The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-08
Butchers and Grocers Work Together
to Benefit Trade and the Pubic

@ CARCELY two years old, the
- Butchers and Retail Grocers' as
ISOLATION has already demon
strated that il has come to stay and
that IT is likely 10 prove TO be a dom
,nant factor in improving living con-
ditiOns in more ways than one Al
ready some of the work of the associa-
ton is beEring fruit, and there are
some who predict that within a year
II will have accomplished more real
good than even its founders dreamed
was possible in that space of time
With impure foods relegated TO the
rear, with the gift business abolished
and the retail trade established on
Healthy basis. so that the consumer
Will get the fun benefit of the money
ne or she eXpends. the members feel
that the coming and the existence of
the association has not been in vain.
Prior To the summer OF 1903 the only
organlzattcn OF similar character i'm
salt Lake City was the Retail Butch
ers' association. It's object was 1.-The
mutual protection of its members" but
beyond that point its mission was not
well defined. Many of the retail butch
ers conducted a side business in the
way of selling groceries. but they did
not seem to think that the side Zine
deserved as much attention as the sale
Of meats. and so the business of re-
failing groceries was permitted to
flourish or TO expire, as the case might
he. without any restraining or protect
ing hand.
How the Association Was Founded.
bout the middle of August. 1908.
John n. Burt. then a clerk in the Fifth
Ward Cooperative store. recognized
that the time had arrived when some
iHlHg should be done to correct the
s. abuses which had crept into the re-
TAN grOcerS' trade. He made a can
Nass OF the city and as a result little
rand OF pioneers gathered one evening
At the store of f. H. Weight $50 South
First West street and discussed the
situation. There were present at that
meeting the following named persons:
Joseph n. Preece now city councilman,
r ri. Weight James r. COWan Mrs.
Ilz'helh Grlihths. Benjamin Fulmer,
X II. Eardley, james X. Hardman.
Mrs Sarah Page. John F. Kirk and
John y. Burt. Mr.. Weight and Mr.
Burt were chosen temporary chairman
and secretary respectively. and it was
the coneensus of opinion of those pres
tnt that an organization should be
formed for the purfo se of peffecting a
means of doing away with bad credits.
ana in fact, to work for the material
benef1t of the merchants of the city in
general
y week later another meeting was
led and permanent organization Was
formed with Benjamin Fulmer as
president. F. NJ. Baer. wee president:
AhIS- bIiZaDeth GTlfHthS treasurer. and
john A. Burt. secretary The little
association neld It's weekly meetings at
Mr. weights store for several weeks
and then decided to change to the
store of Miller e. Allen. SOB West First
south street. When the roll OF mem
befshlp mad increased 50 that the as
Foclatlon had practically outCrown its
quarters room was hired in the old
Labor building. In time this also
proved Inadequate for the wants of the
members and they rented Modern
MoOdmen hall in the Jennings building.
Main and First South streets. and
there have been holding weekly meet
1hSS FOR nearly eight months. Not only
has each meeting been largely attend
ed, but great enthusiasm has been
manifested in the work of the associa-
tion as hat work developed and broad
Cned
AZ the present moment the roster of
mem bers includes nearly every prorni-
nent grocer and butcher I'm the retail
trade in the city as will be seen By
the following list: