The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-05-08
MERCHANTS HERE
Redwood County Retail Merchants Hold
Successful and Interesting An
nual Meeting.
ED. PtAsf WON THOSE SCALES

The second annual meeting of the
Redwood county Merchants ..associa-
ton was largely attended and was
of real value to the live business
men who attended from all parts
of Redwood county. A few dele
gates arrived Wednesday evening,
but the larger number drove in
Thursday forenoon or arrived on the
noon trains. The character of the
attendance is best indicated by the
following list from the records of
Secretary Francois
Lamberton-E. C. Steinhauser,
Geo. R. Kluegel, Edwin Anderson,
Geo. j. Grimm. Chas. Chester, L..
Redding, Paul W. Kuske, Frank w.
Rinke.
Belview-Louis Leonard, B. Simp-
son, A. o. Gimmestad ,:.Knut Heg-
dahl, A. w. Lyslo, B. CARRIES, F. G..
Tuttle, Frank Maus, O. o. Time
sand.
Wood Lake j. A. Bush, j. p.
Hauck.
Vesta-F. H. Bendix, H. Reichert.
Seaforth p. ]. Borte. w. A.
Hauck.
Echo-R. A. Maahs, Andrew Oh
sen.
Delhi John McMurchie, j. A..
Lagerstrom.
Wood Lake j. A. Bush, j. P.
Hauck, Thee. M. Thomas.
Wabasso H. ], Kuske, j. P. Horr,
Geo. Goblirsch, Paul A. Callaghan.
Madison Fred. Larson, M. T.
Hoff.
North Redwood H. Shoemaker.
S. j. Sampson.
Morton Geo. WEIGH.
In addition to the above visitors
from surrounding towns, was the
delegation from the cities and near
ly fifty representative business men
of this city.
Mayor Lines cannot be induced to
make public speech, and so did
the next best thing by asking attor-
ney C. 7. Howard to welcome the
visitors to the city. Mr.. Howard at
once proceeded to start up the
wheels of the convention by lubri-
eating them with the oil of gladness
and a few stories. accompanied with
the tribute of his appreciation of the
very large share which the local
merchant paid in taxation of both
money and time for all public enter
prises. Not only our towns and vii
lagos, but the farming community
about them, could not prosper with
out enterprising and prosperous mer-
chants.
Secretary Schmahl disappointed
his old friends here, sending letter
of regret, explaining that his official
duties in connection with the issu-
ance of the state law supplements
made it impossible to leave his office
on the day of the convention. Presi-
dent Lux of the state association
had been asked to fill in the vacancy
in the program. Mr.. Lux is a sue
cessful grocer of st. Paul, has the
principles of salesmanship down fine,
and gave the company the benefit Of
his long experience and shrewd OBJ
servations. His line of talk was to
counsel mutual and clear under
standing with customers, particular
Iy those who desired credit. He thot |
the dealer should not only strive to
make friends of his customers by
square dealing, but by courtesy and
patient explanations in case of fault
finding or misunderstanding. Build |
up trade by making friends and |
keeping them.
Mayor Geo. Welsh of Morton re-
ported progress in the line of i'm
migration. He opened with an
inquiry as to what cause was respon-
sible for an actual falling off in pop
ulation in this and surrounding
countries, and proceeded to give his
explanation for this strange condi- /
ton. 1t was largely due to the per-
sistence of farmers in wheat raising