Show e o oo o o oe e f ft t d s y y yd ye d e CALL MERCHANTS IN MASS MEETING I Manufacturers Enthused Enthuse d J Over Future Trade Possibilities Possibilities Possibilities in Nevada PLANNING BIG EXCURSION BELIEVE THAT HAT THE OPPORTUNE E TIME HAS ARRIVED I Future possibilities for trade be between between between tween Salt Lake wholesalers and job jobbers jobbers jobbers bers and nd merchants in Nevada is a subject that has apparently been taken take n ne up In earnest by the members of the th Manufacturers and Merchants association association association and an effort will be made to t arouse the business men of Salt Lake to toa toa t ta a realization of ot their opportunity to t secure for this city a large percentage of the trade that formerly went to San Sa n Francisco Not that all aU of the business men of o Salt Lake object to exerting them themselves themselves themselves selves and to entering into the struggle gle even at considerable expense but bu buthe the board of directors of the association assocIation association tion believe that the enthusiasm should become general therefore their efforts effort are being directed toward that end The special committees appointed by bythe bythe b the board of directors last Saturday night to discuss plans for tor the proposed propose business mens excursion to Salt Lake Lak from the cities and towns of surround surrounding ing states met last night and dis discussed discussed discussed cussed the possible good results that might be realized both by the mer merchants merchants merchants chants of Salt Lake and the merchants of the cities in other states Plans are under way to give the big excursion and the railroads will be requested to grant low rates Nevada Merchants Inquiring A member of one of the committees made mention of the fact tact that a local lo a wholesale house recently received a let letter letter letter ter from a merchant in Nevada in which the writer stated that since San Francisco was destroyed Nevada mer merchants merchants merchants chants look at once for a new market and that the general feeling seemed to tobe t tobe be that Salt Lake and Utah offered the best available market from which the Nevada trade could be supplied This merchant placed a large order for fora a complete sample line of the goods handled by the local concern The statement was made last night after the committee meetings were i concluded that many business men of i iSalt Salt Lake are enthusiastic over the proposition of the proposed excursion and that they will support the move movement movement movement ment They are of the th opinion that a united pull pun on the part of Salt Lakes business interests will bring a large portion of ot the Nevada trade to Utah I Would Invite Officials The scheme includes the extending of an invitation to the governors mayors and councilmen of the different states to accompany the excursion to Salt Lake Governor John C Cutler Mayor Ezra Thompson and the Salt SaIt Lake City council will be asked to ex cx extend extend tend these Invitations The board of directors of the association association association tion purpose to call a a meeting of the wholesalers and jobbers of Salt Lake to be held at an early date The ob object object object of ot this meeting Is that the sub subject subject subject may be discussed thoroughly and to arrive at a definite conclusion as to the manner of procedure in giving the I mammoth excursion The prime object of all interested seems to be to make this excursion the greatest in the his history history history tory of the west and the belief Is ex cx expressed expressed pressed that this object can be accomplished accomplished accomplished with the proper amount of ex cx exertion exertion |