The Minneapolis journal., 1901-02-27
VENDORS OF NAILS
Fhe Hardware Dealers Association
Meets in Minneapolis.
SOME TALK OF THEIR ELECTION
Nhe Association a Prosperous One
Has over 400 Members
Now.

The present convention of the Mime
sofa Retail Hardware Dealers Associa-
tion promises to break records for at
tendance. Thee executive committee held
a secret session this morning. 1t is un-
derstood that presidential timber for the
coming year was considered. President
O'Brien of Crokston is not a candidate
for reelection. though the members of the
association have been pleased with his ad-
ministration. The general disposition,
therefore. is to select some man from the
southern part of the state. possibly A. T.
Stebbins of Rochester. The Office is no
6inecure.
Cracker of Minneapolis will accept a re-
election.
Question of Insurance.
The tendency among retail trade asso-
Citations to carry at least a portion OF
their insurance through the medium of
mutual insurance companies is well de-
veloped among the hardware people The
Retail Hardware Dealers Mutual Fire In
surance Company. built upon lines SINH
lar to those of lumbermens organization
is prosperous. Legislation may be pro-
posed at this convention extending it's
operations to other states in the north
west Their is also a movement to raise
the maximum policy limit above $4,000
Representatives from the associations
of Wisconsin and North Dakota are ex-
pected to be in attendance. Minnesota
men are seeking to perfect harmonious
policy that will apply to the entire north
west. This in part is to balk the efforts
of catalogue houses. The three states
mentioned have an executive board OF one
member from each association. This
looks after matters pertaining to the gen.
eral welfare and protection of the trade.
Craving ASsOciatiOn
President O'Brien says:
The Minnesota association has grown rap
idly. We began five years ago with 125
members. We have 400 and the
number is increasing. We have scored some
very satisfactory results and the problems
remaining to be solved can certainly be
handled to the best advantage by a first
class organization. 1 hope to see the time
when every retail hardware man in the
state will be member Of this association
and attend every meeting.
G. T. Adams of Dowagiac, Mich, who
has attended many meetings of western
associations, says:
The Wisconsin dealers a few days ago
closed a very satisfactory convention. Their
association is in good shape. The attend
ance reached $50 and all were thoroughly in
terested in the proceedings. The Mime
sofa association is growing and is in shape
to weld the hardware interests of the north
west into a harmonious body.
Many of the jobbers' statesmen are In
this week attending the meetings The
stove men from all parts of the country,
paint men, cutlery statesmen, and repre-
eentatives Of every speciality in the hard
ware trade are here.
The First Session.
The first session of the convention was
called to order at 2:30 this afternoon by
President O'Brien. The afternoon was
taken up with the address of welcome
and the response by President O'Brien
Remarks were made by Charles E Lad
ner of st. Cloud and A. T. Stebbins of
Rochester. Reports of the secretary and
treasurer were read.
The session tomorrow morning will be
Tor members of the association only. Of
Hcers Will be elected, the committee on
resolutions will report, President A. c.
Hatch of the fire insurance company will
read an address.