Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-10
land BIG CONVENTION
Secretary Sears With Messrs.
Darling and Maxwell Go After
Implement Dealers.
Convention Of 500 Dealers Will
Meet in Marshalltown in
December.
Manufacturers will Exhibit..The
City Will Extend a Royal
Reception.

|of directors of the Iowa State lmpie-
ment Dealers Association voted yester-
day at their meeting in Des Moines to
hold their next annual meeting in our
city, which will probably be the first
week in December. There was a stiff
fight put up for 1t by Des Moines. Ce-
dar Rapids, Mason City, Ottumwa and
lMarshalltown the fight in the end mar
rowing down to one between Marshall-
/ town and Des Moines. When 1t comes
to question of superior railway facil-
tiles for the accommodation of the peo-
| pie of Iowa in all sections of the state,
iMarshalltown takes her hat off to none.
The favorable result is largely due to
| the energy and persistent efforts OF
George w. Darling and L. r. Maxwell,
| of our city. who We're personally ac-
quainted with the needs and objects OF.
the association and who made very
effective arguments to the board.
| This meeting means great deal to
Marshalltown. There will be 1000 to
$500 implement and vehicle dealers
from all portions of the state with US
for at least three days. They are all
business men Of high character. of a
very important branch of trade and
of especial interest to the citizens of a
| town seeking to become a manufactur-
ing center.
In addition there will be represent
atives from all lines of implement and
vehicle manufacturers who will have
| on exhibition their various lines of
ia pff on
portunity for us to show them the SUI
perior advantages of our city as a
manufacturing point and our railway
facilities and call their attention to the
fact that within radius of 900 miles OF
Marshalltown there are 100000 of
people and the best market. in the
world for their lines of goods, that for
rich agricultural lands and general
distribution of the means with which to
purchase the products of the factory
there is ne equal area in the world.
and that still better we are Just In the
infancy of wealth production. This
meeting means not only great oppor-
tunity for advertising our advantages
but it means thousands of dollars to
our people in the enlargement of trade.
It was great compliment to our
city and to her well established repu-
tntion for hospitality and for doing
well whatever she, undertakes to do.
For some years the meetings have been
held in Des Moines, as 1t was thought
that the capital city alone could fur
nish the necessary railway facilities
and accommodations. That the capital
city appreciates the advantages of
these annual meetings was shown by
the tremendous efforts she made to re-
tain them. II is by far the best pay
ing convention in the state to the city
securing it.
BY the acceptance Of this compliment
we have placed ourselves under the
strongest obligations to do well our
part by affording the greatest accom-
modations and the largest inequalities
/ to our guests. Our two hundred and
fifty travelling men, covering all por-
lions of the state, can render great,
very great. help in advertising the
great convention to be held within our
gates. 1t would be well for them to
have meeting to be held at an early
date to agree upon a systematic method
Of action. Our local press have also
a great opportunity to advance the
interests of the association and thereby
the interests of NIarshalltown. Let US
SO treat our coming guests that in de-
parting with one voice they will de-
clare "Marshalltown BATS them all"
r. =. SEARS,
Caornforx, Co,p,narnia1 (sI,rh