The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-04
IMPLEMENT MEN
THRONG TO WICHITA
Hundreds VIII Attend Second
Annual Meeting.
FREIGHT RATESAND TRUSTS
WIFI be Discussed by the
Members,
FIRST SESSION THIS MORN
When Governor Stanley viii
Deliver an Address.

This morning at 1890 the Southwestern
Kansas and Oklahoma Implement and
Hardware Dealers Association viii begin
their second annual session. The meeting
viii 81 held in the council chamber of
the city nall Already the dealers from
all parts Of the southwest have begin
TO come 10 the city and more will be on
hand early in the morning. The impIe-
ment manufacturers from all parts Of
the United States, who are Interested in
the trade Of the southwest, have arrived
IN the city and a great many have
brought samples Of their wares with
them TO show 10 the dealers
IL Is expected that fully 200 dealers
VIII attend the meeting here. Men from
all parts of the southwest have signifed
their intention Of coming. All the dealers
are interested in the freight rates to their
section and the meeting viii be devoted
largely TO "A discussion Of the ways and
means OF getting rates from this city
The entertainment committee of This
city has prepared very interesting pro-
gram for the meeting, touching on all the
lines of interest TO the implement and
hardware dealers of the country The
following is a complete program of the
meeting:
FIRST DAY-FORENOON
Cali 90 Orderly the president
Address of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS W. L.
Stanley.
Appointment Of Committees or. Registra-
ton arid Membership-H /. Then, Wich-
ita, Kansas; 3. G. Barger, Wichita. kan:
W. II. Hubbard, Conway Springs; ". a
Corrington.
Resolutions-Taylor Of Lyons, Kan;
Spangler. of Mullhall. o. T.; r. d. Sprin-
ger. of SDringdale, Kan; G. 4. Follett Of
Wichita. Kan
Auditing Accounts of -Chas
Smyth. OF Wichita. Kan; Ferguson, of
klngman kan; G. W. Hall, OF Bluff
City, Kan.
Presidents Address.
Secretary's Report
AFTERNOON
Report of Standing Committees on
trei lights and Interpretations.
General Discussion on Freight and
Transportation.
scussion-Territorial Lines in Con-
tracts Between Manufacturers and Retail
Dealers.
Disc9ssion-Crowing Evil of Trusts.
Tia the evening there VIII be a meeting
and banquet ia the council chamber
There Wal be music. both instrumental
ANA vocal and speeches by all the men,
oers Of the association.
SECOND DAY-FORENOON
Address of Visiting Manufacturers.
Adress-Tbe Relation of the Manufact-
urer and Dealer from a Travelling Mans
Standpoint.
AFTERNOON
Report Of Special Committees.
Report OF Auditing Committee.
Report of Committee on Resolutions.
Election OF officers.
Miscellaneous Business.
EVENING
Vaudeville and Smoker, Toler Theatre /
Opening Thursday night the DOrmand- /
Fuller company win put on a special /
high-class vaudeville bill at the Toler 4
On Thursday night the Kansas and Okla /
homa Implement Dealers Association /
have leased the auditorium and the COM !
pany and viii give a smoker 10 their (
members and friends For the occasion (
the management and sale Of tickets are /
in the hands Of the entertainment COM
mittge The balcony only VIII be open to /
the public, with TO seats reserved and I
the price of admission fixed by che COM
mittee is p cents for each person. The .
stock company have for the past week
been preparing an exceptionally fine vau- ]
deville bin. which VIII also run the ball /
ance OF the week With Saturday candy
matinee for the children.