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

From now on there Is to be new
hotor IN the development OF Salt
lake City. 1t Is to be known as tho
merchants & Manufacturers Assocl.
alton" and is to have as It's purpose
the studying OF Salt Lakes facilities to
snpport manufacturing concerns, and
the exploitation Of these facilities. II
IS 10 throw dragnet out for capital
seeking investment and try to anchor
mere In Salt Lake. where II is held that
the possibilities are among the greatest
IN the west for quick returns on in
vesiments In manufacturing plants and
factories
The new association was formed at
a meeting last night In the Commercial
club, at which sixty representative
merchants and manufacturers were
present IN the preliminary organlza.
lion. .. +. Hewlett, j. NJ. Marriott, c.
O. Harris, Adolph Richter, Geo s. Nc
Allster. James !. Gallagher and S. b,
Jensen, were appointed as committee
on membership. AS a committee on
bylaws and constitution, Leon Sweet.
Geo. Austin and John +. Clark, were
named. To canvass the city. and COL
lect data on the openings for factories,
Neph L. Morris, Henry j. Bywater,
John p. Cobb. j. III. Lovendale, 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
educatiye crusade In favor Of getting
home products on the market, and In
favor Of starting a demand among con-
umers for home manufactured goods,
The men present were each loaded with
suggestions born of their experience In
Salt Lake, and the determination of
each was TO push for Greater Salt
Lake with all his strength"
The meeting was called 20 order at S
o'clock by o. II. Hewlett who intro
duced Fisher Harris as chairman OF
the evening. Mr., Harris In taking the
chair pointed out the great benefits
TO come TO Salt Lake as a result Of the
awakening OF Interest in its CONNER
cial possibilities. AS for the clty's
future, Mr., Harris declared that there
was no city with a brighter one, and
assured the men present that the Com
mercial club was back Of any move
ment towards a greater Salt Lake.
SCHEME DISCUSSED.
A number OF short talks on Salt Lake
followed, Q. +. Hewlett laid stress on
the necessity for better freight rates,
specially on raw materials. in order
tha; the city may more favorably cope
with eastern manufacturers, He
thought that with the proper encour-
agement this city would pass Denver
in a short time.
E. S. Darling spoke of the Real Es-
tate association and its good work in
hosting for more sidewalks, sewers.
water mains and pavements and advo-
ated better freight rates. and more
hctories.
s. V. Derrah, assistant general freight
agent OF the y. & II. G, railroad spoke
on behalf Of his road. stating that
while he could not make definite
pledges, still he was sure his road
would do its share IN getting things
started for the greater city.
]. NJ Marriott voiced the sentiment
IN favor OF loyalty among buyers TO
home manufactured goods. He declared
there was a prejudice against home
made goods, and a feeling that they
must necessarily be inferior, while in
fact they often excelled the cheap goods
80 readily purchased on account of their
premiums
SUGAR MAN HEARD.
George Austin OF the Utah Sugar
company called attention 20 the fact
that money spent In buying home
manufactured goods. kept people In
Salt Lake and Utah, and returned the
profits to circulation here, instead OF
sending 1t to other localities.
John p. Cobb spoke for home indus
tries, and the motto Make Salt Lake
Good Place to Live In"
A. Richter venture1 guess that
most people in Salt Lake have no idea
what Is made here. and advocated an
educational campaign on the home IN
dustrles now here so that people might
protect each other by reciprocity Of
purchase.
W. ]. Donnellan spoke Of cooperation
among butchers and grocers and lis
g0od effects.
Heber S. Cutler said he had been
selling home made goods for 20 years
and had preached home manufactures
ard home Industries for that length
Of time. He considered loyalty to home
products the key note OF the present
situation.
HOW DALLAS DOES 1T.
big hit was made by Gibson Catlett
Of Dallas, in telling Of the one Hundred