Show MERCHANTS AFTER MAIL ORDER MEN Meeting Held Saturday Brings Matter to Focus In InThis InThis InThis This City MENACES HOME INDUSTRY Business Men Mon Claim Schemes Work to Oisa Disadvantage of Utah Tradesmen More Olor than a n. hundred merchants' merchants of oC the lie city and surrounding towns gathered gathered gathered gath gath- ered at the Wilson on hotel Saturday af afternoon afternoon at- at to dl discuss cuR the tho question of or order mall business s. s This line of or trade on oa the part of or pome some Eastern astern companies corn com is being carried on to such suh an extent that It Is greatly injuring and threatens to jeopardize the IMP business business business busi busi- ness of or local merchants In consequence consequence consequence conse conse- quence of or this a movement ha has been started all over the Western anti and Intermountain in- in mountain ter-mountain states and In fact allover all allover allover over the country outside of the large cities CHip where here tho the order mall houses are located for the purpose of or taking stops In the direction of or curtailing the tile order mail habit At the meeting Saturday George e E. E Merrill acted as chairman Prominent amon among the speakers were Berry Derr Berry Ber Der- r ry Sealy Scaly and Ingrahm of Iowa JO allor all of or whom have ha made an exten extensive lve study of the situation and who are arenow arenow arenow now In the West Vest to aid d in a fight against the practice Other speakers comprised several local merchants The Tile burden of or all tho the talks was that the lie order mall business is already a menace to home Industry and enterprise enter enter- prise and that it Is rapidly growing worse Figures were given showing that thal millions of or dollars are sent into the order mall-order houses annually and It was tas argue that but little if any ever p gets back to build up tip the community community com corn from which It was taken Although no definite action was taken taken taken tak tak- en at the meeting it fl was wa 1 announced that hat similar gatherings would be held later ater and more definite steps tal taken en for forthe tho the protection of home trade A growing interest In the proposition tion Ion Is manifest and that more will willbe tw be heard from Crom rot rot-ri the merchants merchant of or tho the state with reference to tho the matter Is Q assured m red I |