The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-19
'GROCERS FINISHING
Last Day Of State Grocers and Gen
eral Merchants Convention
at Mankato.
Sunday Closing Bill Is Heartily In
dorsed Features Of the Elk
ercises To-day.
Special to The Journal.

Speclal 8 & ~ 4
Mankato, Mimi, Feb. 19.-The State
Grocers and General Merchants conveh-
ton put in a. long forenoon session.
George u. Dfngman, assistant food and
dairy commissioner. read a paper on the
pure food laws, state and national. He
suggested that the state laws be extended
so as to take in syrup, molasses amber
cane, fruit extracts, chopped meats and
fruit extracts. The department is SER
iously hampered by lack Of funds. Ali
articles should, when adulterated, be
labeled for what they really are.
William t. Coe Of Minneapolis, attorney
for the state association. said the legisla-
ture is certain to pass the garnishment
laws desired by the association, and urged
that pressure be. brought to bear by in
dividual members to get the trading
tail Merchant, the Friend of the Laboring
Man. prepared by Thomas Guinness Of
GAINESVILLE, was read by another in his
absence.
More Resolutions.
The committee on resolutions recon-
mended that the convention indorse the
Sunday closing bill and that it go on rec
ord as favoring the sale Of goods bearing
the union label. The report was adopted.
Resolutions were adopted that the good
feeling existing between this association
and the Federation of Labor should be
stimulated and encouraged by members
lfurthering, wherever possible, the interests
of organized labor; instructing the secre-
tary to take up with the railway and ex-
press companies the practice Of loca'
agents acting as agents for catalogue
houses, with a view to having it discon-
tinued, and asking the cooperation OF
wholesale houses in this matter; declar-
| ing the belief that it is detrimental tt
present and future business interests tt
encourage in any way the sale Of butter
inc or oleomargarine as substitutes fol
Nature to appropriate a least 5000 an
nually to carry out fully the provisions
| of the food laws Of the state.
I kilograms of greeting and good wishe:
were received from the state grocers' con
ventions of Illinois and North Dakota
! now in session.
7 A telegram was received from the I'LL
nois Grocers' association asking that thu
i house bill on food and drugs, reported b,
Representative McComber, be favored o.
Emotion Of George IL Dingr11an the matte
was laid on the table. ~
4 Addresses and Papers.
| Thomas voegelis of, the Retail Druggists
| association of Minneapolis spoke on Fed
erations of Business Organizers. Harr.
Huntoon of Saltwater read a paper o.
Mutual Confidence Between Buyer an
Salesman He made plea for merchant
to look upon travelling men St as the1
friends. Frank Casserly of st. Paul rea
a, paper on What Can Salesman Do t
Help the Retail Grocer?' He spoke Q
the great improvement in the character
travelling men of to-day and urged tina
they be accorded fair treatment
William Amour, president Of the Cit
Statements association Of Minneapolis, re
sponded to the subject, 1.-THE Salesman.
He. urged retail merchants to treat sales
men Kindly, even though mo orders al
forthcoming. e. B. Wallen Of GlenWoot
president Of the Polk County association
spoke on Benefit of Card Prices in Coun
try Districts. # He mentioned some dill
eHtIsz san met n hfa are 5h 81 g sss
= benefit as not allowing 1odplolesz for mel
: Echantss to cut into each other. IT There al
, other ways for merchants to- compel
: 1aside from cutting prices. The cenvel
: tion will close latethis afternoon.
i .+t''2a Boycott Urged.
: The committee on resolutions presents
n another partial report, the most importa,
/. feature of which follows: RESOLVED, TIL;
s the State Retail Groeers and General Me
l. chants association request all jobbers
Il Minnesota to refrain from selling to stor
# in Duluthsno members of the retail gr'
: GERS association, and especially tea al
e coffee stores.
The Retail Merchants Mutual Fire L
Il surance company Of Minneapolis was con
Il nended to the merchants. The secreta'
Il was Instructed to telegraph to Senate
Nelson and Clapp, asking them to u
their best efforts in securing the passal
| of the Hepburn bill during the prese
session. A message Of regret was r
ceived from Governor Van SAINT.
A smoke social was enjoyed last mig
h at Athletic hall, with refreshments and
program Of toasts. The horse races we
postponed until to-day on account of t