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Show UTAH LABOR NEWS. SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH. MARCH 26. 1937. PRINCIPLES OF COOPERATION OGDEN The Gateway City (Continued from Fage 1) .as food, clothing, personal and tne nation. household needs; the supplying of The combined industries of Og- gervices 8Uch as banking, insur-deexclusive of the railroads and I aace entertainment, recreation, e stockyards, represent an in- - ucation newa transportation, ,at cr?. thalJ I communication, housing, and $16,000,000, with output estimated and pr0perty protection; at more than $3o,000,000 annually, I health gUppiy of electricity, gas, heat, employing at peak time more than water, and 0ther powers; lmporta- 3 t0" tnn!LperSOn34tni tion and trading; the manufacture, more $3,000,000 an-- 1 production, processing, and ware nually, of useful commodities; the A business center of importance, I housing and supply of raw is headquarters for bank- - production as metals, coal, wood, such terials ing and building and loan systems, Lrains fruits, vegetables, meat, controlling establishments in many publishing; western states and is headquarters anj milk; printing-anof such useful in-conducting jje several prominent cclsruc1n I as restaurants, hotels, and mining companies. Many oth- - stitutions and baths; the promotion iaundries, er corporations which control in- - Lf art science, invention, and throughout the country, the adjustment of differ-an- d even m many other countries, search;between individuals such as ence3 have headquarters in Ogden. effected by arbitration; the can The federal government main- - provision of useful work for labor tains here the district offices foras a means of livelihood; and the the federal bureau of public roads in Utah and Idaho. The headquarters of the forest service which MORE JOBS FOR comprises Utah and parts of IdaRAILROADERS ho, Wyoming and Nevada, and a terminal of the railway mail service, are located here. These units W. O. Fell, representing the of the government employ more transportation brotherhoods, was than 324 persons and have an an- in Salt Lake City this week in the nual payroll of more than $75,000. interest of the pending bills in rt Turn to pages 6 and 7. congress to repeal the haul clause of the fourth section of the Interstate Commerce Ogden, industrial and railway center, is known ajs the Gateway to the Intermountain West. In Ogden merge bands of stee which connect the middle west anc east with the Pacific coast, high ways which connect Canada with Mexico, and communication sys terns which connect the intermoun tain empire with the rest of the world. Ogden is a city of 40,000 people, busily engaged in manufacturing and commerce. From the citys industrial plants products are sen to countries throughout the world, Ogdens railroad shops are a liv ing source for more than CCOO people. Four large flour mills which ship flour and wheat valued at more than $14,000,000 to all parts of the world each year, which have elevators with a storage capacity of more than 7,000,000 bushels and which are valued at more than Thirteen canning factories, around Ogden, valued at more than $2,500,000, ship products val ued at $9,000,000 to all parts of the country, annually. Two meat packing plants manufacture products worth more than $40,000,000 annually, and represent investments of more than $1,500, 000. Five leading manufacturing establishments valued at more than $700,000, manufacture products valued at more than $1,457,000 Utah Cavalcade to annually. Mr. Fell Under this clause, Golden Gate Fiesta Many Industries said, which dates back from the .time when railroads had practical-SAOther industries in Ogden inFRANCISCO The Rocky clude a can factory which can ly no waterline or highway to states line into swung petition, the railroads are prohib-joi- n make more than 125,000,000 cans the cavalcades which will hit I Red from charging a lower rate a year; four bottling plants and a he Overland trail to San Francis-- 1 for a longer distance than for a brewery manufacturing products, co for the Golden Gate bridge fies- shorter distance over the same annually, valued at more than ta to be held 27 to June 2 to route in the same direction, except May $750,000; three foundries with an celebrate the of the bv a special permisison of the Inopening annual output valued at more than worlds longest span. terstate Commerce Commission, establishfour $900,000; baking Ogden is planning to send two which permission cannot be grant-covere- d ments producing more than $1,000,-00- 0 wagons, a regulation stage ed in many cases because of reworth of products annually. n coach of annualpioneer days, as well as strictions in the law. Unfortunate-aSugar factories which can rail-wi- ll the and ofeial for for The coach float. 0 railroads, ly 60,000,-00more stage than ly manufacture be driven by W. E. Cleveland, road employes and shippers as pounds of sugar. There are also a honey and bee supply com- jrominent business man, while a well, the necessary permission is too long delayed to be of any pany; two brick and tile plants and evy of Utah belles will ride with- - often real in. W. will Harman relief, Mayor Pcery many other small industries; large With the railroads competitors wholesale and jobbing companies, lead the Ogden delegation. From Cheyenne, Wyoming, came fr(-- to, make, quickly and withou and warehouses of many types in word that the city council, headed red tape, whatever rates are nec-- y this city. A large agricultural' region surMayor Archie Allison, had vot- - I easai7 to get traffic, the repeal o clause is ed send a delegation of cowboys the to rounds Ogden, whose lands and to needed enable the rail-Daurgently and and Frontier a cowgirls fields supply fruits and vegetables y meet competi-Theunfair this float for the fiesta parades. f.oads J to many of the nations markets Absolute tion. is Gov-by 1 repeal urged will be accompanied by and are the source of raw magroups terials for Ogdens 13 canning fac- emor Leslie A. Miller of Wyo- - railroad labthe W shipper and throughout country, by the tories. These products and poultry ming, Railroad labor is railroads. Piute from the Indians, Fifty products add more than $3,000,000 in South Dakota, will mus in its feeling that the rail-als- o to the communities annually be in the cavalcade coming Foa are