The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-21
CITY NEWS.
OFFICERS GET
ANOTHER TERM
LUMBERNIEN REFLECT PRESI-
DENT BARRY.
Important Work Still Unfinished Is
the Reason Given for Violating
Precedent - Members Discuss
"Short Weight Coal' Troubles.

Precedent was violated by the
Northwestern Lumbermen's associa-
ton to-day, when all the outgoing off,
GERS were reelected. The rule has
been for presidents to serve but one
term. The nominating committee,
which reported thru its chairman,
George Ingram of Sank Center, ex-
| planned why it recommended an
other term for President Barry. I'm
portant association work has just been
put under way, which the present Off
GERS are familiar with, and it was con-
sidered best to leave them in charge.
The report was adopted without dis
sent. The officers reelected are as
follows:
President, John w. Barry, Cedar
Rapids, Iowa.
Vice President, Edwin J. Jones,
| Directors-For three years, f. H.
Henry, Belle Plaine, Iowa, and w. j.
SERVER, Denison, Iowa; for one year,
A. f. Frudden, Dubuque, Iowa.
The convention adjourned at noon
to-day. The morning session was
bers got warmed up over the ''short
weight coaP' grievance. M. A. Moore
of LIE Mars, Iowa, brought it up, and
related the results of the last years
investigation by himself and neigh
boring retailers. He declared that
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weights at least 10 per cent, and in
the last year he had lost $1,000 in his
nine yards by shortage in coal
weights. The railroad company re-
jected his first claim till he threat
ened to bring suit, when they settled.
He advised all dealers to follow his
| example, and demand that the rail-
road weigh cars at the last track
scale before delivery, and give the
| weight stamped on the way bill. If
they refused, then the dealer should
refuse to accept the car. The COM
pany must deliver the amount called
for in the bill of lading, or else pay
the shipper the difference.
Mr.. Moore's appeal struck a. re-
sponsive chord, and several others
told Of similar trouble. A. w. Morse
of Minneapolis, secretary of the
Northwestern Retail Coal Dealers as
ISOLATION, said it was evident that
mining companies loaded the cars by
guess, according to their capacity,
and as rule, the weights were short.
The only remedy was for the dealers
to stand together and fight the evil.
B. B. Oliver of Waterloo, Iowa, pre-
scented the report of the committee
on resolutions, which was adopted
without change. One resolution me-
morializes congress to pass legisla-
ton increasing the powers of the in
| terStatG commerce commission 10 pre-
vent unjust discrimination in rates.
Another approves the bill to be intro
duced, requiring railroad companies to
furnish cars for shipments in five days
after the consignment is offered. This
I bill is aimed to relieve the distressing
car shortage trouble. Another reso-
! luton favors a general meeting of
J retailers in st. Louis early in Sep
l TENDER, about the time of the Hoo
I Hoo Characterization, which will be held
Sept. 9.
i The auditing committee, e. L. Bal
i lou and D. S. Coleman, reported the
accounts of the secretary and treas
urer correct, with a balance of
$2,311.S5 in the treasury. Disburse-
ments for the year were $11,033.09.
The directors met this afternoon
and reelected w. G. Hollis, the vet
eran secretary of the organization.
j Many of the visiting members spent
the afternoon seeing the twin cities
!; from trolley cars, which left the West
hotel at 2 o'clock, as guests of the
L. Lamb Lumber company.
i Nearly all the visitors return home
this evening. The convention has
been the largest and most successful
in the fourteen years history of the
organization. The executive meeting
u yesterday afternoon was pronounced
by many as the best session ever held
by the association.