Show p BUTCHERS AND GROCERS ASSAIL THE REALTY REALTY MEN Continued from Page 1 eat ent nt high prices of foodstuffs and prod produce produce produce uce of or all kinds in lii Salt Lake The attempted amalgamation of the theM theM M 11 M 31 I and aUd B G and the disclosures disclosures ures of trade combinations made Inci mci Incident incident dent thereto has acted simply as a match dropped Into the public powder keg Never before has the public be become become become come so generally agitated over the high cost of living prevalent here and never before has such a wave of in indignation indignation at the conditions In which the city finds itself swept Salt Lake as now The upheaval promises to sound the death knell kneil of at least one organization which Is freely charged with ith being responsible for the tile abnor abnormal abnormal abnormal mal cost cost of the necessities of life liCe in Salt Lake The proposition of the Butchers Grocers association occupying office the Chamber of Commerce is isnow Isnow Isnow now eliminated and the question has become becom one of putting out of commis commission commission sion Lion the various trade organizations which are stifling competition Want a Mass Meeting Ugly Ug rumors and reports are going the rounds Business men of every class yesterday discussed at their of offices offic fic and clubs the fight being ma male made ie against the Butchers Grocers Th The 1 has been serious talk of a mass m mc ing to express public indignation at local conditions It is reported that a half dozen labor organizations have called meetings of their governing bodies to consider the possibility of entering the fight against trade organizations and there is a feel feeling feeling feeling ing that with wl the public behind it and anda a quantity of ot proof the Real Estate association might go further along the step It ft has taken and investigate liv living livIng living ing conditions here let the ax a fall where It may Certain It Is the Real Estate asso association association association has effectually blocked the pro proposed proposed proposed posed M M 31 and B G merger After Alter cleverly running a conference that made a committee from the M 31 MM MI M 31 I look foolish the realty dealers yes yesterday yes yesterday yesterday took formal action on the ques question question question tion of admitting the B G to the chamber as follows Salt Lake City Utah To the Manufacturers Merchants Association and the Utah State Fair Full Association tion The board of governors of the Salt Lake Real Estate association beg to respectfully advise you that upon pon the submission of its report of the discus discussion discussion sion slon pd with the representatives ves of cf board oard at a meeting held in the chamber of commerce on Tuesday evening Aug 27 relative to the advis advisability advisability ability of subletting to the Retail Butchers Grocers association a n portion of the tile room occupied by the chamber of commerce the following re resolution r resolution solution was unanimously adopted by bythe bythe bythe the Salt Sail Lake Lak Real Estate association at Its regular meeting on Aug S 1907 which resolution Is hereby transmitted to your youx association as the conclusion of the Salt Lake Real Estate association association tion upon the question under discus discussion s sion Whereas By an arrangement here heretofore heretofore heretofore made between the Manufacturers ers Merchants the State Stat Fair Fall and the th Salt Lake Real Estate there was established nd ud Is now no being maintained in Salt Lake city a cham chamber chamber chamber ber of ot commerce which chamber of commerce by the terms of the under undertaking und undertaking t taking between the said allied associations associations associations is and has been devoted to the th general business inter interests interests ests eats of the city of or Salt Lake and aud the state slate of Utah and has had and now has for its purpose in the widest and most unselfish manner mann r the promotion of the general public good and the ex cx exclusion elusion of all private interests and th the i interests of individual classes o 0 busi business business business ness men to the end that ill iii the citi cili citizens zens of the state and city cit may be equal participants in its beneficent work and Whereas It is now proposed to ad admit admit admit mit to occupancy in said laid chamber of or commerce as a tenant the Retail Butchers Grocers association as an or organization organization representative of tile the par particular particular particular occupation mentioned In its name and not not by b the terms term of its charter and bylaws devoted to the promotion of general state and city Interests as is the n o com corn commerce commerce merce all of which seems to be es established s by b the charter of said Retail Butchers Grocers association from froin which the following quotations arc made Article 2 Certificate of Incorporation That the object for which this as association association is formed is for fo Ot th purpose pUt os osof of mutual protection and benefit bt nel r of those who may ma become members thereof to encourage and promote the most desirable and equitable methods of conducting the mercantile business to buy own and sell real estate