Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-16

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of members. The recent storm
vas a great drawback to the meeting as
t undoubtedly kept many members away
md the delays in the arrival of trains
prevents a great many more from at
ending the first days sessions, the tram
from the east not having arrived until
ate in the night. However, that brought
ii nearly hundred more members and
The trains from the west getting here
about the same time brought more.
The morning session was held at the
Commercial club rooms and was presid-
ed over by President Full of Penlbina,
who invited Archdeacon Jones to invoke
a divine blessing upon the meeting.
President Full then introduced Hon. R.
N. Stevens of Bismarck, who welcomed
the delegates in behalf of Mayor Webb.
Hon. HI. Reade responded on behalf
of the association in pleasing manner
to the hearty welcome extended by Mr..
Stevens. s,., +. ss.s..5. i. .s3.
The president then appointed the fol-
lowing committees: @4. Il:
Enrolment VIM Mckinney, Valley
City; F. X. Gravel, Duluth John Yegen,
Bismarck.
Resolutions D.. Hatch, Fargo !;
Robert Orr, Bismarck; w. B. Rowland,
Fargo. 81, d s25 l@
Constitution and Bylaws - F. R.
Pratt, Cavalier; HI. S. Smith, Bismarck;
William O'Hara, Bismarck.
An adjournment was then taken to
this evening, the afternoon being de-
voted to visit to the state capitol where
the delegates watched the work of the
legislators and met many of them soci-
ally. .s..s.. ~.
The. officers Of the association are :
President, Chas. Full, Pembina; first
vice president, B. T. Kraabel, Hope /;
second vice president, E. R. Pratt, Ca
Waller; treasurer, N. D. Nelson, May
vile; secretary, w. w. King, Tower
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al Evening Session.
In the evening another session. was
held, many members of the legislature
being present, 4, .5.....
After calling the meeting to order
President Full made the following ad-
dress: Is. q %.Ei v
Gentlemen of the North Dakota Retail
\ Merchants Association:
y According to the program that we
have before lis, / find that the secretary
has placed my name for report. can
assure you that we have such. an efficient
secretary, who has done a grand and
good work, that / have left with him to
give the report Of the,:association work
for the year thatsis passed, but cannot
stop without telling you that a great
many persons have had an idea like the
following with reference to our associa-
ton.
I would like to say there are number
of persons who have the impression that
the Merchants association is formed to
make combines one with the other in or
der to raise the prices of goods. AS the
president of this association, allow me to
tell you most positively that such is not
the case. Although an association, we
are working individually the same. as
other business men. What we have met
forts the purpose. of arranging our bust
ness in such way that we can better
serve the. community at large. We in
North Dakota believe that we are the
fathers Of the pure. food law, and don't
believe there is any one in the conlmun-
ity but must give us credit for having
passed a pure food law in North Dakota.
I was down attending the national con-
vention and am glad to tell you that
at that convention our Professor Laid
was spoken Of in the highest terms and
it was told there that North Dakota had
the best pure food law in the nation,
and believe it is SO. $z s5.,3
This we have accomplished with the
aid of the legislature, and we are glad
tonight that we have the members of the
Legislature here because we think the law
ought to be made even more stringent
than tits today You will have reports
tomorrow bearing on that subject and
you will very likely have some resolu-
tions to bring before the house in this
matter We want YOU legislators to
bring up the matter before the house
and pass it and I am glad to know there
is bill framed for the purpose of APP
propriating $4,000 for the carrying out
of this law, the pure food law; and !
think that every person, ] care not
whether he be merchant or lawyer or
the head of a family, but must feel that
This will be money well expended for
the purpose Of giving to- Us a pure food
law. Il
have thought this way There are
q great many persons who will enter
our business places to purchase that of
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