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Show MANUFACTURERS MEET IN ZION Three new members. Earl Ablndge rod Guy Wilson of Salt Lake and Henry Stringham of Proo were added add-ed to the directorate of the Mann - , facturers' Association of Utah at the annual membership meeting held In the Vermont building in Salt Lake last night. Two directors:, Heber J. Grant of Salt Lake and H. L. Her-riugton Her-riugton of Ogden were re-elected. The incoming directors succeed O S. Jackson. Bird Murphy and Robert ibkelton. all oi Salt Lake All but Mr. Aldridge were elected on the first ballot. Mr Aldrlch and J P t'ahoon tied for fifth place. On the second ballot Mr Aidrige was declared de-clared the victory by B narrow mar-, mar-, gin. A large part of the meeting was taken up In (he stand that tho association as-sociation should take In the use of Utah material in the new state cap-itol cap-itol building A number of the members favored the exclusive use of Utah material, so far as possihle Others faqred (Withdrawing from this position to the extent of advocating the use of Vermont Ver-mont granite for the pillars of the building. The latter faction was led by Heber J. Grant, who declared that the matter of transporting the east- ! ern product to Utah had been taken up with officials of the Harriman lines. Free transportation over the I territory cred by the Harriman' lines, he said, had been assured The Increased beauty, in his opin'on would warrant the difference In the cost of the eastern product and the Utah material. D. F. Collelt, secretary, champion- 'ed the cause of the Utah product declaring that Utah has marble quar-i quar-i t ies that could furnish an equally beautiful product and thus make the new building a distinct Utah building build-ing The were unable to agree and no official action was taken, the matter mat-ter being left in the hands of the board of directors. A proposition to hold a pure food thow in the department store of the Auerbach company this month met with the same fate. The manacement of the store had offered the association asso-ciation the use of one floor for a week for this purpose. However a conflict with the date of the Ogden show and the fear of establishing a precedent that might lead to bitterness bitter-ness Induced the momters to refrain from definite action. A committee, composed of Orson H Hewlett, Robert Skelton. B F Men-denhall. Men-denhall. D. F. Collett and John Den-h?lter, Den-h?lter, was appointed to Investigate the feasibility of launching a regular publication, to he the official organ of the association It was pointed out that a small publication will bring the members In closer touch, and will also serve to strengthen th cause of Utah Products. |