| Show GROCERS r MADE ADE GREAT GAINS Half a M Million I Increase of Ag Aggregate Aggregate Business Over the i Year Preceding I I II CENTER OF GREAT REGION I LARGE AREA NOW DEPENDENT ON SALT LAKE The most niost gratifying gains in the vol lune ame of business done in the last twelve twelvemonths months over the preceding twelve months is shown by the wholesale h grocers of S Salt Jt Lake I During the last st year the aggressive that has been waged by local wholesale grocers to corral the trade of 0 Colorado Idaho Montana Montan southeastern Oregon and Nevada have I brought results that were even more successful and pleasing than the whole wholesalers II salers themselves elves anticipated I During the last year ear the aggregate wholesale grocery business of Salt Lake has reached the total of 4 34 This is an increase ase of not less Jess than over the preceding year Stat Statements given by the Z C M 1 I 1 wholesale grocery department the An company W 11 S Hender Henderson son Kahn Br Bras Co J M L Marriott and the Utah Italian Produce company I 50 show that the wholesale grocery busl usi ness of Salt Lake is growing rapidly I and steadily And that the same corn eom results in the matter of in increased creased volume of business are being The increase in the last year Cear has bas been greater than in former fonner years rg by r reason aron or of the enlarging scope I 0 of business aggression that has been carried on recently Center of Great Region The true position held by Salt Lake with regard to the business area en encompassed compassed in the states mentioned may maybe maybe be realized realised when hen it is known that there is scarcely a town or hamlet in the en entire entire I tire intermountain region that Is not de upon this base for supplies in the grocers lines Local wholesale grocers estimate that they have received receive in the he last year 1984 cars of goods and aDd that they have nae sent t out of the city 1148 cars of grocer i loS The conning industry of the state sw swells H to a great rpt extent the business of the lo local al wholesalers hol lers as a groot groat part i of the products of the Utah canneries is placed on the shelves of the retail i er era In the near by states The market lot for Utah canned goods is almost unlimited and wholesalers declare that they have hae no difficulty in selling the entire I rons p pack ck This class of goods is shipped as far east 3 as Missouri river points as far north QS s Oregon and other North Pa Pacific coast points and to every city in inan inan an ares of miles in aU all directions of which tich Salt Lake is the commercial and distributing hub One local houSE which supplies only I Utah Idaho Montana and Wyoming sent nt out last season son more than ca cases e of tomatoes though the seasons crop was far short of the average and 1000 elUteS cases of other canned goods The trade frequently expresses the o opinion sayS a IO local de dealer Jr that t te e flavor avor and qu quality of Utah cann canned gOods are far superior to the California goods Further Increase Possible One of thE leading wholesale gro er of the city in answer to a question as asto asto to what local holes lers s uld do to Increase their trade volume said yes yesterday and Jobbers of Salt Lake leke should become better acquainted with the tradesmen of the surrounding stats tat nt huld be SiYeH tb these dealers outside of Utah to come I here and see e this distributing center i and her i at cl se range Such inducements as the Six States Business Mens excursion planned b by local mer merchants merchants chants to be run rim in June for the benefit of the business men of surrounding Mates Wholesalers aJ rs should give ghe good goods at low how gures a trifle lower than their competitors In other A differ difference ence of 2 cents a ca case on canned torna toes for example would throw the tide of trade toward Salt Lake in all sur states Discriminating tariffs on freight rates be equalized Arbitrary local fr freight ight rates al also o help to hold us wn and the roads should he 00 brought to so ce tue fhe force of the arguments of shippers in 10 behalf of better rAtes Local wholesalers Jers lel icel confident that with the rapidly growing population of the surrounding states and with the increasing power f Salt Lake in the life of 01 the intermountain country th they y will hav even greater in increases cre creases se jn In business In the next year |
