The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-08-01
Past Year One of Very Bene-
fetal Nature-Good Mem
bership Increase Shown !:
PRESIDENT BELL URGES THAT
PEDDLER Law Be SUPPORTED
Hopes For Educational Movement
Against N0strums-Four Cities Ara
Talked of For Next Meeting-Wiu
Endorse State Board Candidate.
AeSSsSS

Enthused by rapid progress that
has been made during the past year
IN the growth Of their organization
and In the extension Of its influence
upon things vastly important to the
welfare OF the profession, the North
Dakota Pharmaceutical association
convened it's twenty-fifth annual meet
Ing In Grand Forks this morning An
attendance Of seventy-five actual
druggists. together with a gathering
OF that many more travelling sales
men carrying drugs and druggist
sundries, as we'll as the presence in
the city Of large number of visiting
women, combines to make the meet
Ing a formidable one. Many more
Will reach the city tonight and tomor-
row, the elimination Of the gathering
coming Saturday in the big annual
picnic at Lincoln park.
Little time was lost by the associa-
ton IN commencing its work. The
first session took place at 10 o'clock
this morning In the Commercial club
rooms. with President A. H. Bell in
the chair. A welcome address by
City Attorney ]. B. Wineman, appear
ing in behalf Of Mayor NJ. f. Murphy.
and response by Daniel siegfried
for the association, were the initial
features and made the druggists feel
right at home.
This afternoons session has been
given ovtr to the receiving Of reports
Of the committees. There is a possi-
bility that the new officers will be
elected today. Progress Of the asso-
citation during the year has been
traced by the various committees In
reports which show generally heal
thy condition.
The, address by President A. II,
Bell came - one Of the early features
OF the gathering also So.
Organized Quarter Century.
Pointing to the fact that 1t is twen-
ty-five years ago since the State
Pharmaceutical association was or
ganized. North Dakota then being
merely a territory with the drug
stores few and far between, President
A. H. Bell opened his annual address
this morning by expressing his pleas
ure at the plans that had been laid
for the silver anniversary gathering.
Discussing the legislative work Of
the past year, President Bell declares
himself disappointed at the repeal Of!
the nostrum medicine peddlers' bill
against which there came a big pro-
test from farmers in several sections
Of the state
1T is we'll known fact that,
throughout our state. in common with
many others, there are unscrupulous
persons engaged in dispensing, pre-
pairing, vending and Offering for sale
medicines and toilet preparations.
several Of which are dangerous toi
public health or, at the best, abso.,
lutely worthless. There are many ofi
them that contain poisons or excess1
sive amounts Of narcotics.
After Manufacturers Too.
There are also q number Of pro.
prietary medicine manufacturers who
are selling directly to the consumer
through their travelling agents. The.
objection to these concerns 10 the
fact that they employ non-registered !
and In some cases incompetent per-
sons to compound and prepare theirl
remedies.
While we were unsuccessful In %.
curing the passage Of the bill at the
last session. we should not give mn
the attempt but, by educating the peo-
pie, should endeavor to impress them
with the harm that may result from
purchasing drugs from these ped
dlers."
President Bell urges that all nom.
bers Of the association take. an ac-
tive interest in the legislative work
and confer with the legislators from
their districts with reference to such
matters as may be Of vital import to
the profession.
Interest In Legislation.
He also urges that the association
members interest themselves In the
work Of the North Dakota Medical @.
sociation, believing that helpful sug-
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