| Show ENDORSEMENT OF a 6 M POLICY Annual of Association Results in Complete Harmony Among Al All Members PREST PRES ADDRESS In Iii Wh nn Elected 11 lie Coming The Tho for tor 1 1007 07 of the tho thoI theM M M I resulted Int haat night In A a complete of of tho prel pres prescot cot ent an carrIed out by Is its Ina ant the tho reelection or of mo most t of those tho nO no on the tho board or of directors h board will I meet next week to Lo choose n a president and nud other In Iii to the tho election ot of officers the tho a association listened to a a report from Secy Nephi L Morris and a report frOni Treasurer C O 0 Harril HarrIs as wel 11 en enan an n annual President O 0 H B The Tho directors wire were as follows A U H Cook John I IT F J 3 Alexander John Q Crichlow Nephi L L Morris A Whitaker John R B Bruff Bruf ruff George S 8 McAllister J R B Val Valentino and aM O 0 n It Ot Of these the tho last lut seven well were colon to succeed themselves Wih With them will 11 serve I an holdovers O 0 H g H Hewlett Austn AustIn Theodore N Wilam William Lambert and C O 0 HarIs ALiL LL PAID The report or the Iho showed er that thaI members are now In god good standing During tho yer year excursions worn era run to Nephi Logan Mantl Mur Murray ray an and Sady Sandy whito In the tho mailing de department department nearly 1000 leters letters were sen sent out exclusive Of letters to member members C O 0 Harris In tho treasurers showed a a substantIal bal balance In the hank bank wih wIth ni all bis bIlls paid A resolution Wil wan Introduced calling for tor a a vigorous of at the tho cam campaign against eastern mall order houel houses on tho grounds that these con cens earns took god good monty awo away from the tho w st and gave back no return even een making I It hard for the tho corner toro store to topa pa pay 11 Its bi bills nn tim tho taxes that go to keeping up the tho streets street Tho resolution passed unanimously ly and liar ris wo was to keep the campaign moving PRESIDENT HEWLES ADDRESS The Tho annual address of oC PresIdent Hewlett dealt in detail with wih many local problems On the subject of the tho coal shortage ho he raid Mid Realizing the tho need of more coal nt at I a lower price We w e appointed a a to walt upon the coal dealers and the tho I minI mine owners who supply Salt Lake wih with fuel Cuel We Vo asked then them to make mako a a storage rate rato during the summer months so that afi t store away Iway coal edal and prevent I coal famine during the winter months This the own owners ers em refused to do but a storage was gIven KIen the dealers wih with the tho under understanding standing that they must not lol sell at n a reduced rate to o tle the consumer The blame Iamo for tor Urn the present shortage should not be a attached to the retail dealers They were willing to give the benefit of oC the tho rate t to the tho but to the mIne owners would not allow them to todo dolt do It What Vat could have been done dono to the coal shortage during th the winter whiter months WIS cas thIs The Tho raIlroads should have allowed the tho retailers to have sold the coA coal to the consumers at ata I a reduction ot of 50 rents cents per ton when It was hauled directly from the car to the coal bins of the tho people and this as suggests and recommends this matter bo be taken talton up again early In Inthe Inthe the summer so there thero wi will be no scarcity of coal net next winter GENERA GENERAL CONDITIONS Taking up general conditions lent dent hewlett Howlett outlined the work of the M Id M 31 lie saId Ie The Tho was former formed to 10 buIld buIldup up our state by stimulating business Increasing the number of Dr factories and encouraging the business In Inter tor tore e 1 already established to broaden out build up Increase their capacities and tho ho number ot of their I it II Is a conceded tat fact that lanu manu cites cities ae are the tho most pros prosper prosperous er erous ous because they have steady payrolls the year round The manufacturer does not hi efforts to ono ho 10 cU y He goes Into other cities and states to dispose or of his products and ho brInKs brings bak back part ot of their wealth to enrich the manufacturing center Title II Is distributed among the tho people anti and naturally up all the te lInes of business in that city al Our assocIatIon has not nol only Im Impressed pressed the people with the necessIty ef supportIng our Utah manufacturers but It hI has also shown why they should buy from our home Job jobbers rs wholesalers Ild and retail merchants We 0 bol believe eve that the tho people who pay the tho ely city county count and state tuxes taxes who fur lur furnish nish the Iho means t to sustaIn our schools and who give Ind ve to our OUI pro pee plo pie should be gYn given the preference over outside manufacturers wholesalers do de department stores and mal mall order housel houses A strong public sentIment to this effect albeen created and It hal has done Itono nn an Im Immense moose mense amount ot of tood good The Tho people are beginning to what that thIs sentiment means and to realIze trat tra I IL Is the tha one wn t ft I U greater end more Utah During the tho manufacturers In thie state received maIo more support and than ever before The Tho people have loyally around them nod and demanded that homo home goods good ho given the tho over Imported lines when shen the quality Was vun equal This and ement has re suIted In malY litany of the tho manufacturers largely Increasing theIr output output I It has some somo who