Show Manufacturing Man in ill State Reveals Steady Growth During Last Thirty Years I By HAROLD S S. S JENNINGS JENNINGSS S Secretary Utah Manufacturers Manufacturers' Association With a total tot l of manufacturing plants employing over people Utah is rapidly becoming one of the greatest manufacturing enters centers In the Intermountain west Its growth during during dur duro ing the past 30 years has been phe phe- In any pioneer community far from the thc centers of population the thc first manufacturing enterprises will will usually be bo concerned with the production production pro pro- of the three primary necessities necessities of or life life clothing clothing food and shel- shel ler ter The first manufacturing establishments establishments built b by Utah pioneers other than those carried on by individuals individuals in in- In their homes were saw sawmills sawmills sawmills mills for the trimming of timber Umber grist rist mills for the manufacturing of lour flour and wool and cotton mills with which to weave cloth Pioneers rs brought tools with them and in 1847 1897 erected the first saw mill mm at Bing Bing- ham lam Mill Irons and md millstones for lor forthe the he grinding of grain in were brought Into Utah in 1848 1898 and the first gristmill gristmill grist gristmill mill erected in Cedar Cit City during the same year In 1849 1819 Amasa Russell built a mill millor for or carding wool Parowan Paro and Cedar City claim Iron works erected in n 1852 By 1858 pottery arid and cut cut- cry were being manufactured in Salt Lake City and a woolen mill mil had b been en erected in Provo The support of home Industries was vas preached and practiced by the pioneers for lor man many years Brigham Young In his first message to the territorial legislators urged legislation legisla- legisla lion ion to protect and md advance manufacturing manu manu- in Utah Numerous organizations organ- organ such as the Deseret Agricultural ural turl and Manufacturing so society were verc organized to foster the manua manufacturing manu- manu a ur nI industry A group of manufacturers realizing the importance tance of th the industry to the thc state organized organized organized or or- themselves into an 10 association association tion ion the Manufacturers Manufacturers' and Merchants Merchants' Merchants Merchants' Mer Mer- chants chants' association of Utah on November November No No- November vember 28 1905 The present Utah Manufacturers' Manufacturers a association Is a continuation con conn of that organization Fisher Harris celled called the first meeting meeting meeting meet meet- ing on the opening date Those present present pres pres- ent beside Mr Harris were Orson H. H Hewlett Leon Sweet C. C O. O Harris John R. R Bruff H. H J. J Faus Jr George S. S McAllister George A A. A Whitaker Albert Albet Fisher and G G. R. R Clevel Cleveland nd Mr Mr- Hewlett was elected president Mr McAllister first vice president Mr VIr Sweet s second cond vice president Mr Cleveland secretary and Mr Harris treasurer Thomas was retained as the first attorney to rep rep- resent the new organization Orvin Morris was Wis the 3 associations association's first traffic manager Incorporation of the company took look place the following year ear with the same officers The purpose of the thc organization as outlined in Its bylaws was Wis as follows follows follows fol fol- lows The object of this association being being be be- ing to promote the industries of this state stale and to aid in the d development of its natural resources and to embrace embrace em- em brace within the scope of its activities activities ties ics the entire territorial area thereof the thc active cooperation of or all aU manufacturers manufacturers manufacturers manu manu- and merchants within the state is desirable The newly organized association chose for its Insignia a circle with the he words Manufacturers and Merchants Mer Met chants Association of Utah Incorporated Incorporated rated January January- 6 1906 1900 imprinted around the thc circumference Th The Inside inside in in- side of the circle bore the thc inscription Buy All AU the thc Time In Utah The association has always s 's advocated advocated advocated high quality In the products of its members and one of the first orders orders orders or or- ders of business was to have labels printed to be attached to tested prod pred This act had considerable influence influence in in- fluence in bringing Utah products up to their present high plane of ex ex- Old minutes of the thc organization reveal reveal re re- veal that growth was rapid membership membership membership member member- ship at one tot totaling Ung mem members rs In January 1 1021 1921 21 the name of the organization was changed to lo the Manufacturers of Utah George McAllister was Wis president at the time and the thc thes ame bylaws were retained In 1909 the Manufacturers of Utah with others established the Utah chamber of or commerce with the view of fostering and md promulgating industry industry industry indus indus- try and commerce throughout the state The Manufacturers of Utah maintained the majority of the finances with the thc help of a few o of the outstanding citizens Their main object object object ob ob- was to display specimens of or all industries the display later being moved mo to the basement of or the capitol The organization was again renamed renamed renamed re re- named in 1918 assuming the title of Utah Manufacturers' Manufacturers association The same bylaws with a few minor changes were retained During the World war the association association association tion aided the government by helping helping helping help help- ing to maintain the policies and laws set down by federal and state gov gov- The minutes for tor January 29 1918 show that the secretary was instructed to give as much of his time lime as necessary in aiding organizations o of different kinds and federal boards Past presidents of the Utah Manufacturers Manufacturers' Manufacturers Manufacturers' Manu Manu- association are as follows s Orson H. H Hewlett George S S. S McAllister McAllis McAllis- ter W. W F. F Jensen C. C P P. P Castle Edward Edward Edward Ed Ed- ward H. H Eardley Garrett S. S W Wilkin Arthur Sweet Marion J J. Greenwood A. A E E. Eberhardt Charles F F. Solomon John R R. R Bruff Roy Bullen O. O B Barrien C. C P. P Cahoon Charles N NF F Fehr hr V V. O O. Hewlett H. H and J. J F. F Whitaker |