Show M. M M. M 1 IS PLEASED c WITH ITS WORK Report of President Indicates Boosting Game Is Profitable Profitable Profit Profit- able for Busin Business ss Men AFTER INTERURBAN ROADS HI rl Try Also bo I u to Get COlt Coal I Kates r Which May be he of or Benefit to Consumer P urban Interurban railroads better roads roal the demand for chen cheaper coal rates rates rates- these were the tho salient points discussed cd hy by V the members s of oC the thc Manufacturers ers Merchants association last nl night ht at oi one of oC the thc best attended and most ti the meetings thus far held by b D Dy the of oC r a 0 committee of or D. iv P O. O i WIlley chairman U. U O. O A. A H. H Cool II IL A A A. I T 1 and F E a J. J Alexander tho 1 tho M. M M. M I. I tile trie root rook n. n on Interurban Orm rm stand lund In favor Cavo of oC tho ho clec- clec I an movement and the I Aft matter Aftel f Cru f th S will viii be 11 2 threshed out ut at t once 01 Ul JI i new new- lett's letts s report on thc the growth of the organization nil ami am amin L' L C C. O. O harris harris' f statement a as m to the n financial 1 stability of the thc assor asso asso- r clation Vi hilLed to the thc Interurban in- in an question and till remained there j the me greater part of or the thc evening UC of oC urban Intel Lines are arc of the opinion that L with the proper handling of oC tho ho subject sub sub- something can be he done to estabr r lish electric lines Jines In Utah within the next yr year or two which will greatly al aid In the of oC the state and city Mr MI McColl McCollem em a 0 native of oC Fort Wayne Ind told of the thc wonders worked by hy the tho electric lines Jines in In Indiana In- In diana Ilana and tho ho central West and stated slated that there was no reason why the same could not 1 bo be e done lone in Utah Mr MiS Ir liar Har ris also told of oC the beauties and at at- at of oC the lie trolley system over the tho steam stearn road It was stated by Mr 11 ill C that 1 1 men Interested In Iii In Inthe the building of oC electric Ic lines JInes havo have ex ex cx- cx no difficulty In securing I way of from farmers throughout through through- out the state and from froni the thc powers powel's that be In the smaller towns 1 but ut that obstacles havo have been thrown In their wa way when It camo came to entering Provo Prove Ogden and Salt Sail Lake The rue members were wele of the opinion that with the thc a association back huck of thc the project and the thc people aware of oC the advantages to 1 be 0 gained latter latter lat lat- lat lat- ter could be altered so that t the contractors could get into the thc larger cities of the thc state slate The crying need for tor good roads in Utah and even cven In Salt SaH Lake was brought out and It is possible that the k s. s association will vill head a movement to ask the lie legislature next fall fail to make some law Jaw for the thc betterment of the present conditions The bunch of 1 boosters back of I the thc M M. M. M has secured new ways L of advancing the thc charms of oC the thc state stale and und booming this his city Several havo adopted the thc method of placing at attractive attractive attractive at- at f. f on envelopes fwd and stationery stationer with the thc Busy Dusy All the thc in Utah button conspicuous to tobe tol L l' l be 10 sent broadcast over the thc countr country In Iii r- r seeking to increase the membership of oC the organization traveling trawlIng men and others connected with hc the he wholesale ale departments of oC local stores will get into tile the game more deeply than at I present both In boosting thc the city and amI state tate while out on the road and antI here in town A crusade will be begun at aton on co In an effort to double th the mem mem- memI I Better Coal Hates The executive committee of tho the M Mw M. M will make male an effort to have coal rates reduced during tho the sum summer mel mer months Some time ago aJo a re- re bate of OCt fifty cents per ton was granted grant grant- ed Cl the thc coal dealers by the railroads raili-oads during the thc f summer bummer months but of oC this the thc consumer gets no benefit The Thc coal dealers will be seen keen for fOt the purpose of a reduction durin luring during tho the r of nt nl least half of their re rebate ye- ye hate bate from the companies The Thc third Monday In each month 1 was set for Cor the regular meetings of oC tho the association Treasurer Harris Harris' re report report re- re port was as ver very encouraging to the tho members ers showing a net balance after June 30 of 9 11 President Hewlett's hewlett's Hew hew- let letts lett's ts t's report was as follows s President Hewlett's IcU The Thc Manufacturers Merchants association was organized ol December 1 I a 1905 a little over six months ago 30 1 and toda today It has a membership of which embraces the thc manufacturers wholesalers and many of or tho the retail merchants of tho lie state and it is being