The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-14
BOOST HARD FOR
HOME INDUSTRY
Meeting Under Auspices of Butchers
& Grocers' Association Is
Enthusiastic One.
WOULD BUILD UP STATE
SPEAKERS URGE SALT LAKERS
TO BUY AT HOME.

The producer, the distributor and the
consumer were represented at the tri-
organization meeting held in the Butch
ers q Grocers' association haQ in the
Jennings block last evtning. President
F. w Weight Of the association pre-
sided. The labor organizations were rep
resented by a large delegation, while the
Manufacturers q Merchants association s
board Of directors attended from that
body. Numerous speakers were heard
during the evening on THE Upbuilding
Of Utah Through Organization The
members Of the various bodies were as
sembled at the invitation of the grocers
and butchers Of this city.
Vocal and Musical Programme.
During the evening vocal and musi-
cal selections were rendered by the Gro
GERS & Butchers Mandolin and Guitar
club and A e. GFaybee and Joseph Poll
President Weight, in welcoming the Visi-
tors, explained the intent Of the session
that Of discussing organized efforts to-
wards the upbuilding of the state. He
introduced w. J, Donnelan, secretary of
the association, who talked at some
Length, predicting among other things
the rapid advancement of Utah when
all classes OF men work in harmony to-
ward that end.
o. n. Hewlett, president of the NJ. &
n. A, made talk.
Instead of saying competition is the
life Of trade, II can be said more truth
fully that cooperation is the life Of
trade he began; When the manufac-
turer works hand ip hand with the dis
trlbuter and the consumer the result will
be excellent All three can unite and
direct their efforts toward the advance
nent OF each others welfare. When
the consumer demands Utah goods, and
Jnat demand Is met by the distributor
who handles Utah products, supplied by
the Utah manufacturer, then will the
state become great"
Mr., Hewlett explained how the Ladies'
Auxiliary of the NJ & NJ A. would place
"a. label upon each Utah product when
that product had been analysed by the
state and CITY chemists and accepted as
pure by those in whom is vested the
enforcement Of pure food laws. A label.
he said, would act a guarantee of
the purity of the foodstuffs recon-
mended.
Against parcels Post"
c. 0. Harris. director of the NJ. &
NJ. A, also spoke his words being di-
introduced into congress Mr.. Harris said
the bill would ruin home industry and
encourage the trade of eastern catalogue
houses who pay their employees small
wages.
The. labor organizations were represent
Utah Federation Of Labor, Stephen stan
FORD vice president Of the same organ
ization. and D. r. Elton. These men, in
behalf of the various labor organizations
Of Salt Lake. endorsed the idea Of get
tOgetheTfVeness" and said the union men
would do an in their power to strengthen
any movement that would tend 10 up
build the state. They were also hostile
TO the parcels post bill, and suggested
that each man present write a letter to
the Utah delegation on congress, appeal
Ing for its defeat Frequent bursts Of
applause interrupted the speakers
Other speakers were George McAlIister
of the NJ. e NJ. A, and r. A. Miller, a
flour manufacturer. Just before the
meeting was adjourned President Weight
asked all who We're determined to build
up Utah industries by consuming Utah
goods made pure and satisfac torily by
Utah manufacturers and sold REASONABLY
by Utah merchants, to signify this by
saying AYE" There was one No -
but this came from a deaf old fellow
who misunderstood the question. When
this was explained to him he said Aye
three times