Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-27
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Eugene Buttlss, Of Burline ton,
Elected President d tn Iowa
State gAssoct xtten
Other OtResrs Named md the Eset'
ing Closed With ! Musical
Program.
Guthrie County Rspubl ieen Conyen.
tion Passes Resolution on Rsils
road Assessments

CEDAR Rapids, April 21.--Ihe.s SECOND
annual convention Of the Iowa State
Retail Grocers' Association closed last
evening with musical program. in
which two local bands and F'ischers'
band, which came up with the big Eur
lington delegation yesterday morning,
participated. There was also a vaude-
Vile show which kept the crowd in q
roar by the novelty Of its acts. Yester-s
day was easily the biggest day in point
of attendance at the pure food EXPOSE
stion. The biggest delegation Of the week
came up from Burlington. and there
we're also large delegations from Fort
Madison. Keokuk and Muscatine. To-
day and Saturday are citizens and trav-
cling mems days at the exposition,
which will close Saturday night.
Resolutions were adopted thanking
DR. Eilxer and his few colleagues for
their efforts i'll behalf OF house file No.
ITO, the exemption bill. The national
bankruptcy act was condemned and a
make the law just to both debtor and.
was endorsed and the Iowa delegation
to have the bill passed.
These officers We're elected:
observation-disclosures Buttles, Burling-
ton.
Vice President-U. S. Johnson. Bloom
field.
Secretary ira B. Thomas. De.
Moines.
Treasurer-John w. Ray. Des Moines.
L h kNo
held at Waterloo, the selection being
left in the hands Of a committee.
The grocers began their work early.
and number of interesting addresses
and discussions filled up all the morn
lternoon. w. H. Bremner OF Des Moines.
the association attorney, congratulated
1.-The organization on the successful work
of the past year and paid tribute to
1.-THE fidelity and industry OF the officers.
In regard to the failure Of the eXemp-
/ ton bill at last session Of the legis-
lature, he was of the opinion that the
failure was not because the demands of
1.-The bill were unreasonable. but rather
1 because in the past the grocer has not
been sufficiently emphatic in asserting
his demands, and because the boring
class which is the one most favored by
1.-The lenient dealers, brought its influence
to bear against the efforts Of the organi-
lzation.
The following resolution was also
4 adopted:
Resolved, That we heartily endorse
the sentiment OF the Burlington Bust
d ness Mems Club and Grocers' Associa-
4 tion... We would urge that their example
be emulated by our members thruou1
i, the state. =
The Burlington esolutions referred t.
are as follows
Resolved. That the Business Mems
L Club of Burlington heartily endorse the
.Eefforts OF the Retail SGrOcers' Association
4 in their effort to amend our state laws
4 lin the matter OF collecting honest debts
4 and will use their influence to help the
Il good work along.
The Retail Grocers' Association Of
Burlington. Ia, heartily endorse the eff
4 forts of the Iowa State Retail Grocers
7, Association to secure better legislation
:. in regard to the exemption bill ane
! pledge our assistance in any further eff
forts which may be made with that ent
4 in View