The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-15
NO TRUST" CRY
The LUNBERNEN
President Merrill Scores ASSO-
citation AccuserS in Yester-
days Convention.
MANY DELEGATES HERE
.,cE SOCIETY MEETS
w. THIS MORNING.
MANY DELEGATES HERE

= .o5 aefenses and explanations OF
r l,a,rs responsible for the organiza-
'he "a maintenance of the Western Re
iol' ,E,,hormen's. association and denials
uu' ,rust or combination Of any sort
= l'''' .,ists among the retail dealers OF
2 io" sst PROMISES to be the keynote of
i ll' .-+b annual convention of the west
:, iht tr-eer which opened in Armory hall
,'estorday afternoon. ,, 49,
Z -, r-tah. Washington. ldaho, NcVaoa,
4 Montana oregon ana Colol9uO an Ii,ii ~
Z -',ttlrdsnce upon the convention which
. a' ~ ciose Saturday evening with the as
VIII 800 annual banquet AT the knutS-
90 hotel George r. Mefrih OF sali
! ~. president OF the association anu
e. LAM Porter Of Spokane. secretary ana
T. - i'm their annual addresses yes
Utgs- +,ol occasion to review at length
T. ~ natives of the organizauon. Pres
!Icrt Merrill bitterly scored corporations
l'.-sroners and individuals, who Tor the
Nv fav, months have been hurting
pas nv ~ combine" at lumber interests,
both retail ana in'l' ~
our nl-, va Morrill, declared that "a lumb
tr,,et is an impossrbility. secretary
+. =, - ouOfed passages OF the aSSocia-
lions constitution W Si'0" '''o Pun
'I nm tl fpmbermen's Mutual society, the
s,,e-frauoe department or the ASSOCIATION.
-iU meet this morning at Armory hall
and after hearing the reports OF coInfnlt-
% md officers will elect new officers
J. w. tbc coming wear This afternoon the
4. Ina session of the convention viii be
beid II will be executive and the fol-
i. in,irr addresses will. be delivered. Dis
4 tricf Association" by George T.. Hill. .jr.,
ID IhpO-
.i0-c Nvstrom Salt Lake City. "COllec-
,i, ana Credits r. T.. Robbins. Ritz
vile Wash "The Planning Mill and Re
tail yard" George CIiterO. Boise, Ida; :
and J. n Dunlop. Cascade Locks. ore. ;
profits and Selling G. c. Wright
Idaho Falls. Ida: Stock Keeping J.
: M Flint Boseman Mont; shed and
: Yard Equipment" A. w. Robinson, PEN
dieton. ore.
Hoo-Hoos Tonight.
Tonight Hoo-Hoo confederation will
he held at Armory hall. Representatives
.of an interests connected in any way
with the lumber industry will participate
The tabernacle concert was well attended
and greatly enjoyed by the dealers Sew
enty-five of the lumbermen will attend
the Orpheum tonight.
Fisher Harris. secretary of the Com
mercial club. welcomed the delegates TO
the city at the opening OF yesterday af-
Y
Merrilrs annual address, Secretary-Treas-
urer Porter made his annual report. Mr.
Porter reviewed at length the work of
the association during the past year. de
claring that 115 new members had Joined
the organization. making the total mem
bership $40 at present He said, further.
that he had found scores Of lumbermen
during the past year among members OF
the association who believe that within
the next few years there will be lumber
yards throughout the country with a
hrger capital invested in order 20 carry
q sufficient quality Of material.
The follOwin suggestions were offered in
bis report for adoption by the convention:
Secretary Porter's Suggestions.
'That the convention put itself on re-
cord I'm regard 10 the proposed parcels
post system. or partial parcels post sys-
tenn for rural routes only. Also with re-
gard to the bill now before congress pro
viding for the inauguration of partial
One-cent rate for first class mail mat
ter. That this convention authorize its
board Of directors 20 appoint three eX-
eCUtive committees Of three members
each 20 consider matters OF Importance
10 members in their particular territory,
All Of these committees TO be under the
general supervision of the board OF di-
IectOrs. one committee to be appointed
for Montana. one for Utah. and one for
Southern Idaho
adusabi1ty OF establishing q traffic de-
partment I'm connection with our work.
with the idea in view of giving the mem
bers Of this association better and more
prompt service, while on tire other hand
IL would be the special duty Of this de-
partment of our association to see that
each and every claim filed by it's mem
hers against railroads, had merit before
passing TO them.
Another subject Of vital importance to
you which has been taken care of, is the
business bein done i'm the west by lumber
mail order houses. Later on we will have
something to tell YOU in. regard TO how
Ihese people are expecting 10 sell lum-
Der by mail direct to your patrons
We are always AZ a loss TO know
exactly what subjects to place on our
program. The association could well af-
lord to offer cash prize of 500 TO the
members of this association who will pre-
pare the best paper on a Modern Retail
YARD, the paper to cover all phases Of
lhe business. and be in the secretary s
hands on or before January l. 1908. the
same TO be read at our next annual
The treasurer's report shows a balance