The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-26

The Manufacturers and Merchants as
ISOLATION has recently received a consid-
cradle accession in membership and has
been spurred to new activity in its eff
forts to advance the business interests of
the state. Its last membership meeting
was highly successful and the work that
is being done in quiet way cannot fail TO
attract the notice OF business men.
- The association Is not yet a year old
~ was organized I'm November. 1906 the
first directors meeting being held in the
Commercial club Nov 2S The stated OBJ
tects and aims of the new association
were to foster Utah industries. encour-
age the opening up of new industries, and
10 promote the use Of homemade goods.
IT started out under good auspices and
lost no time in getting TO work Rooms
were secured on West Temple street and
in addition to offices and board rooms.
room was made for a permanent exhibit
OF Utah manufactures and products
This was complete as IL has been pos
sible with limited facilities to make H.
II is now being combined with the ex-
hibits OF the other boost associations.
the Salt Lake Real Estate association
and the Deseret Agricultural and Manu-
featuring association. and all three asso-
Citations will be quartered with the ex-
hibit on the ground floor Of the Swan
building on Third South street
One Of the first matters taken up by the
association was the matter of labels for
pure food products which were adopted
Women Are Organized.
Early in January of this year women's
auxiliary association was formed and did
much work of an educational charac-
rer in teaching the use of Utah products
whenever possible. The association dis
continued its work during the summer
months but will again begin an active
campaign at the close Of the hot weather
Work Of Traffic Manager.
On Dec. Z, 1905. Orvin Morris was en-
gagged as traffic manager and entered
upon his duties at once. Mr. Morris is
an old railroad man with a technical
knowledge OF traffic matters. and under
his management this has been one of the
most important departments of the work
of the association. though his work has
necessarily not been of a public nature
Besides representing the association in
with freight rates in Utah. he has ac-
compltshed much in strengthening out
matters for individual members, and
handling over-charge claims The value
OF this work to the members has been
inestimable. as they have had at their
service the benefit of expert advice along
lines where IT Is often needed and need
ed badly. In June. Mr.. Morris on be
half of the association. attended the
meeting of the Trans Iississippi Freight
bureau at Denver. While there he pre-
concerning freight rates and arrange
ments more particularly relating to Utah
and surrounding states which are now
under consideration at the August meet
Ing Of the bureau with a fair prospect OF
adoption of at least some Of the more
important. Should they be adopted. they
viii be of great Importance to the bus
mess interests OF the state.
Gordon H. Place. assistant secretary
and manager, resigned July /. to re-
enter newspaper work, and Mr. Morris
was appointed to that position in addi-
ton to keeping up his duties as traffic
manager.
Many Matters Taken Up.
During the year the association has
been called upon TO look into and give
endorsements TO a number of PROPOSE
lions of Importance. including the es-
adjustment of the Utah packing plant |
OF the Hurst Automatic Signal Switch
company. and in the development of in
terurban electric roads Ii has done much
20 arouse interest throughout the coun-
try I'm the possibilities OF Utah as a
manufacturing point and has conducted
negotiations relating to the establishment