Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-29
Manufacturers Get together and
Discuss the Outlook for
Success.
nFpENDS ON FREIGHT RATES.
,dont Articles Of Incorporation and
Conclude TO Get Right Down
To Business.

,d,t the Commercial club last night,
,,.uet,rute the forward movement
,or Salt Lake and Utah. The business
Of the evening was the formation of n
,arranent organization, and 1t went
,,ropeh with dispatch and harmony,
although there was considerable dis
eusslon on minor points.
The election of a directorate fol-
,,yed speeches on the general field
h. n H. Hewlett, John Q. Critchlow,
ana Manager Fisher Harris OF the Com
mercial club.
In Inc election there were "a candi-
Aates nominated to I'LL 10 positions on
he hoard of directors, and the board In
meeting after the general assembly
Sod iourned. elected the following Of
acars 10 serve for one year.
president-Orson II. Hewlett.
First Vice President-George 5. Nc
second Vice Presldent-Leon Sweet.
Secretary--G. II. Cleayeland.
Treasurer--C. q. Harris.
DIRECTORS CHOSEN.
In the election for directors II was
agreed that the Is receiving the high
est votes should be elected, and that
The I'VE highest should serve for two
wears. Those elected for the two-year
iarm were Orson II. Hewlett. Leon
sweet c. O. Harris, j. q, Mcdonald,
and George Austin. For the one-year
fern the following ten directors were
chosen. Nephi L. Morris, j. II. Nalen-
tine, H. Il. Dearborn, G. r. Cleaveland,
John r. Bruff. II. J. Faust, Geo. 5. Me-
Allster. Geo. Il. Whitaker, j. NJ. Mar
riott and Albert Fisher.
The board OF directors VIII now go
rapidly forward with the work before
them. The Real Estate association has
offered, rent free, the use of office space
AT It's Second South street headquar-
tiers FOR one month, and the offer Will
he accepted. Tonight at the CONNER
fial club the directors will meet and
select an assistant secretary, who
will have active charge of the offices
NJ the association, and will be a SAL
aried Official a number of letters Of
inquiry have already been received,
which are awaiting answer.
SITUATION DISCUSSED.
The general discussion preceding the
showed a very lively interest In what
was going forward.
Fisher Harris called the meeting 10
order and IN brief way sketched the
situation in Utah and reminded the
gentlemen present that much had al
ready been done to advertise Salt Lake.
and that I'm its live Commercial club
and Real Estate association, IL has fac
tors already doing much to promote its
growth. salt Lake, he said has its
Knockers, but every man in Salt Lake
should Join this new association, there
would sure be a new crop Of knockers
move in
ORSON HEWLETTS REPORT.
Orson II. Hewlett was called on for a
speech and told of his Denver trip, and
what he found going on In the Rocky
Mountain country. He said that at the
base Of the hope for Utah's future lay
the question Of freight rates, and that
no concern would move In here, IL the
railroads would dump in "A lot of freight
10 clog the market at minimum rate,
and thus kill the new concern at Its
first few months of existence. He ia
vored an understanding with the rail-
roads on the matter of freight at an
early date He suggested an auxiliary
organization OF women who would
boost for home industries, and pointed
out that new manufacturing concerns
helped all classes of men by making Il
biz pay roll, and demand Tor homes
Mr. Hewlett presented the report OF
the committee on membership, which
was not altered from the plan as al
ready published.
ARTICLES ADOPTED.
His report was followed by a report
from Mathonhah Thomas on the ques-
ton Of permanent organization. He
presented articles OF Incorporation.
which were adopted with slight
amendments. They provide for
corporation with $4,000 capital diyid-
ed into shares OF the value of 81 each,
no corporation or individual to be al
lowed 20 own more than one share.
The board OF directors, or quorum
OF hve members of them. may contract
Indebtedness up TO 10 per cent of the
capitalization.
OBJECTS OF ASSOCIATION,
The objects Of the organization are
SET forth as follows
. not 'ne purposes LOT winch ~ IL
FORMED are to encourage the manuiac-
lure and production. distribution and
consumption OF Utah products Of all
kinds; to foster and promote all the
industries of the state that have for
'her object the development of the
natural resources thereof-agricultur
A. Horticultural, viticultural and dairy
pfoduets-and to induce citizens of
ms commonwealth to aid In all possi-
Ole ways In the development and pro-
motion of all industries that may be
successfully carried on, TO the end that
me lhtermountain region may become
What nature Intended II to be. not
only great mart Of foreign commence.
out the seat where diversified indus
ttles are carried forward to a SUCCESS