The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-01-12
RETAIL DEALERS PROGRAM

A Great Meeting 1s Outlined for the
Three Days the Retail Deal
ers are Here.
On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day, Ian. %, "a, 25, the South Da-
kota Retail Dealers Association will
convene in Mitchell, it being the
flrst time since for a term of
years that it will hold it's con-
veation outside the city of Sioux
Falls, and Mitchell is indeed highly
IGNORED to be chosen as the meeting
place for this great body or business
men, whose connection with state
affairs and the states prosperity and
good name is prominent.
All day Friday President GRIMM.
OF Parkston, and Secretary Tyler, OF
Sioux Falls, were i'm the city putting
their best effort into arranging a pro-
gram. They have been in ccrre-
sponence for some time with retailers
IN bringing together some very sue
cesslul men on the program who can
give their experiences in the retail
trade SO that it will be beneficial to
those Of less experience.
Among the gentlemen from outside
The stats who will be here to speak
before the merchants are.C. t.
Broders, of Minneapolis, who has
had great success in the matter OF
retail advertising, q. II. Enright, of
st. Paul, representative of the South
Dakota Travelling Mems Associa-
ton, A. j. Alwein, OF Milwaukee,
Geo. L. Dingman, OF Minneapolis,
who has been dairy and food commits
sioner OF Minnesota for the past four
years, II. V. Jones, of Minneapolis,
editor of the Commercial Bulletin
and Northwest Trade, A. E. Young,
of st. Paul, a wholesale dealer, Hon.
d. II. Evans, of Tracy, Mimi. , and
w. L. Williams editor of the st.
L dOl AlduC OOuIlldl,
The sessions of the convention will
be held in the city hall auditorium
and after Secretary Tyler. had in
spected the building, he expressed
himself as being exceedingly we'll
pleased with the place for the meet
ings. He said he could assure the
rofaiI 6oolorc of Tho state %1,,3 a..
could come to Mitchell with the full
assurance that they would have a
warm comfortable room in which to
hold their meetings, something which
they have not had in Sioux Falls in
the auditorium over there. The city
hall is lighted with gas and cleo
tricity and heated with steam, so
there need be no apprehension on the
part of the retail dealers that they
will have to put up with any incon.
v%enience wheE they come to Mitchell.
Asked as to how large a crowd
would be in attendance at the meet
ing Of the association, Secretary
Tyler stated that from all the COR
respondence he has had with the
business men OF the state, he felt
safe in saying that there would be at
least 400, as in all his letters he had
assured the retailers that they would
nave a warm room in which to tran
sact their business. In the cold
weather that occurs usually about
the time the association meets the
visitors find much discomfort in be-
ing placed in a cold room and the
secretary said it was the means of
many at home, who other
wise would attend the meetings.
All the committees have been ap-
pointed by the business men of this
city TO look after the welfare Of the
delegates when they come TO town
and the best possible effort will be
put forth to give the visitors a very
ENJOYABLE time, without interfering
too much with their business SEES
sions.
In behalf of the association Il. w.
of Sioux Falls. is getting out
advertising program that will be
a book of nearly 100 pages, in which
will appear the advertisements of
wholesale houses Of the east and
west, and as a copy Of the book will
be sent to each advertiser Mftchell,s
interests will he placed before a clase
OF men which may be the means of
bringing some good to the city.
The following is the program that
was arranged ana it is given publi-
city for the first time through the
columns OF The Republican:
uesday, January 23rd 7:45 p. M.
"Our Purposes and Why We Come
Iiogetier,' A. 4. Grimm, Presi-
dent
"Welcome to the City OF Mitchell
Mayor Geo. A. Silsby.