The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-02
MEETINGS
OPEN TODAY
implement Men are in Great
Numbers.
LARGER CROWD THAN EVER
Many EXHIBITS of Machinery
Made by Manufacturers.
LARGER CROWD THAN EVER

At 1870 this afternoon the Southern
Kansas and Oklahoma Implement ana
Hardware Dealers association viii begin
its third annual session in The council
chamber OF the city nan on eyery train
yesterday came iumpIeInen1 men. Deal
ers in implements and hardware who
came to learn, ana representatives, of
manufactures who came to advertise ana
sell goods.
This VIII be the greatest meeting the
association ever had. II viii be more
largely attended and By people from
more distant points than ever before.
Last night the Iobbics OF the hotels were
! filled with men talking implements
Zach Of the firms IN this city have
1 made elaborate preparations for this
! event They have prepared good displays
/ OF the goods they handle and the firms
! they represent have given them q great
! deal Of assistance. Every retail and
! wholesale implement house in the city
! has a fine lot Of goods on display and
i there are men close at hand to show
! The visitor the good points of any ma
chine. Every travelling man making
/ Wichita win be here. The greater num-
! Der came in yesterday, but some will
not be here until this morning.
Every manufacturer Of the east. some
who have never sold a dollars worth of
goods in Wichita. have displays of their
/ lines here and their best statesmen. or in
! some cases a member of the firm on
the ground to introduce their goods to
the trade
! There will be no morning sessions of
| the association. as the time will be spent
| in looking over the displays and getting
1 acquainted. There viii be no business
sessions in the evening. This evening
| there will be q smoker in the council
| chamber and at the Commercial club
/ and each evening some entertainment
1 win be provided. The following is to-
| days program
Association called to order by President
/ c. S. Watson of Pond Creek. 0. T
Address of weloome-B. F. Mclean.
mayor.
Presidents address-C. s Watson,
| Pond Creek, O. T.
Report OF secretary treasurer-A. Van
| Zandt, Wichita.
Report of standing committees
New state tax law, Earl ". Evans,
| cussion.
Paper-"Town and County Organiza-
tion'-H. c. Taylor, Lyons, Kan. General
| discussion.
Trusts. their Effect on Implement
1rade'-C. H. Smyth Wichita
At p. m, smoker. Col. Stowe. presi-
dent of the Stowe Brokerage company,
| Kansas City, No, POSTMASTER.
The following are the firms who have
so far made special exhibits of their
/ goods and have representatives, here at
! 1 nm h.. If
resentatives viii arrive today:
! Peruvian Zandt Implement company. a
| Wichita jobbing house, will be represent
! ed by Z. L. Ralston Chas Fuller j.
/ NJ. Rau and Frank Lewis. and the Ban
ner Buggy company by Frank c. Smith,
! W b. Brinton. president OF the Peru
Plow and Wheel company; c. s. Wit
| wer, vice president Of the Joliet Mfg Co.
and B. F. Granger. president of the Gran
] eer-Hayden Carriage company. Will also
| be here to visit the convention and talk
with their leaders in this section OF the
] country.
J.. I. Case Plow works Racine. Wis.
/ Chas. Taylor G. W Brown & Co.
! Chas Taylor: G. ". Brown & Co, AR
| Gabriel; Kansas-Moline Plow company
Moline. III. Mr. Manning Mr.. Bleese.
! Mr.. McVicker and Mr.. Robinson: Hen
ney Buggy Co. J. NJ Henry. general
I manager OL the company h1flle CDIiNS
/ Wagon and Carriage Co. Racine. Wis,
". B. Bausland. Johnson Harvester Co
! Mr.. Shelby; MarseiIles Mfg. Co, Mt
Adams; Fairbanks. Morse &, Co. Amos
! Spray. general manager southwestern ter
ritory; Beck & Corbitt Iron Co. and the
/ Shelter Top Co. St Louis w. NJ Sasher
j +. G. O Brien and W. NJ. Neicarp; Moon
! Bros Carriage Co. st. Louis, J. ".
| Rifle: d. 4. Butler Co. Butler, Ind
! ". N. Harding; Currey P1ow Co. Wei
! lington. Kan. E P. Curry; Dempster
! NH Mfg c. Beatrice, Neb.. r W
/ Knight F. u. owen, W. W. Born and
J. S. Gilmore; Avery Mfg. Co. Kansas
| City. No. 3 3. Wilson, f. J. Ander-
/ son; d. n. Osborne & Co, Auburn. \.
] Y .. Y Jockey E NJ Vine NJ H
/ Gibbs: Minnie Harvester c.. st. Paul
/ MINI. Chas. s. Craig. c. d. Kmball
! Geo. f Smith: Coneyville Implement
/ and Mfg Co. Coffeyville. Kan, =. B.
/ Winters. Keys Bros. Council Bluffs IA,
4 F. and f. KEYS, A. J. Bennett; Batten-
( dorf Axle Co, Davenport Ia. +. T.
/ Aiontee; Eagle Mig. G.. Kansas City.
/ Travelling Secretary NJ. I. Lacy; Clark
/ GETAWAY Harrow Co, Higsanum COM.
/ J. C. Conley. John Deere pl1w Co.
/ Kansas City. T. A. Stohley. Sattley Aifg-
Co. Frank Rebstein. Parlin & OrendorT
/ Co.. Kansas City. Chas RebSteiu. Brst-
( iev-Alderson & Co. James Barry, PIE
tee Plow Co. Chss kline. -. n Seek
! Ter Carriage Co. ]. J. Hndchrand, Van
/ Bruut Mfg. Co. forison. Wis c. r.
Rice. Ohio Cuitivator Co. Bellevue. o.
John T Stingley and 6. A. Plank.
The following wil represent the Inter
national Hardware compeuv of America
+ Milwaukee livisinn-N. r. Bridges e.
/ &. Barker D. F EdrmEter. W l. scam
ans J. IT. Tower. a. g. a. Ward. II T..