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Show I CASES OF UTAH 111 I ! conn ii I THIS CITY The first annual convention of the P lh Utah Canners' association opened this ,J morning at 11 o'clock in the Colonel liucNon building, with representntiv es cl twenty-two of the thirty affiliated canning companies, present The session was presided over by President Presi-dent W Ji Parker and Secretary H. L Herrlngton acted chairman. In calling the meeting to order, the chairman stated that it had been lound necessary to make several changes in the program owing to the inability of some of the scheduled tpenkeis to be present. Governor William Spry, he said, had given his promise to make the opening address, but that owing to his being engaged in a 'wrestling match" with the rc-j rc-j tractory members Oi the state legislature legisla-ture during the last two days, his promise had been unavoidably broken, W much to the regret of the officers of i ho Canners' association. When the program was prepared a tw days ago, he continued, .1 A .Monroe, vice president. J A. Keeves, general freight agent, and E H. Woods, freight traffic manager, of the Union Pacific railway, were down lor speeches, but a telegram received from the first mentioned official yesterday yes-terday evening anuounced that the had been called into a special conference confer-ence at Omaha, and therefore, could not keep their Ogden engagement. The telegram also announced that oilier representatives of the Union Paclffa Bystem, irom Salt ixikc City, would attend the convention. I At this point. Harry Godwin district dis-trict freight agent. E. R Gray, assistant as-sistant gener:il freight agent, and) v R McNItt. freight claim agent Tori the Oregon Short Line, the representatives representa-tives referred to. entered the conven- j tion chamber and some jocular badinage bad-inage passed between them and the I speaker. continuing. Mr. Hemngton stated that the subject to be discussed during dur-ing the convention were relative to the Canning industry, from the farmer farm-er to the consumer and that excellent speakers had been secured to handle each one He then Introduced President Pres-ident W. J Parker, as the first speaker The president first welcomed the visitors, one half of the officers of the association, and, continuing, said. President Parkers Address. "Please allow me to preface my remarks by stating that our meeting today is what might rightly be called the first official annual convention of the Canners of Utah The main pur pose for which the Canners of Utah are railed in convention might be termed one of education, and better acquaintance and good fellowship "We, as Canners believe in progression pro-gression and keeping pace with the times and while it has not officially been our slogan, we morally adopted the old adage of 'Malice toward none , and charity for all "As we have toda as our guests the men cn both sides of the Canner. .pa ihe agriculturist or farmer, the man who plants, raises and delivers to us the raw material and on the other hand, the man who hauls away and ' delivers to the consumer the finished I product from our factories We con sider all our interests are mutual, one's success depending upon the success suc-cess nf the nt hpr We all should work to one common end. I hope to hear from our guests today. I want the convention to be one of free speech for I myself expect to talk only in the most direct and straightforward straight-forward manner. "As I have already stated, the oan-3 oan-3 ning industry Is composed of three ) parts grower, canner and shipper, and if either one in any way fails to do his part, that will cripple the other two. "I wish first to speak regarding the agriculturist, or grower. I can find no excuse, and cannot even imagine why there should be any failure on his part to meet all requirements which axc demanded of him, as kind Providence Provi-dence has certainly surrounded him with everything needed. He Is supplied sup-plied with the finest of soils, peculiarly peculi-arly adapted to the raising of vegeta bles; he has an altitude which gives his vegetables the proper flavor and color, with a comparatively short da and a long night, which. I might say. passes him beyond any possibility of having his vegetables 'sun-scorched' or bleached, and it has also provided him with water sheds to hold the winters win-ters snows so that he can use the waters for Irrigation during the summer sum-mer season at his own pleasure, making mak-ing him independent of unfavorable reason conditions; and lastly, anil most important In my estimate, the government and state have provided blm with the best and largest institution insti-tution of learning in the state, the State Agricultural college, where he ( an educate himself and children regarding re-garding every detail which will en- ML fble him id get the best returns from bin efforts. Ah we are now living In 1 day that everyone, of every avoca- t:L;i in life, is compelled to specialize, the farmer should be no exception ' So. in