| Show SALT SAL lAKE UK lANDS MANY CONVENTIONS Attractiveness of the City City Appeals Appeals Appeals Ap Ap- Ap- Ap peals to Wide Variety of Boosters LUTHER BURBANK COMING Advertising the Year Will Wil Provide Will Wil Be Greatly Greaty BeneficiaL Bene Bene- ALT LAKE LJ today toty stands in the foremost foro- foro S SALT most rank lank of ot the Important cities cites of America J it I does not nol occupy that proud position merely in the estimate of ot I Its Is own patriotic citizens Its Is right of ot place has ha been dul duly be bestowed towed upon It I by the vote of ot tho the nation at large No Nomore more proof of ot that is needed than the number of ot conventions that will wil meet In this city in 12 1312 Any other of the great cities dUes throughout the length I and nt breadth of ot the United States might j have been selected but Salt SnIt Lake Lae has hM I been chosen as tho the city citY that will wi beatS best beat S r repay pay the tho delegates to these conventions for tor their visit not only In entertainment entertainment entertain entertain- ment meat but In the opportunity It will wi aI af afford atford at- at ford tord them of ot studying the metropolis of ot a Q state Immense Immensely wealthy In mineral and end agricultural resources as assuming assuming as- as I suming suming- the status that Its Us natural en endowments en- en and Ad the energy of ot Its Is citizens citi citi- sans zens made Inevitable Atlantic CI City Is known as ae the convention con Tenton city of ot the east east and Salt Sal Lake Leke has baa come to bear tho the same relation to towards towards to- to wards ards the western wester states states Three years Ago It gave save the nation naton proof of ot Its Is ability ability abil abU ity ty to sustain the role when It handled the tho G. 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R encampment with wih pronounced pronounced pronounced pro pro- success This achievement did much to obtain for Salt Sal Lake the reputation I tation It enjoys as a perfect convention conven I tion ton host Next Nex year year will wI be the biggest convention year In Its is history Four our important national conventions have del de- de l to meet here several others other will almost certainly do likewise lse although no definite announcement has has yet et been I made and a host hOlt of ot minor congresses also will wil participate in Salt Sal Lak Lakes Lake's s 's freely freely treely free tree ly offered hospitality tl ty t f flankers Bankers nanke Co Coming Oom mine I The Salt Lake Commercial club went after these conventions with wit energy ener i and determination that commanded suc- suc cess cosa Its Is procedure In landing the national na- na convention of ot master of i the United States and Canada Cana was typical typical cal of ot ls Its regular plan of campaign This Thia b convention met thu year in Gal- Gal Texas Long before It opened ever every local union of or master plumbers Inthe in inthe inthe the United States and Canada Canad was well wel aware of ot tho the fact that Salt Sl Lake wanted the thE convention con for tor 1912 Each had re- re a D series seres erea of letters letten from this cl city Including formal Invitations from the Commercial club cub the Governor of or tho state and tho the mayor of or the city a as well wel as ns from the local plumbers plumbers' tion The result was that although several several sev say eral crab cities sent their ar convention than sufficient getters to Galveston more dent clent delegates were irene sent there with wih advance Instructions to swing the vote In Salt Lakes Lake's favor tavor Milwaukee Kanas Kansas Kan Kan- KanI I sits sas as City and Atlantic City tou fought ht keenly keen keen- I ly IY for tor the honor but the battle batte had been von v before It commenced The followIng following follow follow- I ing were tho the local to the Galveston convention P. P 1 W. W Gorman Gorma A A. H. H Walsh H. H l Green and und Parley J James Jlmes umes The date of ot this event has ha not yet been settled but It It probably will wl be either tho the last June Juno or the first firstIn In July The cost cost of ot securing securing- this Im- Im gathering was less lese than 00 Another Important congress to be held here hero next year Is 18 that of ot tho the American Institute of ot Bankers This also is largely large large- ly Iy due to so the good work of ot the Com Com- mercial club i In supplementing the ef efforts c- c ef- ef forts of ot the local bankers by Its Us ef efficient of- of organization The first move mO In securing this convention was made at atthe atthe atthe the 1910 congress at Chattanooga b by bythe bythe the Salt Sal Lake delegates T. T W W. T Ball Bal of ot McCornick CoOs Go's bank and Q B. B Kelly cl of ot the Utah National bank bak who extended an Invitation In from the local c chapter apter for tor 1512 This was followed up by a six months' months campaign carried on by the cankers and nd the Commercial club by letters to every