Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-14
IMPLEMENT DEALERS MEET
Sixth Annual Convention Now in Session
in Council Bluffs,
IOWA AND NEBRASKA REPRESENTED
Address Of welcome by EN-Mnyor
Rohrer, President of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers As
socintiou---progrnm for Today.

The sixth annual convention Of the Iowa
and Nebraska Retail Implement Dealers
association met at the Grand hotel yesterday
afternoon with a good attendance. The
meeting VIII las over tomorrow. All the
local houses and those in Omaha are repre-
scutcd and assisted in welcoming the retail
dealers Among the arrivals yesterday were
August Lubely, Harrington, Neb; Messrs.
Grant, and Gloe Walnut, Ia; l. f. Gilbert,
Cochran, Neb.; c. o. Shumway, Lyons,
Neb.; II. p. Shumway, Wakefield, Neb.;
Mcssrs. Carey and Remsom Bancroft, Neb.;
l.. Wachter, Herman, Neb.; 3. S. Harring-
ton, Oakland, Neb.; j. w. Wachter, Pen
der, Neb.; A. Il. Brown Hawarden, Ia; w.
IT, Martin, Prescott, la. 7. II. whitaker,
Lorton, Neb.; o. II. Heeton, Iowaville. la; ;
Mack Bros, Corning, Ia; s Bangncr, scrib-
ner, Neb; j. j. Murphy Rogers, Neb. ;
Peter Peterson, Red Cloud, Neh.; II. NJ.
Bronson Albion, Neb., and l. a. Mcdowell
and A. Il. Compbell Stella, Nob.
The convention was called 10 order by II.
7. Shumway, president of the association,
who introduced eN-Mayor NJ. f. Rohrer
president of the Merchants and Manufac-
turers' association who gave the visitors
an enthusiastic welcome. He spoke as fol-
lows:
Members of tho Retail Implement Deal
ers' Association of Iowa and Nebraska AS
president OF the Merchants and Manufac-
turers association OF Council Bluffs and in
behalf OF the members of the association
| desire to extend to each Of you hearty
welcome. We are naturally proud of our
city and our excellent railroad facilities
which are not surpassed by any other city
In the Missouri valley. Our dozen or more
railroads diyergc In every direction, which
enables our jobbers and manufacturers to
receive and dispatch their goods by fast
freight Or express on short notice and at
the minimum cost of transportation Such
being the case, 1t is not surprising that
Council Bluffs has been selected as the west
ern headquarters for many of the great
Implement manufacturing establishments of
the country.
While tho total output OF agricultural
implements from this point for the year
1895 has not been as large as in the past
years on account Of the financial strngency.
let us hope that the panic of tho last few
years is at an end and let us bear In mind
that ii Is our duty to keep reminding the
farmers of the adjoining states that they
have only one more year in which to SOW
and reap before the Transmssissippi Expo
sition of 1898 throws open its gates for six
months during which time thousands of
visitors from all parts OF the world will be
with us and must be fed by the products of
1897.
81 trust that your meeting will prove to
be profitable to your association and allow
mo to assure you that the citizens feel
highly honored by your presence and thank
you for having selected our city as the
place of holding your convention"
Mr. Rohrer then pointed out the places of
interest in the city which the visitors could
take In during their stay and closed by
again bidding them welcome to the city
II. p. Shumway responded and thanked
the citizens of Council Bluffs throuph Mr.
Rohrer. for the hearty welcome extended to
them He said the retail dealers were look
ing forward to an improved condition of
trade and with the prospects of a good crop
thought the hard times would soon be a
thing Of the past
After some discussion OF the general ar
rangements for the convention the delegates
adjourned until this morning, when the an
nual address of the president. 4. b. Wit
taker, and the annual report of the secre-
tary, J. A. Mclaughlin of Craig, Neb., will
be given The morning meeting will be an
executive session. This afternoon the fol-
lowing program will be carried out:
ddress--"Commercial Law" T. NJ. Bart
League of America
Principles w. II. Preston of Knapp &
Spaulding company, Sioux city PIES dent
National Association OF, Credit Men.
Council Bluffs, secretary Merchants and
Manufacturers' association.
Address-"C Credit" Hon. Lucius Wells,
Council Bluffs manager Deere, Wells &. Co
Paper-"Mutual Relations of Jobher and
Dealer" p. II Merriam Council Bluffs. sec
Address-"The Travelling Man" f. A.
Bixby: Council BLUFFS, manager Sterling
Manufacturing company.
There will be a reception to the visitors
this evening at the Grand.
Our stock of ladies' capes and jackets to