Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-08
FOURTH MEETING OF LOCAL Ac-
clDENT INSURANCE COMPANY
HELD AT FORT DODGE.
YEAR JUST CLOSED HAS
BEEN MOST SUCCESSFUL
Two Directors to 3. Elected, One Res
ident and One Nom Resident-Presi-
dent A. G. johnson Delivers Annual
Address, and Secretary Van Derveer
Shows Work of Year.

'lon OF this city was held today at Fort
pouse with large attendance present.
The past year has been most sue
cesstul one in the organization. and for
a young association the growth has
been remarkable
The Hawkeye Commercial Mems AS
soclation Is not quite four years DID,
and has on file a total of 1882 appli-
cations for membership. The associa-
ton has paid out To members since If
was organized the sum of $77O5615,
which is the largest per capita for age
and size of any similar organization in
the world
Two Directors to Elect.
The principal business before the
meeting of the association today is the
election of two directors, one resident
of Marshalltown and the other a nom
resident director.
For resident director The candidates
are /. T. Forbes and d. w Marston
Mr.. Forbes being a candidate to sue
coed himself on the board. The candi-
dates for resident director are
Charles Johnson, of Oskaloosa, and
William \. Roe. of Des Moines. MIR.
Johnson is al present member of the
board
To Reduce Number Of Directors.
The voting on five amendments to
the articles of incorporation is another
important feature of the session. The
object Of the different amendments is
10 reduce the number of directors from
ten to six, and making the vice presi-
dent a member OF the board BY re-
ducing the number of directors there
win be a saving Of expense to the
members in the sum of $500 per year
Two Cities Want Next Meeting.
The selection of a meeting place for
next year is another question 10 be
voted on. The members are privileged
to vote for any city. bat it is believed
that the contest viii he more nearly
centered on Marshalltown and Mason
City.
The result Of The election on The diff
ferent propositions voted on will not
be known before late tonight in all
probability
The annual report Of w j. Van
| Derveer secretary and treasurer OF the
association, was comprehensive and
showed in detail the work that had
been accomplished by the association
during the past year.
President Johnsons Address.
The annual address of President A.
q; johnson referred encouragingly 10
the work. and in general TO the ac-
complishments OF the association. Mr.
johnson also gave several suggestions
| as TO the growth of the association by
little work on the part OF each in
divdual member. Mr.. Johnson said:
| .'Gentlemen of the Hawkeye Com
mercial Mems Association: Again tn
silent wings Of time have carried the
/ Hawkeye Commercial Mems Associal
ton to another milestone on the roat
4 of progress We stop To look over the
record OF the past Year, and l am glae
ITO say We have every reason TO fee
justly proud Of the steady growth oul
association has maze, and 70 have faith
that the coming year will find Us
rapidly increasing army of commercial
! travellers.
We are assembled for the fourth
time TO transact such business as may
properly come before this meeting. W.
are today three years, ten months ant
nine days old. and have received since
our organization 1852 aplications--s
record that has never been equaled by
any travelling travelling mems accident
association. Inasmuch as We have ~
paid agents or solicitors. we are in
idebted to our members who have s.
handsomely contributed 10 our ad
vancement and success, and on behal
of our secretary and board of director
want to extend TO you our thanks an
heartiest congratulations Oh Your splen
did work.
What q proud record we would max
for 1910 if every member would sc
one new member within thirty day
from this date. a little effort on you
part. when mixing with your felo'
travellers. would make US giar
: strength in numbers.
{ "A successful salesman has to be
mixer one who has the power and il
2 clination to sylnpathiZe with all classe
I of men, and it is the mixing qualit
that gives him the reputation for goo
G that he is Welton S. Stilwell, in writ
t ing on the subject of a mixer, witno,
doubt, described the greatest numbt
|, of travelling men when he says in par
According to Webster mixer is or
= who mixes, and to mix is to blend I'M
a mass. There are mixed marriage
e mixed trains, mixed brains, and I'll
n individual helps to involve the lattt
e by mixed drinks Have none of theI
The kind Of a mixer we are after
o the man who can properly mix in vii
e his fellows in every walk OF life. II
mixer is the leaven of the masse!
without him humanity would not
and would pull itself askew. He is I'll
d whole set of tools-the plumb, ii
o mercial traveller comes and goes
scatters not only new devices ar
n commodities, but new stories, ne
q ideas. new ways of looking at thing
but the best of all the knowledge
o how others look at things.
Scientists may tell us where v
g came from, ministers of tt
a, gospel may tell us where we are goil
l. to, but only the Supreme Ruler of "A
e Things knows our destiny. We ha'
no particular choice of route in par
1t ing from this life, and we can not
too oft reminded that we are born
is die The word farewell is the sa
dest in our language. For this reas'