St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-29
ROUND JOLLY TIME
ENJOYED BY DELEGATES TO THE
GR0cERS' CONVENTION.
STATE ASSOCIATION FORMED.
NJ. j. Nugent, of st. Cloud, Elect
cd President-TheO Other Off
cers-Declarationo Of Principles
Last Night Spent at the Ex-
position The Banquet the
Closing Event.

BY all odds the most representative
body of grocery dealers ever assembled
in the state was that which gathered in
Washington hall yesterday morning.
There were present the most prominent
dealers from every section of Mime
sofa, the principal object of the meeting
being the organization of state asso-
citation. But aside from this the gather
ing had Its social and fraternal features,
and it afforded the best imaginable OPP
portunity for men in the same line of
trade to exchange sentiments and be-
come acquainted. Among the prominent
delegates were the following:
MinneapoliS-F. s. Pratt, II. S. Har-
riS, George l.. bingham, Fred Lorenz
and j. A. johnson.
st. Paui-President P. T. Wagner, F.
Furlong. P. O'Grady, Messrs. Rape
and McGaughey.
Watertown-Messrs. Miller. Barth and
Miller.
st. Cloud-M. j. Nugent, T. ]. Thiel-
man, j. I. Edelbrock, Burt Bowling and
John Jacquemart
Shakopee-Charles Storer. Delega-
tions arrived later from Owatonna, Du-
luth, Anoka, Verndale and other cities
throughout the state.
A temporary organization was effected
by the election of +. S. Pratt, president
of the Retail Grocers' association, of
Minneapolis, as chairman, and j. New
ton Mind as secretary, after which COM
mitteeS on permanent organization were
appointed.
An adjournment was then taken until
3 o'clock, when the following officers
were elected:
first vice president at large, John Fur
long, st. Paul. 1t was decided to elect
a vice president in each congressional
district, but the selection of those for
the Second and Seventh was left to the
executive board. The other vice presi-
dents chosen, according to districts,
were: First, John B. Fulkerson, Roch-
ester: Third, Charles Storer, Shakopee:
Fourth, L. Ii. Warner, Saltwater;
Fifth, George l.. bingham. Minneapo-
lis; Sixth, Arthur A. Hilton. Anoka. f.
3. Pratt, Minneapolis, was elected secre-
tary, and c. S. Bartb, of WATERFOWL,
was chosen state organizer. The North
west Trade, of Minneapolis, was desig-
mated the official newspaper.
Ia the evening the delegates visited
the exposition, where congratulatory
addresses were made by Mayor Eustis
and f. f. Davis. After seeing the sights
OF the big show, the delegates repaired
to the Nicollet house, where an elegant
banquet was served. The toasts were:
1.-The Vegetable Kingdom-All of it,
part of the grocer's domain, including
the be(a)et;" response, NJ. Nugent, st.
Cloud.
1.-The Basis of Credit-It matters not
what men assume to be; or good or bad
they are but what they are" II. S. Har-
riS.
Jobs of Jobbers - Who pays the
freight" John Durham.
The Trades PIess-With news the
times with labor and throes forth each
minute comes" j. Newton Mind.
Sugar, Flour and OLA trinity that
troubles" George l.. Dingman.
"Agitate, Educate, Organize-Discus-J
sion spreads and information prompts
to action" j. 2. McGaughey.
The constitution which was adopted
yesterday afternoon states the object of
the association as follows:
''To foster and maintain a permanent
social feeling among the retail grocers
and general dealers of Minnesota: to
oppose state legislation which is hostile |
to the retailer; to promote such legisla- |
ton as may be benefit; to encourage |
the organization of local associations;
10 lnculate better hours and better |
methods, and particularly in the matter |
of credits: to establish as far as posi- |
BILE general bureau for rating GUS
toners; to remove by concert af action |
such evils and customs as are against
good policy and sound business princi- |
pies whether it may be the selling by |
wholesale houses at retail and improper |
house to house peddling, distribution |
and consumption of adulterated goods; !
and to attain those desirable results
which experience has taught us are not
attained by individual or divided effort.
The name of the organization is to be !
THE Retail Grocers' Association of |
Minnesota" and the officers shall be a
president, first vice president at large
and seven other vice presidents, selected |
from the seven congressional districts
of the state, secretary, treasurer and !
state organizer. Members shall con-
sist of two classes, delegates from the
local associations and individual firms |
from points where no local association /
exists or where the local association |
does not affiliate with the state organl-
cation. However, any firm or individu-
al In good repute In the state can be-
come member of the association by |
signing the constitution and bylaws"