The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-12
BITTER WORDS
ARE EMPLOYED
At CONVENTION
Banquet of Delegates of Com
merciaI Bodies Develops
Heated Arguments.
MAIL ORDER BUSINESS
Is SEVERELY DENOUNCED
STATE LEAGUE is ORGANIZED
AFTER SESSION FILLED WITH
SENSATIONAL EPISODES.

Instead of the love feast which was
scheduled to wind up the two days con-
vention of the commercial and indus
trial organizations OF Utah. the ban
auet, which was rendered by the Com
merciaI club TO the visiting delegates
last night, developed into q regular
free-for-aH, a match in which fiery
speeches charged the banquet hall at
mosphere and recriminations, denuncia-
tions and personalities were hung back
and forth. 1t was scorching nnaie
for the two days convention and the or
ganizatiOn of the Utah Development
league. with the purpose of booming
and upbuiIding this state, was relegated
to the rear.
The Utah Development league. how
ever, after frequent and strenuous APP
peals to the aSsailants of the merchants
for harmony. was organized ana
launched into official life. The banquet
was called TO order at $50 O'Clock by
John Dern. the postmaster. and IL was
nearly midnight before the delegates
had expressed their opinions enough TO
give a thought to completing the forma-
ton of the league, the object for which
the convention was originally called
| Still another feature of the banquet
was the notice served by State Senator
Stephen H. Love. in thS paper which he
read in behalf of the Commercial Club
Traffic bureau on the alleged unjust
and discriminatory rates in and out OF
Utah, that the traffic bureau would take
Vigorous action in the near future TO
have a railroad commission established
I in this state.
Merchants Are Criticised.
Judge e f. Colborn>was the head
liner" of the banquet. Il was his speech
that stirred up the tempest. He criti-
cised the salt Lake merchants for the
prices which they charge on the neces-
stiles of life. They were denounced for
their grating, and utter lack of
business Conscience by Judge Coiborn.
Orson II. Hewlett, one OF Salt Lakes
merchants, spoke in defense of the mer-
chants
Harris the Peaeemaker.
Fisher Harris jumped into the breach
and appealed TO the two factions, the
lassaiIers of the merchants and their de-
Tenders. TO get together" He tried to
throw oil on the troubled waters
Charles A Quigley. president of the
traffic bureau, followed Mr.. Harris, and
he was full of fight. 4 want to fight
this matter out if il takes all night"
said Mr. Quigley. Let's get at the
root of the evil. for it is an evil. and the
men who are maintaining this EVIL
ought to be shown up.
Il employ help. said Mr.. Quigley.
land I often wonder. in glancing over
my payroll, how, in the name OF God.
the faboring men make both ends meet
in this city. They are held UP right
and LETT The time has come TO get
down to the root of this evil and not
cover it up. 1t won't hurt Salt Lake to
show this thing up. but it win show
that We have nerve and courage enough
to tackle the evil and stamp it out"
One after another. delegates from the
outlying coJynties of the state. fought
to gain the floor. They also complained
of being held up, but they wanted the
scrap settled. They imagined that they
We're there for the purpose of organ
iizing the Utah Development league, so
i they said. and they wanted Salt Lake
citizens to settle their family quarreis
outside.
Lon ]. Haddock created the entire
r1Jmpus by his speech, and subsequent
resolutions as the result of his paper. to
stop the mail order evil" He wanted
Utah people to stop buying their goods
from eastern houses. and Judge COlborn
took issue with him. Mr.. COlborn want
ed the people to buy outside unless they
were given fair deal by the mer-
b chants.
The resolutions which condemned the
mail order business we're passed The
matter. however. was not satisfactorily
settled and opponents Of the merchants.
land their prices. openly stated they
, would Keep Up their fight for ''square
deal
: League is Organized.
The Utah Development league was
~. Ill. tn r.fFe
GERS were elected without opposition:
John Dern. president: Fisher Harris.
secretary. and Judge 3. \. G Stott OF
Eureka. treasurer. The election Of the
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