The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-01-21
ADDRESS ON "FAILURES AND
THEIR CAUSES.
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily
This is to be a week of butter Weighing
among the local retailers, and the brands
found wanting will be boycotted. That
/, IS The decision upon which the grocery
men agreed upon last evening at the reg
, uleIF weekly meeting of the Butchers q
hetaH Grocers' association. They eX-
pressed themselves as being tired of the
imposition in the matter OF weights prac
uced upon them by butter manufactur-
erS. incidentally an investigation will be
mace into9 the weights of various brands
of flour.
The subject was brought up by Score
IdTJ john a. Burt, who stated he was in
formed yesterday by d groverynan that
: IN weighing three different brands of but
Ter the alleged pound bricks weighed on
an average fourteen ounces, and several
OF the brands showed a deficiency OF
weight of from one to four ounces. MIR
Burt could not give the names of the
brands tested. bnt Rich P. Nelson stated
that he had weighed three bricks of a
particular kind of butter and. found that
the alleged pounds weighed in reality only
fifteen ounces.
Mr.. Bondage, another member said
that ne had weighed sixteen bricks of a
certain product and found a shortage of
one pound and two ounces. Several other
members stated they had discovered a
shortage IN weight in the same brand of
OUTER 1t was finally decided that def
mite action should be deferred one week
ana llat IN the interim each member Of
the association should weigh all butter
handled and that a list be prepared by
each one showing those brands which are
full weight and those which show a short
age. 1t was explained by one of the
members that under the law the sealer
OF weights and measures could take no
action as there is no standard of weights
ana measures in this state, but the asso-
pXDeCtS formulate MS
whereby members of the association will
prosecute the cases and will be backed
up by the association. And as a further
protection TO themselves and the public
the association members will act as a
unit in refusing to deal in brands that
are not up to the standard in weight.
similar action will be taken in regard to
alleged short weight in various brands
of flour.
A.. Hudson, who represented the asso-
citation at the business mems meeting
called at the Commercial club in relation
TO the regulation of telephone rates,
stated that nothing had been accom-
plished at the meeting He said that "thc
men who attended the meeting tried some
books, and he. would not compromise
the association by taking part. When
lot OF business men meet and attempt |
or propose 70 attempt, to inspect the
pany cannot compete in the matter of
prices with g rival, 1t is too much boys !
play even for the Grocers' association |
he said: The members approved of Mr.. |
Hudsons attitude for they accepted his |
report and continued him on the com
mittee. IS
The proposition advocated by City Food |
inspector Meyers that the date of man |
utacture OF all canned goods be fndelibly |
stamped on the cans met With great dis |
favor. The grocers contended that the |
plan would result in heavy loss to them |
selves as most of them are obliged to |
carry n6 fu-n
old, the age at which the food inspectors
claim that canned goods begin to show
the formation of gases.
A number OF grocers present claimed !
that canned goods will keep and be In |
good condition for food for three and |
four years but if the date when it was
manufactured is stamped on the can it
would be impossible to dispose of it to
the public. Secretary John A Burt ex-
planned that what State Food Inspector
Hefner and Mr.. Meyers wanted was to
have committee appointed to confer
with them and see if some compromise
plan could not be formulated. After a
protracted discussion of the subject, the
of the association decided
promptly and unanimously that they are
not in favor of having canned goods
under any conditions.
The feature of the meeting of the asso-
citation was an address delivered by John !
9, Critchlow, manager of the Credit
Mems associations. He took for his sub
iect, Failures and Their Causes and
his remarks were in the nature of an epi-
-ome of all that goes to make success for
retailers
THE credit men had a meeting a few
days ago" he commenced and their
'eports show that there have been eighty
seven failures in their territory during
The past eighteen months. That shows
about one a week for that time. and there /
nave been two today"
The speaker said that so per cent of the
atlures were caused by a lack. of BUSH /
Tess ability. Oteher causes were over
buying, lack of system and TOO much
'redit. The last named causes more fail |
Tres than anything else because the Civ
ng of too much credit implies lack of {
lot know whereito draw the lire or when i
o say no. They buy goods at thirty $
lays and give credit for six months and {
year on the same goods. Overbuying
$ at various times experienced by all of
he business men and is the result often ]
# a mistaken idea as to the run of some I
pecialty. 1t is necessary that all of the {
bought and all of the energy of a bust s
ess man be concentrated upon his bust q
less. Many failures are caused by with '
rawng capital that should be kept in
he regular business and investing it in
Their avenues many times some Specu- ! +
alive schemes, thus not only causing a q
vision of the capital, but also of the at
ention and energy of the investor, and 7
his lmpolitlc course is often The precur e
or of dis aster. C
he speaker. You can't make it do t
Back of the capital Gu must
ave ability, but you must have sufficient s
apital to tide over conditions arising a
trough unforeseen causes. A business n
ian should not give over to excuses and
e and his family should not indulge III
lXuries unless he is sure that his BUSH
ess is paying a profit that warrants it, q" 7
In closing, the speaker said that in this
ge. when so many are working for
ages the retailers must give credit, but
e summed it all in a warning and a die +
i'm: !.
You must do a credit business. but Sc .
ct your men to whom you give credit. II
earn your customers, learn to discrim- q
late and learn when to say no." n
A vote of thanks was given Mr.. Critch- | &
w by the hundred members of the asso- n
alton present. +
Before adjournment a committee was +,
opointed consisting of John A. Burt, A "
Lees. William Wood, Thomas Davis, e
II. Yearsley and II. P. Nelson, to
rye the passage by the legislature of ii
W which would provide that the wages il
city. county or state employees shall Il
1t be exempt for debt. n