The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-13

Retail merchants OF Utah opened
their annual state convention at
Eagles hall Yesterday, electing ON
ccrs IN serve until the next annual
state convention, which Will be held
within thirty days after tho next an"
nual convention of the national organ
ization. This means that the newly
elected officers Will serve about eight
months, provided they are not reelected
next year.
la the morning there was but brief
and informal meeting, the actual busl-
ness of the day having been accom-
plshed at the meeting which convened
at . o clock in the afternoon.
In his opening address G.. NJ Lees,
state president, reviewed the history of
The association from It's inception in
Utah, rcciting the experiences of him
self aud others in an Interesting man
ner He showed wherein great good had
been accomplished by the association
for the trade and urged the merchants
to draw closer together and stand for
their interests.
Address of Welcome.
b. NJ. Olson, president of the Salt
Lake association, made an address of
hearty welcome To the delegates and
pleaded most eloquently for unity and
brotherhood among business men.
The response of President w. A.
James Of the Ogden association was re-
pIete with good advice to retailers. He
pointed 10 the work of the association
in bringing about the early closing of
stores Through the united action Of
association members, he said, annual
losses In charge accounts had been re.
duccd from TO less than ! per cent
He urged retail butchers to work for
the passage of n state Law forbidding
the slaughter of calves under months
old. He said that such law would re-
suit In an increase Of beef production,
contcnding that such a regulation OBJ
served throughout the United States
would give to the country 25O,0oO,O00
more cattle III five years.
lie advised retailers to work for the
election of state legislators who would
not work against retailers even if they
did not work for them.
Progress Is Recounted.
The address Of J. s. Carver of Ogden
was strong plea for friendliness and
cooperation among merchants He re.
counted events In the progress of local
and national work in the association
retailers as this work had proceeded,
James NJ. Carlson reported on The
Work or the national convention, TO
which he WAS "A delegate, aud whose
achievcments, he said, were of great
value 10 members Of the state and To-
cal associations. He gave especial at
tention TO resolutions adopted by the
one nad but TO consider them to be
convinced that great good was being
accomplished. He said that the on.
thusiasm exhibited at the convention
was contagious, and expressed a wish
that more Utah men had been there.
y. ", Wilcox Of Ogden talked on
Trade Relations" discussing various
conditions affecting the retail trade,
particularly quarterly buying.
John A. Green, national secretary.
was introduced, and spoke briefly, fe.
iicltatlng the delegates upon the good
work Of the association, and urging
perseverance.
Legislation Needed.
+. II. Whitcombe, secretary Of the
Ogden association, discussed needed
legislation. Speaking of the garnish-
ment laws Of Utah, he said that they
were badly in need of amendment. and
urged the association TO formulate
some measure for presentation to the
coming legislature.
Under the head Of the good of the
association, j. NJ. Cnrlsen offered u
resolution indorsing all work and reso.
lntlons of the national convention, and
1T was unanimously adopted.
j. W, Wilcox made a motion. which
was carried, providing that tho next
state convention be held within thirty
days after ADJOURNMENT of the next
national convention, and that state
officers elected at this time serve UP
to- that time, which would give them
tenure of about eight months
j. ). Carver moved that the old
officers continue TO serve for the eight
months, but the motion was voted
down aud the election was regularly
proceeded with, resulting az set forth
IN the opening of this report.
AT Clayton hall last night John A
Green, national secretary, made An ad
dress on fThe Association The talk
dealt with the work of the orgauiza
tiou, its scope, the membership, the
objects yet TO be achieved. and gave
detailed reports on the various activi
fics OF the national association, rs he
lad observed their effects in hi,