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Show MERCHANTS WILL ENTERTAIN CROWD For the purpose of getting In a strenuous and resounding boost for Ogden and Utah while tho members of the National Retail Crocers' association associa-tion from the Pacific coast are on their wftv to the national meeting of the association In Sprincfleld, III., on Maj 11. and 13. President .lames S. Carver of the Utah Retail Merchants' association has wrltteii a letter to F. n. Connolly, secretary of the California Califor-nia Retail Merchants and Orocers' association as-sociation wiih headquarters In San Francisco. That a large delegation of grocers Bnd other retail merchants from this city will attend the meeting In Spring- i field Is paid to be assured, and as a large number from California and coast points Is expected to come through this city on their way east. jlann for holding a meeting of the association in this city before contin- i ulng r,n to Springfield are being made, j An 1nvii.it Ion Is extenrtivl lo the Pull- i fornla "lmy" to stop ovr In this city and lo advise the local officers Just when they will arrive. While definite plans have not yet been given out, it Is expect' d that a roal time will re-suit re-suit when the local contingent gets the California boys into camp. Special railroad rales from this city to Chicago lll be in effect from May 6 to 14. and plans to take advantage of thest are helng made. On the re-torn re-torn trip It Is planned to bring the California members back via Salt Lake, where another meeting of the association will be held. According to present plans of the local and Salt Lake members of the association, the next national meeting will be held In Utah's capital city, and to this end efforts ef-forts will be made by the ULahns to secure the votes of the coast members. mem-bers. There Is a possibility that some of the members, both from this city. Salt Lake and the coast, will have their wires accompany them on the Journey east |