The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-29
JOHN 0. CR|TCHLOW
STEPS DOWN AND OUT
Manager of Utah Association OF
Credit Men Tenders His
Resignation.
BECOMES EFFECTIVE AT
PLEASURE OF ORGANIZATION
That Is, 1t May Be Accepted at
Any Time Within Ninety
Days.

John Q, Critchlow has resigned as
manager OF the Utah Association OF
Credit Men, a position he has held for
over three years The resignation was
handed to Arthur Parsons. president
of the association, Thursday. 1t will
be effective any time within ninety
days, at the pleasure OF the assoCla-
tion, according TO the conditions of an
existing contract, should Mr.. Critch-
low az any time desire to be released
from his position.
Is Strong Association.
The Utah Association of Credit Men
is one of the strongest and most sub
stantial business factors In this and
adjacent States wherever extends tho
trade OF Utah wholesalers and jobbers.
In its membership Is included prac-
tically every wholesale house in Utah.
1t is admitted to be one of the best
and most perfect organizations Of It's
kind ln the United States.
The members give great credit to
Mr., CritchloW for having brought tho
concern to It's high standard OF eff
cheney, In the work of timeing the
pulsatlons of trade in the intermoun-
tain region 1t has protected It's men.,
bers from loss, placed the retailers on
q firmer and more conservative busi-
ness sis and has established a con-
fldence within its jurisdiction among
the jobbers in the East 1t has helped
TO build up Utah II has been OF ths
greatest benefit to all classes OF mer-
chants, in protecting those of acknowl-
edged integrity and In preventing ed-
yenturerS from increasing their means
by dishonest methods
II was in May, 1903, when Mr.. Critch-
low assumed control. At that time the
membership was less than twenty-five,
now 1t Is nearly eighty.
Retires for Business Reasons.
Mr. Critchlow, when seen by a Trib-
une representative last night, stated
that his resignation was entirely in
spired by business reasons and not
from any disagreement or friction with
a single member of the association.
While he was satisfied that the chaugs
was for his financial benefit, he said
that he had hesitated In making the
move on account OF the unanimous suo-
port end approval he had received from
all the mberS at all times. He stated
that he was proud of the fact that he
possessed the entire confidence of the
entire membership, and the severance
of such pleasant and successful busi-
ness relations, covering so long pe-
riod, was to him a matter OF sincere
regret.
AS 10 his future business Mr.. Critch-
low was non-commlttal, except that nc
expected TO remain In Salt Lake and
that he would engage in business hero
for himself. A number OF projects, he
said. were under consideration. but none
of them were yet sufficiently definite to
justify their announcement,
As to His Successor.
AS to Mr. Critchlow's successor, OF
course no action has yet been taken. as
1t will require a meeting of the officers
and probably several meetings will be
necessary before & new manager is
decided upon. The position pays L
salary approximating $4,000 a year, and
on that account large number Of ale
plicants for the position can reason
ably expected. II is also quite likely
that there Will be a decidedly lively
competition among the applicants. Her
bert Van Dam, who has been chief
clerk under Mr.. Critchlow's adminIstra-
ton, is probably best posted In tho
workings OF the association, and on that
account, coupled with a record Of effl-
cient service, will doubtless receive ia
Vorable consideration. But as It is a
large and complex concern with a va
riety of interests represented 1t Is difTl-
cult tc make even a probable forecast
of what the action of the association
Will be In naming new manager