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Show UTAH GHEflS HOLD i Discuss Problems of Dispos 1 ing of Surplus Products ' in Outside Markets Spec al to The X nbune OGDEN Jan 13 The prob em of dls po of Ita s canned products not only tl e surp us of t e 1911 pack, but t e factory output of future ears was d s cussed at the f tl annua meetlnD of the Utah Canne s a sociation which opened 1 ere today Nearly every com pany included in the association men ersb p twentj six in a 1 was repre Bented at the roorcing and afternoon open eeas ons as weH as at t e annual banquet . at the Weber c ub ton grit ' President W Parker made h annual address in the morning and the i1 fre ffht rate quest on was discussed by T R G a assstant general freie t A agent of the Un on Pac f c extern In I the afternoon Profe sor G R H 1 of the Utah Agricultural co ege d scussed To 1 1 mato B ght ani Malcolm McAll ster of I Salt Lake gave an address on Adver 1 Inthe absence of Governor jprj Pres i ide t Parker open d the meeting at 11 0 clock The open sees ons are be ng i held in one of te ground floor rooms of the Co one Hudson build ng Alter a brief outline of the tvo dajs pro gramme by Sec etarv H L. Herrlngton tl e president read his address Interest General I President Parker remarked t at as this Is the frst attempt of the canners to I make their annual meet ng of interest to the farmer and consumer as -well as the factory operator t m eht be tern ed the f rst off 4al convent on of the organlza t on Tr fitmg of the ndustry as it af , fects grower canner and consumer the ' president asserted the farmer is sur rounded wAt every need ti requirement fo success , . , The same conditions appiing to the t grow er a so fapp y to the canner accord j i ing to President Parker and If he does i 1 not produce goods of the b ghest grade It Is his own fault On the question of 1 i transportat n the president said he had I v not invited the ra lroad men to the meet c ine to pick a quarrel but that canners I J were nevertheless bein discriminated J against in tht. matter o fre ght rates a On this point he said m We beheve that our nterests are & their interests, and while we further ti be ieve that the railroads have been I the main factor in bu lding up the 11 state, we a so be eve that this state has been just as large a factor in to bu d ng up the ra roads and if they aw w I ass st us we w 1 build up a 11 larger tate and w 1 bu Id up a larger $1 ra road interest but f the ra lroads 18 retard our effprts from reaching the l outs de mar e s wh ch we are now Iff prohib ted trom do ng by fre ght ma rates they are ind recti takln-, from m themselves t at revenue which we U wou d be glad to pay in R ght here a low me to add that J -we cont tute an Industry which is 3 thrown ipon its own resources and aw must boot and advertise itse f and t v,e don't do th s we are retarding jtf our own interests for we have al fk ready ou grown our present conarum Ti ing territory where profts can be fl taken and It s d rectly up to us to a he p oursel es and better our own I -ond t ons as the bus ness "word at arge is too busy v th ts own afta rs 3 to shoulder our troub es and if we 3 fail the only words- of conso ation we P w 1 receive from the outside will be That Is too bad or I am sorry to hear it But If we succeed we wi I r& be congratulated for all the word fu loves a winner Our success will de-p de-p pend upon us espec ally rigl t now as we are f xper encfng a verv strained position on account of the overproduction and lack of being able to reach outside markets and it is more necessary that we stand and bind and cement ourselves togetl er than it has ever been before j Gray Explains On the subject of railroads llr Gray declared the canning industry of Utah is pne in which the transportation com panies take an unusual interest and for which they have a g eat deal of so cita 3 tion In offering one reason for the h gh freight rate on Utah canned goods the !! traffic official said the troub e can be 3traced to connecting 1 nes those 1 nes ijflhavlng canning interests for which they glnave Just as much regard as the Union I 1 "Pacific has for the Industry here I IT The Panama canal is recelv ng the j 1 attention of every traffic off clal in the ! frt&ountry asserted Mr Gray and if j P-jShere was a time when lower freight, f rates between coast and interior po nts ! 