not getting a square deal around. from the Rocky mountain?, accord-- 1 m the matter of meeting the com Ogdens advantages as a railroad to advices received by Harry petition of other transportation center and its position in the heart ing of western cattle lands have made Ridgway, chairman of the caval- agencies. The on the Fettingill it an important stock market and cades committee, from A. B. liar bill, H. hearing R. has been held be- 1668, . feeding center. The Ogden Union ris, fiesta field representative. house fore the on intercommittee Denver addition In of the city Stockyards handle more than tate commerce. The committee a ims to funds enter appropriated head of stock consigned has favorably reported the bill out from more than 20 states annually. huge floral float, which will depict without and it will Its yards extend over more than 75 Pikes peak and the other lofty soon be amendment, the of the house floor upon Colorado. Governo mountains of Feed yards also acres of land. for consideration. The Lonergan and Ammons Colorado of Teller of handle more than 100,000 head S. 1356, is in the senate combill, of F. Mayor Stapleton Benjamin stock annually. Denver will also come here for the mittee on interstate commerce. Livestock Show The Ogden Livestock show, an fiesta. 25 MILLION OLD annual event in January for the How, Indeed? last 18 years, is featured by exAGE CARDS FILED But how would the meek inherit hibits of the finest livestock bebe tween the Mississippi river and the the earth when there wouldnt Pacific coast and holds a place any lawyers here to draw up the Social Security board reports g among the largest stock shows of papers. 25,000 salaried and persons were officially entered in the files of the Bureau of Federal BEST WISHES TO LABOR e Benefits of the Social Security board last week as the 25 millionth master name card was UNITED IRON WORKS punched in the mechanical plant of WELDING AND BOILER WORKS the wage records division in Baltimore. More than a quarter-mil-- 1 Hyland 7685 1374 South State lion additional cards are in readiness to pass through the machines, and additional receipts are expected to bring the total of persons To Our Labor Friends We Wish a Happy Easter listed in the records to approximately the 26,000,000 mark. The state totals of employe applications for social security account numbers for the states are as follows: and Architects Engineers Utah, 76,180; Arizona, 63,530; RAYMOND EVANS, A. I. A. Colorado, 167,679; Idaho, 52,968; RAYMOND J. ASHTON, A. I. A. 68,078; Nevada, 17,041; Montana, Salt Lake City Beneficial Life Building New Mexico, 41,113, and Wyoming, n, ed-th- ma-Ogd- en d I of re-tere- $7,-000,0- long-and-sho- performance of all other services various types. Cooperative credit and the supply of all other com- organizations may supply both modities such as people need for short term and long term credit to their members. The aim has been their common good. One of the principles of the co- to provide credit at low Interest operative is that there shall be no rates and to take the private profit religious, political, racial, or so- out of the credit institution. Agricial discriminations in membership. Marketing cooperatives Members of cooperatives are, of culture is distinguished by indivicourse, members of other commu- dual production on the small famnity organizations and of political ily size farm. But farmers. need collective action when it comes to parties. Sales are made for cash at pre- dealing with distribution problems. This has Hence there has come about a vailing market prices. been a tested technic in most coun- great development of marketing tries. Particularly when a cooper- associations. Of ative is being established, it is Iroduction cooperatives ini on North few in the are to these a there engage hardly position They have competitive price cutting with es- American continent. tablished concerns. The coopera- been confined to isolated instances tive usually makes savings for its of industrial workers who have members, however, and returns combined to own and operate a facthese savings by means of a divi- tory or a small group of f ishermen dend. who. have organized in order to In the United States we custo- process and can their products. marily think of four types of func- There is apparently an opportunity for producers cooperatives among tions performed by cooperatives: isolated groups that are exploited These Purchasing cooperatives are the most inclusive and probab- when selling their products in an coly most important of all coopera- unorganized way. Iroduction of also out codevelop operatives may tives. Ordinarily consumers and consumers of marketing operation starts with a group people who engage in the retail trade. Consumers cooperation enWatch future issues of the Utah courages the development of pri- Labor News on the cooperative vate property in consumers goods in America. movement same while at the such as homes, time it works for the social ownHave you visited the home of ership of the means of production and distribution through voluntary the Utah Consumers Cooperative at 860 South Main street, Salt efforts. Here is a Lake City? Visit the place and Credit cooperatives specialized function performed by talk to' the manager about becomcredit unions and associations of ing a member. N in corn-mounta- EXTENDING BEST WISHES TO OUR FRIENDS WHO LABOR Salt Lake Mill Company Mill Work and Lumber e SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH long-and-short-h- I ys unani-reservati- Office and Factory 49 Labor on Wasatch 5017 North 5th West We Invite You to See the IBST In Our New Home Willys 813 So. Main Was. 4044 THE SURPRISE CAR ECONOMY AUTOMOBILE CO. I Best Wishes to Utah Labor O.P.SEttVGGS FOOD WnyT77T .S STORES wage-earnin- Old-Ag- ASHTON & EVANS Salt Lake TratisGer Co. LIGHT TRUCKS FOR QUICK DELIVERY LARGE TRUCKS AUTO VANS CAREFUL MEN FOR MOVING M. K. Sims Geo. A. Sims Salt Lake City 108 West Second South 2338 2337 Was. Was. Phones: -:- Atkinson & Co., Inc. Reilly MANUFACTURERS REPRESENTATIVES 351 Pierpont Avenue Wasatch 1096 inter-mounta- in 33,584. BEST WISHES TO LABOR BEST WISHES TO UTAH LABOR Easter Greetings. McKendrick Shoe Co. 124 So. Main Salt Lake City Easter Greetings to Utah Labor WESTERN STATES GROCERY CO. One of the Largest Users and Shippers of Utah Products 154 South 1st West Salt Lake City |