The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-27
SPLENDID MEETING
Of BUSINESS MEN
Chamber of Commerce Filled
With Merchants and Manu-
faCturers of Utah.
get ACQUAINTED" MOTTO
PROVES A BIG SUCCESS
Rousing Addresses Made by
Men of Salt Lake and Other
Cities of the State.


and representing nearly every industry
in the State. attended the second "get
acquainted meeting Of the Manufac
turers and Merchants association AT the
Chamber of Commerce last night and
took part in an interesting and bene-
fetal programme which, rs might be eS-
pected. had the boosting of Utah for
its object.
Although the meeting was not mo-
nopolistic IN It's nature, the keynote Of
most of the speeches was that of united
effort on the part of all the business
men Of the State 70 push home made
products TO the front and thus keep the
money at home Incidentally, the
speakers made an occasional side thrust
at the mail.order business. There was,
Of course, a diversity Of opinion to
the best method Of procedure in curtail-
ing the tendency toward an increased
patronage of the mail-order houses. but
the two methods which received most
support were TO establish confidence in
the resident merchants by asking fair
rates on goods and to create greater
loyalty toward home merchants. The
latter could be accomplished, II was
s0id. by the right kind of missionary
work by the association.
Address of Welcome.
Nephi l.. Morris. one of the directors
of the Manufacturers and Merchants
association, delivered the address of
welcome and stated the purpose of the
meeting This. he said, was 10 bring
about greater harmony among the bust
u. 10, e,
ized effort does harm in two ways and
IN some of It's tendencies is perfectly
ruipous,p - said he. "On the one hand,
il tends TO lower prices and thus works
n direct injury TO the business man,
while on the other hand it boosts prices
and encourages the consumer to patron
i2e mail-order houses, Better organiZa-
ton and greater harmony Will overcome
the petty jealousies between the bust
ness men of the different towns of the
State. The association deplores the
tendency of Utah communities to speak
i'll of each other and is doing every
thing in its power to overcome this
state of affairs. The Manufacturers
and Merchants association is striving to
overcome sectionalism and TO encourage
home Industries 1t stands for good
goods There is lot OF bad goods
abomiuably bad stufr-being made in
Utah. and this should not be done. A
man should put his integrity in the
thing be manufactures. The speaker
concluded by extending an invitation to
representatives of manufacturing firms
and others to exhibit their goods In the
Chamber of Commerce.
Joseph r.. Wilson Of Logan spoke CON
corning conditions in Cache county. lie
praised the county's knitting industry,
which. he said, was the pioneer in its
line of the State.
Thomas l.. Page of Riverton, the next
speaker, congratulated the association
on its stand in the matter of the pro-
posed railroad bill. He asserted that
if the bill had become a law it would
have given the railroads a monopoly IN
the coal business of the State, and as
the matter of fuel was one of the I'M
portant considerations in the manu-
featuring industry, coal monopoly
might hinder their progress.
G. C.. Crcppo of Sandy spoke on
.'The Merchants of Southern Salt Lake
County" He dwelt on the work Of the
Butchers and Grocers association, and
showed how IL is working for the bet
terment of The condition of the
merchant. He also discussed the mail
order business, and said that the only
way in which the matter could be
properly dealt with was by gaining the
confidence of the consumer.
Raising OF fruits.
One of the remarks made by William
Roylauce Of Provo which deserves con
sideration was that but little of the
land in the agricultural counties of
Utah should be permitted to grow crops
of alfalfa and cereals, as it is more
valuable for fruit raising purposes. He
said that if the matter of fruit raising
had been properly considered many
years ago the citizens of Utah would
now receive millions Of dollars which
are being diverted TO Colorado.
John Q. Gritchlow spoke on Good
Credit and discussed the methods of
the Credit Mems association. Good
credit. he asserted, is an excellent thing
but should not be overworlled. One of
the benefits TO be gained by merchants
associations is the rectifying Of the
credit system, he asserted.
H. G. Sheffield of Ksysville dis
cussed FThe Canning Industry OF
Utah He alluded to the aversion OF
Utah citizens to Utah canned goods, and
said that the companies were making
an effort 10 overcome all objections
by putting up a class of goods that
cannot be excelled. He said that there
are now some twenty two canning fac
tories in the State, and others are CON
tempated.
Charles Brown Of Murray spoke of
Murray industries. principally that of
smelling. He. adyoe Gated the manufac
ture of paper in Utah.
l., G. Marriger of Salt Lake spoke
on Boosting Utah. and commended
the methods pursued by the Manufac
turcrs and Merchants association in
showing the visitors through the Cham
Der of Commerce He also advocated
patronizing the Seeing Salt Lake cars.
The meeting was concluded by an
address by Lorenzo Jensen. State
organizer OF the Retail Merchants as
soci0tion, 'Thc retail merchant -
said he. "is the only man who has no
protection. What has this session of
the Legislature done for himi 1t has
been trying TO legislate q certain man
out of business. We want the time
to come when legislator will rep
resent the grocer, as well as others. -
After telling of the work of the Retail
Merchants association and other
similar organizations. he said that be
cause Of this work of organization
bankruptcy is now practically thing