St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-22
NORTHWESTERN LUMBERMEN.
Preliminary Meetings Held Yester-
day in minneapolis.

The annual meeting of the Northwestern
Lumbermens association opens today at the
Lumber Exchange building, and 1t is expected
that the attendance will number nearly 800
members. Matters of considerable Importance
will come before the meeting for discussion.
Preliminary meetings were held in the
CITY yesterday In the morning was held a
Citations representing Minnesota, Iowa and
tho Dakotas. These local meetings are
usually held within the territory represented,
but for the general meeting of the association,
the present meetings. had beer appointed for
this city.
At joint session A. f. Frudden. of Du-
buque, TO- presided and Frank Huetson of
Canton, s. D., acted as secretary. President
Frudden read q paper which devoted TO
the subject OF crediting, and he suggested
system of credits for the retailers. He
advocated plan of settling all accounts
twice year, either by cash payments or by
negotiable paper. The paper was then dis
cussed, and Mrs Frudden's idea met with
the approval of nearly all who spoke.
In the afternoon a committe was appointed
consisting OF the secretaries of the four dis
trict associations, to consider what questions
should be presented before the general lun-
datfons were that the general association
should do what it could to build I'D the dis
erlct associations; that the question Of whole
salers selling at retail in localities covered
by retailers be discussed The joint meeting
also approved of the appointment of Joint
committee of the Northwestern Lumbermen' s
toSoN4oIiOH .tiiu Tic MISSiSSiDpl valley LuIQ-
bermen's association, with power to adjust
differences which may from time to time
arise between these two organizations.
Following the joint session. the district as
ISOLATION met separately The Northwestern
Iowa association elected officers as follows:
President, John Foley, New Hampton; vice
treasurer, Charles Webster: board of directors
9. II. Edmunds, Ionia; H. c. Burgess Cresco
A. F. Frudden, Dubuque; G. F. Baker, Deco
rah: William Becker, Fort Atkinson; James
Graham, West Union.
The Southeastern association of South Da-
kota elected the following officers: President,
j. l.. Daniels, Mitchell; secretary, F. H. Huet-
SON Canton; treasurer, E. l.. Hardness,
Iankton Diree 'ors: j. r., Anderson, Chamber
lain; H. e. Bacon, Madison w H. Voss.
huron; j. NJ Talcott, Elk Point; j. H. Snan-
nard, Bridgewater.
The first meeting of the general convention
VIII be at 10 o'clock this morning, meeting
OF the insurance association which is insep-
arably connected with the Northwestern Lum-
tfd1ne ASSOCIATION d. r. Ewing, Of Des
Moines, president of the association will pre-
side. Reports of the officers will be heard
and six members Of the board OF directors
shosen. This meeting: it is expected will be
snort, and Immediately following the more
general work of the convention will be taken
up. S. C. Tuthil of Sioux Falls is presi-
dent of the Northwestern Lumbermen's asso-
citation, but owing to illness he is unable to
be present. He has however prepared an
ADDRESS; which viii be read by the vice presI-
dent, Franklin Floete, of Spencer, To- Of
hcers reports will then be given, after which
a communication from George A. R. Simpson,
president OF the United Association of i.um-
per national organization, will be read.
me theme OF this paper is the desirabiiity OF
arbitration in the settlement of all differ
/ ences.
During Thursday several interesting and i'm
portant papers will be read and discussion
viii follow. These are all of more or less
technical nature, and bear especially upon
the wor, of the retailer.
The final session Of the association will be
held on Friday, which will be joint meet
ing OF the boards of directors Of the North
western Lumbermen's association, and the In
Surance association