Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-14
HARRIS WELCOMES THEM.
Prest. Geo. {. Merrill, Head of
Big Association Delivers
Annual Address.
Sessions Close With Banquet Saturday
Evcning-Public Invited to Al
tend Meetings.

They are herol They---ln this in
stanco are the Hoo Hoes and their
Kind. Between goo and 500 lumber
men are gathered in this city They
have come to attend the fourth an
nual convention of the Western Retail
Lumbermen's association, and the an
nual meeting OF the lumbermen's In
surance organization. The Hoo Hoo's,
the social organization. will hold a
concentration (whatever that is) Fri
day evening. At this meeting the jolly
good follows who wear the little "Tom
cat button VIII bump, bounce and
bowl large number of lumhernen
into this mysteries of the order The
convention opened this afternoon and
win come 20 an end Saturday evening
with a grand conglomeratlon Of wine.
food. wit, laughter, music and smokes
at the Knutsford,
PUBLIC rs INVITED.
Fisher Harris. manager of the Com
mercial club, delivered the speech of
welcome this afternoon. His talk was
short but made the delegates feel that
they are really welcome. Sessions are
being held at the armory in the rear of
fhe Commercial building and the public
is invited to attend all open meetings.
Papers pertaining to lumber conditions,
a vital subject TO everyone, are to be
read and each paper will be followed
by free-for-all discussions The aver
age citizen knows little about the trials
and tribulations OF the men who have
10 explain why building materials arc
scarce and advancing in price constant
ly A chance to learn is offered. There
was no meeting held this morning but
the delegates gathered at the Kenyon
,-thair headquarters-an became ac-
quaiuted. President George II. Merrill
OF this city and other local dealers were
on hand to extend the sincerely glad
hand to the visitors. Many took rides
about the city on Sightseeing trips.
All found the bright, sunny, just-cool-
and-warm- enough weather delightful.
Many OF the delegates have brought
their wives and families with them and
Salt Lake Is receiving a generous lot
OF surprised attention and praise.
STILL COMING.
The states represented are Utah,
Washington. Idaho, Nevada. Montana
Oregon and Colorado The entire north
west is heavily represented. salt
Lake and Utah look good TO me" said
j. O. Weeter. formerly In the lumber
business at Park City, hut now located
at Pocatelo, "Its like coming home"
E. p. Coltman and daughter from Idaho
Falls went out sightseeing early. j. E.
Lane OF Lewiston, Montana, was lavish
in his praises Of Salt Lake. H. ii. Hem
enway of Colorado Springs is one OF
cation. To be n Hoo Hoo it is neces-
sary TO be good fellow. That's why
dad Hemenw0y went several better
and is shark (whatever that is). Will
liam l.. Roylance Is n fruit raiser of
Provo, but Is moving with the lumber
men, II use thousands of wooden box
es every year he explains so, put me
among the Hoo Hoo's." a, r.. Weter of
Park City was too busy talking TO say
anything. L.. c. Butcher comes clear
from Des Moines, Iowa. A. d. Rose reg
listers In large hand from Bozemun,
Montana, with every letter of his home
capitalized. w ], Havery Is here from
Pocatello and is accompanied by his
wife. III. O. McCammon Is also an Ida
no man, registering from McCammon
II. V. Buoy halls from Butte. These
are Just a few OF the early arrivals
They are coming In by the dozens on
every train.
A special treat has been arranged for
q large number of the visitors. A party
OF u will attend tomorrow evenings
performance at the Orpheum.
PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
The feature of this afternoons pro-
gram was the annual address Of George
j.. Merrill OF this city. president OF the
association II follows In It's entirety;
"Gentlemen OF the Western Assoc
citation;
Fortunately for your presiding Of
ficer, lumhermcn are az rule very
practical. little given Ia fine words and
Sights OF oratnry. and more appre-
ciatlye Of statements Of plain facts.
] take It that as busy men. YOU will
want comprehensive but compact
array of Information conveying a
maximum of essentials in the history
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