Letter from Gustavus Sinclair Holmes, 18 April 1896
President Woodruff,
Hon. Geo. Q. Cannon,
Hon. Joseph A. Smith,
City.
Gentlemen:
On the 28th, 29th or 30th inst. there will be an
excursion party of some three hundred prominent hotel men, bankers,
and merchants, with their wives, from the eastern states, who will stop
in ^"^Salt Lake City^"^ for one day en^'^route homeward from California.
The Chamber of Commerce and the Associated Hotel Men of our city
desire that they shall be nicely entertained during their stay here.
In view of this, a programme has been arranged for a drive through-
out the city, a special train the ^"^Saltair Beach^"^ and, ^&^ if possible,
a ^"^tabernacle concert^"^. For the last named we now address you regard-
ing it. They arrive here in the morning and will take the drive from
half past ten until half past eleven^,^ and would like to go to the
tabernacle at between that hour and twelve o'clock and listen to
a half hour's music by the professor.
Would it be consistent and please you to grand this request [FIGURE]
I am sure there will be no feature of the programme that will be more
interesting than this, and if you will concent it will be greatly
appreciated both by the visitors and by ourselves.
We desire to have about twenty-five business men accom-
pany the party on the drive, to the concert^,^ and to the lake^,^ and we
would very much like your assistance. A number of prominent men have
expressed a willingness to aid us and become a part of the reception
