Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-02
A PURE FOOD LAW
IOWA eRocERs, WHO WILL MEET
IN DIES MONIES NEXT MONTH
TO PUSH THE BILL.
]. G. Hutchinson to Speak at Sixth An
nual Meeting Of the Iowa State Gro
GERS Association to be Held in the
Capital City February Gil.

]. G. Hutchinson will deliver, an adj
dress on Thursday February IL, at the
annual convention of the Iowa Retail
Grocers' association which meets in
that city February 9, 10 and II. An
exceedingly strong program has been
arranged and it is thought the at
tendance will be larger than ever be-
fore.
A strong effort will be made to
further the work of establishing pure
food law. Several local grocers have
expressed their intention of attend
ing the meetings and large delega-
ton is expected to go from here.
Many men of prominence in the gro
Gerry business in this and other states
Will be present and address the meet
ings.
Ask For Pure Food Law.
A measure in which the association
is most deeply interested is the pas
sage of a pure food law. the prepara-
ton and Introduction of which in
the legislature is in the hands of
the state dairy commissioner, H. R.
Wright.
I'VE are just a little uncertain as
to what will be the next move in the
life of our bill" said Secretary Ira
Thomas recently. THE national pure
food bill introduced by Colonel Hep
burn, and which has passed the house
bill to a certain extent. The national
bill will govern the interstate COM
merce phase of the food business, but
we will need a state law to
control the manufacture of foods in
Iowa."
Our Circle hall, Eighth and Locust.
has been secured for the three days of
y I, ot,ti Ton, N1@ t,,crc 1,.,r,
quet and vaudeville will be held
there.
The program:
Tuesday, February 9.
10 a. m.-Meeting, of the executive
committee at the Kirkwood hotel, and
reception of delegates.
2 p. m.-Conventton called to order
at Our Circle hall by F. L. Kaufman
president of the Des Moines Retail
Grocers association.
Address of welcome by Mayor JAS
NJ. Brenton of the city of Des
Moines.
Address of welcome by Milo Ward
secretary of the Commercial exchange
of Des Moines.
Response to addresses of welcome
by A. M. Hough. vice president of the
Iowa State Retail Grocers' associa-
ton.
Opening of the convention by Pres
ident w, H. Albrecht.
Reports of officers.
Appointment of committees.
Institution of question box.
8 p. m.-Smoker.
Wednesday, February 20.
$3.50 a. m.--Report of committee on
rules and order.
Report of committee on credentials.
Paper Modern Business Methods
j. 8. Shannon, Sac City.
Discussion.
Paper THE Imperative Demands of
the Times H. Fischer, secretary Ne
braska state association.
Discussion.
Address, THE National Associa-
tion'' Charles r. Lott, president Ma
tional Association Retail Grocers, Chi
cago.
Paper. Trading Stamps" D. c.
Wallace. Spencer.
p. m.-Paper Trade Abuses" NJ.
Voris, Marion.
Discussion.
Paper. ''The Up to Date Retailer
Emerson Dupuy, Des Moines.
Paper, Pure Food Legislation -
What Will be Required of the Retailer
should the proposed Bill Become a
Law" H. R. Wright, dairy commits
| sioner of Iowa.
| Address, Fred Mason, secretary Ma
tional Association Retail Grocers, St
Paul.
Report of the Retail Merchants Mu-
tual Fire Insurance association.
Report of committee ON resolutions
Opening of question box.
| s p. m.-Vaudeville and smoker.
Thursday. February II.
9 a. m.--Paper "All is Well That
Ends Well" George G. Green, secre-
| tary Illinois association.
| Paper, 'Grocers and Groceries,
Robert A. Lee, secretary of st. Louis
| association, st. Louis.
Address, 1.-THE Iowa Jobber," j. G
Hutchinson, Ottumwa.
Report of committee on resolutions
2 p m.-"Our Local Association
five minutes response by represen.
tative of each local association.
Unfinished business.
| Good of the association.
election of officers. 4
Adjournment.
1880 p. m.-Banquet.