The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-07
JUST DIDN'T KNOW
THING WAS LOADED
This May Now Well Be Pleaded
by the Manufacturers
Association.
RETAILER DROPS A HINT
AND EXPLOSION FOLLOWS
Some Good Reasons Why More
Utah Goods Are Not Pur-
chased i'm Utah.


Somebody scattered a little gunPow-
der at the joint meeting Of retail deal
ers, manufacturers, clerks and club wom-
Ell Wednesday night. Then a grocer
dropped match and before the smoke
cleared away there was enough plain
talk 20 show a few reasons why people
of Utah do not use as large a proper
tion Of Utsh-made food products az
would be used under ideal conditions.
There was an animated discussion, which
furnished food for thought on all Sides
and after The speakers had relieved their
minds with refreshing frankness. the
meeting closed with the unanimous adop-
ton Of set OF resolutions.
The first resolution was in favor OF
Sunday closing for all grocery stores.
markets and clothing stores. The sec
ond was in favor OF the carly closing
movement. The third resolution was To
the effect that merchants and manufac-
turcrs pledge their support TO a move
ment to change payday from SATURDAY.
to Monday and pay in cash instead OF
checks. while the fourth resolution was
that ali give their support TO homo In
dustrics through the purchase Of Utah
made goods where price and quality were
equal.
Fireworks Exploded.
the evening. when a member OF the Re-
tall Merchants association said that one
reason why so many food products from
eastern factories we're sold in Salt Lake
was that the Utah merchant could buy
them at lower price, after paying
freight than was asked for similar
goods made here at home. Another rea-
son was that some Utah manufacturers
OF food products sold their goods al q
figure so much lower on the Pacific coast
that the Los Angeles grocer could pay
the freight and then sell the goods at
profit for just what the Utah mer-
chant paid wholesale for the goods made
in Utah.
Again. ne said taking condensed milk
for example. he could buy milk manu-
factured in the east for 80 cents a. case
lower than lie could buy Utah milk IN
Salt Lake. and. Furthermore, the cast
crn milk was put up twenty ounces 10
the can. while the Utah milk contained
only eighteen ounces. He brought out
tho fact that sugar manufactured at
I.ehi or Ogden could be bought in Ohio
for less than il could he bought in salt
Lake, and sugar manufactured N llah
costs as much In Salt Lake as did sugar
shipped from Hawaii.
Just Plain Facts.
This information was given by Austin
Hudson who said THE retail ncr-
chants of Salt Lake are foremost IN
boosting home products, hut there arc
features of the business that certainly
need adjusting. 1T is a fact that the
close competition of today means close
buying. and when we can buy eastern
goods for lower price than is charged
for home goods VIC must buy the east
ern goods IT seems strange that our
own manufacturers ship out their goods
for lower prices than they sell at home.
Milk Is retailcd on the Paclhc coast a.
three cans for % cents. and we cannot
buy Utah milk and sell st al that price
Without actual loss, | am for Utah man
Mfacturers first. last and all the ume,
bat We must have protsctlon 'or & &Mnem
Utah milk, for instance. retails AT Ihrec
cans for a quarter on the coast and VIC
can't buy :, wholesale Tor that price
there is something wrong
Eli Price, another member oi inc kf-
tail Dealers association. cited an Illus
Iratiou OF why some Utah manufacturers
arc not better supported at nome "a"
said that certain concern began pnl-
he said was as fine as could be pousht
anywhere The first year tho asparagus
sold at 1925 a case, and the farmers sot
) cents a pound for their asparagus. inc
nexf year the Utah canned asparagus
sold for s3.i5 n case, and the farmers
still got cents n pound. tlnsIY tne
Utah canner raised the price OF aspar
aclis To SIS a case and continued to pay
Ihc grower conts n pound for his
asparagus crop. Today, he said, there
is not sensible steward In Iten ho-
tel or restaurant who VIII buy yuan as
paragus simply because the price Is 700
high. ,
II +. Collett, secretary Of The Manu-
facuIrers association. was called upon !"
check the blaze that fOr time, threat
cned the interests oi inc manuldvIu1e,,' ,
and he made strong appeal for supnor''
In which hc said I'm some instances qual-
Ity and price should he forgotten by the
consumer. who should assist the nome
through patriotism.
c. w Mount also asked for support Tor
home Industries. regardless OF the IaGt
Ihat eastern goods sold chcaper III sun
aka and I-tnG goods were shipped away
~ lower prices than were asked a home.
Mrs. Olive Ilavens, secretary OF inc
,Voman's league, waved nag q, truec'
rowcvcr. when she suggested mat llss
much as those on every side of the qucs-
ion really wanted To do the square thinS,
he manufacturers should play falr, the
,ctailers to follow suit, and taen the
.onsumcrs would do their part.
During the discussion IL was Drought
,ut ibat certain well-Enown brands OF
,ork md beans. which are adIerusrI
rom coast 10 coast as r"taillns AT y" -
md "a cents a can, cannot be bought IN
Salt Lake for less than 10. 20 ana "a
,cnts a can. They sell at the advertised
,rice OH the Pacific coast, and Itah ponks
md bcans also retail at 10, 10 ana Z"
onts can in California, while an even
cents a can more is demanded where
hcy arc put up and with little or no
rclSht TO pay.
Excuse of Manufacturers.
Manufacturers suggested that they
we're obliged 10 sell al cost or less at
istant points in order TO keep their es-
ablishmcuts running full time but theTe
gas NO suggestion of selling utah SooSs
I home az Il price which. with the
rctEht rate 70 the r9elnc coast n1, added added
;o,Id allow the Utah consumer 10 pat
oniZe home Industries without paying
ash tribute OF 20 10 30 per cent Tor Ills
utriotism. 81, ,,,
REPRESENTATIVES, of the Retail Clerks
ssocIation asked the assistance OF the
ctaU merchants and manufacturers IN
ho movement 10 close all stores early
aturday nights In this the clerks were
acked by representatives OF the wo-
lcn's Clubs of the city.
I'm outlining the movement. the commit
20 reported that every large dry goods
tore in the city had agreed to close AT
n. m, Saturday. with the exception ot
C. NJ l. II was explained that T. g.
vebbcr. superintendent OF q. G.: Nj. l..
ad informed the committee that the only
~e N,hack was that the groceries OF the
Itv would not agree to close at clock