summing up the farrner'c part, I cannot see or imagine anv rea- , kou why he should not reach the highest pinnacle of success. "Next comeB the Canner. Because a man Is financially able to build a building and surround himself with all the modern machinery, he Is not nec-nBsarily nec-nBsarily a Canner; I mean a practical Canner T want to say that the same climatic conditions exists for him, and that kind Providence has been just as good to him as to the farmer, as he has been supplied him with the purest of mountain air and water, which are the two most essential to the Canner. The Canner has taken his factories in this state to the. field I mean by this that the plans are not exposed to any neighbor or other factories fac-tories or the congested conditions that exist in other parts of the country coun-try which might in any way impair sanitary conditions, and if there is any canning industry In this state that is not absolutely sanitary it Is the fault of the Canner himself and no one else, and if the raw material is delivered to him in good condition by the farmer, and the Canner, through the lack of education on his part, is unable to place it In the can in as near perfect condition as possible, then he is at fault and should take a schooling in specializing regarding his business, the same as he is exacting ex-acting of the farmer "Now I come to what I consider the paramount point in all three branches of the canning industry, that of trans porlaUon. I appreciate that thre already has been a great deal said and volumes printed upon this subject, sub-ject, and that the government has ex pended a large amount of money on the Interstate commerce commission, and that the railroads are paying some of their largest salaries to the men who devote their time find learning learn-ing to regulating these affairs, but after all I am unable to understand i our local condition. I say this in all kindness to our guests here today as we have not Invited them here tn criticise them or pick and quarrel, and want them to eel the B&ine privilege of free speech that I have, and hope that they will enlighten us and clear up, if iOBslblc. the idea we now have why we are discriminated against as we see it, for we believe that our interests in-terests are their interests, and while we further h-li'e that the railroads have been the main factor in building build-ing Up the stale v. e alBO believe that this slate bis bfi n just as large a factor in building up the raUroada and if the Wijl assist ns wo will build up a larger state and build up a larger railroad interest; but if the railroads retard our efforts from reaching the outside marketr, which we are now prohibited from doing by 'freight rates, they are indirectly taking tak-ing Irom themselves that revenue which we would be glad to pay. "The Canners are now paying the highest prices for the raw material to the farmer and have equipped themselves with the highest priced and most modern machinery known to the ( aiming industry and are paying the highest freight rates of any district dis-trict in the CniterJ States, and are forced to carry the burden and still compete in the markets of the commercial com-mercial world. "This association has existed for several years only by what might rightly be termed moral obligation, and meetings From time to time have been held for the purpose of education educa-tion or an nterchangi ol Ideas for the betterment of the canning industry, indus-try, and to talk over grievances, whatever what-ever we might have, and I might add that this association has. on a great many occasions, overlooked and failed to give credit to its members for the good that they have done the Industry. In-dustry. The only financial support Ihls association has ever had has been through voluntary assessments. I am pleased to state that there has never been a call or request made by our secretary' to the members of the Lasocjatlon for an assessment, but what has been responded to cheerfully by the members But 1 believe, now that our field has broadened, and we have got to become competitors In other markets, that we will need to bind ourselves together with a firmer firm-er obligation and work together, and keep before us the old motto ot 'Tinted 'Tin-ted we stand, divided we fall.1 "Right here allow me to add thai we constitute nn industry which is thrown upon its own resources and must boost and advertise Itself: and If we don't do this, we are retarding our own interests, for we have already al-ready outgrown our present consuming consum-ing territory where profits can be taken, and It Is directly up to us to help ourselves and better our own conditions, as the business world at large is too busy with its own affairs to shoulder our troubles, and if we fail the only words of consolation we will receive from the outside will be, Thai Is too bad,' or 'I am sorr n hear it ' But if we succeed, we will be congratulated, for all the world loves a winner. Our suceesB will depend de-pend upon us, especially right now as we are