Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-05-25
TRADE AT HOME.
Organization to Promote North
west Industries Formed at
Minneapolis. "
DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS CHOSEN.
Leading Representatives Of Sur
rounding Cities Present as !
Delegates.

Trade association met in this city dur
ing the day with nearly 100 delegates
in attendance, including some OF the
leading representatives of Northwestern
cities. G. II. Parker of this city called
the meeting to order and John A. VIII
lard of Mankato was named as tempo
rary chairman. A committee of 10
was appointed on permanent organiza-
ton. George Fl. Parker then made a
brief speech outlining the main objects
of the organization, and a mum Der of
letters were read from prominent
Northwestern merchants, showing the
unanimous favor with which the plan
was regarded when it Was properly
placed before them.
Constitution and Bylaws.
At the afternoon session of the con-
vention tho committee on permanent
organization submitted a constitution
and bylaws, the provisions of which are
as follows:
Article provides that the name of
the. organization shall be the North
western Home Trade association. In
the second article the object Of the Or
ganization is explained fully as follows:
1.-The object of this association shall be
to promote loyalty on the part of the
Northwestern people to Northwestern
manufactured products and senti-
ment in favor of buying all classes of
merchandise from home merchants"
The principal Office of the organiza-
ton shall be located in Minneapolis and
branch office may be located in each
city or town at the discretion OF the
board of directors. The
NIanaseme of the Affairs
Of the association is to be vested in a
board of directors, one of which shall
be selected from each city having FIVE
or more general members, and one for
each additional five or more members.
Officers shall hold their places for a
a year, or until their SUCCESSORS are
elected, and their bonds and salaries
shall be approved by the board of di.
rectors. The management of the
branch Offices for local work shall be
vested largely in themselves, but they
shall each pay $50 dues into the general
association. The president of the latter
shall be entitled to the same privileges
as the general active mem ers. Active
local mem bers shall be subjected to
to dues amounting to S. annually and
general local members shall be citizens
who will sign an agreement to purchase
goods of
Home Manufacture Only
wherever it is possible. Active mem
bers shall be subject to dues at the rate
of $24 per annum, providing they do a
business of $50, 1000 or less; $46 if they
do business amounting to $3.50, 1000 or
less, and 500 if they do business of
$3.50, 900 or over. In addition the COM
mittee recommended the election of the
following directors to comprise the first
board: E. E. Noble, Superior, Wis;
A. w. Stockton, Faribault, Mimi; II.
M. Kinney, Winona; George Tileston,
st. Cloud, Mimi; 3. T. Howard, Red
Wing, Mimi; E. S. Warner, II. D.
Brown, Edward Vanish and L. M.
Makinson, st. Paul; George A. Brack-
EFT, w. M. Regan, F. J. Hopwood and
George M. Parker of Minneapolis.
The election Of officers resulted as
follows: President, Joseph A. Willard,
Mankato; first vice president, T. B.
Walker, Minneapolis; second vice presi-
dent, I. F. Broderick, St. Paul, treas
urer, I. A. Briggs, st. Paul; secretaries,
George n. Parker, Minneapolis, and
D. D. Warner, St. Paul.
After disposing of minor matters the
convention adjourned.