supported 1 by y all tho the people of oC Utah The association was formed lo to stimulate business Increase o the number num num- her ber of factories encourage o those which were wele already established hed to broaden out build up Increase their capacity and add ald to tho the number of their cm- cm It is well known that the communities s In the thc manufacturing manufacturing- centers center are arc the thc mo most t prosperous and anda a n. keen necessity was sas felt fell In our OUI midst for more bl big factories and larger largel and steadier pay rolls It was also desired to unite the thc different tIlt dif f ferent sections of or the tho state by bringing bring bring- in Rig ing the people Into clo closer er business JO ic- re relations lations and to help the people of one section to build up Ull all all' other othet sections h 1 by using the thc products which wh they pro lire The Tho need was felt of arou arousing ln at homo home and anel abroad a Jl greater Interest Inter Inter- est esi In Utah's unbounded resources in industries industries In- In and tho the natural lIat advantages which f she sho ho enjoys by reason on of her splendid location making her the thc great distributing and manufacturing mar c center of the mountain Intermountain country so 50 that our oui own people would bo he en enc encouraged en- en c to support our OUt manufacturers manufacturers and homo home merchants and give Utah goods the thc preference when quality ity jP and prices were equal and that desirable people would bo be Induced to tom tomake tomake m make ke their homes homes' with us and capitalists capitalists capitalists capi capi- Invest their money in our state nc are arc Encouraging ln Many Inn things had bath to bo ho done to bring these d desired results and altho although h we have hardly hardt commenced d to do tie iho ho big hh things yet so much has already b been en accomplished that we weare are arc encouraged cd beyond our most sanguine san san- anI I guine expectations At t the thc outset it was observed that in order to successfully compete with the outside it would be necessary ar to obtain better freight rates and have havo havea a traffic manager who was wats thoroughly acquainted with freight problems The Thc association was fortunate when It se secured secured se- se cured Orvin Morris for traffic manager man man- ager and through tho the good work worl of ot Mr Ir Morris Morri and und the tho members of or the I Ia a association a number of concessions have havo already been secured and more will doubtless be lie made matle In th the ll f future futuro U 1 I Women arc nrc Interested The Thc women omen have c become Interested in our association and have done t t some Iome splendid work Tile The They have organized or or- an auxiliary organization organisation ant and have organized the wonton women in ten other cou counties n ties Surrounding towns have e par partaken taken of ot the spirit of oC the movement arid and wo wu tj have o organized business mens men's clubs In Murray Sandy and other towns In lit Inthe Inthe litlie the lie southern part of Salt Lake county Through h our ow efforts se several tal new factories havo have been started and arc are now tio In successful ful operation and we weare weare are arc corresponding with people who arc are contemplating Investing their money here and anti the tho outlook for Cor a n number of oC now factories In fn the tho near future Is very 1 bright Factories that havo have been established a 0 long lonC time lime have havo recently Increased ed their thelt capacity and arc c employing more hands other factories which wo we can name on application application ap ap- ap- ap were about out to close down or were contemplating moving to some other othet state but the they have ha de decided decided do- do to remain here and open OIJen and the they arc nrc prospering and giving employment to man many people City's I. I What hat wo seem scent to need Is more capital pHal or rather the he capital which we have already should be bo In e Invested In work giving paying dividend fac tories When a n. bank hank or trust company company com coin pany commences commence business everybody ody ready to quickly buy up till nil the tho stock but when a factory Is suggested suggest suggest- ed cd everybody c seems to draw back and hesitate about Investing in tho the enter enter- prise The Tue correspondence relating to the establishment of new factories here has covered a wide field taking In drug manufacturing and proprietary medicine 1 business 1 breakfast t t foods cereals cereal foti foundries furniture envelopes enve enve- loves lopes 10 t 8 glassware Ia bottles bottler decanters w woolen ol n goods goo wool ool scouring plants tanneries starch factories packinghouse packing packing- I house products product and many others In InI I all letters have havo been written and mailed Inquiries averaging a per month have been sent out A I total of