Show ar Resources C Committee r n TY i 3 I Formation FOl tion of Associated at ed 1 1 l 1 J. J C 1 O L P J P 4 n 4 i industries nd Is s Outgrowth th oft of 4 cla t ii 4 1 c t el c r rP k 4 P 4 V P r ri n i Great Production Demands B By A. A C. C Rees t tIT I IT T was bras following the big lg German Gelman dri drive e in 1918 1018 that the national war industries in board called upon the individual states to concentrate concentrate con con- energies toward intensive production and conservation War Yar materials of every description were required in unheard of quantities and number and at the tho greatest possible spee speed So that a n. n call was ma made e. e for a a. a careful painstaking survey of the manufacturing resources resource of each state this work being dele delegated to n n. newly created organization known mown as the thc war re resources committee The entire United States Stales was zoned into tw twenty one one nty-one districts over each of which h ch a regional advisor presided ed These men acted with the national war industries head in con conducting this survey and war orders In this work Utah took a prominent part At a conference held at Kansas City July 1 1 HnS 1915 the Utah representative was authorized to organize organize or or- t this Ibis state according according- to a well wen defined national plan Through the operation co-operation of the industrial financial and commercial organizations this thus II was accomplished John F. F Bennett was was' elected state chairman C. C W. W Yo f. f Nibley first vice chairman S. S B K H. Inch second vice ice chairman and A. A C. C Bees general secretary Funds were voluntarily contributed for the prosecution prosecution prose prose- cution of this work Managers of firms in in each iDe inc of industry were ere brought together anti and organized under their respective heads beads the chairman of ur each division acting on the advisory nd council of the state organization COMPREHENSIVE INFO INFO- INFORMATION MATION GATHERED Questionnaires were cre submitted to every producer of foodstuffs an and materials in the thc state wing asking for detailed information of plant capacity supply Y of raw materials railroad facilities financial condition labor supply supply sup sup- ply and their ability and willingness to 9 assist the government in filling war orders A comprehensive tabulated list was assembled transmitted to the regional onal head who in turn made mude it accessible to the war industries board at nt Washington Utah war resources committee was nits as vigilant vig-ilant in ascertaining nin the gov- gov Js requirements in the thc lines o of materials which Utah could produce While l it was true that there e was a a. natural and logical tendency on the part of the war department to place orders in great industrial centers near the sea board yet et in time those plants were so congested with orders that I recognition finally cm came to interior There was no difficulty in finding a ready market for our sugar canned I goods and copper for these were immediately requisitioned by y the the government govern govern- ment and held subject to its or Orders ers I Ja in having havinga a The great difficulty lay call made for less Jess important manufactured manu manu- products in Utah notably our steel and iron harness and 2nd saddles shoos and knitted goods In a roundabout roundabout round round- through through sub c. about boul way sway and and antl in fn some instances by small gov- gov ov- ov orders direct some of or our ourI beneficiaries bene bene- I steel and iron plants became of or the governments government's plan of or I distributing orders order The They were thus alive their furnaces enabled to keep whilo tho llio great g slump in all kinds of oC work minimized their or orders orders orders or- or construction from commercial sources In ders however there was littie little ill ill- lit lit- some somo Instances tie tle benefit to be derived from war orders ordea's to Utah plants plant as the margins were ere so small and the re requirements that it so BO great for tor for new equipment was w s a L real ha hazard ara for small assume assume the obligation tion of or supplying supplying- war 1 materials als It w was s found that man many shops and foundries were content to I small commercial or ordel's orders or- or continue filling attending I avoid the tho and thus ders dels s an risks above c referred to to e Cn c Collapse c cAnd i When hen inevitable did happen And the mushroom mush mush- i t signed many the armistice was i room room concerns In the country suddenly sudden big collapsed They had constructed emergencies and the p plants for war sudden sudden cessation of hostilities threw them into bankruptcy In Utah the leading harness and saddle factories vero were sero worked to the 4 capacity on war val orders but our shoe sho I factories aTH and knitted goods concerns received no recognition This Chis was due I largely largel to