The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-26
People of Utah Are Eloquent.
ly Urged to Patronize Pro-
duCers of Utah-Made
Goods.
GOVERNOR SPRY HITS
OUT FROM SHOULDER
Tells Guests of Manufacturers
Association Loyalty Is Es-
sential; Every Wand
Product of State.

-HERE scarcely could be A mora
convincing argument in favor OF
living up TO the spirit OF the
Il slogan. 'Patronize Home Indus
Try than the one advanced over
the banquet board at the annual banquet
Of the Manufacturers Association OF Utah.
held at the Commercial club last night.
1t was proof positive tnat. Eastronomic
ally at least, Utah is capable of produc-
Ing all that the palate OF man might
desire. Every article on the menu. with
the unique exception OF salt, which
was OF Michigan manufacture, came from
the factories and farms of Utah Even
the coffee. which was not coffee at all.
but a substitute OF which fcw cf
the diners were aware, was grown III
Utah fields and manufactured for the
ma rkct in Utain factory.
The menu typified exactly tho spirit
that pcrvaded tho gathering, The diners
were the men and the wives and daugh-
tcrs of the men who make UP the manu-
featuring fraternity OF Utah There wcrs
nearly 200 of them about the board. They
ate Utah products, they talked Utah
products and tney thought Utah products
to the exclusion OF all else. with the ex-
ception. OF course. OF the topic OF salt.
and thereby hangs Il tale.
Salt Strange Exception.
Ogden S. Jackson. better known TO his
friends and acuuaintanccs a5 Salt
Jackson. because OF his connections with
the Inland Crystal Salt company. rose
from his seat at the banquet board right
in the middle of tho festivities and held
up one hand for attention. In II was
salt cellar picked from the table.
'fI rise to ask an humble question: said
Mr.. Jackson He poured some OF the
crystal powder into the palm OF his hand.
shIfHed 1t and felt of It between thumb
and forefnger. 'I should like TO know
he continued, "why we are using Michi
gan saItT'
They were using Michigan salt.
though by what uncanny powers the
salt salesman had discovered this
one violation of the spirit OF the
gathering was not made known TO the
banuueters at large. The banquet COM
mittee met the accusation by pointing TO
Joseph z. Caine, secretary of the Com
mercial club, as the guilty party. and
Mr. Game beat an Immediate and hasty
retreat to the kitchen Later. when il
came his turn 10 speak, he announced
that the house manager wished to extend
his deepest apologies and to excuse him
SELF on the ground that the local prod
uct had not been available when ths last
purchase was made.
Preach Home Industry.
So went the banquet, whether in jest
ny a p IA
at the call Of the postmaster dealt re-
ligiously With the subject OF Ctahs ad
vancement through the patronizing OF
Utah industries. There were many eio-
ouent appeals TO the people OF the state
10 realize the Importance OF living up 10
this creed; and to the credit Of the manu-
facturers it may be said they did not
base their appeal upon more sentiment,
but on the fact that Utah goods
are the equal, and in many cases
the superior, of any to be had outside
the state.
The festivities began shortly after
0 clock and il was after II O'Clock before
full Justice had been done the banquet
and the toasts. Orson II. Hewlett pre-
sidso as toastma ster. The speakers were
Governor William Spry, Joseph T. Caine,
George : McAllister, president OF the
association J. s. Carver
II OGDEN, president OF the pure food com
mission. and Mrs. Olive Havens. presj-
lent OF the Womens Home Industry
association.
A feature OF the evening was the re-
feat OF D. E. Coliett, secretary
If the Manufacturers association In IN
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