oC pieces of mall mail havo have 1 been eon sent ent from flom the office since the association association asso asso- elation was sas first formed Some time ago the parcels post bill was before congress There Thero was wasa wasn a n very cry determined effort on the part of Jr If many people to have it passed at this session and antI had hael It 1 become a a. lavIt lawit law lav It would ha have meant untold Injury to the West Vest cst and have 1 built up uj the bl big mall order houses of lit great Eastern centers at the expense x pense of oC the Western m merchants Under Its provision provision pro pro- vision Islon 25 cents cc would pay jia the thc cost o of delivering 11 pounds rounds of merchandise and this would mean ruination to hundreds hun hun- ti reds of oC Western merchants I Our ag association took the matter up promptly with out our representative and senators and the lie matter has 1 been postponed for fot this session at least II t Coal Famine During the coal famine last winter win win- ter cr our bu business houses as well ell as our residences suffered for Cor want of coal oal and In a number er of cases the larger arger factories were almost compelled compelled com corn to clo close e down entirely To remely this evil the a association In- In the big coal cual companies to tomake make a storage concession of 50 SO cents per ton on and this will viiI do llo much to alleviate suffering next winter However How How- ever e it will not be he unwise for Cor those who can enn do so to put In fn a supply of coal during the summer months that I will carr carry them through the tho cold months of winter Although we have hn a splendid ex exhibit cx- cx hibit room and some ome fine displays we feel teel that the greatest good can 1 be 0 accomplished ac ae- ac- ac by uniting the displays of the different organizations of the thc state and making malting one large larse exhibit To this end we have met with the I ID D D. A. A M. M society society and the thc Real Estate Estate Estate Es Es- tate Men's Mens association and a consolidation consolidation con con- of the exhibits of these as association associations associations as- as Is one of the probabilities of oC the near future The newspapers have havo given us their loyal loal support We Vc appreciate their line lino work worl and realize that had we e not had their assistance we could not hava have accomplished what we have Boosting Utah Products Product We Vc are aie preparing a little pamphlet on the industries of Utah UtaI which will vili contain a a. a. a list of names of members of the tho association This book will vill go o into every home so at tho the m people will be bo informed as to the goods which we are producing here i and anti know r the thc people who are arc makIng making mak mak- ing fog or selling them We Ye havo have also is issued issued is- is sued official stamps for fOI Utah goods i which have havo been tested and anti found of or high quality The manufacturers who I have ha not already obtain them can canet get et them by having havins their products I tested and then applying to the association association as ns- for stamps The Tho stamps stains have been made in r two sizes hi and th the goods bearing them are aro rc recommended to tho the consumers b by the association Special mention should be madu of Gordon H H. Place our nul Who manager who has been heen alive and active from the lie first and whose excellent publicity work is especially worthy of com coni- The following are arc the lie present officers officers of of- and anel directors President Or-ol Or II Hewlett of or Hewlett Corn com pan pany Vice Vicc nt George S S. McAllister Mc lIe Allister foreman Coreman Z A C M. M I. I factories t T T. T I u n b Elias Ellas Morris 1 Sons company Treasurer Treas C. C O. O Harris Representative 13 B. F F. company Directors Go Geo Austin agricultural superintendent Utah Sugar company compan Wm local mana manager er Crane Crano company Albert Fisher proprietor Fisher Browing ig company compan Win rn Lambert Paper Company Li L R It Martineau vice-president vice W. W A. A N Nelden Drug company compan O. O R. R Meredith l trunk h mann manufacturer Theodore c manager A Taylor Armstrong rong Lumber company compan John Montgomery commercial commercial commer commer- cial agent Utah Light Railway company com coin pany J J. J R. R Valentine president and superintendent Utah Bedding Manufacturing Manufacturing Manu Manu- company Geo A. A hlll lter lt- lt cr or Dallas The Tho em em- of the lie association aro tiro Orvin Morris traffic manager Gordon H. H Place manager and assistant secre secre- tary These men are arc all working hard and are arc fUll fully alive to the needs of the association and 1 If the members and directors will all work in harmony harmony har hur- mony we will make male Utah th the leadIng lead lead- lug Ing industrial center of the Intermountain intermountain Inter Inter- mountain countr country |