The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-25
VISITING GROCERS
LIKE SALT LAKE
Hundred Delegates to National
Convention Entertained
by Local Association.

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o John E. Green, Cleveland, O., 2
o national secretary Retail Grocers' e
@ association: I'VE have had a de- q.
. lightfuI trip so far. and one Of the g:
% pleasantest days OF our outing has &:
=. been spent in Salt Lake. You have .
o a great city. and a hustling bunch .
&. Of retail merchants. This trip west q:
z. Is opening our eyes TO the wonder q:
Z. full possibilities this section OF the :
Q country affords. The Salt Lake &.
d" association has certainly enter .
9. tanned US royalty" i.
". II. Cook Springfield. o.. sec q.
: rotary Ohio Retail GrOcers' asso- 4.
q. citation: II think Salt Lake-fs one .
. Of the finest cites ] was ever in. .
% II viii grow rapidly from now on. .
o too. One thing that viii make the .
% city push 10 the front is the CO. &:
&, operation Of the retail merchants. ,
The retailers here seem TO be very &.
. progressive. Salt Lake has some .
- retail stores that the citizens may %
o well be proud of. Oar welcome 20 q.
Utah has been most cordial .
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Because a freight train smashed into
a large boulder, which rolled down the
mountains near Grand Junction. Colo,
the special train bearing 101 retail gro
GERS and groceTs' wives did not arrive
I'm Salt Lake at : o'clock yesterday
morning. as expected. but pulled in over
the Denver & Rio Grande at 4.40 in the
afternoon The train was met at the
station BY a delegation of members of
the local Retail Merchants association
and Their wives. and the guests from
the east were given a cordial greeting.
Owing TO the repairs being made upon
the pipe organ at the tabernacle. the
visitors missed the concert which had
been planned for their entertainment
and the remainder Of the afternoon was
spent in seeing salt Lake. The guests
were shown all over the city In sight
seeing cars. All the points of interest
were visited including Fort Douglas
and the Chamber Of Commerce eXhlb-
its Of field and mine
At O'Clock in the evening the east
erners were escorted to the Commercial
club. where an elaborate dinner was
served in their honor. ]. NJ. Marriott
of the local Retail Merchants associa-
ton acted as POSTMASTER. ana AFTER
making few remarks IN which he told
of the pleasure it was for Salt Lake to
entertain the delegates to the national
convention. he presented Mrs. John E
Green. wife OF the national secretary,
with a beautiful bunch OF American
Beauty roses. Mr.. Marriott was fol-
10 ed by President J. s. Carver of Og-
den and Secretary Green and Secretary
Cook Of Ohio. who made brief responses.
Program for Today.
The visitors will make an excursion
to Saltair on SPECIAL train at O'Clock
this morning. returning in time 10 hear
the big organ at the tabernacle. which
will be in working order and at 1901
this afternoon will continue their jour
ney. going over the salt Lake Route.
Stopovers will be made at Los An
geles and San Francisco. At Portland
the delegates. who represent the states
of the middle west particularly. VIII at
tend the national convention Of the Re
tail GrOcers' association. and from there
viii go TO Seattle and into British Co
iumbia The delegation left Indianapo-
lis On Wedne sday, and visited at Den
yer and Manitou. The trip has been
most enjoyable, the railroad accident
near Grand Junction and a small wreck
near st. Louis being the only mishaps.
President J. 5. Carver Of the state as
ISOLATION and Mrs. Carver, and Mr.. and
Mrs. &. NJ. Lees of Salt Lake viii join
the party here and go to the convention
20 represent Utah.
On the entertainment committee were
J. s. Carver and wife. c. j. Folger and
wife. G. W. Fassenn. Edward Williams
and wife. James Nichols and wife OF
Ogden and c. NJ Lees and wife, S. W.
Price and wife d A. Aff1eck and wife.
a. Hudson and wife Bert NJ. Olson and
wife and F. ". Wilson and wife Of
salt Lake.