Show -V Utah Manufacturers Support Utah Industry Buy Utah Products Association Convention Section ' salt Lake city utah Saturday morning January is Build Utah Payrolls 1934 ANUFACTURERS GATHER INDUSTRIES TO OPEN ANNUAL CONVENTION AH Sections of Leaders in Utah Industry V GREAT STRIDES ' ARE RECORDED BY FACTORIES Utah Will Be Represented at Session Directors to Be Elected Year’s Increase Representatives of Utah’s great manufacturing Industry convene In Salt Lake Saturday The Utah Manufacturers association’s twenty-nint- h annual convention opens in the Hotel Utah at 12:15 p m More than 150 manufacturing concerns of all parts of the state are expected to be represented at the s es-- ’ which will be conducted by Harry Ostler of Salt Lake the association president A business meeting wll be preceded by a luncheon during' which musical numbers will be furnished by the West high school under direc tion of P Melvin Petersen Dr Adam S Bennion director of personnel of the Utah Power and Light company will deliver the prin cipal address speaking on the subject “H H B" sion Other Sp Other speakers will be J T Hold Ing president of the Utah Manufac turers’ Employes’ league who will discuss the functions of the league Mrs Dana C Blayney president of the Salt Lake Federation of Women’s Clubs Who will speak on “What the Womeri of the State Are Doing for the Utah Manufacturers" and Governor Henry H Blood who will deliver a message to the manufacturers Mr Ostler will deliver the welcoming address including his annua report A report also will be given by James E Ellison of Layton the association’s treasurer The election of directors will bring the naon session to a closer Eight directors will be chosen from among the following candidates: K H Ashworth E W Brainard C P Castle W G Carver Clyde C Edmonds Charles N Fehr V O Hew lett Frank Kautzman J J Neville A B Pembroke N R Ricks Lawrence Richards J D Roberts and Eric Ryberg Salt Lake James E Ellison Layton end P M Thompson Ogden The directors whose terms have expired are Mr Ashworth Mr Brainard Mr Castle Mr Ellison Mr Fehr Mr Hewlett Mr Neville end Mr Ricks Banquet Slated Present officers of the association In addition to Mr Ostler and Mr Ellison are H A Benning of Ogden first vice president J F Whitaker of Salt Lake second vice president E W Brainard of Salt Lake corporation secretary and H S Jennings of Salt Lake executive secretary Holdover directors for 1934 are M Jl Greenwood S P Harter Harry Ostler L A Roser H A Snow V A Tracy John Lang W M Neilsen W R Pollock Simon Rosenblatt Leslie Squires and J F Whitaker Salt Lake A P Miller H A Benning and James Scowcroft Ogden The manufacturers’ gala event of the year the aniiual banquet will be held in the Hotel Utah that evening at 7 o’clock More than 400 persons are expected to attend The committee In charge of the banquet is headed by Charles N Fehr Entertainment has been arranged by P Hf Mattingly New officers of the association will be elected by the newly constituted board of directors on Friday Janu-ar- Output Set at 25 PeirCent Utah manufacturing marched ahead Utah Women in Promote Use of products 1933! Leading the field of all Industries of the- - state in production it is estimated by Harold S Jennings' seere- tary of the Utah Manufacturers’ association that the production increasa for 1933 over 1932 will be 25 per cent Constant Improvement in conditions marked the last 12 months and the future holds forth a golden promise the manufacturers believe Mr Jennings highly praised the efforts of the board of directors of tha association during the last calendar year The 24 members of the board ha ' said held an average of two meetings each month to develop plans for business expansion The contact committee visited many plants of the state and report two out- - N N standing additions to the monufactur- ing industry in the year— the erection of two large modern plants in Salt Lake Members of the committee also reported an Intensive campaign to increase the use of Utah products Book Placed In Schools An important accomplishment of the Utah- - products commmittee was the help given in the placement of a textbook in the public schools The book prepared with the aid of educators contains a large digest of information on manufacturing within the state The assoc la tion also worked closely with the county relief agency federal emergency administrator of public works and other public welfare groups with regard to the use of Utah products in carrying out recovery efforts The membership committee broke all records of In 1933 obtaining 44 new members Marked success Was reported by officers of the association in the organization’s legislative efforts supporting beneficial laws and fighting against legislation which would have been detrimental to the industry The ' legislative committee sponsored ten bills of which nine were passed and opposed 10 bills of which 15 were killed outright or amended New Department Established Due to the passing of the national industrial recovery act and the state industrial recovery act it waj necea- sary to establish a new department in the association to’ provide additional service to members and the public The association assisted trade groups within the industry to organize to draw up codes aiding in the preparation of 21 codes The advertising committee started the year with a "Buy Right Sell Right Compete Right” campaign which proved exceptionally effective Salt Grocery stores throughout Lake cooperated with the association in a “Utah Producta Week” from De- - — comber 17 to December 23 The week was featured by intensive advertising of Utah products and included displays in stores and newspaper advertisements " IIonje Products More than 10000 women of Utah today are cooperating actively with the Utah Manufactur-- ers’ association in furthering the use of Utah products Sponsoring that program among the women are the contact committees of the Salt Lake Federation ofWomen’s clubs headed by Mrs Winifred P Ralls and the Utah Federation of Women’s Women’s clubs of which Mrs Weston Vernon of Logan is president t Club members affiliated with the organizations hhve been given monthly lessons on each industry of the state The clubs have held numerous teas banluncheons and cooking quets schools using and stressing Utah inManu-factorin- g ' ’ - Factory Products 458-pag- e Total $96000000 Utah Manufacturing dustry Employs 10 762 Workers Officers of (he Utah Manufacturers association Top