The Saint Paul globe., 1902-02-26
HARDWAREMENHERE:
STATE ASSOCIATION OF RETAIL
DEALERS CONVENEs
TODAY
LARGE ATTENDANCE EXPECTED
Association Is the Largest of its
Kind in the United States,
With 400 Active Mem
bers-PrOgramme.

The sixth annual meeting of the Min
nesota Retail Hardware association VIII
convene today at the Ryan hotel, and
will be in session for three days. The
meeting will be of great Importance tC
the interests involved, and a large at
tendance is expected. The Minnesota as
sociation is the largest one Of its kind in
the United States, and it's growth has
been remarkable.
The objects of the association are:
To secure permanent organization of
all the hardware dealers of the state for
protective and educational purposes; to
confine trade in it's proper channels and
to reform abuses that now exist in bust
ness life; to place the business of the re-
tail dealer upon such a basis as will ena.-
bic him to meet the changed condition
of our business life, and to remove ille-
gitimate competition; to secure the en-
actment of such laws as will protect the
honest dealer from dishonest methods Of
trade combination; to combine our efforts
to this end, with all similar associations
in other states.
The programme for the meeting is as
follows:
Wednesday, Feb. 8-
10 a. m.-Meeting of the executive COM
mjttee.
8 p. m.-Ron call.
Address of welcome-Mayor Smith, Of
Response-A. T. Stebbins. of Rochester.
Remarks-Ex-Preside J. E. O. Brien.
Paper-T. Il. Bachelor, Possibilities Of
Trade Organization"
Announcement of Committees-On in
surance, on resolutions, on grievances, on
press; secretary'S report, treaSurer'S re-
port; voluntary remarks by members.
Adjournment
a. m-For members only Payment
of dues; report of committee on resolu,
tions.
Election Of Officers
Talk on Insurance" c. A.
Hatch
Papers by members. New business.
Adjournment.
Afternoon Session, 2 p. m.-Open Meet
ing
Raper-By P. w, Lyon, of Minneapolis.
Paper Advertising, by NJ De Motto.
st. Paul.
Opening of Question Box-Discussion.
Report of committees. Adjournment.
Banquet Ryan hotel, evening. Feb q.
p. m.
9 a. m.-Opening meeting Question box.
Remarks by jobbers and manufacturers.
Remarks by members of the press. Re-
marks by travelling men.
Next meeting of the association
Adjournment.
The officers of the state association are:
w. II. Tomlinson. president, LIE Sueur;
H. s. Cleveland, vice president. Mime
apolis; G. M. Evenson, treasurer, st. Pc
ter; Thomas McCracken, secretary, Min
neapolis; executive committee, w H
Tomlinson, LIE Sueur; H. S. Cleveland,
Minneapolis; f. e. Hunt, Red Lake Falls;
c. F. Stremel, Minneapolis; Benjamin F.
Kernkamp, St. Paul; A. c. Hatch Battle
Lake; Joseph Mason, st. Peter; Charles
f. Ladner, st. Cloud; S. r. Nelson, Owa-
tonna: julius Schmidt Wabasha; E. H.
Loyhed, Faribault
Vice President Cleveland in the con
vention call. speaks of the possibilities of
the association thus:
With a membership of over 400 Can in
crease of 80 new members this year, we
are in a position to secure corporation Of
US correct many of the trade abuses that
now exist. The state of Minnesota with
its vast opportunities for DEVELOPMENT
stands foremost in the nation. as an emil
grafton center for the coming year. The
fact of it's having such rich agricultural
and mineral resources tells the story.
AS business men, we are anxious to enjoy
portion of this prosperity, and to main
tain this association, helping each other
to build up a business, that the retail
hardware dealer may occupy the position
in his community in the future, as in the
past, a leader in his trade line. Many of
our older members have suffered from the
trade influences of catalogue and depart
ment store S9uses, working SingIe-hanGed
to overcome almost insurmountable OBJ
stacleS in this direction The united
strength of over 400 members speaking as
one man through this association, when
ever a grievance is properly presented
quickly has it's effect upon the source
from which it came.