Show COMMERCIAL CLUB AIDS DEVELOPMENT OF STATE I I Manifold Duties of Body in Bringing Acquisitions of Population By Ely G. G A. A STEINER I President Salt Lake Commercial Club 1 ILE HE nece necessity of a Commercial club T I as a factor In city and state buildIng building build build- Ing In Is evident to those who aro are acquainted with It Us Its possibilities and the thc scope of Its work worl These possibilities possibilities and the thc results depend entirely entirely entire entire- ly 1 upon the management of tho the club upon the tho Interest fond and nd support of or its members and upon the loyalty and confidence con con- of ot citizens Should any of ot these factors bo 10 absent Jb ent tho the clubs club's productiveness productive productive- ness Is to that extent Influenced d the tho states state's growth I is to that degree stunted A review of or a Commercial clubs club's field geld geldof of labor may mav impress the public with Its powerful for good oo It does and should interest Itself In public Improvement Im irn provement Industrial development publicity pub pub- licit conventions and comm commerce Through these channels a n. city se secures so- so cures a healthy substantial growth whIch is 18 tho the only kind desirable Any growth which IH lit beyond the supporting power of a n community is unde undesirable and should not be encouraged ged by any organization The rhe Commercial club of Salt Lake Lako City has and must continue continuo to Interest Itself in all those things thIn which tend toward public Improvement It can bo boa a powerful force to build public sentiment sentiment sentiment senti senti- ment in favor Cavor of ot a beautiful city Our newcomers choose a t city as the they choose a home Its beauty must appeal to them or the they will locate where here they aro are better suited Our own citizens cItizen must be kept in iii Salt Lake L. City by appealing to their elt city pride through practical city improvements I If tho they aro are pleased with their surroundings surround surround- logs InKs jf Jt f the streets street are well paved It If the parks and public places are well syell Kept they will wilt be contented and will wilt remain re remain ro- ro main maln our citizens A A. contented resident Is worth several discounted ones and the tho city can well ell afford to spend pend a n fair proportion of its Income to please tho the eye of its t people This policy lI Is cheaper cheap cheap- e er t than han to t lose them and have to advertise ad- ad t vertise for Cor or Hew new ones of whom only a percentage will remain even event though they seek our city as a n place to live ll Tho The same arguments apply to Ito tho the clubs club's dut duty toward other public Improvements Im Ito- such as th the tho the smoke nuisance rE regulation of or bill billboard billboard board advertising street lighting and a strong stand tand on all qUe questions which affect at- at foot tho the health and comfort of our peo pee pie So far as possible a Commercial club should co operate to with tho the city county and state officials It should counsel with them thom and aid them in every cv- cv ev cv- ery cry possible way Should the city at some future time be he t so o unfortunate asto asto as ns to elect ell city cit officials who are not In Interested Interested In- In crested In the public improvement then the the- club should stand against t these thes officials and work In behalf of ot what it feels Is right for the thc people A club can In this manner mariner be an organization organization ration on which the people can Ican vol voland rely and It Itcan can enn bo be an aid to those officials who are are working wor in the thc Int Interests rests of th the city Next ext to public improvements perhaps the most moat Important duty of a Commercial Commer Commer- cial club is to promote industrial dovel- dovel I 4 n r P AJ 4 I GEO A A. A STEINER People hare o no desiro for an therefore therdore In every cry legitimate Ya wa way en encourage encourage en- en courage the tho building of or factories and anda a n stead steady Increase In our wholes wholesale ilo an and retail business This effort should be along substantial lines If a factory Is asked to locate 11 here ere it is the duty of ofa a 0 club to first know that there thero is a amIl asale sale mIl for the thc factory's product and that conditions such as ns labor fuel tuel cost of ol raw material and freight rates aro are favorable favorable fa- fa to tho the success o of or tho the now new en en- en JIt It should keep p eon constantly in mind that It Is Its dul duly not notto to promote an ont enterprise which would encourage investment in a f failure ihre New s em employ emidy l Y labor they Increase In In- In crease rease a n community a capital the thc cn- cn courage Jobbers and they build up re retailers retailers to- to in addition to supplying th the tho wants wants' of the people ople Le Legitimate factorIes factories fac fac- tories are aro the tho life of a city and J should be encouraged cd and assisted b by every ery civic organization o The me 5 same dut regarding the buildIng build build- Ing In of ads and other public utilities util is 19 Incumbent upon a Commercial club It should rot forget that railroads railroads rail rail- railroads roads are aro necessary to the development de of ot a state and It should therefore Beck seeli to interest railroad Investors tors In newfields new ness newfields fields which offer attractions Should hould success follow such lUch efforts th the club should expect itself to assist the thc new nev P lines in lit every Just effort to succeed ed In proportion as a n state wants industrial Indue indus trial development so should it advertise advertise adver adver- tise Its resources resource'S and there Is Ie no iso better better bet bot- ter advertising medium than a CommercIal Commercial Com Corn mercial club If a a. state has unde cl undeveloped re resources s which need new capital capi capt tat tal and nd new people it can well cn afford to contribute toward the pen expense o of its advertising because new developed re resources resources resources re- re sources produce extra state income If a county count or city wants wants' to gro grow industrially it must advertise advert and it should contribute through Us its treasuries treas treas- uries to that Institution which does docs Its advertising If It a n citizen wants in increased In- In creased business he should cheerfully P give a fair portion of his Income to a Continued on page e 3 3 |