The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-25
TRADE ALLIANCE
IN HOT WATER
Prime Movers in Three Cor
nered Deal Resent Inquiry
of Realty Men.
REVELATIONS PROMISED
SCHEME NOT IN HARMONY WITH
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

The announcement that the Real Es-
tate Exchange intends TO investigate
the working agreement" recently en-
tered into between the Manufacturers
q Merchants association and the
Butchers & Grocers' association of Salt
Lake, has stirred up a hornets nest,
figuratively speaking. that promises
to develop some interesting features
before ii subsidies
The directors of the Real Estate Elk
change upon being informed that the
Manufacturers & Merchants and
Butchers & GrOcers' associations in
tended to run some sort of a clearing
house for bad accounts and credit per
the working agreement" entered into
by them, sent a letter to President Or
son Hewlett of the Manufacturers &
Merchants, asking for a conference
with the executive committee of the
Manufacturers & Merchants looking
toward a more complete understanding
of the terms of the agreement. The
real estate men assert the terms of
the working agreement between the
associations is not in harmony with
the purposes for which the Chamber
of Commerce association is maintained,
and of which the Manufacturers e
Merchants is a member.
President Hewlett has turned the let
ter over to the executive committee of
the Manufacturers & Mel chants The
members of that committee are indig-
nant over the affair.
Promise to Explain.
I'VE will certainly meet the real es-
tate men and explain anything they
wish us to- said J. r. Valentine of the
committee yesterday. "They have an
entirely wrong impression of the whole
situation. and 1 cannot well understand
their attitude
we Will welcome an investigation
let them start it just as soon as they
want to-" said A Benson, president
of the Butchers & Grocers' association.
I cannot understand the attitude of
the realty men. By what right do they
inquire into our affairs?"
The real estate dealers maintain, i'm
spite of the protests and denials of the
officials Of the other two associations,
that the operation of the latter under
common working agreement is detri-
mental to the best interests of the
public and to the Chamber of Com
merce organization. Mr.. Valentine
said last night that to date no arrange
ments have been made by the execu-
tive committee of the Manufacturers
& Merchants for any conference with
the real estate men, but that one
might be made later on.
Merger is Condemned.
Credit men throughout the city gen.
orally condemn the merger of the
Manufacturers & Merchants and
Butchers & Grocers. and the feeling
that the two associations have nc
business to enter into a get-together
arrangement, when their interests are
SO widely different, is finding a more
general expression publicly daily. The
amalgamatiOn is looked upon with
anything but favor by many mer-
chans, and charges of uniform prices
stitied competition and a possible in
crease IN prices on all merchandise
are flying thick and fast over the
heads of the two associations.
1t is improbable that any other COM
merctal organizations will take part in
the matter of investigating the condi-
tons at the Chamber of Commerce. 81
m very positive the Commercial clut
Will take no part in the affair."" said
President .HallOran of the club last
night.
The real estate men admit they have
10 right TO investigate the WORKING
agreement" between the Manufactur-
crs & Merchants and Butchers & Gro.
GERS in any way but that of its con
nectiOn with the maintenance Of tn,
Chamber of Commerce.