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Show WILL FIGHT MAIL ORDERjUSINESS Western Merchants' Association DIs- cuss Battle With Big 'Outside' Concerns. Salt Lake City, July 9. Plana for renewing the fight on mail-order houses hous-es from their own wholesale depot la Now York ver0 discussed oy officers of tho Western Merchants' association associa-tion at the first annual meeting yes-ttA yes-ttA terday afternoon In the Commercial club. The association was organized here n year ago and has a member, ship of about thirty, only one mercantile mer-cantile establishment In each town being represented. Urging stato legislatures to pass laws excluding mall order nouses from doing business, lncreaso In tho activities of tho wholesale depot In Now York by which association mom-hers mom-hers buy goods direct, save middleman's middle-man's profits and aro able to competo with tho by-mall concerns, and extension exten-sion of tho association's work to tho entire west were among tho mntters discussed nt tho mooting. To this end branch offices aro to be established in Salt Lako, Denver, San Francisco and probably In o of tho cities on tho north Pacific coast, ns It Is tho Intention of organ-lzers organ-lzers of tho association to increase tho membership. For tho past year the association has maintained th0 wholesalo depot In Now York, with A. M. Malout in charge. In his report to the annunl meeting, Mr. Malout pointed out that the aggregate wealth of tho assocla-tlon assocla-tlon members was moro than $3,000,-000 $3,000,-000 nnd that tho organization is amply am-ply able to enlarge Its wholesale bust-ness. bust-ness. Every member has stock In this enterprlso and buys his goods ill-Tect ill-Tect therefrom. "A suit of clothes good enough for tho Presldont of th0 United Statos Is worth about $12, and In our work wo can soil at such low prices and stlP make money," said Mr. Malouf, In his report. Ho said tho association works to decreaso tho cost of living. A. M. Maluof has been president aB well as manager of tho association during tho past year. New officers and directors were elected yesterday as followB. President, P. T. Wright, Ogden; vice president, H. L. Nielson, Mt. Pleasant, Sanpeto county; treasurer, A. M. Malouf; secretary, Tim Covert, Wfw Malnd, Idaho. These officers and the following are directors: Calvin Foss, Preston, Idaho; H F. Booth, Garland; C. E, Adderly, Bingham; W. H. Brown, Sallna; W. S. McClellan, Loa; A. B. Malouf, Provo; W. M. Malouf, Richfield; F. L. Tuttle, Mantl, and W. I.,. Hayes, Pleasant Grove. All these executives represent mercantile mer-cantile establishments which are members of tho association and stockholders stock-holders In tho warehouse and wholesalo whole-salo business conducted In Now York Members buy their goods from tho wholesale depot and take tbolr prof-Its prof-Its on stock they bold In the Institution. |