The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-14
GREATER CITY
GETS A BOOST
Continued from PAGE 1.

thought that a manufacturers associa-
ton could do equally good work in
the upbuilding Of the city. He laid
| stress on the need of factories and bet
1 ter freight rates.
). V. Derrah. assistant general freight
agent for the D. & r. @. railroad, was
called upon by the chair to tell what
the roaes would do III the matter of
. boosting the manufacturing interests
of Salt Lake. He said that the pros
perity of the communities along the
line OF railroad meant prosperity to
/ the railroad, and that while he was not
| ia a position to make definite pledges
| as TO what his road would do, he was
| satisfied that ii would do its full share
| 10 welcome and encourage manufactur-
/ Ing in Salt Lake.
Spirit of Loyalty Needed.
], NJ Marriott said chat the first duty
/ of the association would be To educate
| the residents of the city and state as
! TO what local goods are He said there
| was prejudice agaist homemade
| goods that consumers had the idea
| that they We're not as good as imported
articles; that this idea must be eradi-
! Gated and that a spirit of loyalty TO
| home industries must be fostered. He
took fall out of the goods that are
! toisted upon the market by means of
cheap and worthless premiums.
/ George Austin fell in with the idea Of
educating Utah consumers TO the idea OF
| using homemade goods. He said that for
a long time il was difficult TO get the
| citizens or this state TO use beet sugar.
They thought II was inferior TO cane
/ sugar He called attention TO the fact
I that factories here would give employ
ment TO labor and keen money at home
| that now goes out OF the state. Loyalty
| TO home institutions he considered the
| aii-important thing.
w. j. Donnellan told of what had been
accomplished by the Butchers and Gro
| GERS association. The members got to-
they co-operated TO protect and help each
other. He said every member of his or
ganization would be glad 10 cooperate
with the new organization.
John P. Cobb said the battle cry of Kan
sas City had been. Make Kansas City
a good place to live in He thought
this could be adopted with profit In Salt
Lake. Patronize home industries, said the
| speaker. This he considered the key 20
success. Manufacturers. jobbers and re-
tailers. he thought, should cooperate, and
that everybody should be taught to use
homemade goods.
A. Richter ventured the assertion that
not seVen-tenths of the population y
Salt Lake know what is made in Salt
Lake. The duty of all good citizens, he
thought, was TO promote home industries
by patFOnizing them and protecting the
home manufacturer.
]. r. Bruff advocated publicity. Resi-
dents of the city don't know what IS
made here They should be informed on
this point, and then all should pull to-
gether.
Heber S. Cutler endorsed the sentiment
OF loyalty 10 home institutions. He said
he had been preaching this doctrine for
the past twenty years: he had been SELL
ing homemade goods for that time. 10y
atty TO ourselves and home institutions
- 81 Cd he. or 20 h. cir
ton.
George A. Whitaker told Of his expert
snce in trying 70 educate the citizens here
out of the idea of going east for their
goods. He said that now there are sew
enty-five cigar manufacturers in Salt
Lake. They make One-tenth of the cigars
consumed. There should be $50 cigar
makers in the city and the monthly pay
roll should be $5S0O0. He favored a spe~
cial label for all Utah-made goods.
Albert Fisher said he considered that
there Were good opportunities here III
Salt Lake for a number OF factories.
Q. o. Harris of the Independent Tele-
phone company called attention to the
need of a screw factory IN salt Lake 10
meet the demand for the common screws
used in such large quantities IN all build
ing operations. He said he was IN COM
munication with a corporation that pur-
posed TO establish a copper wire rolling
mill in this city. The proposition was TO
invest 100000 in the enterprise and en-
plOy 200 men, He said the outlook for
securing this enterprise was good Il
sash and door factory was another thing
Harris.
How They Work in Texas.
One of the hits of the evening was
made by Gibson Catlett of Dallas. Tex.
He told of the work of the One Hundred
and Fifty Thousand club Of his city and
the methods used to place Dallas az the
front. The club has Loco members THESE
members subscribe SSO;,aO q year ZOE tie
boosting of Dallas. The city was adVeT-
tised In a number of the leading maya
zines Of the country, with, the result that
as many as 800 letters a day roll in upon
the OrganiZauop. Ope-third of the letters
come from men looking for jobs and are
discardedi/ one-third ask for general IN
fOrmstiOn: ore-thrd are from business
mep> aud mean business. These are gwen
-tarefui attention ana every InuuT eIIlSlV
Offered 10 get these men to locate IA
Dallas In seven months the pOpulallou
of Dallas has increased lo,oOO; nine mus
tries have been induced TO locate theFS
and invest from $4,000 10 $.OO0,OOO ana
an impetus has been given the community
that will carry it up TO the 100000 marx III
five years. IL had 1900 when the move
ment was started.
told OF the work of building IN mo
shoe factory and the oVeralls factory
OF his firm and the methods used IN
getting the goods to the people. lion
est goods and honest prices. he thought,
would break down ali opposition. He
found tho merchants ready ana anxious
10 handle the home product lie thought
the outlook for Utah goods better than
ever in the history Of the state.
Many Chances for Work.
John W. Shell. the oldest manufac-
turer in Utah, said that SAT- Lake had
pointed out the great opportunities Tor
manufacturing in salt: alkahi drugs
chemicals, all kinds OF minerals, glass
sugar, fruit, leather, castor oil, sui
phuric acid and in number Of other
lines. He pointed out that essential FAC
tors 10 build up a city as a Tan I
TURNS center are water. heat light
mower and transportation.
At the close of Mr.. SnelPs remarks
the real work Of organiZat ton was taken
up~and pushed with cOmmendaole NiSor;
The committees We're quickly named and
a list of those ready TO join the organi-
cation was secured. 1t was also voted
to hold another meeting at the same
place Monday evening, Nov q, at
4 general discussion followed. c. r.
Savage said he knew OF a pickle fac
yer man. He has been here and looked
the ground over and Will invest $4,000
In a pickle factory in the north part
o. T. Hewlett said a good opening ex-
listed for 4 factory 10 make TN cahsi
another pickle factory; another vinegar
factory, and a glass factory.
j. r. Ballentyne pointed out the cry
ing need for a factory for tho manu-
facture of merchants bar iron. He said
the Colorado Fuel & Iron company was
behind six months in its orders and that
il is practically impossible to get struc-
tural iron here without a Ions wait
With coal. coke and iron right on the
ground he could see no good reason why
structural iron should not be made IN
Utah in large quantities, not only 10
supply the home market but TO ship
out to supply the great demand else
where.
j. NJ. Marriott advocated the estab-
lisnment of a Strengthening plant He as