The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-01-17
INLAND EMPIRE RE-
TA|[ERS
ANNUAL MEETING TO BE HELD
IN SPOKANE JAN. 1920, Fol-
LOWED BY BIG SMOKER IN
MASONIC TEMPLE.

of the country'S natural resources, a
central bureau for the dissemination
of information to the press regarding
the mail order house evil, the high
and several other matters of equal
Importance will be discussed at the
annual meeting of the Inland Empire
Retail Dealers association in the Spo-
kane hotel January 10 and 90. The
manufacturers and wholesalers of
Spokane will entertain the officers
and members at a smoker and enter
tainment in Masonic temple the even
ing of the closing day. Invitations
have been extended to all retailers in
the city and district and it is expect
ed the convention will be the largest
attended and most interesting in the
history of the organization.
Philip Carbary, secretary-treas-
urer, announces that the meeting will
be called to order at 9 O'Clock on
January 10, when A. w. Doland,
president of the Spokane Jobbers' as
ISOLATION, will deliver an address of
welcome, the response being by Byron
S Defenbach of Standpoint, Idaho.
president of the retailers, who will
also make the annual address Fol-
lowing the reading of the minutes
of the 1909 meeting and a report by
the secretary-treasurer and referring
business to the various committees.
Rev Dr. W. j. Hindley of Spokane
will speak, followed by talk on
Collections" by H. W. Thurlow of
the Merchants Collection agency of
Seattle j. r. Newberry of Los An
geles will also be present.
The afternoon session includes adj
dresses by the following: The I'm
portance of the Detail End of Bust
ness" j. f. Sanders. Spokane Dry
Goods company; A. c. Clausen, Spo-
kane; Trade Seriously Injured by
the Large Farmer" c. E. Myers, Dav
export; Are You Getting a Profit
On Your Goods? Let Us See," c.
Anderson, Spokane. These addresses
will be followed by discussions.
Mutual Insurance" will be dis
by officers of the insurance auxiliary
the second day. This includes re-
port by C. Driscoll of Reardan, re-
port of the secretary-treasurer, an ad-
dress by Governor NJ E. Hay, who
was president of the Inland Empire
Retail Dealers association for five
terms, and, following general discus
.sions, there will be an election of Of
ficers and the dispatching of unfin-
ished business The insurance de-
partment is reported TO be in flour
ishing condition.
Following reports of committees at
the afternoon session, Ellis L. How
land of Battle Creek, Mich, will
speak on Optimism" and George e.
Meredith will tell about Putting
Ginger in Business J. j. Higgins of
Seattle. secretary of the Washington
State Grocers' association, will speak
on The Manufacturers Naming and
Maintaining Minimum Price on
Their Proprietary Articles" and L.
Davies of Davenport, pure food CON-
matters relative to his Office. The
election of officers and a meeting of
the board of directors will follow.
Secretary Carbary announces these
committee appointments:
On legislation, Washington-C. E.
Myers, Davenport; A. W. Anderson,
= Addy; r. c. Bellus, Garfield; F. o.
Russell, Cotton, and Guy Helphrey,
Curlew.
On legislation, IdahO-Fred S.
Beckwith, Kendrick; o. E. Barr,
Occur d'Alene; H. H. Rawlins, Athol;
o. C. Lupp, Sites. and c. w. Felt,
Nez Perce
On manufacturers and wholesalers
w. E. Sanders. Occur d'Alene;
George H. Hipke, Standpoint; s. E.
Hodgen, Spirit Lake: j. C. Driscoll,
Reardan; E. NJ. Casey, Daisy; E. j.
Troyer, Ritzville; R. ]. Heritage,
Charleston, and Charles G. Burch,
Chewelah.
On dry goods-F. W. Owen, Will
bur: George II. Hipke, Standpoint; c..
Mayer, st. Joe; E. ]. Troyer, Ritz
vile, and George R. Gray, Bonners
Ferry.
On groceries and crockery-R. P.
Turnkey, Rosalia; Fred Follett, Gen.
esee; F. A. David, Moscow; w. A
Acorn, Colville, and C. A. Potter,
Nelson
On HARDWARE. T. Larrabee. Ed
wall; Eugene Kunz, Almira; F.
Guth. Odessa: August Jensen, Harri-
son, and H. C. Oliver, Sites.
Membership. j. O'Leary, VIII
son Creek; nj. B. Howe. Waterville:
j. A. Blew. Pasco; H. P. Glindeman