The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-11-30
IMPLEMENT
MEN TO MEET
In Council Chamber Next
tuesday Afternoon
FINE PROGRAM PREPARED
Well Known Manufacturers
Have Places on Program.

Tuesday at $50 the third annual ses@aop
Of the Southwest Kansas and Oklahoma
Implement and Hardware Dealers as
sociation will convene in the council
chamber Of the city hall There will
be no morning sessions and during the
forenoon the delegates and members will
visit the fine displays of implements
made by manufacturers over the country
who have signifed their intention Of
bringing a good display of goods to be
shown in this city.
The program is as follows:
FIRST DA's SESSION.
Association called to order by presi-
dent.-C. c. Wilson, Pond Greek, o. T.
Address of welcome-B. T. Mclean,
mayor.
Presidents address-C. S. Watson, Pond
Creek. 0. T.
Report of secretary treasurer-A Van
Zandt, Wichita, Kansas
Report of standing committees.
New state tax Iaw-Earl W. Evans,
attorney-at-law, Wichita, Kan.
General discussion.
PaDer-'Town and County Organiza-
tion"-H. c. Taylor. Lyons, Kan.
General discussion.
Trusts. Their Effect on the ImpIe-
ment Trade"-C. II. Smith. Wichita
800 p. m.-Smoker. Col. Stowe, Presi-
dent of the Stowe Brokerage Co. Kansas
City. Mo-. POSTMASTER.
SECOND DAYS SESSION.
THE Travelling Man'-B. B. Breed.
general manager Blees Carriage Co..
Macon, Mo.
Advance in Prices and Reasons There
for''-Ed Greer. president Fuller-Lee Mfg.
Co, Kansas City, No.
General discussion.
What Should This Association Do to
Increase Its Growth for the Future2''-
J. r. Van Zandt, president Peruvian
Zandt Implement Co. Wichita. Kan.
General discussion.
Relation of Dealer to Manufacturer
W. s Thomas, president Thomas Mfg
Co, Springfield Ohio.
General discussion.
Advantage Of Wichita. Kansas, as a
Jobbing Points S. Ashbaugh. attor-
ney-at-law; II. /. Resting, secretary Com
mercial club, Wichita. Kan.
General discussion.
500 D. m.-Entertainmeut by entertain
ment committee
THIRD DAYS SESSION.
Election of officers for ensuing year
and appointing committees.
Paper-''Jobbers Selling Consumers and
Dealers Buying from Catalogue Houses"
a. J. Thompson. Okarche. o. T.
General discussion.
Paper-"How Credit Should Be Extend
cd and What Profits Dealer Should
Have'-George J. Gensman. Enid o. T.
General discussion.
''Warranties on Agricultural Imple-
ments and Vehicles Martin Kingman,
president Kingman Co. president Of Ma
tional Association Of Implement and We
hicle manufacturers.
General discussion.
Generalization of the Implement
business Caused by Extending Long
Time Credits to Dealers and Commission
Goods"-W. 3. Brinton president Peru
Plow and wheel Co. Peru. H.
General discussion.
''Twine"-J. W Wilson. manager Hoo
ven & Allison Co. Kansas City, Mo.
D. w Blaine. Pratt, kan.
General discussion.
The attendance this year promises to
be larger than in any previous year. The
association is in the best Of financial con-
dition and the membership has been con-
siderably increased during the past year
and the members have taken more in
terest in this meeting than in former
years
One and one-third rate has been Sc
cured on all railroads entering Wichita
and Mr.. Van Zandt the secretary has
received many letters from implement
and hardware men in the southwest, who
announce their intention Of coming here
10 attend the meetings
\ fine program has been prepared. As
viii be noticed u. S. Thomas. Morton
Kingman and ". p Brinton. men well
known 70 IMPLEMENT and hardware deal
ers throughout this country are scheduled
to make addresses ard every one has
announced that he viii be present. Many
men from the eastern factories have
places on the program.
Many manufacturers from all parts ~
the country have written for space in
which they could exhibit their goods 10
the trade Of the southwest number
Of these firms have done but little busl-
ness in this section Of the country. They
row realize that It is high time to get
into the trade Of the southwest and
this meeting gives them a hne opportun-
ITS TO show the dealers what they have
to sell.
The meeting viii be something or the
plan OF an exposition for displays Of
implements and hardware ard some are
already coming in. Soue of the big fac
tories OF the east are sending displays
OF their goods that we're made FOR the
National implement dealers association
meeting and the displays are accompanied
BY a fun corps Of statesmen
Entertainment of all kinds his been
provided BY the local committee. IN
the morning she time VII b taken %
with visiting the various displays about
the city. IN the afternoon there VII BE-
short business sessions ard THE addresses
and on Tuesday evening there vi b
smoker. on "wednesday evening fhe en-
tertairment committee has provided FOR
THE Ferris comedians n 'the Man out
side at the Crawford theztre The con-
mi1fee have reserved 40 seats IL TIE
house for the visiting implement men
TIE meeting n hotilsrs vii ~ hid
n TIE board O, education rooms ard The
wholesale ard retail dealers association
VII meet here OF Wednesday.
~ meeting he'd lass evening rev
CUB. q work Tor this cisEs f1plensas
interests. vas orEa-lzed- Al fe.s ths ira-
z-ed.s;s necessity e c-Ezaizs sior-1st .
v0rk against Ire Commercial club ~