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Show often impossible. This particular aspect as-pect lends to commercial clubs a new lustre and should be better understood under-stood and appreciated by the public. It is nufortunate, however, that the public has on the whole an imperfect conception and frequently a woeful igoorance of the scope and usefulness of Commercial clubs, and it is to be regretted that so little effort has been made to present tne advantages which this organizatiau is to the community in which it orginates. So glaring and tangible have been the achievements of commercial clubs in behalf of the communities in the past, that an adu rational campaign ought not reaily to be necessary but would assist in streugthing the friendly attitude which the public owe this organiz ttioD There was a time in the history of Utah, and that not loug ago, when commercial clubs were few and far between. If in those days some enterprising enter-prising citizen had dared to propose an organization of this kind he would have been looked upon as lacking intellectually, in-tellectually, and if he had prophesied that tho time would come, ami that soon, when every hamlet in the state of Utah wouid send its delegates to a convention of combined commerical clubs, he would nave been considered a fit subject for the Provo asylum. What a wonderful revolution and transformation of attitude during this short period ! While the attitude of the public is by no means as friendly as it ot'ght to be, even today, the activity, energy and enterprise dis- as this club has completed its mission which iB to be instrumental in bringing bring-ing the matter to tho attention of the public, it has completed its work. There are cities where commercial clubs have ceased to be useful as promoters pro-moters of pioneer enterprises. 1 These are the cities that nave been equipped with all modern conveniences. Frequently Fre-quently commercial clubs, at the completion com-pletion of their labor, degenerate into a mere social organization which often of-ten assume au aristocratic dignity with a high premium for membership, which is incompatible and unworthy of its real miesion, which really never ceases. The following rough outline of the business which corned under the jurisdiction of commercial clubs and with which they aiv specially and continual? con-tinual? concerned, would indicate that commercial clubs are a permanent institution in-stitution as the work with which they are concerned is continuous, while at the same time it is admitted that their pioneer labors have been completed : Contact with men of their own sections sec-tions with the object ia view of exchanging ex-changing ideas and methods of pro-proceedure pro-proceedure ; the best methods in executing ex-ecuting municipal enterprises. To exercise such influence with the people peo-ple as may bj instrumental iu push-enterprises. push-enterprises. Toplacthe advantages of th rown played in public affairs by the clubs promises soon to so clearly demonstrate demon-strate their usefulness and importance as to dispei all traces of suspicion and prejudice which may still linger iu the I public mind. Let. it be distinctly understood un-derstood that commercial clubs are composed of the representative citizens citi-zens of the community, men of meanr, intelligence, push and enterprise, intent in-tent only upon the upbuilding and the uplifting of the community ; that the attitude towards the public is that of good will, and that its aim is solely to further the common . good of all equally and mutually and that their aim is not in the slightest built on selfish motives or graft. The suspicion and misconception which still lingers in the public mind as to the real mission mis-sion of this organization is due to the fact that even in this our advanced age the mutual benefit and cooperation coopera-tion idea is not as clear to the public as it might be. There is no lesson which has been so obscure and so difficult dif-ficult to master by the unenlightened public as this ABC, that the source of all success in municipal, state and and even national affairs is the right conception of the cooperative idea ; that what is good for one is good for the other, in an exact' mathematical proportion ; that what is good for both is good for more and what is good for more ia good for all. This principal is locttliue-s or sections betore tne world. To transact such a business in be half of the municipality as are oat of lhe re?ch 01 regularly appointed city, couuty or state olficials, and witn their co-op.ratiou To beautify and improve their respective re-spective towns. A social intercourse pure and simple lucidently it might be added to make more perfect in parliamentary rules, thus inspiring confidence in coping with matters of public nature in our olubs and before audiences. This last clause would suggest even a stiil higher ideal, namely., to create within eomtneicial clubs au atmosphere atmos-phere ot learning and sciuutic aspriatiuns. This last clause may be objected to on thtf ground tuat it never can bo at-taiutd at-taiutd under present conditions, but, gnntlemtn, Jet it be remembered that the great and immortal Lincoln, whose anniversary has just passed, was a Importance and Objects Of Commercial Clubs. Paper read before the meeting of the Commercial club last Tuesday evening by Dr. A. Bjoruson : Commercial clubs are the primary product of the commercial age in which we live and a natural aud spontaneous outgrowth of the spirit which prevades it, and which haB crystalized itself into this deliuite form of organization. Its evolution while slow, hasbeen definite, each decadi adding to its importance. From a tiring tir-ing nucleus originally intended only to stimulate trade, thus having only limited scope of functions with little influence iu municipal affairs, it has now risen to a position of a municipal necessity aud has soeularged its scope of usefulness in and to the community commercially, socially economically aud we might add politically, as to be a oart and narcel of the community now considered casicof all real progress pro-gress and prosperity. If this is true, then the commercial club should not only be an aggregation of the best in telligenca and the best citizenship of the community, but should also be in a position to place this idea advantag-ously advantag-ously and intelligently before the less favored in intelligence which thus would facilitate the execution of important im-portant municipal enterprises. It is through educational campaigns that the thousand and one obstacles which have stood in the way of progress and and prosperity are removed' If this j method had beeD adapted centries a-go a-go the worlds progress would have been tripled. Commercial organizations organiza-tions could never slaim that philan-trophy. philan-trophy. pure and simple, is at the bottom bot-tom of their endeavors. There is absolutely abso-lutely no philantrophy about commercial commer-cial clubs. Philantrophy teaches that it is more blessed to give than receive, while the province of this onraniation rail splitter with only a scant educa-1 tiou, but which he knew bo well tiov to elaborate. That his his: library consisted con-sisted of the Good Oid Book, llae Piilgrims Progress aud au old almanac, but tnat out ol tliese he Idid tlae loundation for learning, erudition and intellectual acumen wlncli eventually event-ually ciowued LiUi the chit! executive with his immortal mime eushiiued iu j le.ters ol gold upou lliis nation. Uommeiciai cluos weie not then in existence, but tnere is no reason why tne could uot beuiaile the means of a akeiiUig dLd drawiuj to theburlace 1 niauv a skepiug intellectual giaut. sud inseparable from it. Commercial clubs continue to bean influential factor iu the affairs of trie municipality just as lougas important questions and measures present themselves, them-selves, Outside of regularly constitu-ted constitu-ted authorities and form of government govern-ment it possesses in comon with it, the most natural aud logical rights to exist. The history of commercial clu Da plainly points to the fact, that without with-out over riding a regularly appointed ' city government it has proven its best ally aud helpmate iu facilititiug and j promoting entcrprisesinjbehalf of the community, which without them, would have been slow, tedious and is to teach that a stimulation of municipal muni-cipal enterprises means an investment much safer than a largo bank deposit with interest And how easy it is to apply this principle to this particular field, to this town, where as yet the era of improvements is just beginning and where this club is beginning to exercise its usefulness. Every man, woman and child should be made to know that there is: a great need of an organization of this kind in their midst, aud that it will be as long as important enterprises present pre-sent themselves, but that just as soou |