The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-05
BUSINESS MEN ARRAYED
AGAINST PROHIBITION
Movement Directed Against Proposed LegisIa-
ton Is Backed by Signers Represent
ing Many Millions of Capital.
Bankers Merchants, Manufacturers Mining Men and Other
Capitalists Sign Petition of Protest Against Prohibition

Of violations Of the saloon regulations.
Under the present law the city council
may revoke license even though there
has been no conviction in court
Both the federal bunch ripper bill and
the Hulaniski bill are before the sen
ate committee on manufactures ard
commerce. This committee held a short
meeting last evening, and il was de-
cided to postpone any action on the
bills before 1t until the house had con-
sidered the prohibition bills before that
body.
Petitions and Signatures.
The following petitions and signatures
are typical of the petitions to be pre-
scented to the senate by those opposed TO
prohibition:
To the Honorable State Legislature or
the State of Utah. in Session Assent ied-
Petition Against Prohibition.
We the undersigned. are opposed to the
present proposed legislation prohibiting
tie manufacture and sale Of Intoxicating
liquors IN the state Of Utah. but favor
wise and strict regulation OF the So me
we ask your honorable body to consider
the personal and social status Of all sign
ers OF petitions regarding this matter, and
to give weight accordingly to the appar-
ent judgment, experience and age which
submitted.
The Salisbury company. mortgage loans.
o. J. Salisbury president and treasurer
of Salisbury company.
r W Salisbury, vice president Sails
/ bury company.
John s Bransford. mayor Of Salt lake
City, president ROgers-Evans company,
vice president Keith-O'Brien company.
&. W. Whitley. manager American
smelling < Refining company and Gar
field Smelling, company.
III 7 raj I tel.
Copper company; member of governors
staff
George Y. Wallace. chairman Of the ex-
ecutiye committee Rocky Mountain Bell
Telephone company
Z. d. Woodruff president Brown. Ter
dry.
James II Brown. treasurer Brown. Ter
/ ry & Woodruff company.
Leon Sweet. secretary trsa and
manager Sweet Candy company
The Judge company, banking, real es-
tate. loans, insurance and rentals.
/ J. Frank Judge, secretary Of the Judge
company.
Frank Knox. president of the National
Bank of the Republic.
W. s. Mccormick. proprietor of McCOr-
nick & Co.'S bank. president Utah Saw
! inEs & Trust company, president Utah
National bank, and member OF the boards
of directors Of several other banking and
Industrial Institutions.
John Dern. president Consolidated BIsr-
cur Cold Mines company, vice president
Y. N. G. A.
+. Z. McGurrin. president Salt Lake Sc
curity & Trust company. president Secur-
ity e Trust safe Deposit com panr, vice
president Homer Abstract company.
Rodney T. Badger. cashier Utah Nation
al bank, member governors staff
II. H Walker, president Walker Bros,
bankers.
John H Walker assistant cashier
Walker Bros. bankers.
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ageT Kelly & Co. printers and statiOneTs.
c. Browne, jr, bookkeeper Walker
Bros. bankers.
E o. Howard. assistant cashier Walker
Bros. bankers
L. II. Farnsworth, cashier Walker
Bros. bankers
r. Kletting. architect
F. Auerbach & Bro, wholesale and re-
II. J. Wallace. general manager F.
Auerbach & Bro.
J. G. Brooks Estate. investments.
Herbert 5. Auerbach. Of Aurebaeh COM
siegei company, clothing and furnish
iEEs.
Junius Young. agent Home Insurance
company of New Yo-k.
George Rust. manager r. G. Dun & CO.
G. s. Holmes, manager Hotel knuts-
ford
Arthur L. Thomas. former governor and
postmaster.
Q. +. Miller Brokerage company. grain
and provisions.
G. T. Miller. president C.. f. Miller
Brokerage company.
BENJAMIN r. Kaffey, mining
Windsor =. Rice. president Nevada
Hills Mining company. secretary Cont
mental Life Insurance & Investment COM
paHy. president y. NJ @. 4
EGgar 5. Hills, assistant cashier Deseret =
National bank
Russell l. Tracy. president Tracy Loan
& Trust company.
George T. OdeH, general manager Con-
solidated Wagon & Machinery company.
vice president Jtah-Karns Tunneling Ma
chine company.
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