The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-07

products as its object. Mrs. Olive Ha-
! Vens declared there were more active
women's clubs In Salt Lake than any
piace-she had ever known, and she be-
lieved they ccEid do q great work in
behalf OF the manufacturers of Utah.
o. II. Hewlett admitted that the wom-
en- were the ones who could do the work
for the manufacturers. as they did most
of the ordering of goods and, if they
desired, Il would be only the Utah
goods which would be sold from the
shelves of the grocers. He said the
manufacturers were willing to aid in
women's suppers and other affairs, and
thought that with reciprocity there
would be no question that it would be a
great advantage TO the producers of the
state. Mr. Hewlett said that the grOcers
were a good deal to blame for the small
amount of Utah goods sold in Salt
Lake, because they did not push them
as they did goods shipped in.
Both Austin Hudson and Eli Price
took exceptions to the remarks of Mr.
Hewlett, and declared they were only
too glad, with other retailers, to boost
the Utah products. But they declared
that in some instances they were not
allowed TO do this by the Utah manu-
faeturers themselves. 1t was stated
cream furnished by Utah factories and
by outsiders. It was declared that the
eastern canned cream is shipped in
cheaper than the home product, that a
larger margin is allowed to the grocer
and that instead of twenty ounces, as
claimed. the Utah cans contain only
eighteen ounces. 1t was shown that
while the Utah product has to be sold
here at 10 cents per can, straight, the
same output is sold on the coast for
three cans for 25 cents, and the stores
paying the freight.
Favor Home Products.
Eli Price told of an incident Of the
past, when a Utah concern canned as
paragus, coming into the field before
any others. At first the concern
charged S3.25 per case, and could not
supply the demand. Then the price went
up to S3.z5, and still the demand was
too great for the supply, both here and
other places. Finally, he said, the price
was s. per case. and all the time the
farmer was getting the same price for
his asparagus as in the first instance,
) cents a pound. Then other canned
asparagus came upon the market at
reasonable figure, but the Utah product
was held high. When the grocer could
do nothing with it, the price was
dropped to 1915 per case again. He
cited this as an instance where the
manufacturer hurt his own business.
Mr. Hewlett answered the price ques-
ton by declaring that if more of the
Utah goods were purchased here at
home the grocer would get better
price.
@. ". Harrington, representing an
Ogden brand of pork and beans, said
he had done good business in Salt Lake.
He spoke of enc time when a woman
had asked his aid in a church function,
incidentally informing him that her
family were great eaters of pork and
beans, and that they always ate an
eastern manufacturers product.
Il told her that was very nice, that
the easterner put out good pork and
beans, and that it was quite the proper
thing for her to spend her money with
our competitor, a company away from
home. and that when she wanted some
thing free TO call upon us. And then l
sent up goods worth $3.50, and paid
$3.50 drayage on it,
The retail merchants are after some
Of their own members who refuse to
keep their stores closed on Sunday, and
declare they can 90 nothing with them.
Mrs. Cohen and the other women want
ed to know II csc names, declaring they
could take action which would bring
the Sunday-selling grocers to time. II
is probable the women will work with
the grocers in the movement to insist
that the stores be closed Sunday The
grOeers declared they would do every
thing in their power for the o'clock
closing, and will try to make the prac-
tice uniform throughout the city.