Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-26
Will Boost Marshalltown in
Every Quarter Of the State
and Country
JARRETT is CHOSEN PRESIDENT
shoe Salesman Heads Present Off
oiary, With Ralph Scott as secre-
tary--WiII Work in Harmony With
Retail Merchants Association -
Members Arc Enthusiastic.

About thirty travelling men Of the
city attended the meeting held In the
council chamber Saturday evening,
when the organization of the Travel
ing Mems Commercial club was per-
fected. The travelling men are recos-
nzed as the biggest boosters" a city
can have If they are SO inclined, and
boosting" Will be the object OF the
new organization. The club Will work
in harmony with the Marshailtown
Retail Merchants association. altho II
will be an Independent organization.
Officers of the club. chosen to serve
until Jan. /, 1908, were elected as fol-
lows:
President. J. Jarrett
Vice President-F. q. Stewart
Second Vice President-D. M. keefer.
Secretary-Ralph Scott.
Treasurer--George Gregory
Object Of tho Association.
The object Of the association istolook
up. talk and encourage new industries
to locate In Marshalltown The travel-
ing man, by the nature OF his vocation,
is called into every town, big and Ut
tie, and in selling varied articles OF
commerce is brought in direct contact
with all lines Of trade. This puts the
salesman in q position TO seek out new
manufacturers and industries for Mar
shalltown. The commercial men will
act as scouts, and will locate, find out
and bring before their own secretary
all the facts. The assistance will then
be asked from the Merchants Retail
Merchants Association. Some favored
joining with the latter association, and
having common secretary. This was
voted down, however, and the new club
will be run independently.
After some debate it was moved to
enlarge on the original proposition and
take in the employers Of travelling men
as well, which was finally done.
Simon and lnoIedue Talk.
Mr.. A. H. Simon, who was chair
man Of the committee on organization
made a brief address in which the pur-
poses were outlined After the organ
ization was perfected Mayor O. l.. In
gledue, as president of the Retail Mer-
chants association, told of the efforts
to organize their association, how week
after week only q few would be present,
and then adjourn to meet again, with
the same result. Finally banquet
was given and they got together about
1876. From that time on the associa :.
ton has been great success He went
further and told Of organizing the
County Fair association, securing the
buggy company, and how they had
helped other institutions who We're
already in business. He made plain
that the association for which he spoke
had never entertained any proposition
from any new firm which asked a
bonus. and as mayor of the city, prom
Used that the city would aid any con-
Germ to extent of low taxes and water
at cost. AS business man. he said.
to any concern who would come here
and was willing to put money into a
factory, that the business men would
buy stock. and would do everything in
their power to make it success.
Other short talks were made by
George Gregory, w. j. Van Derveer
and I. T. Forbes The general express
sion was that 1t was better to locate
a small factory, and help it to grow
than to put large amount of money
into one concern and have it run
little while and close down.
The suggestion that a banquet be
given and invite the various manu-
facturers to attend and tell what they
were doing, met with general APP
prevail.