Show ESTABLISH A FUND r The success gained by br Utah at the irrigation congress in Sacramento was a matter of pride to every citizen of Utah Well the means mean to have Utah exhibits sent Hent to Sacramento was raised in the Commercial Commercial Com Com- mercial club by a few members of the club in a n afew afew few minutes Some outside citizens did splendid I work in ill getting e exhibits together but the mone money needed was supplied here The result has given Utah a lasting reputation Tho The Golden Gate was bearded il h in it its den with the result that the prizes were taken away from California grapes and California California California Cali Cali- fornia peaches and the be best t general c exhibit hibit products grown prawn in ih soil by bf means of irrigation The mone money was not raised by the Commercial club proper but by just a few members of the club who went down into their pockets for the amount needed and it is the ame few men who have put u up P the thc most of the money that has been used for such purposes for the last three years ears an and it is not a fair fail shake There ought to be bc an organization b by which every crr citizen who is doing well in Salt Lake City should contribute c as much as possible of his stipend for just such purposes There are calls every week for something They Thc ought to be referred to a board hoard of governors go who would have the custody of these fluids and nd those men who want to see Salt Lake City prow grow 10 and flourish and who want this city to maintain maintain maintain main main- tain its good name outside should be contributors in lais raising ng that fund It should be a monthly assess assess- ment There is no business m man n who cannot afford t lo to g gi e 5 and there are arc plenty plent of others who would give 25 25 and the business men should organize for that yel very purpose elect some oft officers cels cel's that are altogether altogether alto alto- gether reliable and have a secretary who can rec receive receive re re- re- re c i c the contributions and always be prepared for any emergencies that come up In that wa way we wc would would get a good many conventions here in the next nett three e years earR that we will not get without such an or or- It ought to have ha been heen fixed this year so that the meeting of the Grand Army next year c could uld have been here It could have been done doue with witha a few dollars and that meeting would have left several sev sev- several eral hundred thousand dollars in Salt Lake Lal City It is u nr matter after that ought b not to be 10 left to lapse It ought to be fixed at once It is only fair fUll that it should be so One can count on his fingers almost the HIe men who have supplied the thc mone money for all public achievements that have ha been accomplished here in inthe inthe inthe the last three years ears It should be a regular system Other cities have it Denver Denyer has an immense immens fund to draw from so has Kansas Oil City and Omaha It is the only true system |