left to right Harry Ostler of Salt Lake president H A Benning of Ogden first vice president J F ‘Whitaker of Salt Lake second vice president below left to right James E Ellison of Layton treasurer E W Brainard of Salt In- Lake corporation secretary Harold S Jennings of Salt Lake executive secretary State Has 65 Flour Mills All Using Modern Methods The value of Utah’s manufactured products n 1931 the last year' for which definite figures are available From the time of the harvesting of was $96006413 The total represents the production the first' crops of wheat in Utah it has not been necessary to send outside of 578 establishments operating withthe state for flour in the state T With the coming of th£ roller millThose establishments employed ing processes replacing the burr mills wage earners to whom a total of the whole milling industry expanded $12510951 was paid in wages which Larger plants were erected and hyamount does not Include the sum paid droelectric power used The compleout to salaried officers or employes tion of the transcontinental railroad Records show that the total number opened up new markets for flour and of firms operating in Utah In 1931 encouraged outside competition was less than usual the state now In the early days Utah millers were having nearly 750 manufacturing es- seriously handicapped in their efforts tablishments of various types to reach outside markets because of Nearly every standard industry is the lack of a continuous supply of high quality wheat This condiyon prevailed for many years before an organized effort was made to remedy the situation Agronomists then took up the problem and conducted a campaigm which had the desired results The last government reports show that this state had 65 flour mills The tremendous importance of milling to Utah can be seen in the fact that in 1931 the value of the mills’ The 318 products was $7155900 7 employes received wages of $375061 and the companies paid out in costs $571551$ x ‘ represented Utah is eighth among the states in the manufacture of canned goods The output of the creameries and condensed milk plants is tremendous Sixty million pounds of butter cheese and condensed milk are included There are 46 canning factories The Few people pernaps realize that An important Utah industry is that grinding 19 largest packer of canned peas is in paper products including bags boxes handling— of coffees and spices It sells its Utah The significance of the sugar woodand fice fiber paper supplies annual about for in seen the $350000 is great products annually industry T wenly-- f ive Planing payroll Utah is an Important candy en boxes to the value of a million There are four such establishments in Utah and they pay out in the cost state There are six dollars are manufactured in Utah Mills Operate in Utah manufacturing leading cement- companies Jn: the ’ There are several concerns handling of materials containers for products fuel and electrical energy upward of state The printing industry is one United States census figures show of the activities of Utah There such materials Including a number $250000 in addition to $13000 in there are 25 planing mill establish are 140major Lime Kilns Furnish of large ones in Salt Lake One Salt wages printing plants ments engaged In mill work In adLake firm manufactures paper boxes dition there are eight planing mills Building Materials and in normal times requires about Utah Products Command connected with sawmills About 200 Confectioners’ Products 3500 tons of boxbo'srd yearly for the men are employed In these establishof the products ments which largely manufacture Wide Market in World There are many establishments In Valued at $2000000 making Another company operates a manusash doors window frames shingles Utah producing lime for commercial facturing plant for the making of ma- Utah lathing store interior parts and finish Utah confectioners manufacture "Quicklime” is used in products can be found in most purposes and handmade envelopes anj chine for office buildings Some of them the making of mortars and other ceworth of products annually paper noveltiea such as party caps countries of the world also make baskets barrels and boxes!" menting materials ‘ More than $300000 Is paid out in The government Canned products from this state are Most of the lime kilns of Utah are reported that in wages to 400 employes and principal paper hats wrappers and containers 1931 the value of planing mill prodof special design and size located at outcroppings of limestone ucts including general mill work was costs of operation amount to well over The operations of these companies to be found extensively in Great Brit- in the Wasatch mountains The bulk ' with ain in heavy employment result 499876 The firms paid their 119 800000 of the products is used locally alIn addition to the workers in the large payrolls has The employes $152814 in wages and developed though some is shipped to remote mining industry salesmen are expended $213724 in costa for several factories many patent machine which has been parts of the state and to neighboring engaged in telling of the quality of operation CENTER FOR MILLINERY manufactured here and shipped to states their companies’ wares in Utah and The value of Utah lime In 1931 the There are five wholesale millinery Rhodesia South Africa Russia Canother states beds manufactured government reports was $105329 into ac- establishments in Utah As Salt Lake take Those hardly figures ada Mexico South America and Wages paid to 33 men employed in Many Utahns do not realize perhaps bats are that there is produced in this state count the tremendous value of the is a central shippingto point the industry amounted to $35759 western states many other countries — $350000 worth of beds springs cots products of the candy manufacturers readily distributed is shipped to nearly all Utah con- The volume of business of hat manuthose of honey and the payrolls heavy plllows'and mattresses Eight firms ARTIFICIAL LIMBS VALUED of this type in Utah have a combined cerns which use a vast amount of facturers varies somewhat with the countries In all states of the United States can The value of the artificial limbs of annual payroll in normal times of other Utah- products in the prepara- seasons’ styles and also with the mabe found Utah products terials used Utah’s factories in 1930 was $20000 tion of the confections $80000 Paper Products Industry Large Coffee Roasting Leading Industry T’ - "N |