The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-09


marks President Finney called on d. +
Siegfried of this city, but formerly OF
Sanborn, who was formerly in the drug
| business, to respond. ..
This Is the first time we have been
with you in Fargo since our organiza-
tion," said Mr. Siegfried. II remember
twenty five years ago how a few drug
gists met here and from that meeting
comes this great gathering today.
II am glad to see Its growth, am
| glad to see the people Of the state take
the interest in our organization that
they do. am more than glad to see
so many Of the young men In the or
| ganization, for they must take the
| places Of us older men and do our
| work. But don't follow in the old lines.
If you see something that will be- new
| and will improve the society just in
troduce 1t. New ideas and new faces
help the organization to be successful.
I'VE need the young men. l want to
extend my thanks and the thanks Of
the North Dakota druggists for the
very kind and warm welcome that was
| extended to us by Mayor Lowell of
Fargo"
President Finney's Address.
The feature Of the mornings session
was the address of President Finney
who spoke as follows:
Gentlemen Of the North Dakota Phar-
maceutical Association and Friends:
AS president of your association it is
incumbent upon me to prepare an ad-
dress, setting forth matters of import
ance for the consideration and guild
ance Of its members, standing and spe-
cial committees. For this reason shall,
as briefly as possible, touch upon such
matters, both state and national, as
deem, and ask your indulgence and
consideration.
At our last meeting / appointed sew
eral committees to their respective du-
ties and delegates to the national
bodies of pharmacy-the work of the
latter many of you no doubt have fol-
lowed in the pharmaceutical journals,
and later on we will be favored with
their special reports, together with
those of the committees.
The past year not being legislative
year, not much of Importance has been
done in this particular. While / shall
not have the appointing Of our next
legislative committee, and that in all
probability the new committee will not
be announced until late in the meeting,
| I~would urge that each and every mem
Der Of the association be keen to all
matters relating to our laws, that all
measures Of proposed legislation may
be thoroughly discussed so that the
new committee may have a clear I'M
Outstanding as to its duties.
You all realize the loss sustained by
Commissioner Ladd during the recent
| fire at the agricultural college, when
in flash much of his life work went
glimmering. While Professor Ladd's
| loss was the greatest-there Is nc
doubt but that in the destruction OF
the chemical laboratory and depart
ment Of pharmacy, the druggists of the
state have experienced lossI To thor
| oughly re-equip these laboratories will
require much expense. Considering the
fact that the department Of pharmacy
has never received any state aid, finan-
cially, recommend. that the legislative
committee be instructed to procure
such appropriation, at the next meeting
of the legislature, as may be necessary
for the maintenance Of the department
of pharmacy at the agricultural college
for the succeeding biennial period.
believe you all appreciate the i'm
portance to the state and to our associ-
alton Of this department and the good
work carried on by its head.
A peddler's license law has been agi-
tated each year at our meetings, but
as yet no law regulating the vending of
medicines by peddlers, is in force-the
bill introduced at the last session Of
the legislature being defeated on ac-
count of class legislation. Also the
Robertson bill, which we had the good
fortune to hear discussed by it's author
at our last meeting, and which became
law in Minnesota, has been declared
unconstitutional for a like reason. That
peddler's license law is needed is I'M
questioned and the committee with this
in charge should see to the framing of
bill that will not conflict with class
tax. 1t Is an important matter, not af-
fecting alone the druggists of this state
but Of other states as we'll as other
lines of business. If our committees
would confer with like committees
from the. retail hardware Dealers. the
Retail Grocers' association, ETC., of this
state, and other states, believe a bill
getting around class legislation could
be framed to withstand the courts.
AS I stated, we shall hear the reports
of the delegates to the national bodies
of pharmacy from the delegates, and as
these will be comprehensive and full
of information which am not as ia
miliar with as they will be- shall leave
the handling of national affairs to them.
But in this connection there seems to
be considerable agitation between the
American Medical association and some
of the national bodies of pharmacy as
to the ethics practiced by each other.
This do not think has developed into
a serious condition as yet, and trust It
may not; that the trouble has arisen
chiefly through individuals or over
jealous firms or institutions. Fortu-
nately we have not been affected. But
considering the fact that the medical
profession and the druggists are indis-
pensible one to the other somewhat in
favor OF the druggist; and that the
same friendly relations which ] believe
now exist between the doctor and drug
gist in our state may continue, I sug-
gest that resolutions be passed dis
countenancing spurious advertising,
counter prescribing and the over zeal
GUS exploitation of questionable prep
arations. While believe the pharma-
cists of our state are comparatively
free from these evils--still practiced in
small measure may lin time have a
tendency to leaven the whole loaf. Also
In this connection, If mutual arrange
ment between the North Dakota Medi-