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Show CORSET TRUST IS PLANNED IN CAFE i SALT LAKE, July 10. The Herald-Republican says: Girls, what do you think of this? Corsets arc lo be made by a trust! And if plans carry, it matters not what kind you wear, your tribute will be poured into the same coffers. At least, tentative plans for a corset cor-set trust that will extend all over the United States. Cauada and Mexico were launched nt a dinner at the Ixuivro last night, w:ien Colonel Geo. Clinton Batcheller of New York City, known as the "corset kiug," held a conference with R. F. Wellington, the corset magnate of San Francisco, and Dc Alton J. Bacon of Chicago. Also in attendance at the conference was Ralph A. Miller, secretary to Colonel Batcheller. "I believe." said Colonel Batcheller, the oldest corset manufacturer in the world. In an interview last nighr, "that the organization of all the corset cor-set manufacturers into a distinct combine, or trust, will aid tho Indus- try in the United Stales very mate- rially. It will enable us to organize ! an invasion upon the markets of Europe, Eu-rope, and, for the matter of that, all ! over the world. Make Superior Corests. "A general combine w ill mean that we can manufacture a corset superior even to the high standard that Is being be-ing turned out today and at less cost. It will meap superior quality to the' advantage of the patron. The corset question Is one which is every d.iv evoking more and more attention among well-dressed women, and foreign for-eign manufacturers have come to tho realization from the form, poise nnd general carriage presented by the American women, that American manufacturers excel. At present the American corset Is In ocmand among Ihe better drcsned and more particular particu-lar women of European societv." Colonel Batcheller1 arrived In Salt Lake yesterday and -Is registered at the Wilson. Mr. , Veliington of San Francisco and Mr Bacon of Chicago arrived simultaneously. After a brief visit . to Yellowstone park, in company com-pany with' his secretary. Colonel Batcheller will return to New York to start the -ball rolling in the direction direc-tion of o general organization of cor set manufacturers. He began manufacturing man-ufacturing corsets- in 1G2 In New York City, and since t"ien has made a fortune. . Guest of President Young, In 1871 Colonel Batcheller was in Salt Lake as a guest of Brlgham Young. He Stated esterday that he hud always been interested in the commercial progress of Salt Lake, and predicts that jt Will have a brilliant bril-liant future. Mr. Baiclieller entertains enter-tains views of' bis own on the trust question, ami falls to see why they should In any way be Injurious to any community that desires to be pro-gresslnve. pro-gresslnve. Until reaching Salt Lake, where be entered into conference with Mr. Wellington Wel-lington and Mr Bacon, Colonel Batcheller Batch-eller had visited a majority of the Important Im-portant points east of New York in view of making a thorough study of business conditions. He states that the money market is in better condition condi-tion than It has been In years, and says that fears should not be entertained enter-tained of a panic. |