Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-01-05 | Page 4 | Capitalists Refute Promoter's Story on Utha Cannery

CAPIT CAPITALISTS REFUTE PROMOTERS PROMOTER'S STORY ON UTAH CANNERY Local Business Men Deny Agreement to Subscribe for Large Sums Sumsa Special dispatches from Provo Prove which appeared f in yesterdays yesterday's issue of or the tho he heS S Salt Lake Jako newspapers announced that W W. H H. Homer Jr and others other Were so soliCiting so- so subscriptions to stock in a n. cannery cannery can can- ner nery proposition which would cover all 11 the fruit CruH raising districts in Utah rIme Tho items gave what hat purported purport Il to bo a a statement of ot tho the promoters to time the ef effect et- et r- r feet that Joseph F. F Smith president of ot the Mormon church and other prom Salt BaIt Lakers wore Interested Inthe in inthe the time scheme which would bo be Incorporated incorporated incorporated rated with a capital of ot Presiding Presiding- Bishop C C. W. W 01 bJ OJ ono one of ot tho the men mentioned In this connection tion said last night that a d day dav or two ago ngo A n. man named Harry E. E Ca Cary ry had approached him with tho time statement that ho he had nt at his command cn eastern capital UI 11 up to a half halt million dollars which would be invested In a wide state cannery proposition pro ho ha and I others would Join in tho matter Bishop Nibley Nil Nib Ie hey ley says that ho lie agreed to do so as he would Join in nn any other enterprise which t would ben benefit tho time state It now appears though said ald Bishop last night as if It organization of tho the enl enterprise were not being conducted on the lines which Mr would bo be followed In fact tact tho the appearance was W that an attempt was being ma made mado o to raise raise- the time entire capital here hertl without bringing bringing- in nn any eastern or other Out omit side Ide mono money John C. C Cu Cutler lIer M M. I II 11 Walker alker and Joseph hegan Geog-hegan and others who tho had tad been asked to join in iii promoting tho Iho cannery canner proposition concurred In thIs thle statement and Joseph F F. F Smith said Time The report is li entirely false I ha have havo o nothing to do O with t the tho matt mutter r It seems to me mo purely a l promotion scheme and Mr MI Car Gary who visited this office about it yesterday seemed scorned to have hC no mono money with which to begin un taking but intended cud such an aim to get support sup sup- port on the tiie Strength th of ot tho time reputations of or local men