The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-18
STATE RETAILERS
IN CONVENTION
Merchants Association Holds
Meeting and Hears Addresses
on Pertinent Business Topics.

The third annual convention of the
State Retail Merchants association met
in the city hall at 11:30 o'clock yesterday
morning with not more than thirty dele
gates present. The late arrival of the
delegates necessitated the pOstpOnement
of the opening of the meeting until this
hour. Delegates struggled into town all
GaV and the indications are that the
same will be in order for today, word
having been received last night from a
number who were on their way to Og-
den. The addresses originally planned for
the opening session yesterday morning
were not given until the afternoon when
Mayor E NJ. COnroy delivered an adj
dress Of welcome and j. NJ. Marriott
Of Salt Lake, president of the associa-
ZION, responded briefly After that the
convention got down to business and
worked hard the rest of the afternoon.
At the morning session the only bust
ness transacted was the appointing OF
TWO committees. after which an adjourn
ment was taken. AS an aduiting COM
mittee President Marriott appointed A.
Hudson and l.. Jensen of Salt Lake and
Ezra Richardson and E. A. Olsen of Og-
den. The committee on credentials We're
II. A. Sims and d. Raglan of Ogden and
r. NJ CastletOn of Salt Lake.
Mayor COnrOy was introduced lmmedl-
ately after President Marriott called the
convention to order at . O'Clock. The
mayor spoke for fifteen minutes. He
dwelt upon the Importance of OrganiZa-
ton and said that he felt that the day
had come when it was necessary for
the merchants to organize and protect
themselves from those who failed to pay
their bills. President Marriott responded
briefly, and spoke in appreciation of the
hospitality that had been extended to
the members of the association by the
people of Ogden.
The reports of the two committees were
then called for and read. The credentials
committee reported that there were forty
four delegates entitled to seats in the
convention. in addition to the state Of
Hcers, the members of the state board
of directors and the president and sec
rotary of each local association. This
report was adopted and all present were
seated.
Addresses were then in order. and the
following subjects were treated:
Weigh, Count and Measure All You
Buy" c. NJ. Lees. eX-presdent Salt Lake
Butchers & Grocers' association.
Can the Cash System be Safely Es-
tablished in Utah. James S. Carver,
treasurer state association, Ogden.
Integrity. the Moral Force Behind the
Business Man. J. c Thompson, presi-
dent Provo Merchants association.
What Organization Has Done for Us, -
j NJ. Johnson. secretary Sanpete assOci-
alton.
The closing sessions of the convention
Will be held today. and tonight big
banquet will be given by the iobbers at
the Hermitage in Ogden canyon. The
most important matter to come before
oVerShadOwS all else, is the election IF
state officers for the ensuing year An
effort viii be made to bring the presi-
dency and secretaryship to Ogden. Should
this be done, it is likely that Councilman
Edwin Williams will be named as pres
ident. ans H A. Sims, secretary of the
local association, will be named as secre-
tary.
o.. smoker and open meeting was given
Ia the local lodge at X. of c. hail last
evening. The hail was well filled. j. NJ.
Marriott. president of the association, de-
lvered the first address. He said that
al the present time the retail merchants
are giving more weight and a better quail
ity of goods and more wholesome food
than ever before. mainly because of their
organization. The address throughout
was strongly frateTnal and protective.
Andrew Johnson of SanDete county
commenced to tell some things concern
ing what the last legislature had done
for the retail merchants. The audience.
however. called for music and after their
desires had been satisfied J. Hudson of
Salt Lake spoke on the pure food laws
of both the state and nation. He stirred
up a hornets nest by roasting the COM
mittee in the last legislature which had
charge of the pure food laws for having
passed legislation that made IL. possible
to impose a so fine on merchants who
were innocent of any intent to impose
on the public. He was called down by
Mr.. Hone Of Utah country, who was
chairman of the pure food laws commit
tee in the legislature. Mr. Hone said that
not one Salt Lake merchant had attended
the sessions of the committee when they
were considering the proposed measures.
owe Of the amusing incidents of the even
Ing was address by Walter Williams
o4 Ogden. who dilated the piracy Of
merchants against each other in the same
town. He was frequently interrupted by
applause
Refreshments were served during the