for Salt Lake it will call calla a special meeting of its board of governors appoint the committee which was arranged for 01 at the open session held beld last Saturday night and instruct that body to get down to work Almost a week has bas passed since the meeting called for the purpose pose of discussing the water problem and of devising ways and means to avert another famine was vas held There was a n great deal of talking indulged in at that gathering but the one thing done was the time adoption of or a n. resolution providing for the appointment appointment appoint appoint- ment of a committee of fifty It is if announced that the club governors will meet on Saturday to select I Ithe the members of this body hody Why hy wait a week tomake to tomake make the these e ap appointments If time the emergency mer ency is as great as the speakers of Saturday night declared it itt t to be quick action adion is nece necessary sal And by hy action speechmaking and Fourth of July orator oratory y are not meant What That the the situation demands is not wind wind- jabbing p but action tion of the practical al kind When hen the governors of the Commercial club confer they the should hould carry out the orders of the open meeting h by appointing fifty committeemen ewen and these fifty 3 should as promptly reduce the size aize of the body to tofie five fi members A committee of fifty members will accomplish 1 nothing It is too miel unwieldy v. v e These e live five men if the right sort are chosen can set the ball hall that is if the they mean business s If the they do donot donot o not they should frankl frankly declare them themselves eR el at the tho sf start rt And this proposition applies to the Commercial Commercial Com Com- mercial club climb This organization tion is composed ed of business men They are vitally interested in the water problem They have ha undertaken to 10 investigate investigate in esti g gate te the question and to take the lead in working o t t a u. u tol solution tio of f the ci city's ys gre greatest test problem The They t owe it to the taxpayers to do something or else retire retire re reo re- re tire and permit others to take charge of the cam can Commercial clubs as fiS a rule are seldom factors fac- fac tors tors in promoting public reforms and solving sol public questions so as to obtain results Their members meet and make speeches but they do not put their ideas into operation They talk but fail to do things Time The Salt Lal Lake e Commercial club is a n new organization composed of the enterprising business businessmen men of the city It has undertaken its first important im im- important public task The club h h is virtually on trial before the citizens of Salt Lake en every ry one of whom is affected by ly the shortage in the water supply There is a splendid opportunity presented to these capable men of affairs to place their club in a position position tion where it will exercise powerful influence in shaping the city's future if the water problem is successfully solved and amI a permanent supply provided provided pro pro- vided through the tho efforts of this organization But nut deeds and not words will bring about this end And committees committee of fifty are not usually deed Intelligent systematic and untiring work alone will produce results and in order to accomplish anything any thing of value the start must be made from a practical practical basis |