Show lAID AID IN fiNANCE PLANS NEEDED I War Finance Executive Is Asked to Visit West I I A special representative of ot the War Finance corporation will visit Utah Idaho and possibly several surrounding surround ing states holding conferences with I bankers and state committees of ot the corporation In an effort to bring about a better functioning of ot the corporation machinery if It the suggestion of representatives from those states made prior to the close of ot a conference held I Saturday at the Hotel Utah is carried out The suggestion was made In th the form of ot a resolution by W. W W. W Armstrong Armstrong Arm Arm- Armstrong strong and will bo ho sent to the managIng managIng managIng manag- manag Ing director of ot the corporation Eugene j I I Meyer at Washington ton D. D C. C I From the data and discussions which i I took place at the conference Ralph Merritt of ot San Francisco who at- at II tende tendeS as the tho personal representative of ot Mr Meyer will draft a report ex exIsting ex- ex in the intermountain region The report is intended to show Mr Meyer and the corporation what the needs are of ot those entitled to loans of ot money the tho organization controls Judge Harry M. M Creech acted as see sec of ot the conference The secre- secre I tary and his assistant took full tull notes of ot the discussions which will be reported reported re- re re I ported in summarized form torm and sent to Mr Meyer at Washington Among those present beside l I Merritt and Creech were Deputy Governor W W. I A. A Day and Assistant Deputy Governor Governor Gover- Gover inor nor L. L C C. of ot the Federal Reserve Reserve Re Re- serve servo bank at San Francisco C. C E. E Clarkson of the same Institution J J. J Q O. Fralick of ot Boise E. E G. G G Kidder E. E O. O Howard Ernest Bamberger R. R N. N Mead and C. C S. S Burton of ot Salt Lake J. J O. O Fralick and Crawford Craw Craw j ford tord Moore of ot Boise Ida E. E G. G i Bennett of ot Jerome Ida C. C Lee Leo Wood J Jot of ot Denver M. M of ot Fort Worth Tex and J. J D D. Herron Jr of or Albu Albu- II querque Manager R. R B. B Motherwell of the federal reserve bank of ot this city Chairman L L. H H. Farnsworth and I President E. E 0 O. O Howard of ot Walker Valker Brothers bank President W. W W. W Armstrong Arm 1 strong of ot the tho National Copper Arm i bank j i Irr rr t I Vice President C. C S. S Burton of ot ott the Utah State National bank Secretary I A. A G. G Ma Marr of ot the advisory committee all of ot this city and a a. number of ot other Utah financiers Merritt 1 and Creech returned to San Francisco by the early afternoon train greatly pleased at the work of the conference That it will be of ot marked benefit to Intermountain Interests was freely treely re re- re marked It was decided at the meeting on motion of ot Mr Howard to send cordial greetings to Mr Meyer thanking him himor for or what he had done in the past and stating that the sentiment out this way was in accordance with his lines Unes of t policy |