stat to buy erect build and own on store stora build buildings buildings ings warehouses hour flour mill mills grist gristmills gristmills mills grain elevators and creameries to own and operate means of trans transportation whether by horse electrical or steam power to t buy lease Ia e eor or rent farming and grazing grazin lands to buy bu breed bre d and raise cattle sheep hog hogs horses hores to erect and ani conduct slaughtering plants packing houses markets and grocery groce stores tares to Institute Institute tute organize and operate oper t fire insurance Insurance Insurance ance and life insurance to conduct a bureau of credit collection and rating ratin the correction of and protection against t frauds and abuses and the promotion and maintenance of god creak credi and fair dealing in food product between ri the dealer and the consumer and anti be between between tween all aU merchants and the Article X ByLaws Section 2 The objects of this asso association association elation are to promote a bette ac acquaintance acquaintance acquaintance of persons persons engaged in the retail meat and grocery business in Salt Lake City and in the state of Utah for tor the arrangement and adjust adjustment adjustment ment of lo local al or state Jealousies price cutting and Illegitimate competition and for the transaction of any and anI all aU matters of business of a financial legal or social nature that may from time to time come before this association is of Interest to this association or fir its members or the retail meat and gro gre grocery grocery cery trade to elevate the social and moral character of butchers and gro gre grocers grocers cers as business men to take such stops steps and use such measures as an association association tion as are honorable to promote city and ami state laws of any nature equitable to 0 grocery merchants merch nt Article 2 ByLaws Section J Upon the application be being beIn being ing In accepted accented by b the thee association the president hall rhall have administered to the applicant by b the secretary secreta the fol following following lowing lowin obligation OBLIGATION OBLIGA I agree upon my word of honor not to divulge any of the till business transacted at any meet meetIng meetIng Ing lag of the association Article 3 3 ByLaws Section 7 It shall be the duty of each member to furnish the secretary for Cor the benefit of or the members of this association the name of every person firm or corporation on their books who are unworthy of credit or are slow and careless In meeting their accounts when due to enable him to compile a complete list lI t of said names fr tr r the use and protection of ot each member of or the association It shall be the further duty dut of each member not to extend credit to any pErson firm firm or corporation who has been reported as unworthy by b any member unless such person is now trading with some member and Is pay paying pa paying ing such member promptly until said person firm or corporation has fully full satisfied such Indebtedness and arid upon satisfactory proof of or the violation iolati n of this agreement as to extending credit to such delinquent by b any an of or said paid members of this thill association except in incases incases incases cases of or distress appealing Jo to o human humanity humanity it ity the membership of said person firm or corporation so violating shall be declared forfeited by a majority vote of the members present at the meeting when said violation shall be considered I Article 4 ByLaws Section 2 At the first meeting in January after the election of officers the president shall appoint the follow following followIng following ing committees es A financial commit committee tee an auditing committee an enter entertainment entertainment entertainment committee a grievance com corn committee committee a PRICE COMMITTEE a gen general gentral general eral arrangements committee and a protective committee Said committees shall hold their offices for one year ear and be designated as standing commit committees committees committees tees and aud as such shall make report from Crom time to time as may arise from their duties as such committees Resolved That with a distinct dis die disclaimer disclaimer claimer of any an desire whatever to crit n either the membership meril or business of the said Retail Butchers Grocers association and with profound respect and consideration for said association and its membership it is the sense of this association that the occupancy of or any portion of the Chamber of Com Corn Commerce Commerce merce by the Butchers Gro Grocers Grocers cers cern association or any other trade as al association as a tenant would create the impression In hi the public mind that said Chamber of Commerce had ceased to tobe tobe tobe be conducted upon the broad lines of or orIts Its organization and was being beir g used either directly or Indirectly to further the Interests of a special trade organ organization organization organization whereby confidence in the Chamber of Commerce as an Institution tion for general public good would be impaired and the danger would be In Incurred incurred incurred that public support and confidence confidence confidence dence would be withdrawn from said baid chamber and its usefulness