Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-07
Large Gathering of Grocery
Company's Employees Held
in This City
INSPECT BIG NEW MILLS
Seventy Officers, Managers, Statesmen
and Employees of the Iowa and
Minnesota branches Spend Day in
This city-Are Entertained at Com
panys MiIls-Play Base Ball.

| Officers, branch house managers and
their assistants and travelling sales
men, to the number OF seventy, of the
Iowa and Minnesota branches of the
Western Grocer Company, were the
guests OF the Western Grocer Com
pany's Mills IN this city Saturday, The
gathering which was both for business
of the mills, lasting thru part of the
| forenoon and most of the afternoon,
For the purpose Of getting the sales
men acquainted with one another and
also for the purpose Of making them
familiar with the processes and pro-
ducts Of the mills. those of the branch
houses at Mason City, Osxaloosa, Du-
buque, and Albert Lea, together with
those from this city. were gathered
/ together.
Inspect Mill and Canning Works.
Late in the forenoon the visitors
\
| plant which they were taken thru and
which they inspected. Later they were
taken to the Western Grocer Mills.
where Manager r. w; McCreery took
them by groups thru the plant, ex
planning the processes.
At noon a most delightful luncheon
was served to the visitors in the office
of the mills by Il. e. Draper. traffic
manager. and A. d. Stevens and Miss
es Laura and Wanda Wood,
| Huida johnson and Nettle Seaberg
After luncheon short talks were made
| on phases OF the business and the de-
| velopmeTst of the Spencer Letts Gpffee
| Company and OF the Western Gsocer
| Company, by President A. p. Spencer.
OF Oslsaloosa, Of the Western Grocer
Company Mills; Manager R. w. Nc
Creery and President +. c. Let's, OF the
Western Grocer Company.
Statesmen Play Base Ball.
Late In the afternoon, two teams.
composed Of statesmen, representing the
SOUTH" made up of the Marshalltown
and Oslualoosa branches, played a team
from the north made up Of Albert
Lea, Mason City and Dubuque houses.
The south" team won by the score OF
IL to 10. w. 4. Smith. OF this city,
chptained the South" team, while
George P. Smith, Of Dubuque. led the
north team. Those who did not play
found seats in the shade OF box cars
and wagered money on the result.
Those Who Were Here.
The officers and branch house man
ayers who We're here were President
F.sC. Let's, of Chicago; Secretary and
| Treasurer A. P. Spencer, of Oskaloosa;
Second Vice President o. u. Ellis of
| this city, and Managers J.. c. Norris,
and r. w. McCreery. Of this city; G. G.
Virgil. of Mason City; f. Il. Brewer,
Of Albert Lea; C. e. Sawyer. Of Oska-
loosa; G. p. Smith, OF Dubuque.
| The travelling men and employees
who were here were as follows:
Western Grocer Company. Albert
Lea Messrs Charles Baxter, c. j.
Osterstock ri. A. Osterstock, w. Gill
rup, J. e. Fitch, Fred w. Hail. J. R.
Leonard, Frank ]. Broz, w. w. DEM
mon, A. A. Nelson, G. j. Hardy, C. c.
Demmon and r. B. Qualy.
Let's, Spencer, Smith Company, Ma.
son City-Messrs. J. M. Taylor, d. w.
Crippens, C. c. Barrett, e. P. Cox, G. L.
Kirk, M. j. Bassler, Shad Morgan, Leo
woisnak, G. H. ,Feldman and Ernest
Mork.
John T. Hancock & Co., Dubuque
Messrs. j. g. McCallum, ID. L. Eggan,
lie. ID. Cole, w. t. Cherrier A. d.
Swartzel, II. N. Jaeger, l. G. Meter.
T.. Il. Pollock, w. G. Gronmiller, p. J.
Ungs, j. D. Day, c. IL Flanders, B. NJ.
Miller. Alexander Keipp and F. B.
Ehlers.
H. L. Spencer Company, oskaloosa
Messrs. Grand Janney, A. Ambrose,
Leslie G. Moore, G.. Harry Roberts, r.
I'M. Grail, G. r. Brogan, a. H. Shaw,
and w. H. Klepper.
Let's, Fletcher Company, city
Messrs. j. e. Swingley, D. w. Marston,
j. a.. Martin, F. j. Whitaker, 3. L.
Kinnan, Phil Hutchinson, ]. H. Savage,
T. A. e. Lyman, C.. R. Bliss, q. F.
Belleville, w. T. Smith, p. ]. Miller, q.
"A. Berg, Burke Lyon and Ben East.
Western Grocer Company Mills, city
-Messrs. IS. B. Sieg, A. d. Stevens, r.
McCreery and e. q. Mossman.
The following employees OF the traffic
department OF the Western Grocery
Company OF this city and the Chicago
offices who were here were e. H.
Draper traffic manager, and Robert
Booth, w. G. Klossowski of this city.
and G. II. WATSON, Of Chicago.