The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-23

bylaws, reported that a constitution and
bylaws had been adopted, and copies
were ordered distributed
Col Fred Lorenz submitted the report
of the committee on finance. The yeaf
was started with a deficit of $lS3.S2, but
it closed with a balance on hand, the re,
ceipts for the year having been $1,S72. Is
and the disbursements $1,640.2. AS a re>
suit of conference with the Minnesota
Wholesale Grocers' association the sum
of $50 was realized for the treasury.
The committee recommended that
strong committee on ways and means be
appointed, two from each of the Twin
Cities and one from each jobbing city in
the state. The committee also recon-
mended the passage of resolutions en-
couraging the patronage of home jobbers.
Mr.. G. L. Dingman presented the re-
pert of the committee son legislation
This was quite lengthy and reviewed the
work of the association before the legis-
lature last winter.
Mr.. Morrell, of Rochester. spoke at
some length on the report relating to Ger.
tain bills. Mr.. Dingman also spoke On
the assignment of wages.
The committee on organization report
ed through Mr. j. S. Taylor. Associa
Litchfield ST. Paul, Minneapolis and
Winona as the model associations have
been the center of attraction.
The committee on pure food reported
through Mr. J. F. Brouwer-Ancher.
There is only one instance on record
where filled cheese has been offered for
sale There have. however, been many
abuses of the butter law.
Mr. J. F. Brouwer-Ancher was elected
Al
Attorney j. H. Beck was called upon
and spoke on the baking powder guess
ton.
The committee on trade abuses report.
ed through the chairman, Mr.. b. u. DOM
ohue.
Reading Clerk Main read number OIL
kilograms ard letters of greeting ana
good wishes from various ASSOCIATIONS
throughout the country
The afternoon session was largely de
voted to the reading Of papers and short
talks. prominent among them being the
following: Milo White, Chatfieid Mu,
final Fire Insurance. M. S. Jones, Min
neapolis. 1.-The Wants of the Retailer an
Viewed by the Trade Press w. scout
Coe. 1.-THE Fake Salesman" H. p. Han.
ST. Paul, Amy Old Thing Mr. Han
said in part:
Strange as 1t may appear at TINS LINE
tice to a farmer, and one of my duties
was to feed hogs and get swirl on my
clothes.
the hogs (they all knew mel would Wei
come my approach to the pen, 1nd1cat-
ing that they were encoring me Tor, "a
second bucket. before they obtained the.
first. And how with what sturdy table table
manners they would plant their front
feet in the trough when they could not
get in with all fours). and gurgle ana ana
MARBLE and struggle and swallow. ana
waste more than they swallowed of the
to them delicious condiment. How the
weaker hog, would be thrust aside I'M
til the stronger We're satiated, uilless,
dubbed the big hogs to standstil to
give the weaker ones chance Of course
I responded to their encores, for even II
had given them sufficient at the outset
prevented any Of them securing very
much.
l have never regretted my early expe-
rience with the hog, except for the clothes
l spoiled, for 1T gave me study or the
quadruped which has not been without
profit, in mingling with bipeds OF SINH
lar predictions.
From observation and several years en-
forced commingling with the human race
am led to believe that the instinct OF
mankind Is that Of the hog. mat IS not NOT
said in the offensive sense that men are
low. groveIing, filthy brutes, but that the
instinct of man in the higher sphere that
he occupies is that of the porcine ami
NAL, and have sometimes thought from
reading the Scriptures that. perhaps, the
hog and his instincts were created as
warning and revolving example to man.
kind, rather than for the construction OF
ham sandwiches for picnics. If this was
the design of the Creator | do not see
why Darwin might not have based his
theory of evolution upon the hog as well
as the former has the acquisitiveness
and the latter the dexterity to grab.
combina ton which the human race dis
plays in marked degree.
Just why mankind was invented l have
never been able to decide to my own sat
isfaction. He is a queer being. He never
secures enough. He goes through life as
though he was to live forever. and as If
by the aid of an asbestos shroud and in
surance policy he could take his accumu-
lation with him. [ trust you will not re-
gard these remarks as in any sense per
sonal other than that you belong to the
human race, because you cannot help it.
We are all human We could not be any
thing else without being inhuman.
profit by grasping it all and crushing
some one else, but as a business policy
applied to a lifetime it will not pay. In
other words, the hog may secure one big
meal but ii will be at the expense of
steady, nutritious diet.
No man can long continue in any COM
munity Ito do it all. 1t Is popularity
stinctively condemn hoggishness in some
one else. This demonstrates that the in
stincts of the heart are in the right place,
even If your hands are in some one else $
pocket.
I neither advise nor expect liberality
per Sc None of us are built that way.
The bump Of acauisltiyenes;ss a.d Is TOO o.,
any one for liberality's sake. But when
you can make more money by rational
hours of business which relieve you and
your employees from being slaves like
dumb driven cattle: when you can make
more money by selling a smaller amount
at profit, rather than selling larger
amount at a loss; 1t is good Cd. business
In other words. don't be hoggish, not
especially as matter OF principle, but
because it don't pay.
in Clevelond, o., in January were fur
nished by President Hanson and Col
Floyd.
The session held this evening was
mainly given over to pleasure, the dele
gates being entertained with concert
and ball. Local talent furnished the en-
tertainment. Tomorrow will witness the
close of the convention. A banquet will
take place in the evening
The following resolutions were adopted
this afternoon:
Resolved, That the president and Sec
rotary of this association be hereby In.
structed to personally call upon the state
auditor and urge him to require all
names when assessing personal prop
erty-to administer the oath of every one
assessed.
In connection with the recent develop
| ments in connection with the baking
powder law the association adopted the
following:
Resolved, That the Retail Grocers and
General Merchants association in con-
vention assembled hereby record their
entire approval of said law and be il
further
Resolved That until the constitionality