Show TATE RETAILERS IN CONVENTION Merchants of Utah Meet at Spanish Fork and Discuss Problems of Business Special to The Herald Spanish pan Ish Fork Utah Aug A 11 The con of the Retail Merchants Ion of this state was held in the City park pavilion today It elected J S SCarver SCarver Carver of Ogden president and George GeorgeW GeorgeV W V Fassel of at Salt Lake secretary of at the organization for tor the succeeding year ear earTho Tho convention was opened by b an ad address address dress by President Edwin Williams and followed by a cordial address of welcome from Mayor Martell Tho of oC thanks was made by b President Williams who occupied the chair Secretary Loren Lorenzo zo Jensen of oC Salt Lake at the request of oC the chair gave u short crisp talk on the I purposes of ot the organization or which was received favorably by the delegates lle ates Van Dam of ot the Utah Cred Credit it Mens association was unable to at nt attend tend tho convention on account of ot a business call his assistant Walter Wright of ot Salt Sail Lake Rave a short talk in his place on Credit as a Basic Principle of oC Business William M Roylance the former mayor maor of Provo was a visitor at the conven convention convention tion and unexpectedly called on by the tho chair for tor an address which was creditably the subject being The Relation of ot the Manufacturer to the Retailer and was concluded amidst hearty applause The convention was called to order at atZ 2 Z p m after arter recess for dinner and a mo motion motion tion made to proceed toward the election of ot officers which was as accepted and the name of ot J S Carver of ot Ogden was put In nomination for tor the office of rice of ot president pr sl dent by C M 1 Lees of Salt Lake A mo motion motion tion was then made to suspend the rules and elect by b acclamation This was done and Mr Carver was elected unanimously This method of ot procedure was followed in the election of the remaining officers George A Hone of Provo was elected first vice president C J Foulger of Salt Lake second vice president G M L Quale of ot Logan third vice president W E Stoker of ot Provo fourth vice president H B D Nielson of ot Salt Lake was chosen treas treasurer George Geor e W V Fassel of Salt Lake sec secretary seCretary Lorenzo Jensen state organizer and as delegates to the national conven comen convention tion C M Lees of o Salt Lake and J S SCarver Carver Caryer of Ogden The address of oC Orson Hewlett of Salt Lake on The Relations of QC the Manufacturer Jobber and Retailer was closely followed by the delegates dele ates as this subject is a vital Ital one and touches deeply on their line of ot business The report of the auditing committee be being beIng ing read the convention was adjourned The convention was attended by sixty tour four delegates from all parts of ot the state The members of o the local A gave a banquet to the visiting delegates in the evening at Assembly hall |