St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-28
NORTHERN BUSINESS MEN.

they Meet and Form Protective Union.
Pursuant to call issued at a meeting at
Herman recently, a meeting OF retail busi-
ness men and merchants from the northern
part of The state was held at the Merchants
hotel Yesterday afternoon for the purpose of
organizing a business mems association for
mutual protection.
The following gentlemen were present:
George @. Erskine and VI. r. Brown, Crook
Eton; r. S. Munger, Duluth; T. Hanson, Ben
son: T. Spence, Herman; c. D. Wright, Fergus
Falls; N. j. Lenihan, LakeVille; E. ID. Childs,
Cannon; Gen. r. H: Barrett and 4. c. Earsley,
Herman; Capt. De Mers, Polk county.
THE OBJECT STATED.
The meeting was called to order by Mr..
Earsley of Herman who explained that the
time had arrived when it behooved the bust
ness men of the north to unite in fOrming
an association for mutual aid and protection.
The association should have in view the fur
nishing of data and correct Information con-
corning the manufactured products Of the
country, together with tariff and transporta-
ton rates, and special attention should be
given to the unjust determinations of rail-
road companies, and Mr.. E. D. Child's of
Carman was then made chairman pro TEN,
and Mr. c. D. Wright Of Fergus Falls was
made secretary.
An ORGANIZATION.
The meeting was addressed by Gen. Bar
rett Of Herman, who further explained the
objects Of the gathering, and who moved the
appointment Of a committee of three repre-
sentative retail dealers, and two bankers or
other business men not retailers, to perfect
e. ion
was carried but afterward amended so as to
make the committee consist of one from each
county in the western part of the state. 1t
was decided that when the meeting adjourn,
it do so with the understanding that the next
conference be held at Fergus Falls.
The chair then appointed Messrs. Brown
of Crookston, Barrett of Herman, and
Munger of Duluth, as a committee on reso-
lutions.
The meeting was then addressed by the
chairman, who said that in his opinion the
werk Of the association should have a broader
scope; it should have far greater work than
the mere protection Of the retail dealers; it
should take into consideration interests of
other branches of trade and commerce,
and should more especially eudeavor to
take such action as would develop the water
ways of the Northwest and the general inter
ests Of trade.
THE PLATFORM.
The committee on resolutions then sub
mitted resolutions instructing the committee
on articles of incorporation to take into
consideration all branches Of business in
dustries, the committee to meet at Fergus
Falls, March %. The resolutions were
adopted.
LIST OF DELEGATES.
The chair then appointed the following
gentlemen as 4 committee on organization
to meet at Fergus Fails on the day named:
D. W. Donaldson, Kittson county; K. d. Keys,
Marshall county; Il, Brown, William Auglin,
Capt f. De Mers and Hugh Thompson, Polk
county; II. c. Boxer and Mr.. Thorpe,
Norman county; Messrs. Comstock,
Bruins and Finklc, Clay county; p. Hansen, NJ.
Paine, Wilkin county; II. Spence, A c. Earsley,
a. Wells and o. 2. Hawkins, Grant county; j.
ID. Good, Stevens county; Geo I. Becker and y .
Schroeder, Traverse county; G. X. Orten and b.
Dassel, Big Stone county; Y. Hansen and F. NJ.
Thornton, Swift county; o. c. Chase, c. ID.
Wright and A. McCrag. Otter Tail county &c. II.
Johnston, r. l.. Frazee and w. A. Wellard,
Becker county; Mr. Peake, Wadena county; g.
f. Kindred, c. b. Sleeper and II. II. Hartly.
Crow Wing county; Mr.. Knox, Aitkin county:
j. NJ Paine, Carlton county r. :. Munger, j.,
y. Ensign l.. hthutnhall, ". I. ctedThs, anu
Geo. X. STUNT, st. Louis county. A. Moore,
John Cooper and J. f. West, Stearns county; J.
d. Rhodes, n. Richardson, George +. Benedict
and Seth Buckman, Benton county; X. Nelson
\. Bramer and l.. Meeker, Douglas county; j.
Y. BTauer, Todd county; Messrs. Spicer and
Royce, handiyohi county; A. Nelson, Meeker
county
The meeting then adjourned to meet at
Fergus Falls, March %, TO which a general
invitation is extended to all business men Of
the Northwest