Show CON 0 F LUMB LK U K S OPENED IN SALT LAKE LAK yeater EYESTER DAY MORNING transportation likely to receive special attention be because e ause of recent shortage e D C eccles of the eccles lumber company john Nr volker frolker of the company and if H C gwilliam of the utah oregon lumber company are in salt lake jake attending the convention ot of western retail lumber men which commenced yesterday morning and will continue contina c today and saturday C W nibley and judge H 11 both of the oregon lumber company one of thu the largest wholesale concerns in the west with headquarters in ogden addressed the meeting thursday afternoon on questions of vital interest to the lumber business of the northwest probably the tile most important ques tion before the convention concern transportation facilities owing to ahr heavy beavy traffic floods and the shortage of rolling stock on western railroads the lumber men have been seriously handicapped in delivering their goods and anti as a result the price alce ot of building material has advanced several points within the last year part of thursday was devoted to a discussion of the problem and the subject will be renewed today more railroads and a better management of those now doing business in the west is strongly advocated by the association in order to lookout look out for the tho interests of transportation companies companie rep will deliver addresses bo fore the conclusion of the conven toz I 1 prominent wholesalers from the pacific coast will also discuss questions of interest to themselves retailers and railroad companies tonight the annual banquet of the association will be given at the knute ford salt lake members have the affair in chang and they ahey promise a feast calculated to dissipate all trouble now before the gathering and saturdays program is arranged as follows fridays session district association george E hill jr free delivery theodore I 1 I 1 collections ind and credits F E robbins the planning mill and retail yard george Cli clithro tero profits and ind selling G G wright I 1 stock Xe keeping J af M flint shed and yard equipment A W robinson t T t saturdays session n coast fir and other ather woods august von yon boecking Doeck in the railroads J A reeves report of report of committees lac I 1 election of i selection of place plia of convention tion unfinished business adjournment |