ended or seriously affected Therefore be it resolved that with expressions of entire good will for lor our associates in ill the Chamber of or Com Corn Commerce Commeree merce meree and nd for foi the Retail Butchers Grocers association and Its member membership membership membership ship we withhold our consent to the subtenancy so proposed Salt Lake Real Estate association J L Secretary To know that the members of the B BG BG BG G association are mad and mad clear through it is needful to talk to toone toone toone one of them for five live minutes They quote prices that were and are profits and losses increased clerk hire and explain away eVery every point the con consumer consumer consumer sumer can bring up J M Marriott formerly president of the B G had evidently been selected as spokesman n for the members of that association at last nights meeting Will Have No Mercy The real estate men have wilfully and maliciously slandered us and villi fled fied us and before God we will make them prove their charges he declared standing before the meeting We have done more good for this city than ever eyer these loudmouthed boasters have done donl We have got them on the run and may God have mercy on them for we neVEr will We are more honest and decent than of or them We Ve can go So into the criminal records and point fingers of or scorn corn at them and that is more than they can do with us Every good citizen should help us out In making them prove their charges Mr Marriott asserted as ert d that meat is cheaper in Murray because conditions are ale different there He explained that the Greeks and foreigners there know porterhouse steak when they the saw it ft anyway He declared that ten years y ars arsago ago he could hire grocery clerks for IZ 12 a week and that at present he lie has hasto hasto hasto to pay pa them 25 5 a week and they want more He declare the members of or the thc i B G C were not rich men that for forthe forthe forthe the amount of or money he himself had Invested in his business he was not making as much per day as a common commin laborer Mr Ir Marriott was applauded to the echo when he hc closed closel and the resolution printed above abO was adopted with the I utmost enthusiasm Before he fin finished finished finished Mr Marriott declared that the restaurants of the city arc are crying cring high prices to their patrons and charging exorbitant prices for meals when in reality they are buying their meats and anil other produce from eastern markets taking the scrapings of the eastern stockyards as the th speaker put it I know one restaurant and a small one oneat oneat oneat at that In this city that will clear this year he said During the meeting a member of the price committee reported on pros prospective prospective increases In prices of various produce and urged and advised mem members members members bers present to take advantage of the present low prices on these articles In following out the order of business of the meeting President Hudson arose and asked if any member pres present present ent font knew of a needy or destitute mem member member member ber of ot the association No Xo one did didIn didIn didIn In fact several broad grins appeared on the faces of a number of oC butchers and grocers present I Anther Scheme Schem Yesterday a new feature of the at attempted attempted attempted tempted amalgamation of the M 1 M Mand Mand I and B G developed The B G association is the local organization of the Retail Merchants association of the state It Is well known that in various sections of the state prices are areaway areaway away awa below b low Salt Lake prices and it is said this has been a cause of consid considerable considerable erable worry to the B G association association tion t Ion who want prices uniform through throughout out Utah The local organization has for its secretary Lorenzo Jensen Tenen Mr Ir Jenson Jensen is also secretary of the Retail Merchants of the state and it is re reported reported reported ported that tile the B G through this arrangement has repeatedly attempted to bring about an understanding between between be between tween Itself and ani the other organizations organizations organizations of or the Retail Merchants asso association association elation but with little success Affiliated with the M M 1 how however however however ever as was planned the B G could bring the powerful influence of the manufacturers wholesalers and Jobbers to bear more directly on the recalcitrant Interior country mer merchants merchants merchants chants throughout the state and ulti ultimately ultimately effect a solid state combine The B G Geny deny Seny that any such scheme was on foot but the report receives credence In many quarters There can an be little doubt but that a crisis is at hand In the matter of high living prices In Salt Lake Labor and I commercial organizations are on the verge of breaking Into the arena in earnest determined to fight the com corn combines hines bines and reduce prices Public indig indignation indignation indignation nation Is becoming more and more i aroused and the next few days may bring startling developments The state and county officers have signified their willingness to take the Initiative the moment they can get proof to go on i Meanwhile the B G will play |