The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-01-26
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The first subject taken up was
that of especial Sales" j. r. Col.
ira, who was to have delivered ar
address on this subject, was not
1 present and A. j. Berdahl, OF
| Plankinton, was called OF and he
opened the discussion. Mr.. Berd'
hal is a great believer in specia.
sales and SAYS lie always holds two
a year. j. ID. Barlow, of Plankin'
ton, was also a strong advocate Of
special sales and he said that he al
ways has two great special sales
year. He says that he always strives
for harmony with the other mer.
chants but tx he can't get 1.-THE has
his sales just the same. L. g. LIE.
Voy, Of Webster, wanted to know
what would be the best near to per-
sue IN ease that all Of the merchants
wanted to have special sales and g.
P. Hanson. of Bridgewater, replied
to this by outlining the plan of union
sales which.they hold at Bridgewater
and find that it works. to very great
advaL tage.
G. W.. Mcmillan. Of Condo, said
that he did net believe in too much
publicity and special sales. He
thought they we're harmful TO trade.
Secretary Tyler replied by saying
that lie was a strong advocate OF
publicity and that special sales are a
feature in his business. he told the
Republican that they wanted every
one TO come, that they wanted the
actions Of these meetings known to
the farmers and consumers. What
the mail order houses want is to be
let alone. They fear publicity and
Mr.. Tyler says the day Of publicity
is upon US.
L. G. LeVoy again got the floor
and proved himself to be quite an
orator. He had several criticisms to
make OF the way the association was
being conducted aud also Of the
methods which many of the jobbers
use in selling to the mail order
houses. Mr.. LeVoy's speech was
just what the association needed and
lie was successful in stirring up much
action. He stirred up the secretary
a little, who asked LeVoy how long
he had been in South Dakota and he
replied that he bad been here %
years and when asked why it was his
first attendanc at a meeting said that
several years ago he received an in
vitation to attend the meeting Of the
South Dakota Retailers on station
cry printed in Sioux City, Iowa, and
he thought that he didn't want Ito
come. The secretary replied that
this was manv years ago and he re-
GREETED that such a thing had ever
happened and that it was not while
he was in office.
A. j. Alwein, with G.. ii. Heine-
man Mfg. Co., OF Milwaukee, the sill
e tongued orator among the travel
ing men, entertained the association
for thirty minutes and presented the
merits of the Minnesota Commercial
Mems Health Association. The
travelling man, he said, filled a want
and that is why he is here; they are
the disseminato1s of all that is good
aud useful.
The following committees were ap-
pointed by the president just at the
close OF the forenoon session:
Hon a. e. Lee, Vermillion, A. p.
Mcmillan, Condo, d. II. Lotus. De-
Smet, John Schamber, Freeman, -.
A. Vessey, Washington Springs.
Nominations-J. o. Barlow, Plan
kinton, g. w. Mclaughlin. high
more. A. Mittelstead, Milbank, L.
L. Porgeson, Beresford, Aug, a.
Klndt, Emery.
Auditing-Elmer Walters, Iroquois,
8. A. Naser, Webster. j. f. Han
sen, Canton, A. j. Berdabl, Garrett
son, j. P. Broz, Parkston.