The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-03-14
RINGING SPEECHES MADE.
PLAN FOR HOLDING A GRAND
MASS MEETING.
Subscriptions Amounting to Nearly
Two Hundred Dollars Received
The manufacturers Urged to Let
the People Know What They Are
Doing.

10 pc TO discuss the propositions to hold
mass meetings and arrange for an ex-
hibit of Utah goods.
John H. White was called on and said
that travelling through the territory he
had noticed that tired feeling so often
referred to. The trouble has not been
because poor goods have been made, or
that more money was asked for home
made goods, but that the merchants
saw fit TO give preference TO goods
manufactured abroad. He has offered
TO meet foreign prices and has only
sold as the people demanded. When
the consumer demanded home made
goods the merchant would do his duty.
He believed times were changing.
Some good has been accomplished by
this bureau. In two industries especial
NO has noticed an increased demand.
He referred to the superior quality of
Utah ham, bacon and lard, and said
that 81 000,0 600 had been sent our each
year for the past five years for hog
products while our farmers have been
languishing and selling wheat End
barley at prices just about covering the
cost Of labor.
Results of his coinpanys experiments
show that if wheat last year had been
fed to hogs in Utah it would have
melted the farmers about so cents 4
buShel instead of 60 cents or less that
Ahey have received. We have been
bind but the hard times pressing upon
Us viii bring US to our senses. Now
is a good time for unity between the
manufacturers and consumers to show
that we are self-sustaining." His COM
panies desire to cooperate with the
bureau TO bring Utah products to the
front and make us independent of tha
east lie believed the suggestions for
an exhibition were good. He wocks
hl-,,-. f-rl ton l1nnd6d rl,a
subscription list with $50.
Jacob MOritZ said the meeting was A
very important one and compiimented
tie officers of the bureau on the vigor-
olIs work that had been done. This
movement means great deal Ii is
not working for Utah alone. The time
has come when the people of the west
must help themselves The exhibit we
want to make must be 4 good one. We
-4eave splendid machines and they make
splendid goods and we must make
known what we can do"
He subscribed S25 towards the ex-
pense and moved that the mass meet
ing and exhibit be held.
G. T. Gunner spoke of the movement
and the hard work that was being
done. He urged the Skilled mechanics
who were out Of work to CO nAine and
enable iron work. etc, TO be produced
here 1t is outrageous the way i'm
are COnllDI6Q. J1iS Et1ilpcillN
had been starting d new industry each
wear and hoped to help inaugurate sew
erTA this year.
EIr. Colclough Of the Salt Lake Co
OBJ. iron works spoke of the company
that has hee'I' organized recently. Iron
columns and other iron work can be
PRODUCED here Just as cheaply as out
side goods can be brought in. Some
mechanicAs have been working with a
pick and NShOYel because they didn't
have the csAajtal TO get machinery.
John c. Cutler spoke of the benefits
of the movement which has been in
augurated and believed ali the manu-
factureTS could see the benefits of get
ting together. He favored the mass
meeting and exhibition
]. W. Smell spoke in favor OF the ex-
hibitiOn and mentioned some matters
which required the attention of the
bureau.
Chairman Grant took occasion to stir
up the manufacturers. urging them
to get 2 move on themselves and loot
their horns more. He thought some of
them did not know they were alive.
The fellows who make the goods else
where are very much alive and it be-
hooves us TO advertise extensively and
keep the people constantly in mind
that we are making good goods and
that we are entitled 10 their support
sam Levy remarked that the manu-
facturers were generally modest and
that they should let their lights shine.
Mr. Frey represented w :. Simp-
klnS and spoke of the importance Of
inc brck industry and assured the bu-
feau Of support Of the brick men in
general and that Mr.. Simpkins and
himself would give every encourage
-nent possible to the movement as it
was the most important thing now to
keep money at home. Only a few
years while Salt Lake men were max
ing good brick, a train was loaded at
Golden, Colo, with brick
n. J. Crimes, representing the build
ing Trades Congress, said that they
|, had endorsed the movement in good
ldith. and that While they wore any
ious TO help the manufacturers they
IN turn wanted help from the manufac-
turers and moneyed men. When a
building IS put up we don't want the
owner to send TO Minneapolis for his
hard wood finish. The work should
be kept at home. Even if ii should
passed.
@. A. Whitaker, of the federated
trades committee reported that the
trades unions We're in hearty sympathy
Win the movement and had more en-
lhusiaslsm than the manufacturers
themselves. The people would be well
taught Dy mass meeting and the
merchants would soon discover that
they must keep home made goods
j. l.. Franks was gratified to hear
Nil. White and others report an in
creased demand for homemade goods
The labor committee had worked hard
t1e advocated the mass meeting and
exhibition because the people now do
not know what is manufactured here
TO bring the manufacturer and CON
sumner together there must be a thor
ough exhibit Even if goods are to
cost little more, the benefit would in
the long run be with the owner. as the
money would be kept at home.
Large amounts have been sent awav
Tor work on school houses and other
buildings, while our mechanics are ont
Of work. The mechanics don't want
soup houses but work is wanted. and
the manufacturers can help in this di-
rection.
J. L. Morris said If the manufacture
ers will engage the theatre for the
meeting the trades people would fur
nish the crowd all right.
H. L. A. Culmer moved that a com
nittee be appointed to circulate a list
AR subscriptions to cover the cost of
1.-THE mass meeting and exhibition. Cul-
mer and Levy were appointed
Grant, Noritz, J. II. White G. f
Gunner and the secretary We're ap-
pointed a committee to arrange Cor the
mass meeting and exhibition.
The subscriptions received were as
follows:
John H. White. ................S so 90
Jacob Moritz ...-.--............... Is 90
J. Frey ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 90
Grant Soap Co .................... 10 90
sam Levy 10 90
J. c. Cutler Bro-.....--.-....-... 10 90
American Biscuit Mfg Co... 10 90
Silver Bros ...----..-.......... -. 10 90