The labor world., 1900-02-17
HARDWARE CONVENTION.
Routine Of Ycstcrday's business at
ArmOrx.

The fourth annual convention Of the
Minnesota Retail Hardware associa-
ton was called to order at 2:3O p. M.
yesterday by President @ Brien. Mayor
Truelsen gave an address Of welcome
to the visitors, to which Mr.. O'Brien
made a brief reply. The session was
held in the Arnory.
Before lunch, the executive commit
tee had it's session. The committee
comprises W. G.. Holmes of Austin,
Joseph Mason of st. Peter; j. r. S..
Cosgrove of LIE Sueur, G.. w. Wells of
Duluth, a. A Marzolf of ST. Paul, H. B.
Gardner of Minneapolis, o. H. Myron
Of Ada, James p. O'Brien Of Crooks
ton and j. w. Berg Of Little Falls.
Secretary McCrocker read an inter-
testing and carefully prepared report.
Among other things he said:
Our present membership numbers
S4S, which gives us a net gain of 81
members during the year. Our mem
bership in the state Of Wisconsin is
26S, in North Dakota 10, making q
total embership Of 762 in states COM
prising our northWester1l association.
The work of our state association, as
well as of Wisconsin and North Da-
t.,
resulting in the growth and dissemin-
alton of the principles underlying our
organizations.
We now have the cooperative sup
iport of nearly all northwestern jobbers,
Visiting the trade covered by our asso-
lciation work, and also the names of
lover 600 manufacturers from all over
the country who are united with US.
The branch1of our association work,
known as the Retail Hardware Dealers
Mututl Fire Insurance company has re-
lquired continuous, constant and unre-
Uniting labor to place it upon a sue
lcessful basis. We have over $50 appli-
Ications, aggregating $500O0O. A policy
written with US brings your insurance
down to actual COST
Treasurer George D. Parmele pre-
sented detail report for the year,
which was adopted. President O'Brien
also gave a review Of the years work
| As committee on nominations, the
following We're named: G. M. Even
Ison, G. F. Stremmel, C.. r. Ladner and
A. I. Stebbins. After Is minutes re-
cess Upon the report Of the COMMITTEES
a motion was made whereby James c.
IO'Brien was chosen president for the
lensuing year and T. II. Galley vice pres
Iident, both by acclamation.
A committee of five appointed to
nominate an executive committee will
report at this mornings session.
Messrs. Wells, Ladner and Pierce
We're named as a3commltree on trans
|portation and Messrs EVenson, Nelson,
and Howe on resolutions. The last
named committee also will. report to-
|,day. Messrs. Gluson, Stremmel and
Hotch fWere5naned as committee on
grievances. Messrs. How, Cleveland
and Tomlinson were selected for the
auditing committee.
Ex- President Ladner Of st. Cloud was
given happy introduction as father
of the association and he made some
informal remarks that were exceeding
ly we'll received. He. urged that the
members of the association back up
the officers in every possible way and
urged them not to let their interest
and loyalty Wane.
e. n. Barnes, secretary of the North
Dakota association delivered a short
address and he was followed by Hon:
Al S'tebbins in remarks whose theme
was the betterment, Of the associations.
The program for to-day will be fol-
lowed closely as published: :.
9 "a: M Executive session, reports Of:
commit tees. payment of dues, talk on,
insurance by. President Hatch, and
other members; general discussion and.
adjournment ISL 80 g, $,sS$:S$
p. m.-Open meeting, reception and
remarks by jobbers and manufactur-
ers, appointment of committees to CON
fer and correspond with Iowa and Il
linois concerning union with North
western association, new business and
adjournment.