Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-28
.D[S MONIES GROWING
Capital City Can Not Recover
From Implement Dealers
Soreness.
Succeeds in Capturing the Con-
vention for 1902. But Belittles
Marshalltown.
Claims to Be the Only City in
Iowa Capable OF Handling
Meeting.

Des Moines has secured the next an
nual conventions of the Iowa Implement
and Vehicle Dealers Association, but is
still inclined to growl at Marshalltown
because this city took this years meet
ing away from the capital city. Mar
shalltown was not candidate for the
convention next year, and Des Moines
was selected over Davenport and OF
tumwa because those cities are not in
the central portion Of the state. The
Des Moines claim that Marshalltown is
not more accessible than that city is
rather amusing, however, to those who
study the railroad maps, especially in
view of the fact that the capital Is not
touched by line OF railroad from the
northern and northwestern portions of
the state. Concerning the Locations OF
the next convention this morning 8
Leader says:
The next annual of the Iowa ASCOT
alton of Retail Implement Dealers will
be held in Des Moines, December 2, 8
and of next year. The sessions OF the
convention Will be held mornings and
evenings.
"A meeting OF the executive commit
tee Of the association to Ak the time
and place Of the meeting was held at
the Kirkwood yesterday afternoon and
last evening. Another session OF the
committee to make the outline of the
program and to arrange for some OF the
other details was held this morning.
The members of the committee present
were O. v. Eckert Of Northwood, presi-
dent; D. NJ. Grove. OF Nevada, secre-
tary, and Meesrs j. j. CASTOR OF Win
terset, w. p Jones OF Algona, 3. B.
Woodruff OF Knoxville and E. p. Arm
knecht of Donaldson. Other towns seek
ing to secure the convention We're OF
tunlwa and Davenport. Ottumwa was
backed by local implement manufac-
turing concern, and Davenport had the
support of the big implement manufac-
turers at Rock Island and Moline.
"Des Moines' superior hotel facilities.
its accessibility from all parts of the
state and the experience the convention
had at Marshalltown last month won
the convention for this city. Members
OF the committee in response to tue Of
fers made by Davenport and Ottumwa
stated that it is not money tie associ-
alton is after but convenience for those
attending, big attendance and new
members. They said that at the Mar
shalltown convention last month they
had g large attendance from the north
and central part Of the state. but be-
cause OF the difficulty in getting to
Marshalltown from the southern part
Of the state that section was scarcely
represented. On the other hand, in the
two conventions that have been held in
Des Moines every point of the state was
Well represented.
ut is generally believed that the de-
cision to returns to Des Moines after
holding one session out OF the city is
assurance that in the future the con-
vention will be held in this city each
year.
1.-THE decision to hold all sessions In
the mornings and evenings is a conces-
sion to the local jobbers, manufacture
ers' agents and transfer men, and Will
enable them to keep their places open
for the display OF goods each afternoon
during the convention The nipple
ment houses will close mornings