St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-14
BUSINESS AND FOOD.
Northwestern Newsdealers
and booksellers Did JUS
tice to Both Subjects.
They Joined the National As
ISOLATION and Elected
Their Officers.
Uncle Sam Takes CogniZance
Of Encroachments Upon
the River.
Roth Gets His Grievance Into
Court--General City
News.

The Northwestern Book and News
dealers association completed its busi-
ness last evening with banquet at the
Guaranty Loan. The main business
came up at the session held i'm the job
bers' association rooms. when the Off
GERS were elected. A. Mcneil, of Wi
mona, was chosen president; Nj. Iddings,
of Grand Forks, vice president; G. ID.
Raymer, secretary; L. Alexander, as
sistant secretary, and IL w. Sayre,
treasurer. The newly elected officers
were called upon for proper acknowl-
edgment of the hOnOrS thrust upon them,
and responded with short and neatly
turned speeches. The routine business
transacted consisted of the reading of
the reports of the various officers. They
showed the association to be in good
financial standing.
Probably the most important matter
coming before the meeting was the
afhliation with the National Newsdeal-
ers and Booksellers association. Here
tofore it was merely a local affair, but
after yesterdays meeting it is under the
protection of the national association
and will be represented by two dele
gates at the convention to he held in
Philadelphia Oct. II, 12 and ID. Charles
b. Swift, chairman of the executive
committee of the national association,
and +. T.. Rahme, both of Philadelphia,
were present at the meeting. and had
much to do with bringing the lost sheep
into the fold. The action of the dry
goods houses that do department. bust
ness and make cut rates OH magazines
and other periodicals. was thoroughly
discussed. The secretary of the asso-
citation has been in communication with
a
this matter, with the result that the
company has agreed to refuse to supply
dry goods houses with publications, if
the newSdealerS will make formal re-
quest. The. Home Journal and Review
of Reviews have also been communicated
with and they have demanded of the
establishments that their publications
be sold at regulation prices. The whole
matter, together with that of the cutting
of subscription rates by magazine cam
vaSSerS. in country towns. was referred
to a committee to Investigate and act
upon.
The banquet was an enjoyable affair,
the book dealers checking off the menu
card as thoroughly as though it had
been publishers list. When the edl-
bles had been disposed of. a session of
reasoning" and speecl-making was
inaugurated. Among those who spoke
were Edward Alderman, of the firm of
Alderman 81 Eyller, of Chicago: Z. u.
Raymer, Mr.. Swift, of Philadelphia: S.
NJ. Williams and q. w. Sayre. MIR.
Ackerman's subject was Our Ideals,"
and referred to the ideal SIDE of a book
sellers life, proving very entertaining.
Learning, literature and science, he
said, were the foundation and spring of
civilization. The book trade was the
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known and popular, and by the aid of
which only, they can baye their good
civilizing results. The book trade-was
higher and meant more than mere
commercial business; it had an educa-
tiOnal and cultural mission. Book sell
erS and their apprentices Should look
upon their profession from an ideal
point of view. They should strive for a
higher education and elevation OF mind
in order that they might conduct their
business more intelligently and accom-
plish the educational work 1t was their
mission to foster.
Mr.. Raymer'S remarks OH 1.-The Book
seller'' were Oh the same order as those
given voice to by Mr.. Alderman. He,
too. advocated higher standard of edu-
assistants, and gave several amusing
stories and "reminiscences Illustrative
of the subject. and showing the neccs-
sity for practical adoption of his senti-
ments. Before the booksellers adj
journed they elected the following
board of directors:
Edward Ackerman. Chicago; G. E.
Musser. Maukato; A. Isaacson, ST.
Paul: n. Mccarthy. E. p. Parcher, G.
u. Whitall and S. NJ. Williams, Mime
apolls.
r. Z. Greene, of Sank Center. and E.
Parcher and S. NJ. Williams were
elected to act as grievance committee.
Messrs. Sayre and Alderman were
chosen as delegates to the national con-
yeutiOn at Philadelphia.