tho the fact that the capacity of oC our plants did not Justify the goVernments governments government's gov goV- ts sending a corp carp o of inspectors inspectors tors hero to oversee k io small small an output output out out- put But in all this there lher iwas as' was asal a va val val- ti compensation atton heft When hed tho the unheralded unheralded unheralded un- un heralded armistice was de declared bared our manufacturing plants hero were rero found un- un impaired They had not been forced to add to their physical efu equipment and the tho transition to lo normal i conditions fas waS thus made cas easy a and arid d natural Nor Kor or to bring brim hero an had had we been beat forced or army army of or laboring men to o I find themselves them them- selves loft left suddenly unemployed 1 Unemployed This Th Thise n C e v v a spared us s while many h h suite that at had nau for ivr lor r 11 f U j moat u s themselves es face O face tace with unexpected unexpected un- un found expected problems j I Iro Products luct y aced d i r of or Utah Ulah other other of activity committee was waa in cona con con- War Va Utah nation with wilh a campaign to have huo Utah products used at al o our r local post pot For I or materials und surd food rood stuffs some mo reason W were rc brought in from fro outside do points Instead of and similar Utah products to distant dis lIs- distant consigned used here were tant places Thi This being clearly antagonistic an- an tas to tho I principle of or con- con the mat matter cr was taken up delegation with our dele Quartermasters Quartermaster's dei department at Washington Wash Wash- ington on and the Fort Douglas Doulas officers local factories factories fac fac- with the tho result that our tories tore stores and J labor bor were moro more generously generously gen gen- patronized l Endeavor or was also made made madEt to have Utah designated as a a. wool storing conc concas lone oncas as a a. means o of conservation and and an inducement Inducement in inducement In- In for tho the of ISco scouring and cleaning plants but it was as while this was being discussed dis- dis cussed cubed cUt ed b by the thear War ar Industries board at W h that th tho government o decided decided de- de to take its hands off oft the tho wool control and l thu tS tho the alon along this lino Uno on tho time part of or tho the War ar Reserves Re Re- Reserves serves 8 serves ca 1 committee came to a a. close ItIs It If ItIs Is anticipated however that the tho agitation agitation agi agi- tation tatton thus be begun un for the tho storing of C CUtah Utah wool In this state will eventually bo bc fruitful and prove e a great economic and financial boon to the slate stalo at al large I Conc Concerted rt tJ Action Acton Required Just JUHt before the last guns were sll- sll I on the western front tho the business busi- busi Incas ness men of or tho the country foresaw tho the I industrial and antl economic problems that would confront them It Its I seas falS s clear char that concerted action would be required to copo colto successfully and to meet those these I Issues sues Tho The United St H s J Chamber hamber of the Na- Na Manufacturers Manufacturers' association the National onal l Founders Founders' rR association and I many moi more e or Id Ides Idea powerful alona a- a lona mustered red all their forces 1 to assist as as- 1st government go In the tho great t work works I r f reconstruction and readjustment It va at 01 nt at this HUH point that the he heads ads o of 0 10 C Utah Ulah V ar Var Resources committee r I with Its ramifications all through the state accepted the tho advice and counsel given them that this state organization tion could not in justice to itself disintegrate disIntegrate disintegrate dis dis- integrate but rather should convert Itself into a force to meet tho the new conditions This proposition was submitted as a referendum to the tho members of or the Utah v ar ar resources committee The vote ote was unanimous that the new work be he assumed under the namo of tho the Utah Ulah Associated industries It was to represent represent represent rep rep- resent all lines of business in the state and to have hao as ns its purpose the development development develop develop- ment of or our natural resources and to toI tomake tomake make for Cor a most moat prosperous more I populous populous populous pop pop- ulous and a n peaceful conservative tl t-tl Utah time It lt was clear that active participation in legislative matters matters mat mat- was ivas imperative s Lc Radical elements had found foun their way into inlo o our our r legislative Jeg halls haHs and only through h united Intelligent and persistent persistent per per- nt effort on onN the part of oC business businessmen men would it be hp possible to put through h constructive sane legislation It was during durin- our QUI entire legislative Jeg session of the current year car that this organization worked effectively