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Show BARTON HEADS UTAH STATE BANKERS I IMPORTATION OF I IDL AND MEAT! IS GfliEIEOJ Bankers Close Important Con- i vention Here Willi Annual Election NAME OGDEN MAN AS ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT Restriction of Immigration toj Keep Radicals From U. S. 1 Favored by Bankers Charles H. Barton, cashier of the Ogden Savings bank, was elected president of the Utah Bankers' association as-sociation at the closing session of the Twelfth annual session held in this city yesterday afternoon. Joseph, T. Farrer, cashier of the Provo Commercial & Savings bank of Provo was elected first vice president; presi-dent; Win. M. Howell, president 'Farmers & Merchants Savings bank of Logan, .sjecond vice., president Carl It. Marcusen, cashier or ' the Price Commercial and Savings bank. Price, secretary-treasurer. The following were elected on the executive committee; M. II. Sowles, vice president of McCornick & Co., Salt Lake; Guy Lewis, cashier Ilich-field Ilich-field Commercial & Savings bank; Charles R. Mabey, Uountltul state bank. Important Convention The convention which was held for two days in this city with headquarters head-quarters at the Weber club, came to a close jesterday afternoon and is said to hae been one of the most important conventions in the history of the organization. A number of addresses were delivered yesterday afternoon upon topics of special interest in-terest and importance to the state and intennountain country. Resolutions were adopted at the final session in which tho bankers recommended that congress enforcp rigid immigration laws, while welcoming wel-coming the industrious law. abiding foreigners yet watch out for radical element; indorsement of industrial freedom and the employment of workmen on a basis of payment of their ability and fitness and the placing of an embargo upon foreign wools and meats. Warning by Hagcnbarth The resolution urging congress to put an embargo upon importation of wools and meals was passed as the result of the address of President Frank J. Hagenbarth of the National Wool Growers' association, who declared de-clared that millions of pounds of frozen meat is being shipped into this country. ' He asserted that the sheep and cattle industry of this country was facing ruination by the importation of foreign ment and wool. Included in tho list of speakers at Frank J. Hagcnbarth, president of the National Wool Growers' association associa-tion whose subject was "The Sheep and Wool Industry of Utah"; W. L. Dean, Duchesne, Utah, "Financial I Statements"; A. P. BIgelow. Ogdeh, I Dank Surplus"; Carl R. Marcusen, I Price, "Federal Borrowing": John R. jWIldman. New York, "Certified Financial Fi-nancial Statements as a Basis of Credit." Dr. Elmer G. Petersen of the Utah Agricultural college, Logan and Justice Jus-tice Joseph E. Frick. Salt Lake and J. Cosgriff of Salt Lake, were the speakers at the nfternoon session. Address By Frick. Justice Frick in nis address on "Americanism," pronounced himself as being against labor unions, if tho unions un-ions were against tho constitution of tho United States. He referred to the number of aliens, not even American citizens, who he said were in this country coun-try nt the head of labor organizations as walking delegates nnd were continuously contin-uously stirring up things contrary to their union's rules and against the constitution con-stitution of tho United States. A resolution was adopted favoring industrial freedom for workmen, ox-pressing ox-pressing the belief that men should be employed only upon ih6 basis of ability abil-ity and fitness, The Ogden Clearing House was extended ex-tended thanks, in a resolution, for the ontortalnment and very successful meetings held here In connection with the convention. . " |