Show BUSINESS GAIN CAIN SPREADS OVER OVEA WHOlE Oil Company President Salt Lake Visitor Sees Plentiful Supply of Cash for Investment Purposes Purpose Business prospects now lire are very ery bright in fact much brighter and more promising than they have been for several years ears said E E. T. T Wilson Wilson Wilson Wil Wil- son of or Denver president of ot the Continental Oil on company compan who ar arrived arrived ar- ar rived hero here last night A rA wave of optimism Is spreading over the country that cannot but have a aI marked and beneficial effect upon I business in general The Tho thing that Impresses me meI most he said Is la the ready read and available money for investment and I not only for tor Investments of or mem mert t but also for ventures s of the wIldcat wildcat wildcat wild wIld- cat description which at best are DIe uncertain and of or questionable merit This shows that people have casi and that they are willing to spend it Of Ot course the low purchasing power of or the European nations nation Is bound to depress our markets But the people of ot the United States are beginning to adjust themselves t to that condition and to realize that they must rely upon and cooperate with one another Still another thing which makes me believe that business is on the up grade is the fact tact that merchants generally ai are e carr carrying a larger and more generous stock of or goods which proves pro that tha t they have ha faith In the bu buying power pow pow- er of their customers RUHR PLAYS NO PART t In answer to the question whether he fie thought the French Invasion of ot the Ruhr would further depress American markets Mr Wilson lIson replied re replied rp- rp plied that he did not Conditions ConditIon over there were Just about as liS badas badas bad badas as the they could be before the FI Trench French troops entered the Industrial center of Germany German and their possession of ot It will likely have no material ef effect ef- ef feet on business In this countr country That the people have money mony andare andare and andare are- are ready to spend it is according to Mr Wilson by all aU odds the greatest harbinger of ot prosperity and good times He seemed to believe like Ike Henry Ford that a Judicious expenditure of or money Is more conducive conducive conducive con con- to the progress I of ot the Individual in individual individual In- In and business in general than the blind hoarding of ot it In a a. bank A man should save money only for the purpose of wisely spending It It he contended I WILL ATTEND CONVENTION Mr Ir Wilson Is here to attend the convention of or the gln general ral officials of or the company and its U tives in Utah and part of or Idaho The Tha conference opened this morning and twill close Friday F. F D D. Zimmerman advertising manager of oC the compan company com coni- pan pany explained that the corporation corporation corpora corpora- tion lion is divided into six nix divisions dIvision Denver Salt Lake Lako Pueblo Cob Coo Colo Albuquerque N. N M M. Butte an and I Great Falls Fall Mont and a convention conven en lion tion Is held In each one of ot these the cities I ties Denver Den ana ene Pueblo have already had their meet meet- ings These rhese 3 Mr ZImmerman Zimmerman Zimmerman Zim Zim- merman said laId are educational In lii purpose They give the officials an opportunity to instruct aid and en enthuse enthuse enthuse en- en the salesmen ani an ami at the same time t they enable the officials Is to be- be come cOIl better acquainted with business business busi busi- ness conditions In tha th venous various divisions l dt and hence make malt it POssible for tor them to adjust their policies IfS t to meet those conditions to give lIve better service and thereby build up a morn more efficient an and more productive or or- or The sessions here are d dover over oer b by A A- Cox Coy division maniE r H. H T L L. Mason spoke this morning on Power ran Plan Lubrication This afternoon C. C E. E halsey mana manager r nr nf the service station department discussed discussed dis dis- dis cussed the subject of Service Station station sta Sta- tion Operation and Mr Zimmerman Zimmer man n took vp tp the question of ot Advertising Ad ert ld I Selling Tomorrow morning G. G R. R Gwynne chief automotive automotive auto auto- motive engineer will Ill address th th convention e The afternoon w will ill be hp devoted de to accounting matters malleIs in inthe Inthe Inthe the evening e at a dinner dinner din din- ner ncr will be given ghen at the chI chamber of or commerce Friday Trida morning will willbe willbe willbe be taken up by representative es of the Standard Oil company of Indian Indiana Indi Indi- an ann ana and the afternoon will be hi devoted de ae- voted to the department sales sale Inn min man n- n ager A general gentral discussion of ot wa was s and means of ot increasing sales will follow The general officials who are In Continued on p o 8 R. BUSINESS GRIN GAIN Continued from page 1 attendance at the convention are E. E T. T Wilson president C. C E. E Strong vice president G. G F. F Smith treasurer secretary-treasurer J. J M. M general manager P. P R. R Naylor traffic manager L. L R. R Milne as assIstant assistant assistant as- as general sales manager J. J T. T Strong western department sales manager E. E C. C Halsey Halser manager of or orthe the service station department G. G R. R Gwynne chief automotive en engIneer engineer engineer en- en B. B E. E Sibley lubricating en engineer engineer engineer en- en H. H L. L Mason lubricating engineer V. V C. C Parker chemical I and mechanical engineer and F. F D. D Zimmer Zimmerman nn advertising nd manager I From Salt Lake they will go to Butte and Great Falls Montana l |