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Show BANQUET IS ENJOYED BY THEM CANNERS OF UTAH ARE THE QUESTS OF SUYDAN. Said to Have Been a Ten-Dollar-a-Plate Affair Voted a Great Success. An unusual function was participated participat-ed In at the Weber Club banquet rooms, Monday evening, which means considerable, in a way, for the city's advertisement and Its reputation abroad as a gathering place for conventions con-ventions and important meetings. C. A, Suydan. general sales agent for the Continental Can company, a concern which supplies the twenty-three or more canneries throughout the state of Utah with their tinned necessities, served an elaborate banquet to tho Utah canning men. Heretofore, or until 190S, these annual an-nual banquets have been held in Salt Lake and that city rather becanio the established headquarters for the canning can-ning supplies. Last year, however, it was pointed out to Mr. Suydan that Ogden was really the center f the canning industry 'and an invitation to become a member of the Weber Club was extended to him by Secretary Reynolds. Rey-nolds. The gentleman accepted and became a member of the local club. It was not strange, therefore, that his Increased Interest In the city and Its Importance should bear fruit In tho form of the Idea of selecting Ogden Og-den as the future place of meetlug. Some of the canneries of Utah buy as much as $30.00" worth of cans each year and, as there are more than a score of themMn number, the business which Mr. Suydan secures lp this vicinity vi-cinity each year is no small proposition." proposi-tion." At the banquet, last evening, which was rumored to have cost at least $10 per plate, a number of good talks were listened to and numerous toasts proposed pro-posed to the growth and prosperity of Ogden. In speaking of the occasion, Mr. Suydan stated that it was one of the most, enjoyable" events -which he ha.l participated In for and be gaAc his unqualified opinion that Ogden was the ideal location for gatherings of this kind. |