Show PROVIDING FOR VISITORS SALT LAKE F march 5 1890 tu to the ayzens of 0 f salt lake lak a atty the chamber of commerce III ii order to ascertain whether or not there chere were ample facilities at hand baud fur for the proper accommodation of the thousands of stra stringers who have but bagun to turn their eyes toward dalt lake that this matter might be properly undertaken a committee consisting of W H sells C E and secretary gilles gillespie P I 1 was wae appointed at a recent meeting of the directors and made a report tu to that body on the evening of march 8 3 as follows mr air preside 4 and directors of the sam salt lake chamber of gentlemen your special committee appointed to investigate the matter of accommodating the great influx of prospective citizens investors ve health and summer rec report ort seekers and tourists who have just bagua to pour into our city on every train and who will require about all ail of the accommodations we can afford them makes the following depoi t after a careful investigation we find that already our leading hotels have about at all I 1 the transient business they can handle and are largely occupied by regular boarders who are unable to procure Aul suitable table apartments outside of the hotels the boarding and lodging houses too are in a corresponding condition many private residences have baver relieved the situation by being thrown open to roomers who can furnish satisfactory references it is our opinion that if the subject was properly presented to our citizens there would be very many who have never before rented rooms in their homes but would not be averse to offering such accommodations at reasonable rates to the many genteel people of the classes indicated who are daily arriving in the city in accordance with these facts and our opinion on the same we would woul respectfully respert trully fully suggest t at the chamber of commerce open I 1 in a its room at once a bureau of information where our citizens can leave on file with the secretary written memorandum giving full particulars concerning the rooms which they will be willing to rent to persons who can fur furnish if ah references and where such persons seeking rooms can obtain comfortable accommodations in procuring rooms and roomers the secretary will use his bis ment but no one oine is 18 expected eXpeCt ell to take such selections titus as made unless they are perfectly satisfactory to all concerned parties sending in lists of rooms will please answer the following questions 1 price per week or month for one and for two what sex preferred 2 in an residence or business block 3 street number and room number 4 on what floor 5 size of what exposure 6 entrance from hall or other wise 7 rooms in suite or single 9 8 bath and modern improvements 9 irice with and without board 10 are other roo roomers in the house we buggea f that all the daily papers le be requested to publish a call to he be issued ay r v the president preside tit of the chamber of commerce to the citizens of salt lake city requesting them to comply with the augee suggestions eions coWa contained ined in this n r port and abid that this call also include an invitation coall to all strang TB i sand and persons desiring to rent rooms to send in their appl ppl and references to thy the 9 secretary cre or of the chamber of comm rk e or rail call in person and inspect the tabulated list of rooms fr r tit at the chamber no 70 west second south street signed W H SELLS C E FRANK KG ILLESPIE in accordance with the above report and the urgent demands of the situation and well knowing our citizens abilities to properly care for all the strangers that may come desiring lest ring to make their homes among us I 1 hereby endorse tile the sentiment of the above report and earnestly request from our citizens a hearty an early and a general response to the same CALEB W WEST president salt lake chamber of commerce |