St. Paul daily globe., 1893-01-24
OTHER BUSINESS.
Paper From a Manufacturers and
Hoo-.Ioo Conc jtentatiOn.

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A. L. Urich. of the Rice Lake Lum-
Der company, Rice Lake, Wis, read Il
paper on "A Manufacturer From a
Selfish Standpoint or What Benefit Is
the Retail Dealers Association to the
Manufacturer and Wholesaler" Mr..
Urich, as a manufacturer, declared
himself in sympathy with the dealers
and their ASSOCIATION. He even indOrSed
tie much discussed and rejected sec
ton 30. The manufacturers are in
sympathy with the retailers, he said,
OecaRSe it is to their interests to be so.
The Iealtr Is as necessary to the move
ment of the manufacturers product as
is the railroad. The manufacturer
shares the prosperity of the retailer.
we cannot sell our stuff to consumers,
he said. ''and would not trust them if we
could. II would cost half the material was
worth to yet the orders and the other half to
collect the bills and if we continued the eff
fort long enough would surely land either i'll
the pOOrhOuse or insane asylum. There Is
what IS generally known as Legitimate busI-
ness in every line, and it is generally known
that when you deviate from the legitimate,
results are detrimental. l consider the sale
of our commodity by the manufacturer or
wholesaler to the consumer as not le climate
i'll the eyes of the unwrilten law, in view of
the acknowledged etiquette now existing
between wholesaler ana retailer, and there
fore detrimental to both. 1t therefore seems
to me th9t, in so far IS the association has
influence 10 keep business in its legitimate
channels. II IS OF great benefit to all OF US.
And gentlemen | want to 20 on record today,
no matter whether your associations grow
large or small. strong or weak, while | re-
main in the wholesale business. and while
there are retail dealers TO take the stock am
selling, l sell TO dealers only. and from no
bjubpr y niiVn II batfnp bnt
pays.
The manufacturers or wholesalers
honorary membership in the retailers
organizations leads to acquaintance. cor
respOndence and increased business.
Mr.. Ulrich gave figures showing that
his cOmpany's business had increased
nearly 100 per cent in four years. He
couldn't say how much of the increase
was due to membership in retailers as
SOciatiOns any more than he could say
how much of it came from advertising.
He believed it paid, though. Inter
change of ideas ans advice at the an
nual conventions would always pay. In
conclusion he TeaSSerted his belief in
the benefit of the retailers association
to tile manufacturer and wholesaler.
After Secretary Hollis had explained
how the members could secure their
transportation to Chicago, the election
OF officers was declared in order. All
the members of the association not hav-
ing arrived. however. the election was
postponed until today. To expedite
business. the association voted that the
outgoing president appoint the commit
tees. The list of committees appointed
is as follows:
On Bylaws &C. Z. Greet, of Eldora,
To-; William White. of Fargo, Y. D.; A.
a. Moore. Of Marshalltown. 10.
On ResOlutiOnS-B. Arthur Johnson.
Lumber Trade Journal, of Chicago;
Manley Brown. Thor, To-; E. S. Arnold,
Minneapolis.
To Audit the 1reaSurer's Accounts-B
c. Bowman. of Odebolf, To-: William E.
Sawyer. of La Crosse, Wis; a. &. Pc
derson, of Appleton, Minn.
D. r. Ewing, Of Des MOines, made a
few remarks on the trips of the associa-
tiOn to Rhinelander two years ago and
to Duluth year ago, and, respectively,
on the trip to Chicago tomorrow. 1t was
noticeable that the greatest attention
was given to Mr. Ewing when he spoke
of the car on the front of the train,"
and of the necessity for "SupplieS'' for
that car. On his motion for the appoint
ment of a committee. Mr.. Ewing and
tee to levy the necessary assessment
while on the train to pay for the sup
plies. The convention adjourned early
until 10 o'clock this morning
Last night the Hoo-HoOs we're in ses-
sion in Elks' hall. The HoO-HOoS are
adJuncts of the lumbermen's associa-
ton. The high c0ncatenated order of
the HOoI1oO is a secret order. Its
membership is confined to members of
lumbermen's associations, newspaper
men and actors. Its objects are-well.
everything that is not serious or pro-
ductiYe OF long faces, disOrdered stOm-
achs or torpid livers. Last night class
OF venturesOme spirits were initiated
into the mysteries of the order Great
HOo-HoO was kept busy greeting his
new disciples from S O'clock in the
evening until after midnight. Some
of those who met him for the first
time wore a strained, worried express
sion, but they owned that they y liked it.
After the business session of the order
was over a spread was served, and some
of the younger members of the order
related their thoughts and experiences.