felt and were about to rUra retire tro front business to take hOll with no now ambItIon and renewed determination and other al have been so encouraged that the they have started new factorIes Our buttons have hare been heen worn tw by OOOO lo loyal nl citIzens and thol theIr moto motto nUS Busy ni all the time In Utah his hue not nol only become the 1101 slog slogan ni an for tor oUr own people peole hut but la Is a hOl o hol hold word In some ot of th the adjoining elates man OF COAt Thero are malY many tha that could do on nn excellent business a I it w we could bring them tu to Utah anti thIs Uon tion has hal corresponded wih with dIfferent t manufacturers wih with I a view o of them to c establIsh tIlh here and In Q a nUl ter her or of CilC vases they have Promises to du do duso doso so On One of oC the greatest to manufacturing 11 iii Utah Ulah however is 18 the price of oC coal In until this drawback II Is removed It wi will be III ai most to 10 Induce n a glass fec teby or other e that cute cate consume here large or of coal oal to ho 10 rates lre are much too high antI thin tho progress In III Inmany lany many Instances the II III Ihl tile lIt at th pains raIl tati they on the tho aw materials We inure havo taken these thIO hustlers up U Ut at Iller differ elt ant Ille times tut l have not received I it satisfaCtory answer to 10 Iny any Ir of oUI oni tea rea und and thIs is one rel tea teason e son n WhY this hl has decided to wr for a railroad r We o bello that tho I Ilch suich a corn com 11 mission lul would help to up Ihl its an and Itrel 0 of tl thu tAte state Our assocIation ha has to o or fr friall r o ol r u t 1 which ore arc doing work All and nn an active bl business ton lion wi will help In 1110 state ald and whet the tho towns prosper the tho larger cItIes like SnIt Salt lAke Ind and Ogden hlo have havea a larger growth end all together It 1 prosperity for lor the whole state and al all her people Tho newspapers have given us ther henrt hearty support and are doing oer every everything thing In th the boost movement to build Up the ta tate II Inc nod In return I think bul It Is the tho duty of al all business businessmen men to gIve the newspapers 11 the tho arid ond possible There Them are suppOrt luport too many fakirs who come OmO to Salt SaIL Lake and who stay just loni enough to do al all the tho business possible lont and then leave leve The busIness class and should dl discourage this theIr funds In iii legItImate chan channels nels which results Nat orally their busIness must come ual from home people and nt nOt from transients and home people cople re receive theIr tl favors vor BUSHELS OF LETERS The Tho association has sent out thou of oC letters to lasut parts art or of the Iho to tit locate In our midst and favor Cavor favorable er erg able progress has been made along thIs line ni 1 wo we hope for Cor boler better ro re suIts In the future Our association II Is In I a good condi condition tion Wo We have a good cash ton balance balanco on land hand and no debts Of any kind Our director dIrectors have hao worked In harmou I cnn can truthfully BUY that It i impossIble to mute mate tl the amount of good they thel have hao done Ve have haIti directors meet meetIngs logs Ings ns ad Otel often ni as twO and times a week Our have support supported 1 thank them ed cd us and wo we want to for tor Ul the tho ns the they have glen alven WIthout their an and 1 hearty support It would have havo been Impossible to have hao made tl the n association a sue uc cess cesa Our MI Mr C O 0 Harris his hilts been beon and performed his work In a most In and splendid did manner and ho Is deserving CC special mention and commendation e expect to add severn several I new tea turen to t our associatIon dUrin durIng the coming year Car anti any suggestion from irom the tho members wIll be Ind and wh whenever possible carried out We e to have havo a capable man mango go Into InLo the tho different ot of this 10 la 10 and the staton tOI to merchants to 10 purchase their goods in thIs market Crol front our members We are nrc going to contInue our work for cheaper Cuc fuel Id and betor bettor freight rates rate Our exhibition room wilt continue t to ho he open to 01 all manufacturers to tn show thel their goods good arid and we are arc going to try and encourage thor them to ta take n ad advantage l vantage of the tho opportunity that we have havo to Item We Ve now have n a permanent home and we hOlo hove to bo be able ablo to hold held more mora meetings wIth our members We Vo bo be leve that there thero Is nothing that wi will stImulate trade trado and bo be ot of moro more good than thele these meetings where the tho business len men como come to together o and talk gether antI Jet get anc ever the tho matters of vital Interest to thom them 11 all Whenever these meetings are oro called wo We hope the tho members wil will come com I out and work In buIldIng each ench other up In n conclusion I want to thank 01 all the tho director directors md members for tor the enthusiastic support they thoy have hao given me during the tho past year hod trust that wo we wi work worl together during the tho present year as zealously and bar har as aa we U have havo In the tho PMt past t If Ifo we o do 10 so 50 the tho accomplIshments of the future futuro wi will ho bo far Car greater than the tho ot of the past and the tho sun wi soon riso on that greater Salt Lake Inko and bigger Uth Utah of oC which wo we have hao oU all anti tar tor which wo we have 11 all got to work |
