Ogden Evening Standard | 1913-01-15 | Page 8 | Conventions a Valuable Asset

CONVENTIONS A VALUABLE ASSET Chicago. Jan 15. Approximately Jt;i ' ' 1 1 1 1 niiO w ,1 -- ,penl In ( hit n go by convention visitors during 1 9 1 2. according ac-cording to figures compiled by tho Chicago Association of Commerce. The estimate was presented last night by Howard Elting. newly elected elect-ed president of the organization. He said that during the car mere were 1.924, Onu convention visitors in in'- city, and carefully complied records showed that each vlBltoi expended en average of about $82, while here Tho local committee of in association, associ-ation, be 6aid, had already booked "uO conventions (or the year I'M-