The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-02-01


L. Odell, went up the elevator and seated
themselves at the two tables, leaving two
empty chairs, one at each end of the west
table. One Of these chairs was occupied
few moments later by Heber j. Grant,
president of the company. Whom the other
was intended for was made evident from
the inscription on the tasteful bills of fare
laid upon each plate, which read as follows:
Complimentary Dinner
given TO
Joshua T. Grant
by the employees of the
Cooperative Wagon & Machine Co.
While the assembled company were seat
Ing themselves, a somewhat different scene
was being enacted in the hotel parlors
below. ]. Z. Grant and his brother Fred
were seated awaiting the appearance of
Judge Someone or other-a warm friend
of the former, who, he had been assured
by Fred, had just arrived in town and was
anxious to see him. Needless to say the
Judge was nowhere within thousand
miles of Utah, but when Fred thought they
had waited long enough to allow the COM
pany above to get settled, he carelessly
proposed that they should go up the judges
room. Without warning "JoSh' was ush-
cred into the brilliant dining room, where
the force set up such salutation as COM
pletely stunned HIM. He was thoroughly
dumbfounded, aud the surprise worked by
the boys could not have been more COM
plete. For two hours the elaborate courses
followed each other in the style that only
the Templeton knows how to serve, and a
merrier supper has never been held within
the hotel walls.
Mr., Grant, however, was not yet allowed
to proceed homeward. On the way down
stairs, under pretense of sampling some
cigars, he was decoyed into the parlors
where, without further ado, Mr. Sam
Peterson, jr., the oldest employee of the
company, took the floor and fired the fol-
lowing blank into "Josh's" face:
SALT LAKE, Utah. Jan. 81, 1891.
Mr.. Joshua T. Grant:
The president and employees of the Coopera-
tive Wagon and Machine company have learned
that you have rendered your resignation as gen
eral manager OF the company, and that the
same has been accepted by the board of direc-
tors; We feel that we cannot let the occasion
pass without uniting in expressing to you the
affectionate regard in which you have ever been
held by ourselves, and the regret we feel that
an association Of such long and pleasant stand
ing should now have to be broken. In the years
during which we have labored under your man
agement-some of US having commenced our
connection with the company when YOU yourself
assumed charge seven years ago-the relations
between yourself and US have been rather those
OF famlllar friends Ihan those OF employer and
employee: for your many acts OF consideration
kindness and generosity 10 our whole force. we
unite IN rendering you our most sincere and
anecticnate thanks
Permit US, in bidding you farewell as general
manager Of the company, TO hope that your new
surroundings may be as congenial as the old
ones have been, and that your success in your
new field of operations may be as marked and
decided as that which has attended your career
in the past. AS token of our esteem and good
wishes, and as memento of the days when you
and We were so happily associated with the Co
operative Wagon and Machine company, we beg
TO offer you this silver service as the gift of the
united force, with the hope that you may long
continue in the enjoyment Of health happiness
THE Boys"
AS he closed he indicated superb silver
service of several pieces which stood on
the piano, and concealed in the sugar bowl
of which was a check for 500.
There was big round of applause and
Mr.. Grant arose to make response; making
allowance for his bewilderment and lack of
preparation, II was well and feelingly
done, and when George Odell supplemented
it with a motion that each man present
take out an insurance policy in the Home
Life as soon as Josh took hold of the in
surance business, there was deafening
tumult of approval. 1.-THE President' was
loudly called for, and Mr.. Heber j. Grant
made brief appropriate address, express
sing his obligations to both Mr.. Grant and
the Cooperative Wagon and Machine
company's business, and to the employees
for the faithful manner in which they had
worked for the interests of the company.
Other brief remarks followed by Mr..
Whitney, of THE HERALD, Fred Grant.
Secretary Wells, type writer "Griffr who
developed a sudden and astonishing flow
of oratory, and when everyone had "had
his say'' MIR. Grant was allowed TO gather
up his plate, climb into his sleigh and be
whirled in the direction of home.
MR.. GRANTS CHANGE OF BASE.
Mr.. Grants resignation as manager OF
the Co. operative Wagon and Machine com
pany was rendered at meeting of the
directors held on the 9th. 1t was as fol-
lows:
SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 81, 1891.
90 the Directors of the Cooperative Wagon
and Machine Company, Salt Lake City, Utah
GENTLEMEN-I beg leave to tender INV
resignation as general manager Of the Co
operative Wagon and Machine company
If convenient to yourselves | would ike to
have the same take effect February ], 1891.
If not then, as early a date thereafter as
may be suitable to you.
can not take this step without express
ing to you the pleasure | have always felt
in our association, and my heartfelt
thanks for the many courtesies of
which 1 have been the recipient
at your hands. The attitude of
the directors to the MANAGEMENT
and to all the employees Of the company
has been one OF uniform kindness and
generosity, and speak for tn am as well as
myself in making this acknowledgment.
1t is with pleasure that | am able to say
that in resigning the management | leave
the company in the full tide of prosperity
and with its future success assured. When
/ assumed charge of the business my most
sanguine hopes did not picture the growth
in seven years from business OF SIC. 600 tc
$3.50, 200, and it is matter of pride with
me as l do not doubt it is
with yourselves, to have been con
nected with an institution which can poip,
to such a record. 1t is my purpose to re
tain an interest in the company and il
agreeable to yourselves and to the stock
holders, my place in the directory as well
My sole object in retiring is that | expect
TO follow pursuit more congenial to my
tastes and one that will yield larger
pecuniary benefit. / have accepted
the management of the fire anC
life insurance business of II. j. Grant &
Co., and trust in my new capacity that the
very pleasant relations which have always
existed between you and myself NAV con.
tinue to be of long and unbroken duration
Wishing for the cooperative Wagon &
Machine company, for the future success.
even crater than that which has attended i
in the past, L remain, gentlemen, very sin
cerely yours, j. f. GRANT.
Mr.. Grants successor is George T
Odell, former assistant manager. MIR
Grant assumes charge of the insuranc,
business of Heber j. Grant & Co. from
February 1, under the title of manager
He still retains his interest with the wager
company, however, having been elected
chairman of the executive committee by hi
fellow directors, the other members beinl
w. w. Ritter and G. S. Burton.
THE NEW BOARD