Deseret Evening News | 1901-12-21 | Page 62 | The People's Co-Operative Institution of Lehi

THE PEOPLES COOPERATIVE INS OF LEHI Tho The Peoples copies Cooperative Institution of Lent Lohl Utah county Is one ono of ot time th strong Institutions of ot the tho State Slate of oC Utah Hah It was IM first organized In III 1872 Thomas It Cutler was UH Its first mana munn manager manager ger and nn 1 under his direction tho the bust busi bustness business ness grew from n a small emall beginning to the proportions of ot a 11 largo large mercantile Institution Lotion M l Cutler Culler Is still its president anti retains an nn active Interest In tho time business Win 10 10 Hacker Backer Is tho time pros prell ent mt manager Ho Ire started with the contern con concern concern cern tern as 18 bookkeeper In 1878 1879 and ana served In that capacity eight years when he was appointed assistant manager un tin tinder under under der Mr Cutler ho he acted till he lie was made ma manager Tho rho Peoples Coop carry a general line hue of merchandise clothing gents gentl fur tur furg goods good II and In tact fact everything Ivery thing from a I needle to n a haystack It em ern employee a force of ot hands and does docs loe a l business of at upwards tR of ot a dollars quarter of ot n a million dollora a year nr Tho The business Is conducted In two stores tho the branch near the th Rio mo Grande Granule Western depot and th the main store near the tho Oregon Short Line Lino depot The bush busi business nose ness roaches reaches throughout the time State ot of Utah and Into Idaho anti and Nevada