Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-07
DOCTORS URGE
ORGANIZATION
Need to be More Closely United to
Prevent Other Interests TAX
ing Precedence.
MEDlC0S' ANNUAL MEETING.
President Gift of Provo Reviews the
Work Accomplished During
The Past Year.

That the trades union has paral-
lei higher up in The financial world Ia
such organizations as tho bankers as
'sooiatlon and Utah state Medical as
ISOLATION, has long been the conten-
lion OF union leaders.
Today in the thirteenth annual
meeting of the medical men of Ntah
their president urged that the doctors
reed 10 be more closely united ia an
organization, and needed to stand TO-
,gether more firmly TO prevent othef
Interests from taking precedence over
theirs before the legislature ana IN
politics generally Work In inc
primaries and at the polls was urge"
on the members.
The opening session of the meeting
this morning was consumed In listen
ing to the annual address of President
Frederick Cllft Of Provo The 90
dress was y lengthy enc in Whicl
medical conditions during the past
wear were reviewed, including the AZ
tcnpt to secure the passage Of leRis-
lation through the last assembly, the
meeting of the Western Chronological
association In salt Laka. and the Tor
warding Of q movement towards Sc
curing national laws in favor OF the
profession.
Dr. w. S. Ellerbcck of Salt Lake
noted as secretary of tho meeting ana
mado UP a roll OF tho doctors nrrsCnt
who numbered about H. Following
the public meeting the house OF urlo@
gates. composed OF men selected from
The various county medical associu-
tions, went into executive session Al
this session II was the intention 10
nominate officials for noXt year, TO be
elected at another session tomorrow
afternoon This afternoon the pro-
gram calls for papers by Or. y. A.
Kerr. II. w Fisher, !. s. Richards, X.
$. Joyce. Albert Biornson i o. Roy-
holds ana H. *. Merrill, while to-
night a third session win he given
over 10 tho hearing of papers, as VIII
also two meetings tomorrow. me
annual banquet will be given tomor-
raw night.
PRESIDENT CLIFFS ADDRESS
In calling the association together
this morning in the council chamber
of the city and county building. Presl-
dent Gift began his annual address by
declaring that the physicians mast
not pitch their tents near the graves
of the past but must so constantly for
ward looking carefully 10 the present
and the future
He had powerful arguments 10 bring
forward IN favor of Salt Lake as
center for inValids needing treatment
declaring that located as 1t is on the
principal trunk lines. the pampcrod
children OF milllonairrs should be sent
here Tor put OF doors recreation uutil
Salt Lake becomes the repair shop uf
tho nation and the Mecca Of the
cffote cast.
After picturing the city as existing
In 1910 when all the trunk lines com
verge hero making this the center OF
western travel. President Gun urged
that the association begin at once to
work for monster convention of the
American Medical association, 10 be
held here IN that year. Quacks of all
kinds received a brushing up and Il
was urged TINT on account Of the slight
courtesy extended the medical inter-
osts by the last legislature. that the
association make It's power felt at tho
polls aud in the primaries to secure The
election of legislators who are capable
OF distinguishing between the scientist
and The self asserting quack who Is
usually transient and whose interests
are limited to His office and who doos
nothing towards building up his city
or town.
The only man" declared the prcsl-
dent, who stays at home and allows
other men TO play shuttle board with
hls interests ~ the physician" from
which point he argued closcr utilization
To secure feos Tor expert testimony,
and other kinds of service.