Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-04
'|H[ Implement N[N.
Five Hundred Dealers in Farm I'm.
plements and Vehicles Meet at
Des Moinas.
Opening Session Devoted to Annual
Address and the Appointment
Of Committees.
Enjoyable Program and Banquet in
the Evening LATE Young and
Others Speak.


in attendance al the dealers convention.
The lobby at the ISirkwood hotel was
larger than the political lobby at the
Slavery. The members came in on every |
afternoon an executive session was held, I
and in the evening a short program was
held at Woodmen's hall, and social |
extended by the ,Jobbers
and Manufacturers Association fol-
lowed.
At the Afternoon session President Far
rngton, in calling the meeting to order, |
said.
Gentlemen of the Implement and
Vehicle Dealers Association: 1t gives
me great pleasure to stand before you
this afternoon, on this the occasion of
the widening of the northern Iowa assoc
citation into an association which shall
hereafter be state wide in influence and
membership as we'll as in name. Our as
ISOLATION has developed wonderful
strength during the past year, and there
is every indication that the year 1900
will be fully as prosperous as the one
that has just passed. The association
of Iowa Implement and Vehicle Dealers
means something. 1t is something more
than merely an association existing only
in a name. II is a business investment.
Through better acquaintance of the
dealers and the manufacturers the
needs of the people Will be noted and
cared for. The association affords us
protection not only from unscrupulous
manufacturers. but also from that class
of purchasers who seem to hold it a per-
fectly laudable effort to do the imple-
ment dealers. Surely there is no class
of middle men who are oftener com
PEELED to refuse poor paper, or perhaps
who oftener get poor paper thrust upon
them, than the implement men. But it
is not the province of the association to
discuss the question of credit rates. We
are gathered together here in the capt.
tai city of the state for mutual benefit
Many of us have taken advantage %
the low rate named by the railroads
| through the courtesy of the Dies Moines
I.jobbers and manufacturers to come TO
| the leading city of Iowa in order TO in
spect the exhibits which are here dis
played and to purchase stock for spring
sales. We have gathered together for
the purpose of getting better acquaint-
ed. Common benefits are certain to re-
| suit from better acquaintance. We meet
a dealer here who has been in the bust
ness for twenty OF even thirty years. He
has adopted certain ways of doing bust
ness peculiar TO himself. Many of them
most of them in fact, have been for the
4 better, or he would not be in business
i today. A few minutes conversation
/ will doubtless give you hints that are
4 Worth hundreds of dollars TO YOU. The
/ great bane of the implement mans life
i is the credit business. Every man has
i hissown way of conducting 1t, and every
man thinks his way the best. Yet per
Ihaps many things in every system coule
4 be discarded and the dealer would be
4 ahead financially by the change. He is
t willing TO make the change, but aoesns'
i know how. This convention and It's as
sociations may help him. We are eX-
Il ceedingly thankful and grateful TO the
\ dealers of Dies Moines for the manS
i kindnesses which they have shown u:
land for their hospitality during the con
4 yention, and / am sure the association
joins with me in wishing them "a pros
porous season.
The following committees Were
named:
4 Legislation-o V. Eekert. North
wooer n. s. Ketchum. Marshalltown
W. j. Breeder, Kellogg: j. j. Castor
Winterset; j. II. Romans, Denison; W
j. Hall, Cherokee
Insurance-Iiow ard, sehaller; c.
! watland, New sharon; $ j. Laughran
. Ames.
Auditing committee The assoca
tons directory board.
By-laws-G. w Lamb. Independence
= George T.. Bird, Rockford; Winnie
Humboldt.
Membership Hutchins, Rockwell
II. S. Noble. ln.ianola; j. 3. Romeo
Hampton
Resolutions. l.. Smith. villisca; L
8. ISnowlton, Oskaloosa -. Daves, Ma
son City.
!, No time was sci for the submission q
peports from these committees, but it
expected they Viii co.lmence to com
in today. and consideration of the re
5 ports Will furnisn an important part {
) the business of the convention.
a The evening session was given owe
: Ientirely to amusement, and added
an excellent pr gram was banaue
j, served by F. Il FrantZ and serve
without hitch The assemhlage wa
i called to order by George Bathricl
who congratulated the implement dea
$ ers for having selected Des Moines Il
the place Of hoiiing the annual meet
i ling and gave expression to hope ths
a the organization would continue
: make the city the place for pilgrim
I.age yearly To discuss the business an
n enjoy the hospitality of the dealers ei
gagged in business here. There Were n,
Hess than 500 OF the delegates presen
land all came prepared TO have a gor
time. They had it and voted the entel
q tainmeut success. Mr. Bathric
: closed by introducing w. ii. Wheele
: who. on behalf of the commercial tray
y cling men of Iowa, welcomed the deli
: gates to the city. Mr. Wheeler W.
e followed by j. b. Romans. of Denise
e who dwelt entertainingly upon II
q splendid progress made by the agricu
7. turai interests of the state and II
e corresponding prosperity of the farm
. ers of the state.
! j. l.. Harrington, of Iowa Fails. pres
dent of the association, talked in sin
I liar vein. He congratulated the ass
2. citation upon the wonderful growth a
tanned since its organization four yea
9 ago. Last year. he said, was one
the best ever known to the trade. n
% farmers had not only abundant CROP
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