The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-02-03
DEVILS LAKE
BOOSTERS GET
CONVENTION
After Hot Battle Implement
Dealers Choose Satanic
City for 1911
FARGO AMO CRoOxsJ0N
were THE OPPOSING CITIES

WGht Int UppUSlMG ClIltS
Election Of Officers, Naming d. E,
Towle Of Park River President, I'm.
portant Feature of Last Session
Taken at Noon.
-Four ballots were necessary before
the place for the 1911 meeting of the
North Dakota Retail Implement Deal
ers' association was finally decided up
on, Devils Lake winning out in its
contest against Fargo and Crookston.
| The fight has been a spirited one
from the opening of the convention,
and the victory won by the Devils Lake
men Is therefore of more than ordi-
nary Importance.
The matter of selecting the next
place of meeting was taken up as the
last piece of business before the con-
ventton. Three. minutes was allotted to
each of the city representatives in
which to set forth their claims.
Messrs. O'Brien for Crookston, Nc
Glory for Devils Lake and Sweet for
Fargo, made valuable use of the time
thus given and the members of the
Iconvention learned a great deal of the
several cities bidding for the next
meeting.
On the first ballot Fargo and Devils
Lake were tied, Crookston being third.
The second ballot found Fargo one
vote in the lead. Several of the
Crookston supporters then went to
Devils Lake and on the fourth bal
lot that city had one vote better than
a majority of the votes cast.
Officers Elected
The election of officers for the COM
ing year was also cared for this morn
Ing, the report of the nomination be-
ing adopted unanimously. The new
officers follow:
| President-D. r. Towle, Park River
Vice President Paul N. Allen
Jamestown.
Delegate to national meeting-Geo
F. Carpenter. Crookston. :sa~ -:.es.e.. =,
| Members executive committee-W
f. Powell, Warren: Paul Allen, James
town; F.. A. H. Smith, Bottineau and
~. ASs Ao"tSS L slA N 4SlVCls
The election of the secretary-treas-
urer is in the hands of the executive
committee, and Geo. f. Carpenter of
Crookston will undoubtedly be again
elected to the position, having served
In that place faithfully for a number
of years.
The Resolutions
| The resolutions were also adopted
this morning and are as follows:
Resolved that the thanks of this
association is due to the citizens OF
Grand Forks for the splendid enter
tainment and hospitable treatment ex-
tended to us.
Resolved that we consider the pass
age of the parcels post will be detri-
mental to retail trade, therefore be it
resolved that we recommend that each
member write his member Of congress
and senate to oppose the measure
Resolved that the express charges
now made by our common carriers are
entirely too high in proportion to 9TH
er commodities, as 1t costs more to
ship twenty-five cent casting than
81 900 in gold.
Resolved that our legislative COM
mittee be requested to have prepared
and introduced in the next session of
the legislature. bill repeating all
lien laws of every nature except the
labor and sire liens, believing them
; to be unfair and class distinction.
Resolved that the thanks Of this
association is due to the president and
secretary for their faithful work dur
ing the past year.
NnV,r F0I1 io 4.
work that we think cannot be too high
~ commended. Through it the dealers
of this and other associations have
received concessions that could not
otherwise have been secured.
Resolved: therefore. that this as
sociation is in full sympathy with its
aims ad objects. and that we use every
honorable means to promote it's inter-
ests.
I'VE feel especially pleased at the
very courteous treatment accorded us
by the press of the city in the full
and complete reports of our proceed
ings. Our thanks are also extended to
Farm Implements for the efficient
work done in advancing the interests
of our association and the dealers gen.
orally.
Resolved. also, that we extend our
thanks to the several speakers before
this association for the very able pa
pers they have presented to us"
4 Successful Meeting.
The meeting just closed this noon
has been very successful one from
every point of view. The attendance
was not quite as large as had been
hoped for, but the sessions were I'M
mensely profitable for those who at
tended
Only One Address Today.
Only one address was delivered to-
day. being by r. w. Kimball of Min
neapolis. His subject was Credits"
and 1t was one in which the imple-
ment men found particular interest.
He spoke as follows:
Credit men are vitality interested
in retail credits and collections be-
cause the retailer who is Il good
credit man and IL good collector is
generally a first class risk and in
"assi"o "nnn credits. We always in