Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-07
UTAH GOODS ON
THE GRIDIRON
Some Reasons Cited Why Home
Products Are Not More Ex-
tenSively Patronized.
SOMEWHAT OF A BOOMERANG
Meeting Called for Purpose Of Patron
hing Home Industry Develops some
Sidclights from Retailers.

some OF the reasons why home prod
ucts are not more freely pstrouIzad
than is az present the case w,ra do
tailed az a meeting of retail dealers
manufacturers, clerks and club Uor-
en- held in the rooms of tHo pat,u
Merchants association W.dnesd,y
night The discussion which fouoved
led TO the adoption of set of resolu-
tons. calling for a number of radical
change in the manner of nrorc5ut.
respecting closing hours. naydays etc
as the suggestion of the women mos
emit The first resolution was i'm favor
or sunday closing Tor AN rroaar,.
stores, markets and clothing stores
Inc second resolution favored tho earI,.
closing movement. the thiId WAS boa M
Nor OF changing payday from SATURDAY
To Monday and that cash Doe paid .n-
stead Of checks the fourth resolution
was IN favor Of supporting home indus
tries and manufacture exclusively
where price and quality were equal
The gathering soon got down to busi-
ness and pyrotcchnics became the order
or the evening Austin Hudson. a MEM
Der of the Retail Grocerg' association
To explaining why So many eastern
products are sold in Utah. said that
this was often the fault OF the Utah
manufacturer, who refused Co allow the
retailer 20 boost for the home produrt
because the manufacture Insisted On
securing certain price for his prod
uct while the eastern goods came iu
cheaper and the retailer often GOT "a
better deal from the lower priced eoods
itom eastern ana western mauufartur-
ers. condensed milk was cited as an
example The grocer said he could buy
milk manufactured in the east for IL
cents case lower than he could buv
Utah milk in Salt Lake. and further
more. the eastern milk contained 20
ounces to the can while the Utah nrod-
net contained but IS ounces. Mr.. Hud-
son said that other articles manufac-
tured In Utah could be purchased
cheaper in the east than they could be
bought in Salt Lake.
ASPARAGUS, FOR INSTANCE.
Ell Price, another member OF the
Retail Dealers association, told another
instance OF why Utah manufacturers
are not supported A certain concern.
ne said, began putting up asparagus a
Few years ago. This was of a first
class brand. The first year the aspara-
gus sold for f3.26 per case. and the
farmers got 8 cents a pound for their
asparagus. The next year the Utah
asparagus sold for 1915 per case and
the farmers stil got cents per Mound
Finally the Utah Gamer raised the
price OF Utah asparagus 10 s. per case.
ana sun the farmer received only 5 |
cents a pound fo' his asparagus To-
day. said Mr. Price. there Is not "a !
sensible steward in Utah hotel or res |
taurant who win buy Utah asparagus |
because the price is too high
D. F. CoLLETT's PLEA.
d. r. Collett, secretary OF the Manu- /
facturcrs association. was called upon |
10 stem the tide of opposition 10 Utah /
made goods which had set I'm. and he /
made a strong appeal for the patriotic /
support OF home Institutions and home /
products saying that I'm some Instances /
quality and price should be resolved I'm |
favor Of the home products from the /
standpoint Of self preservation He /
declared the Utah goods merited the /
support Of Utah women, and when that
support is fun and complete. the fac
tories VIII be able 20 meet all conditions /
Of outside competition.
HEwLETTs ARGUMENT.
O. II. Hewlett said he thought there
should be reciprocity In the matter Of
patronage, and said the manufacturers
to the women's suppers
and little social and church affairs. but
thought the women should reciprocate
and patronize home products. Mr.. Hew-
lett said he thought the retail dealers
could do great deal more DO they
would In the way of pushing home
articles
Mrs Elizabeth NJ. Cohen president
of the women's league. suggested that
the women's organizations add "a sep
aratc committee which would have the
Of Utah manufactured
products as its object Mrs Olive Ha-
vcns said there were more women's |
clubs in salt Lake than IN any place
she had known. and she believed the
women could do a great work IN be-
half Of the manufacturers Of Utah.
After several other speeches had been
made and the resolutions were adopted.
the meeting was adiournd.