Show TENDERS resignation AS MANAGER TO JOIN MOAB GARAGE CO P IL SUCCEEDS IN STORE after serving for 21 years as manager of cooper martin company large mercantile establishment of moab ralph J fietcher this week resigned his connection with the store to identify himself actively with the management of the moab garage company of which he Is a heavy stockholder and for years has been a director recently mr fietcher was elected secretary of the moab garage company and the salt lake eastern utah stage lines an affiliated concern mr fietcher tendered his resignation as manager of cooper martin company about the first of the year to take effect as soon as a successor could be secured recently directors of taft store company offered the position to philip H of salt lake city mr came to moab the last of the week to look the situation over and decided to accept he Is now in charge of the store mr fietcher will remain with him a few days until he becomes familiar with the business mr Is no stranger to grand county for years he was manager 0 the mercantile company at sego and last spring he spent a couple of months as manager of the moab cooperative co operative company for the past several years mr has held a responsible position with the utah association of credit men and he has now resigned his connection with that association to become manager of cooper martin company he haa had a vast amount of experience in the mercantile business and will undoubtedly be successful in guiding cooper martin company along the very successful lines which the store has followed in the past moab people welcome mr to the city and feel fortunate that a man of his high type will continue to have charge of the large mercantile firm of cooper martin company mr joined cooper martin company in the year 1910 for several years he worked as a clerk bookkeeper and assistant barager about the year 1916 he became manager when V P martin former manager and part owner moved to los angeles to make his home since that time he has had complete charge of the store which he has managed most successfully cess fully mr fietcher was associated with cooper martin company tor so long that he had become a fixture there happily he Is not leaving moab but Is merely transferring his energies and business ability to another local firm the best wishes of a host of friends are with both mr and mr in their new positions |