Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-14
To BOOST SCHEME
Of HOME INDUSTRY
Prominent Business Men Discuss
Plan to Make Of Salt Lake
A Great City.
COMMITTEES ARE APPOINTED.
WIN be Known as the Merchants
And Manufacturers Association
Many Expressions Heard.

From now on there Is TO be new
factor IN the development of Salt
Lake City. 1t Is TO be known as the
Merchants & Manufacturers Associ-
alton" and Is to have as lts purpose
the studying OF Salt Lakes facilities TO
support manufacturing concerns, and
the exploitation Of these facilities. It
ls 70 throw a dragnet out for capital
seeking Investment, and try to anchor
here In Salt Lake, where it IS held that
the possibilities are among the greatest
I'm the west for quick returns on in
vestments In manufacturing plants and
factories,
The new association was formed at
a meeting last night In the Commercial
club, at which sixty representative
merchants ana manufacturers were
present, In the preliminary organzu.
tion, 0. f. Hewlett, J, NJ Marriott, c.
o. Harris, Adolph Richter, Geo. S. Nc
Ar'ster, James !. Gallagher and S, b,
Jensen were appointed as o committee
on membership. Az a committee on
bylaws and constitution Leon Sweet
Geo. Austin and John r.. Clark, were
named To canvass the city, and COLI
lect data on the openings for factories
Neph l.. Morris, Henry J. ByWater
John p. Cobb j, H. Loven1ale, and O
r. Meredith were appointed
WILL PULL TOGETHER.
one feature Of the new organization
IS that II is planning to speak out for
home industries and to commence an
eduCative crusade iu favor of getting
home products on the market, and I'm
favor Of starting demand among con.
sumers for home manufactured goods.
The men present We're each loaded with
suggestions born of their experience ir
Salt Lake, and the determination of
each was to push for Greater salt
Lake with all his strength"
The meeting was called TO order at s
o'clock by O. II. Hewlett who intro
duced Fisher Harris as chairman Of
the evening MIR. Harris IN taking the
chair pointed out the great benefits
10 come to salt Lake az a result Of the
awakening Of interest In its CONNER
t!al possibilities. AS for the ciiys
future Mr. Harris declared that there
was no city with a brighter one, and
assured the men present that the Com
nercal club was back OF any move
ment towards a greater salt Lake.
SCHEME DISCUSSED.
A number Of short talks on Salt Lake
followed. O. r. Hewlett laid stress on
the necessity for better freight rates,
especially on raw materials. in order
that the city may more favorably cope
with eastern manufacturers. He
thought that with the proper encour-
agement this city would pass Denver
In q short time.
p. S. Darling spoke Of the Real Es-
tate association and its good work In
boosting for more sidewalks, sewers
water mains and pavements, and advo-
Gated better freight rates. and more
factories.
S. Y. Derrah, assistant general freight
agent Of the D. & r. G.. railroad. spoke
on behalf OF his road, stating that
while he could not make definite
pledges, stlll he was sure his road
would do its share IN getting things
started for the greater city.
J, NJ, Marriott voiced the sentiment
an favor Of loyalty among buyers "a
home manufactured goods, He declared
there was o prejudice against home
made goods, and a feeling that they
must necessarily be inferior, while III
fact they often excelled the cheap goods
20 readily purchased on account of theil
premiums
SUGAR MAN HEARD.
George Austin Of the Utah Sugar
company called attention 20 the fact
that money spent IN buying hom'
manufactured goods, kept people IN
Salt Lake and Utah, and returned the
profits to circulation here, instead o.
sending IL 10 other localities,
John p Cobb spoke for home indus
tries and the motto Make Salt LAX
Good Place TO Live IN
A. Richter vcnture1 a guess tina
most people I'm Salt Lake have no idei
what is made here and advocated al
educational campaign on the home M
dustries now here so that people mlgh
protect each other by reciprocity o
purchase
w. J. Donncllan spoke Of cooperation
among butchers and grocers and ~
good effects.
Heber $. Cutler said he had beer
selling home made goods for 20 year
ana had preached home manufacture
ara home Industries for that lenSu
OF time lie considered loyalty to hone
products the key note OF the preseh
situation
HOW DALLAS DOES 1T
a big hit was made by Gibson Catlet
Of Dallas, in telling OF the one Hundre'
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