Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-05-28 | Page 8 | Merchants' Festival Opens Friday at Noon

MERCHANTS MERCHANTS' FESTIVAL OPENS FRIDAY AT T NOON Is S. S L. L Firms Will Entertain Guests Guest's and Customers at I Special Greater Salt Lake ke Days this com gala merchandising carnival will be officially opened at noon i Friday Fri day daJ when scores of customers and guests of at manufacturing and wholesale wholesale whole whole- sale firms are f feted ted at a special lunch eon at the chamber of commerce Gus P P. P Back Backman nan secretary of the chamber was vas named toastmaster Monday An exceptionally interest ing ng and novel program is being arranged ar ar- ar ranged according to Jerry Joseph chairman of the committee in charge Personal invitations have been sen seno sent to o 2000 business men and businesswomen business businesswomen businesswomen women residing In the intermountain region A 10 cash award will be given to the person traveling the greatest distance Guest cards will be issued when town out visitors register reg reg- reg- reg ster Lster at the local wholesale and manu manufacturing companies with whom they do business Interurban electric railroads have announced special rate reductions forthe for the he festival Round trip fares lares will be behe bethe bethe the he cost of one wa way one passage plus 1 10 cents from most po points north and south The gen general ral committee in charge of the he merchandising enterprise scheduled scheduled scheduled sched sched- June 1 and 2 had practically completed plans Monday for the community com corn event which is designed to stimulate business and em- em A contract has been let for lor the dec dec- oration ration in gala colors of 11 streets in inic the ic business section Scores of store fronts and hundreds and hundreds of store windows are re also expected to be decorated giving iving S Salt It Lake City one of the thc most colorful aspects seen in years p I I g v vt t t A- A 4 L Gus Gu 1 P. P Backman