Show OPERATIVE CO-OPERATIVE STORE PLAN ADVANCED AT ATi i CITIZENS CITIZENS' MEETING C ratter Platter Placed in Hands of Committee Which Will Vill Report Soon I r Steps leading to the tho formation of a co cooperative co- co operative company t to tb combat present I 1 high prices of the tho necessities of ot life were t taken ken at a a meeting in Federation of Labor hall hail on Saturday night The Rev Elmer I. I Goshen Dr E E. G. G Gowan superintendent superintendent superintendent super super- of the of-the the industrial school of or Ogden Og- Og den den and and Joseph McLaughlin of Ogden were wele the chief speakers Announcement Announcement- was made of ot the securing securing ing of an option on a small store and those present e were invited to take 10 tc f shares s in the Commonwealth o operative Co-operative company of ot Salt Lake A committee was appointed to arrange details of ot organization organization tion comprising The Rev William Thurston Brown the Rev Elmer I I. I Goshen S. S B. B Wood John McLaughlin Frank B. B Scott Mrs Fannie Hodges M. M I. I W. W Smith J. J M. M E. E J J. J Daughters Daughters Daugh Daugh- Miss 1 Grace Smith George E. E Watt and W. W J. J Kohlberg W W. J. J Kohlberg who presided introduced introduced intro intro- the Rev Dr Goshen who said that e t though there never was so much prosperity prosperity prosperity pros pros- in the land yet there never was wasa a a. time when the cost of ot living Jiving so en encroached encroached n en- upon the power powel ot earning Th The great mass of Americans are being taxed he said to support the few and men are beginning to think Men who speculated In food products were wele guilty of a crime and a high tariff is productive of or nothing but a destruction of ot intrinsic values value and economic and industrial conditions If citizens of ot Salt Bait Lake could prove pro the power of of- co co operation the opening wedge would be entered toward a better day Joseph McLaughlin l of Ogden who conducts conducts con con- ducts a small operative co-operative store and has bas been engaged in such work followed telling telling telling tell tell- ing of successes in that line in England Dr Gowan spoke upon the economical soundness of ot co operation E. E J. J Daughters blamed the high prices upon the city council who had imposed a a 0 prohibitive license on the hucksters Musical selections were given by Miss Grace Smith Miss Mis H. H Ward and Mrs Hwa Walker 1 A collection collection oll m was taken k n a defray the expenses of the meeting It was announced announced announced an an- that as soon as tho the c committee mn had reached some conclusion regarding a plan another meeting would be ba called |