Show SALT ATT LAKE JAKE BUSINESS MEN PREDICT ril JL l JL J 1 1 lUl RECORD RECORD REUNION BUSINESS Stocks of Goods on oil Hand Dispel All Fears ears of o Famine During Visit i of o the e Elks sTo s. s To what extent will Salt Lake merchants merchants mer mer- chants be benefited by the coming re reunion reunion re- re union union n of or the Elks is a S question of vi vital vital vital vi- vi tal Interest to all ayl persons ha having haIn In business business busi busl- ness Interests In the elt city The Tele Telegram gram yesterday Interviewed a number of or representative business men of or the city that a consensus l of or opinion In regard re regard regard re- re gard to this question might be he ob ob- In a IL majority of or instances the merchants merchants merchants mer mer- chants questioned declared that the Influx influx In Influx In- In flux of or visitors to the elt city would benefit benefit ben ben- them directly Some Somo estimates of or orthe the amount of or expected are arc given Riven While all admit that the city city's s strade trade will be bc stimulated some believe that the benefits will not come to them e except Indirectly and through regular trade channels Those Those- who expect direct di direct dl- dl benefits variously estimate the thc Increase of oC business they anticipate during that week from 10 per cent to ZOO COO per cent Wholesale Grocers' Grocers Views William M. M Rash Hash secretary and manager manager manter man man- and nd Produce ager ter of or the Wood rood Grocer company compan The increase of trade during convention convention con con- week will depend almost en entirely entirely en- en tir ly upon local conditions Wo We cm- cm not stock up very eay heavily on fruits on account of or their perishable nature We e will have plenty of or eggs to feed the tho orm ormy of guests Under ordinary conditions conditions conditions con con- we will have hac plenty of food There ia is bound to be an nn increase In our business that week How great the tho Increase will be It is impossible to es estimate estimate es- es with an any degree of certainty A representative o of the SInns Utah Grocer company said ald Our avera average c stock tock Is We Ye have ha to Barry a heavy stock b because of oC the distance from a supply base There are arc five or six wholesale houses lou es here which carr carry he heavy vy stocks s at all times and I believe Salt SaIl Lake people need have no fear tear of or a famine Carnine Emmanuel Kahn o of or f Kahn Bros wholesale grocers I anticipate an Increase of or 50 60 per percent percent percent cent in tho the volume of or business in fn this establishment over the corre corresponding week of last year ear The convention will willbe willbe be bc of vast benefit to Salt L Lake ake temporarily temporarily tem tem- at least The Thc reunion will pa particularly particularly par par- benefit restaurants hotels an and probably the tine liquor dealers dealer and Indirectly IncH Indi all the thc merchants and tradesmen In the cit city I do not believe that the Elks and other visitors cat ca consume enough to cause a general shortage Retail Grocers Prepare Retail grocers however feel teel that they n will bo bp kept exceptionally bus busy and some of them ha have alread already begun to tostock tostock tostock stock up for the event TV Y S S. S Hender Henderson of the Henderson Grocer Grocery company compan said paid ald I believe we will have all the thc business bust busi ness ners we can possibly handle R R. R. R Bruer of the Salt Lake Coffee and Spice Mills I r believe bellec the business of this house will Increase 25 per cent on coffees and 10 per cent on teas during convention week 1 as compu compared d with the same ame week last year Spices will not go o any faster taster as the tho Elks will bring ginger enough i for f e everyone The Cigar Mens Men's Stocks t hole 1 Wholesale alc cigar dealers are m making no preparations one for the r reunion ns as they thoy r claim to hate aVe a n. practically inexhaustible ble stock on hand at the present tim time timp The They sa say the retail dealers are arp the th only o ones es who will have ha to 0 pr nare The re retailers rev re- tatters however speak in m a a. more optimistic optimistic optimistic op op- tone Sam Levy y saidI saidI saidI said said- I am a fatalist If the business is coming it will come com My I experience has hasen b heal been en that where there were great reat gatherings gatherings gath Jath- of men men the n money one one- has been heen fully rully spent Nearly every y man Is a smoker 50 so m my house will profit b by U t. lt I expect to Increase my 01 business In that week at least 50 per cent and more would not surprise me W W. B. B La Vielle of ot the retail department department department depart depart- ment of or the tho Stickney company's establishment establishment said We have not been heen In business ss here a a- a year ear but anticipate an increase in business of from to per cent over O any preceding week In our career here Hardware Hardware- Men Sanguine Hardware merchants expect Indirect benefit through throng trade channels George Georg-c M M. Scott of the Scott Strevell I Hardware company said Mid We do lo not anticipate an any extraordinary nar nary increase c of business during that wc week k Of cour course e some Increase e would naturally be he expected but nothing remarkable re- re In our line James H H. Brown of Brown Biown Terr Terry 8 Woodruff company compan the Troy laundry said There will of or course be a certain In Increase Increase In- In crease in our business for that week If the crowds come that are now ex expected ex- ex I Everyone will win want to h have ve clean linen What percentage the increase in increase In- In crea crease crease e will be he Is er very hard to estimate The Laundries Busy Eusy Furniture dealers dealer will have to supply thousands of or extra cots as man many persons persons per per- sons arc are preparing accommodations for var varying numbers of guests Some persons persons per per- sons Eons are leasing large and desirable houses and furnishing them expressly for tor the reunion trade H H. y of the lie Dinwoodey y Furniture Furniture Fur Fur- company compan said The only effect the convention will I havo have on this business Is a a. slight ht stimulation stimulation lation of or tn tl de caused by hy people preparing preparing pre pre- paring for tor the the crowd who will come oame me The visitors will Ill leave cave a great deal of or money here heie and we vve will derive derl a a. benefit benefit bene ne fit from it Indirectly and through re regular regular regu regu- ular u- u lar chann channels h Charles harlea M M. I Freed of the Freed Furniture Furniture Fur Fur- and Carpet company compan said The reunion will naturally Increase the volume of or trade both bolh before and after atter af at- ter but during convention week our line lInc will receive no We re have p done thousands of ot dollars of business already alread during the thc past few tew w weeks ks Mn as M asa asa a n direct result of oC this convention andIn andin and andIn In preparation tOt for the event The general general gen sen- eral effect will be beer er very beneficent not only financially but In an advertising ad wa way There will be over 1000 y 0 left with the citizens that week which will Immediately go Into r regular gula trade channels chan chan- nels There will be more m money ne In this city after the convention than there thero ever was h before forc |