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Show JOBBERS OF THE STATE ORGANIZE FOB ' PROTECTION Joseph Scowcroft, of the John Scowcroft and Sons' company of Ogden, Og-den, was elected vice president of the Utah State Jobbers association at Its initial meeting last night. J. R. Cooper of the George A. Lowe Co. of Ogden was elected a member of the executive committee. The positipn of president was given William Bow-en Bow-en of the Crane company of Salt Lake and Frank Pike of the Marshall-Pike company was elected treasurer. With Mr. Cooper, the following well known Salt Lake business men were chosen members of the executive execu-tive committee: President Bowen, Mr. Walker of the Walker-Gallagher Machine company. com-pany. Mr. Smith of the Mines and Smelter Supply company, Mr. Patrick of the Decker-Patrick company, Mr. Richmond of the Richmond Machine company and Mr. Wertheimer of the Wertheimer company. The jobbers were called together for the purpose of forming an association asso-ciation to protect the jobbing business busi-ness of the state, In particular against freight rates that may be In force in the intermountain country when the Panama canal Is opened and also to protect the jobber In mat. ters of credit. During the discussion at the meeting meet-ing it was explained that the Panama canal would allow the San Francisco jobber to enlarge his territory, with profit, so as to encroach on the territory ter-ritory of the Utah jobbers. At the present time the Utah jobbers must import goods in carload lots, to get a profitable freight rate. Water rates from New York to San Francisco, Fran-cisco, when the Panama canal, is opened op-ened will permit the shipment of smaller lots of goods at lower freight rates. According to local jobbers, the recently re-cently proposed increase in freight rates will affect Ogden, Salt Lake and Provo, but not Denver. |