alon along those lines Jines As a result t much harmful and questionable questionable questionable ques ques- le legislation was overcome Tho The legislative activity on the part of or the Utah Ulah Associated industries is not to be bea a spasmodic effort Permanent county organizations arc are being perfected with strong clearheaded clearheaded clearheaded clear clear- headed representative men as county count directors Their function unction is to assist the state or organization 1 In Inducing and educating the business men to lo take take more more- lively Interest in all J municipal county and state tato ar affairs It is pointed out that the he indifference on the part of or business u lIneRs J men inert cn h has s brought grief to our Industries In the absence of or our business men from their primaries and con conventions less responsible elements have o taken control In short Utah Associated Industries in industries industries In- In Is caning calling to the state build bund ers ens to iu lV guard ua-I ua their own U Interests uni a against the insidious encroachments o of an element clement that is threatening not only onto our state tate but tho the nation and Is Isquick quiet quick to take advantage e of or th the chronic Indifference which has characterized business men generally g It is hoped as a a. result of or this awakening awak awak- ening that men of or all political faiths will work within their own ranks to have representative reliable fair fair- minded men in our legislative e halls and andin andin andin in all positions m or of trust In our cities clUes counties and state nu Men In United In Tn this representative c or organization the business men of all lines linell of Industry industry indus Indus- try tn have an open forum where matters maters of oC general Interest arc are weighed and discussed a clearing house where ideas are exchanged and by means of which Information Is disseminated to the business heads throughout hou t tho the state It Is the unification 0 of interests a solIdarity solidarity sol sol sol- i arll- arll of business as a against the In Individualistic In- In Idea of or every man for himself That the state has S need for such an anor or organization and lh that t such need was WI sorel sorely felt is reflected in tho the Immediate Immedi I ato ate response to Invitations to accept ae membership in tho the Uta Associated In In- In Already hundreds of or concerns concerns concerns con con- cerns large and small have joined hands and aro arc working along a well welt conceived plan of slate state development de and mutual protection Recently It wai the thought thou advisable that sho should ld outline a a. policy of or action as affecting at af relations which should exist Coil Coil- between empl employers and dependent dependent are arc Important and reciprocally I growth dent factors In the states state's Neither sho neither must be he II Ig Ignored nored Their rights must be respected and each should hould have h an opportunity the fur fur- furtherance furtherance fur to to- tobe be heard and supported in therance of or their righteous ous purposes I l the following principles down as ai the policy of have been yet ot cl tho Opp HC cd l to 0 II IIno O 0 Is tho the fundamental and I Fair dealing lIns which relations be between lc- lc basic principle on tween tween employers and es should rest r st st. The Tho rJ right ht 0 of employers and to L organize is not to b br bl denied but we wo weare arc are unalterably opposed to boycotts blacklists ts and other Illegal acts of In In- In with Ith the personal liberty of or employer or No person should be refused employment employ employ- employment ment or bo IJO in an any way discriminated against l on account of or membership or in any labor organization tion there thero should be he no discrimination against ag or JI interference with any any em em- who Is IS' or Is not a member of a labor organisation There should bo an equitable adjustment adjustment adjustment adjust adjust- ment of all alJ differences between bet employers employers employers em em- and by any method that will preserve tho the rights of both hoth parties and the public Composed as it is of hankers bankers merchants merchants merch merch- ants manufacturers retailers wholesalers wholesalerS wholesalerS' whole whole- salerS salerS' and jobbers and scores of or many small lines of business the Utah Associated Associated Asso Asso- Industries is pointed out today as one of or the Import Important nt factors In tho the state in stabilizing business encouraging ing operation co and Intensive peaceful peace peace- ful Cui production promoting promoting- stalo devel- devel and Inviting In outside capital to look to Utah for Cor safe sate and profitable Investments In this undertaking it e earnestly so solicits so- so tho the c operation co-operation of oC er e every citizen ever every Industrial civic and antl educational organization In Utan o |