chapter In the country prior to this years year's convention at Rochester N. N Y When It came cae to the vot Nashville Tenn and and Wash Yash ington D. D C C. who were each anxious for or or the conen convention gracefully ret retired red from rom a a hopeless contest Salt Lake en en- en had once again made the re result a a. a foregone conclusion Tho The delegates form torm the Salt Sal Lok Lake chapter who won tho the day at Rochester were Q B. B Iel Kelly S. S G. G Saville SavUe of McCornick Company's Com Corn pany's puny's bank and Charles R R. Mabey cashier casIer of ot the State Bank of ot Bountiful and although only twenty six years of or age acel mayor of ct his city Ins rne bankers banker expect to entertain about five hundred delegates during the three days das session between the tho and the end of ot August August A local committee com corn has commenced work In conjunction thou tion ton with wih the national committee on the business part of ot the program and the entertainment of the delegates as al already already already al- al ready outlined will wil include a visit vii to Saltair with wih bathing and pavilion at attractions attractions at- at tractions and a whole day da excursion to the copper properties at an and the smelter at nl Garfeld Garfield An entertain entertain- I fund was wal founded last year and Is isS S expected to attain truly hospitable di dimensions dl- dl before the date of ot tho the con con- Clerks Clerk The clerks ar are not one whit hit behind their fellow citizens In proclaiming pro pro- claiming the manifold advantages of Salt Lake Lae This was done to such good effect b by delegate D D. M. M Bernhisel at atthe atthe atthe the National association of flee Clerks convention at Des Moin Moines 9 s last September that tho the 1912 convention convention conven conven- tion ton will wil meet In Salt Sal Lake Lake- commencing ing InS on Labor day tay or the first Monday ronday In 11 September and ant lasting for tor three or orYe five Ye days daYI New lew York el city and ond Indianapolis Indianapolis Indian Indian- apolis were strong trong cOmpetitors for lor the honor but the superior attractions of this city coupled with wih the fine preliminary nary work of ot the local clerks cerks and the tho Commercial club won the day The Salt 11 Lake association Is a fund To entertain Us its Is guests who wio will number three h hundred In a manner wanner that will wl reflect credit credi on the elt city A ball bal an and entertainment will wl be held In tho the Odeon hall hal December 6 6 the proceeds to bo be devoted to this pur pur- pose 1080 The fie annual convention of the Pacific Coast Nurserymen's association will wil meet in this city next June This was wag I arranged through the efforts of ot the Salt Lake delegates N. N B. B B E. E J J. J Harness Har Har- ness flOSS and P P. A. A DIx at this years year's meetIng meet meet- lug Ing at Fresno Cal Through th tho last laft named Luther Burbank has hs an announced announced announced an- an hl his Intention of ot at attending am and local horticulturists will wIn be interested In itt hi hie visit visit Important Evant The rhe largest and most important convention con con- venton of or those meeting here next year yea ear will wil be the Trans Trans- Trans Mississippi Commercial Commercial Commer- Commer I cial congress Speaking of ot this Joseph E. E Colne Calne Caine secretary of ot the Commercial club This Is h. one of or the greatest Icons cons that could come to the state state just jus new It I will ivill wi bring to the tile city th the greatest men of ot the nation nation men men noton-men men wh who stand lant out alone in their different ac oc- oc ac- ac in the country's affairs and affairs and an that these men will vilI wi go awa away with a a betler better bet bet- ter ler Impression of Utah than they had is Is oi ot course courso a Core foregone conclusion Between 2000 and delegates delegate will attend this convention The v will Include men prominent in ever everline every line of state governors mem l litra of the Senate and House of representatives of the tue ua its its- government in fact the tho leading figures in industrial and political life The deliberations of this body will be he o of national Importance and will be full fully chronicled In the tho newspapers of ever every Important city In America The adver'S adver- adver S 'S value of this convention to the city will be enormous The Tho Commercial Law League of America at present in convention ai at Atlantic City is expected to decide on Salt Lake for next years year's meeting place The Amalgamated Association of Railway and Electrical will hold Its convention In this city in 1313 1913 Allen Burt R. R Lament Lamont and J. J A. A feeder Reeder he the local delegates to this years year's convention convention con con- at St. St Joseph Mo cx- cx tolled the merits of this location In S1-ch S1 a way as to carry conviction antI and had little difficulty in carrying the theote vote ote |
