The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-28
MANUFACTURERS ORGANIZE.
The Salt Lake Exchange Now
Fairly on It's Feet.
THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
The Object Is 10 Promote the Welfare
of Our Manu- .ctures.
Committees Appointed and the organiza-
ton Given Name-Good Speeches by
Progressive Business Men Forty
Manufacturers Present-The List.

Manufacturers Present-The List.
Forty earnest business men, represent
ing almost every branch of manufactur-
ing industry carried on in Salt Lake, met
at the chamber of commerce rooms last
evening to further consider the matter OF
organizing manufacturers exchange in
this city. The meeting was an enthusiast
tic one and was conducted in a thoroughly
business-like manner. The motto was,
"Patronize home industry; build up
home enterprises and keep every dollar at
home, where its equivalent can be OBJ
tanned in this territory
A number of speeches, brimful of hard
sense and good advice, were made and
heartily applauded.
1t was the spirit of the meeting to
unite every branch of manufacturing in
dustry now existing in the city and terri
tory for the purpose of securing co-opera-
ton when it win be beneficial, and to i'm
press upon consumers individually and
collectively the importance of keeping
their money at home and OF fostering
home enterprises of every description.
The meeting was notable one in point
of unity of purpose and a desire to render
aid to each other at time when such an
action is positively necessary for the
mutual good of everybody producers
and consumers alike.
BUSINESS PROCEEDED WITH.
The meeting was called to order by Mr..
A. Nj. Grant, who was chairman OF a
previous meeting, who stated that the
meeting had been called to organize a
manufacturers association.
He suggested that another temporary
chairman be elected and George Arbogast
was called to the chair
w. r. Mesick was then elected tempo
rary secretary and the business was pro-
ceeded with.
First in order was the selection of a
name for the organization, and Mr..
Moritz moved that it be called the Salt
Lake manufacturers exchange, which
was carried by unanimous vote.
Elias Morris stated, for the benefit of
those not present at the former meeting,
that the exchange was being organized
for the mutual advantage of all manufac-
turers who desired to enroll their names
as members and for the further purpose
of aiding each other in every way calcu-
lated to build up and sustain home man
ufactories.
CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS.
a. NJ. Grant moved that committee
of three be appointed to draft copstitu
ton and bylaws and to report at the
next meeting, and also to suggest what
officers would be needed to conduct the
business of the exchange. The motion
was carried, and Jake Moritz, Elias
Morris and w. r. Mesick were selected as
such committee.
g. Mr.. Moritz moved that all manufacture
ers present give their names to the secre-
rotary, accompanied by the business
which they represented. The motion
was carried.
AN EXCHANGE OF VIEWS.
The chairman suggested an exchange of
views in relation to the proposed organi-
zation, and Professor Hlrsching was the
first to respond. He was in favor of get
ting up display to be made in the
chamber of commerce rooms, in order
that strangers who visit the rooms can
see in a few minutes what manufacturing
industries are represented in Salt Lake.
He was also in favor of publishing a neat
pamphlet with the names and extent of
the business carried on by the members,
and scattering them broadcast over the
country. The professor was likewise in
favor OF making an exhibit at the Worlds
fair, and thought it good idea to have
the manufacturing industries written up
and printed in pamphlet form.
& At the close of his speech the professor
moved that committee of three be ap-
pointed to arrange the details for an ex-
hibit in the chamber of commerce rooms
and also to look into the advisability of
pamphlet with the names of
the manufacturers of the city therein,
with the business carried on, etc.
Mr.. Grant thought the motion a little
premature, and deemed it advisable to
perfect the organization before arranging
the exhibit. He further thought that the
exchange should procure quarters of its
own.
Professor Hirsching's motion was then
laid on the table, to be taken up after the
organization was effected.
BETTER RATES POSSIBLE.
Chairman Abrogast was OF the opinion
that people all over Utah would help sus-
tain their home manufacturers if the mat
ter was put before them in the proper
light. He felt that unjust rate discrimi-
nation had initiated against home pro-
ducers in the past, but thought that
united effort on the part OF the exchange
would bring about more satisfactory
state of affairs.
J. G. Cutler thought that great good
was sure to inure from the proposed or
ganization in the way of a combined
effort for each other and the iudicious adj
vertising of the articles manufactured.
''wHo PAYS THE FREIGHT?''
Elias Morris was of the opinion that the
time had come when people should cease
sending their money away from the terri
tory for the purchase of articles that
could readily be bought at home. He
also mentioned the fact that Utah wool is
sent east and there manufactured into
clothes which are returned here and put
on sale. "Who,' said he, "pays the
freight on this wool as it goes east and the
as it comes west? We do, and
it is the same way with tho hioes
that we ship away. l am in favor
of utilizing our raw materials
here at home, and it can be done if we
will only make an effort in that direction
We have the facilities for manufacturing
many articles which we now purchase
outside of the territory, and I am in favor
of doing it. We can't do all this our
selves though. We need the cooperation
of the consumers, and our way to get
this is to organize our exchange and lay
the matter before them in the proper light.
We are buying clothing, brooms, candy,
cigars, beer, machinery and many other
articles in the east that can be and are
being made right here at home. 1t is
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