The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-11
DsALERs HOLD MEETING

Ctdt 1lllIBlSlllc1ll NLen hSSCh1DIA1 III
Mitchell to Hold Their Tenth An.
nual Convention.
From Thursdays Daily.
The Retail Implement Dealers Asso-
citation of South Dakota, southwestern
Minnesota and northwestern Iowa
assembled in Mitchell wednesday,;
evening for the opening session of
the tenth annual convention of the
association. There was a very good
attendance of dealers and the travel
ing representatives of the jobbers
and manufacturers present, and they
seemed to be intent on making the
convention the best ever held and
to extract all the good possible out
of the meeting.
1t was a little late when President
McDougall called the assembly to
order for the preliminary exercises
Of the evening. There were several
musical numbers rendered to en-
terrain the visitors, and these we're
given by Percy Fullinwider, M. r.
Tournier, w. E. Lott and Clarence
LOOMS.
The invocation al delivered by
DR.. Samuel E. Kerfoot, president of
Dakota Wesleyan, and he offered a
very appropriate prayer, in which
he set forth the blessings that had
come to all classes of people and en-
pressed the hope that from the con-
v~ention would come good for the
tiller of the soil and for the dealer
and manufacturer.
The address of welcome was de-
livered by Mayor Hitchcock, who ex-
pressed in sincere words the pleasure
that Mitchell people felt in having
the association with us for the first
time. He said that the state was
now at its highest flood of prosperity,
with the lands rising in value, with
crops abundant and bringing good
prices and with the extension Of two
vast railroad systems across the
western part Of the state. The farm
ers OF the state are prosperous, said
the mayor. and that meant good bust
ness for the implement dealer. He
compared the methods of filling the
soil Of so years ago with the labor
saving implements at hand today.
and it told a wonderful story Of the
progress of the nation. The mayor
grew facetious saying that Mitchell
had lost a few things that it has had
in the past year. at which a smile
passed over the audience. for doubt
less the visitors had learned OF the
absence of saloons. but the mayor
stated that they were welcome to
what was left. The mayor assured
the representatives Of the implement
business that they were most hearth
ly welcome to the city and he trusted
that when their deliberations were
through that much good would re-
suit to them and to the people with
whom they did business.
o. f. Mesick, of Gettysburg, re-
sponded to the address. He stated
that he appreciated the sincerity with
which Mitchell welcomed her visitors
and felt that it was pleasant to meet
in a city where the surroundings
we're SO agreeable. He touched up
on some of Mitchell's enterprises
which has advertised the state and
the city to the world, and the great
cordially that Mitchell people have
always extended her visitors, so
that when they went home they al
ways sent others here. He spoke of
the great good hat was accomplish
ed at these meetings, where prob
lens were solved for different men,
bers by the relating of experiences
of other men, and in this way sew
eral hundred got the benefit of the
efforts Of one individual.
The main address of the evening
was delivered by w. S. Thomas, of
Springfeld, Ohio, the president of
tie Thomas Manufacturing Co. He
filled the place on the program that
had been assigned to w. R. Brinton,
president of the Manufacturers AS
ISOLATION, of Dixon, ILL.,, who was I'M
able to be present at this meeting.
Mr.. Thomas said he wanted to COM
mend the travelling man as a sue
cessful proposition standing between
the manufacturer, the dealer and the
farmer, for he had the opportunity
to straighten out some matters which
are difficult of solution at long range.
Mr.. Thomas took up several prob
lens that are awaiting solution
from within the various associations
of the country. One had already
been solved in the uniform bill of
lading issued by he railroad COM