experiencing a very strained strain-ed position on account of the overproduction overpro-duction and lack of being able to reach outside markets, and it is more necessary' that wp stand and bind, and cement ourselves together thnn it has ever been before. "I wish to say a word to the fanners fann-ers or capitalists who are contemplating contemplat-ing engaging In the canning business through the representations ol the promoter, ami that Is that we would like them to Investigate all branches of the business thoroughly before I building new factories, and especially investigate the markets from which j they are expecting to get their returns re-turns You can get the vegetables and can them, but you must look to .the consumer for your markets, and If the officials of this association have any information along the canning can-ning lines which ou wish, they will gladly furnish It to you. Then, If you are still of the opinion that you would like to enter the canning business, busi-ness, we believe It would be the part of wisdom to buy shares In factories j already established, or buy outright some of the factories which are now established, for. a6 a general rule, when the promoter gets his organization organiza-tion completed and his stock sold, he retires from the canning business anil leaveB the purchaser with the monument monu-ment he has built to hir memory. "The legislature is now in iicssion. but as your secretary will talk to you about what is needed in that respect, -k jt r--s.-1 I BBaatfaBM. a. ' I will not dwell upon the matter to any great extent, but I cannot pass this most important matter unnoticed OS I i irmly believe that the future of I the canning business depends upon I our own efforts, and we must have legislation both In the matter of sani- tation and the grading and branding of the output of our factories, or the present high grade of our factories will be impaired and our present good reputation be marred by unscrupulous packers. "I would suggest that our convention conven-tion appoint a committee whose business busi-ness will be to work along these , lines." Promised Relief. The address of President Parker was received with enthusiastic applause ap-plause and after It was concluded, Messrs Codwln and Gray of the Oregon Ore-gon Short Line railroad made brief talks along similar lines. Among other things, they laid stress on the importance import-ance of the relationship between the railroads and the manufacturing Interests In-terests as factors in the bringing of the producer and consumer together for the benefit of all concerned. They also referred to the requests that have been made by the Utah canners for relief in the way of freight rates, and gave assurance that the desired relief would be given as soon as the "powers that be ' in the railroad world could find time to analyze the problem. The meeting was adjourned at noon and the delegates and visitors were entertained at luncheon at the Weber club, by the officers of the Canners' association. Afternoon Session. Other addresses to be given at the meeting this afternoon were "Advertising "Adver-tising Utah Tanned Goods.' by Malcolm Mal-colm McAllister, and "Our Bank," by Charles W Maboy. member ol" the Utah house of representatives. tion Is to be held at the Weber club at H :30 o clock this evening and the program for tomorrow is as follows Thursday's Program. 10 A. M. Address ' Insect Pests of the Pea. Etc.'' H. K. Hagen Of the Utah Agricultural College 10:30 A. M. Address "Food Laws" Willard Hansen, food commissioner of Utah. Maurice Groshan, food commissioner of Wyoming; San ford G. Dlnsmore, food commissioner of Nevada. 11 A, M. Address "Out Goods" Heber Scowcroft 11:30 A. M. Address "Why Are We Importers" J. M. Carlson 2 P. M. Address "Agriculture" Dr. Llbertj Hyde Bail y Cornel College Ithaca. N Y. 3 P M. BlectiOfl of officers Secretary's report. Adjournment. The American Can company has arranged ar-ranged to act as hosts to the canner. at a theatre party at the Orpheum theatre the-atre tomorrow night at 7 30. and it is expected that all of the delegates will accept the invitation. The following factories in the state are members of the Utah Canners' association as-sociation Banner Canning company Brieham City Canning company, two factories; Davis County Canning company, Draper Dra-per Canning company. Kphraim Sanitary Sani-tary Canning company. Garden City Canning company, Hooper Canning company. Kaysvllle Canning compay. Morgan Canning company. North Ogden Og-den Canning company, Plain City Canning company. Perry Canning company. Rlverdale Canning company, compa-ny, Salt Lake Valley Canning company. compa-ny. Star Canning company, Spring ville Cnnnlng company Sv racuse Canning Can-ning company. Twin Peaks Canning company, the Utah Canning company, two factorlps; Uintah Canning company, compa-ny, Wasatch Canning company, West Weber Canning company, Woods Cross Canning company, three factories, factor-ies, Wright-Whittler Canning company, compa-ny, William Craig & Sons' Canning com pony. |
