The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-10

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Miscellaneous Business,
Executive Session.
Adjournment
The most important event at yester-
days session OF the Southwestern Imple-
ment and Hardware Dealers association
IN the council chamber was the delivery
Of very interesting address upon the
economical and industrial questions OF
the day by d. NJ Parry Of Indiana polls
Mr.. Parry makes a severe attack upon
Socialism and laber unions, laying TO
these the cause Of much of the modern
depraVitg and poverty among the poor
er classes. During the speech the audi
ence interrupted the speaker az various
times with enthusiastic applause and
manifested a deep interest n every word
spoken.
When Mr.. Parry finished his address a
motion was made and passed that his
speech be referred TO the committee On
resolutions for It's proper recognition.
This motion met the hearty approval Of
the convention and was followed by long
and continuous cheers
Among other leading features were the
interesting addresses of VIM. Bauslin. j.
Z. Baird and B. b. Breed. in the forenoon
session, and o. V Dodge and Secretary
Resting in the afternoon.
Between 400 and 500 people were pres
ent, representing not only Kansas and
Oklahoma. but various other states Of
the Union.
Last night the associate went in a
solid body to the Toler Auditorium to
enjoy the enactment Of The Little Du-
chess tickets for which were given free
TO the members by the association
The final session of the convention will
be held today, and will be the most i'm
portant Of the association. as officers
for the ensuing year viii be elected. be
sides the discussion of many subjects of
interest. 1t will begin at $50 O'clock
Mr.. Parry said:
Gentlemen-I am very glad 10 meet so
many Of my good business friends in this
convention. You gentlemen certainly live
In a magnificent section of the country.
j doubt. in fact. whether any agricultural
community ever saw such rapidly of de-
and southern Kansas. The millions of
raised in this beautiful and fertile sec
ton Will without doubt make this one
OF the most prosperous and wealthiest
portions of our great country and that in
no long number of years. You are doing
IN Oklahoma in decade what has taken
fifty years to accomplish in some of the
great grain states east of the Missis
sippi. Agricultural wealth is the founda-
ton of the prosperity of the whole ma
ton, and as you have this wealth you
will also in time have the great cities
and the great factories. | am very much
interested in the development OF this
great southwest. 1 like its climate. its
wonderful resources and its enthusiastic.
energetic people. You have all the ele-
ments here for the making of an empire
ar empire whore wealth and plenty will
crown with contentment a great popula-
eiou.
But it is not my purpose to speak today
either in regard to Oklahoma or Southern
Kansas. nor will talk much on the We
hicle business. Your own discussions will
likely bring out much information as 10
your mutual business interests, and 1 will
therefore confne the brief remarks l
make TO a subject that have been speak
ing upon in number Of the leading cit
fss of the country during the last year.
j refer TO the labor question. 1t is prob
able that this question has not become
one Of vital moment among you. but as II
IS Of vast import to the business interests
OF the entire country. l feel that it would
not be out of place for me TO say some
thing upon IL at this meeting. IT may be
that farmers In this part OF the country
sympathize with The unions. I do not
know whether they 20 or not. but how
ever It may be it appears to me that il
Is of some interest 20 them to investigate (
The question and to study it before COM
ing 10 any sudden conclusions respecting
II. II the people OF tits part of the coun- /.
try wish to profit by the experience Of
older sections they should. consider what
arc the proper inducements TO be offered
FOR the esta hlishing of new enterprises. .
They win ind that very important con- 4
sideratio 10 manufacturers is the char 4
acter OF the laboring people in the COM 1
II has become so in the last year ,
that manufacturers in some OF our large 4
cities have found il necessary either TO 4
go out Of business entirely or 10 remove /
their plants to towns that promise them !