Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-20
MERCHANTS SESSION
Retailers i'll Various Lines
Gather in Des Moines in
Annual Session
STATE ASSOCIATION ELECTS
Retail Merchant. Choose officers and
Enjoy Social Observation-Disclosures
Dealers Talk Trade suojects-Fifty
Attend Furniture Mems Convention
on Opening Day.
Special to Times-Republican.

session of their convention yesterday
In the Central Church of Christ. The
Iowa retail merchants met at Our Cir
Gle hall, the furniture men at the
Chamberlain, and the Retail CONNER
cial union at the Slavery.
Altogether there were more than l.
900 in attendance and the number Will
probably be Increased to 1,5O0 before
the week is up. That Des Moines new
er before contained such uniformly
substantial crowd of visitors was the
common remark
Old Officers Reinstated.
After long fight, lasting nearly all
the afternoon, the convention Of the re-
tail merchants reinstated the old Off
GERS and made four changes in the
board Of directors. This was the chief
business of the day. The officers cho-
sen We're:
President-Burr 4. Jackson, of Ce-
dar Rapids.
Vice president-John L. MulqueAl,
OF Council Bluffs.
Secretary-lra b. Thomas. of Des
Moines.
Treasurer-W. A. scruby, OF Des
Moihes.
Executive committee. N. Dumenif,
OF Keokuk: Alex Hassle-, of Dubuque;
j. J. Grove, OF Ames; d. C. Wallace, of
Spencer; w. II. Ahlbrecht, of Tama,
and James Leslie, OF Clinton.
A resolution was introduced con-
demning the railroads for their action
in granting special rates for premium
packages. The convention will prob
ably adopt the resolution today, as we'll
as another condemning the practice the
have of trying to get
business by chrome schemes.
Another resolution was introduced
petitioning the legislature to grant q
special committee to look after the
interests OF the retailers. 1t will also
be acted on today.
In the morning a discussion on up
to-date Merchandising, was partici-
pated in by the following: 2. NJ. Tay-
lor, Sibley; E. P. Messer. Sheldon; G.
r. Martin, Dumont: G. g. Kasky. Ma
son; E. E. Gildner, Nora Springs; G. G..
Sheakley, New Hampton.
In the afternoon the election OF of
ficers took most OF the time, being sue
ceeded by discussion on the stand
ing of the Retail Merchant in the Com
munity." Mr.. Fred Mason, ex-sec-
rotary Of the national association, also
made an address.
Last night the retail merchants visit
ing the city were entertained at a
smoker and vaudeville performance
given in Our Circle hall by the Des
Moines Retail Grocers' Association.
Today's Program.
The program for today was as fol-
lows:
$3.50 a. m.-Report of committee on
resolutions; address, THE South Da-
kota Injunction" by L. $. Tyler. sec
rotary South Dakota Retail Mer-
chants Association; report Retail Mer-
chants Mutual Fire Insurance Assocla-
ton: address, Iowa Pure Food Law,
Hon. III. r. Wright, state dairy ana
food commissioner; report OF assocla-
tons.
D. m.--Final report Of committee
on resolutioas;. question box; report OIL
associations; unfinished business; good
of the association; adjourned.
8 p. m.-Banquet.
The Hardware Men.
The hardware dealers met and dis
cussed several topics Of interest to the
follows:
Shrine temple, a. m.-Exhibits open
until 1 p m.
Central Church of Christ auditorium,
Ninth and Pleasant streets, p. M
Presidents annual address, H. 8. Vim
cent, of Fort Dodge; report of secre-
A. r. Sale, of Mason
City.
3 p. m.-.Business Men in Local Pol
itics," L. C. Abbott, of Marshalltown.
Discussion. Stove Displays" r. r.
Currie. Of Mason City. Discussion.
p. m.-Window displays.
4:3O p. m.-Question box.
C. w. Asbury, of Philadelphia, presi-
dent National Hardware Manufactur-
ers' association.
w. S. Wright, of Omaha, president
National Hardware Jobbers' associa-
ton.
Shrine temple, z p. m.-Exhibit open
until II p. m.
Fifty Attend Convention.
An address on the subject, why 1t
Will Pay Every Dealer to Belong to the
was delivered by w. p.
Hohenschuh, of Iowa City, before the
Retail Furniture Dealers association
at the Chamberlain hotel
The meeting convened at
10 o'clock, with fifty members present.
During the morning a general dis
cussion of the trade conditions was
held. President A. d. McQuilkin, OF
Fort Dodge, delivered the annual adj,
dress. w. L. Harris, of Minneapolis,
spoke on Advertising" and c. c. Ros-
enberg. of Bay City, Mich, delivered
an address on General Association
Work.
Des Moines jobbers and manufacture
ers entertained the visiting members
in the evening at a banquet held in the
private dining room at the Chamber
lain. The association will hold its sec
ond session today, at which time Off
GERS will be elected.
STATE oRAToRIcAL CONTEST
E. ". Shelley to Represent Iowa State
College at lndianola.
Special to Times Republican.
Ames, Feb. 2O.-The state oratorical
contest to be held at Simpson college,