The herald., 1897-01-19
new DIRECTORS ELECTED
Annual Meeting of the Mer.
chants and Manufacturers
A REPRESENTATIVE BOARD
An Interesting Report From Secretary
W. II. Knight
The Work Achieved by the Association
During the Past Year-G. H. Stew
art for the State Library Board.

The annual meeting of the Merchants
and Manufacturers association was held
last evening. President II. w. Frank
read a very interesting report reviewing
the work of that body during the past
year. He enumerated large number
of subjects which had engaged its at
tention among which were the hack or
dinance, reform in taxation. improving
the equipment of the fire department,
securing steamer connections with Mex
leo, the Salt Lake railway project, and
the home products exhibition. Finally
he congratulated the association ON its
enlarged membership and its present
fiourishing condition.
SECRETARY'S REPORT
The secretary's report was as follows;
The Merchants and Manufacturers
associa ton is enjoying a large measure
of prosperity Its membership has been
nearly doubled during the past eleven
months. About a year ago the bylaws
were amended and provided for holding
monthly meetings of the members to
promote social intercourse and discuss
questions of public interest. These
meetings have been well attended, fire.
quently ranging from 40 TO so members,
and sometimes exceeding one hundred.
There have been thirteen general and
special meetings of the members, twenty
seven regular and special directors
meetings. and twenty-three sessions of
committee meetings. xclusive of num-
erous meetings of the home products
committee.
In February the dues were raised from
so cents to 81 per month to meet the
new demands of the association in its
enlarged field of usefulness. and from
that time the collections were made
monthly instead of quarterly, as before.
AS the membership increased. this in
volved much more office detail and cler-
ical work. which was still further aug
mented by sending or delivering notices
of the monthly and other meetings to
each member.
When the Manufacturers association
was consolidated with the Merchants as
ISOLATION new constitution and by
laws, suited to the new organization. was
prepared and adopted. a statement of
the objects of the association was COM
piled. new committees were appointed,
an alpha abetical list of members show
ing occupations and addresses was ar
ranged, and the entire compilation pub
lished for reference. supplemental
list of new members was recently printed
to make the roll complete.
The activity, faithfulness, and devo
tion to the interests of the ASSOCIATION
on the part of the general officers and di
rectors, is we'll attested in the fact that
at only one of the numerous directors
meetings held during the past year. was
there a lack of the necessary quorum to
transact business.
Many questions of deep interst to our
merchants, manufacturers, and business
men. and to the general public have been
ably discussed in these rooms. and the
reports published at length in the daily
papers. These discussions have been
participated in not only by our own
members. but by prominent citizens not
identified with our association. and by
distinguished persons from abroad.
1t is not necessary for me to recap pitu
late the subjects which have been dis
cussed from time to time in these rooms
as your president has referred to many
of them in his address this evening, but
I desire to make one remark in defense
of our methods in this connection:
Some criticism has been irdulged In
because we have not finished all the
work we have taken up and produced
final results, but it should be remem-
bered that it is the province of a COM
mercal body to call attention to need
ed reforms, and to encourage new en-
terprises. The community through its
newspapers di'u pupflc splllltc cltlZeiS,
must DO its part in promoting worthy
undertakings. and our association has
no reason to complain of Indifference to
our work on the part of either.
Besides, it takes time to accomplish
large results You cannot build a rail-
road to Salt Lake nor establish a
steamship line to Japan in a month
These enterprises involve the invest trnent
of millions of capital. and that capital
can only be attracted here by much pre-
limindry work in calling attention to the
natural advantages we possess. and to
our favorable opportunities for invest
! ment.
This association was the first original
| body to give a hearty ard unqualified
| endorsement to the new city charter.
| In fact that instrument embodies re-
! forms strongly advocated at our general
/ meeting held last March, to which our
esteemed associate, Mr.. 6. ]. Griffith,
| contributed valuable paper, and we
may be said to have set the ball rolling
! that resulted in the organization of the
| Better City Government league.
The home products exhibition. which
! has been so successfully inaugurated
under the energetic management of our
! executive committee. Will prove a use
| full object lesson. reVe alng the bundant
| resources of this region and demons trat- =
| ing our capacity to transform cheap raw
| ma terials into valuable products, thus
| enabling us to realize at home the prof
| its that would otherwise go to eastern
/ manufacturers
The exhibition will acouaint our own
! people not only, but also easterr tourists
| who are througlng to our shores with
the manifold opportunities existing here
| FOR enga ging in remunerative enterpris-
| 6; for we must bear in mind that con-
| siderable percentage of these winter
! tourists are home seekers and will be
! induced to tarry with us If we can show
them satisfactory business investments.
Perhaps one Of the most salutary les
sons of the exhibition is that which
| teaches US to prefer the goods manufac-
| tured by our own artiZans to those which
are made elsewhere. thus serving the
double purpose of he--ing our friends,
neighbOrs and customers to prosper.
| and keeping the profits resulting from
their work for the enrichment Of our own
| community.
We have recently added a so-called
credit department to the work of our
| association. 1t is under the able and
experienced management of Mr. George
Giles, who VIII. for a small monthly pay
ment. give reliable rating of all per-
! sons asking for credit. thereby enabling
you to avoid Unnecessary risks in deal
ing with present or Intending purchasers
and perhaps prevent you from incurrinS
considerable losses during the year.
OUR association has several objects
or great public interest. both old and
rev. to take up during tie present year.