1) fvas lustif ed that time is now You naypieel sure that the rai roads are your est friends in he ping to dispose of your i roduce A The address of the railroad man con t luded the morning sess on In the 'Weber club at noon canners railroad of ficials and advertising men Jo ned In a luncheon that developed much friend 1 bess (j f The afternoon meeting was fu ly as we I attended as the morn ng session Speak ng of t e so cal ed 'tomato jW ght. Professor H II asserted that the leverage grower is inclined to refer to any . lisease or afflict on of the tomato as to biato blight He ga e partlcu ar atten Ion to the fusarium w t He declared t was a menace in Utah and urged arastic steps to prevent the spread of (the contagious disease He offered rotation of crops as the greatest bar to this wi t assertl g that he farmers of Uta a e not rea ly fa nil ar wltl rotation He espec a y ad rised against t e growing of tomatoes Dn the same land year after jear the fwing of tomatoes after po a oes or atoes af er tomatoes The o ege ex t adv se the canne s to demand of farmers in n aking cont acts that omatoes not be grown on the same land bnore than once in four years Jrges Quality Fewer fa to es and better central sa es gencles, s indardiz ng ad e Using I rea p bu k of sa es and ess prof ts were r0ed Mr McA s e as a so ution of 1 he ann ntr p oblem n t s s a e when e de e ed s address on Ad ert s ng Quo ng from the New Tear s ed Ion of Tl calt Lake T ibune he peaker read a sta ement to the effec hn he de e opmen of the nd stry Is n n ted f ma ke s can be found fo he ou pu He ontended at sys emat c ad e t s ng was one of t e factors hat wou d so ve he p ob em Mr McA s e w ed t e canne s specla. y aga ns un e ab e ad ert s ng njo n ng en o make good o t e r , roduc s befo e go ng e o e t e pub c ie a so ss ed a wa n ng aga ns d f uslve ad ert s ng on nd ng that the i nesep p o ean-w a so pp mos tidn ra v n ne He dv se hen o e eop not the eta dea e fa a o ho o a of t ah annel go u d d no n an h as rsring the e m na n of bd s an He sa d 1 e s ng spa e p op us he heapes ommo o e na ke oda u mp op r use be "a abou he dea es Good ad 1 ert s ng s good sa esn an 0 pe no he ad ert ng o dav d ff k o d bl nde bu o e u of e n Do mak e m a o ak g oo co o a e g Se ect your en o and specia se As a conclusion to the day s session President Pa ker ca ed upon severa of he o der anne s prese t for genera lews IN Perce pres dent of t e Uta Cann ng con pany and the f rst man o engage in cann ng n Uta said the greatest and pra ca y the only ques on confront ng the industry today is hat of a market If that prob em could be so ved he said the s ver ning would doubt ess show through in many paces John G M Barnes spoke br efly on the same subject contending that the pres en pack n Uta is twice what the home market demands R chard Str ngham of Woods Cross could see 1 ttle- hope for the goods already in the cans and admitted that he was extremely doubtful regard ing the future of the ndustrj A possible solution of the market prob lem was p esented by James A. Ander son vi e pres dent of the state assoc a t on He be eves that if the ra oads for exa nple cl arge 75 cents a h ndred for fo ty cars of Utah canned goods 1 they shou d be w ng to reduce the rate I to fo ty cents in return for 120 ca oads The reduct on wou d make It poss b e to p ace Utah canned goods in other states He urged the assoc at on to take son e act on toward urg ng t e propos tion on the p oper offlc as In announc ng the programme fo to ! morrow s sess ons Secretary Herr ngton sa d H R, Hagen of the Utal Agricul tural col ege wou d lecture on Insect Pests of the Pea, Heber Sco vcroft will deliver an address on behalf of the job bers and J M Carlson wi represent the eta 1 merchants n an address on Why . Are We Importers The elect on of of f cers wi 1 be he d tomorrow afternoon |
