The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-10-27
Retail Dealers Give Reasons.

Retail Dealers Give Reasons.
The Norfolk branch of the Fedora
tion of Nebraska Retailers which was
organized here last May, is fast be.
coming an important factor in the
business life of Norfolk and is dcstin.
ed to prove great benefit to its
members, as well as the community.
1t is an organization composed of re-
tail merchants banded together for
their mutual benefit and by united
efforts to bring about such needed
reforms as may be required by the
merchant
Quoting from their constitution and
bylaws their objects are:
To maintain a state association and
organize and cooperate with local
and county organizations of retail
merchants and individual dealers.
To correct evils attending the
credit system.
To promote such legislation as may
be of benefit to the retail merchants.
To abate trade abuses and injuri-
GUS practices.
To harmonic trade relations be-
tween retail merchants.
To disseminate trade information,
encourage improvement in business
methods and generally advance the
interest of the retail merchant.
One of the greatest problems to
the retail merchant of today is the
matter of credits and the method of
handling the dead beat" and the
man who is making his living at the
expense of the merchant, realizing
that by eliminating these losses he
will be able to sell his goods at a
lower price and thus give a direct
benefit to the whole community. In
this department of their work this
federation is head and shoulders
above any others, and their system of
cooperation as to dealing with these
kind of people is very effective.
There is no intent or desire on the
part of the federation to create hard
ships on it's members or customers
but to obtain for themselves fair
treatment from those who owe them
accounts and to protect each other as
against those who refuse to make sat
isfactory arrangements to take care
of their obligations. The federation
maintains a secretary's office and
here all the information of value to
the retail merchant is gotten together
and given out to it's members. From
the secretary's office is handled the
collection part of their work which is
one of the most up-to-date systems in
use and is very successful.
Every opportunity is given anyone
owing past due account, to a mem
Der of the federation, to make ar
rangements with the member or the
secretary for its payment. If they
fail to take advantage Of the oppor-
tunity offered, it becomes matter
of common knowledge to each men,
Der and they govern themselves ac-
cordingly.
The federation meets the first
Thursday in each month and many
items of common interest are discuss
ed at these meetings.
The officers of the Norfolk branch
are:
President, B. T. Reid; vice presi-
dent, E. S. Martin; treasurer, Albert
Degner; secretary, A. w. Hawkins.
The following is list of the men,
bership:
II. C. Sattler, Hoffman e Viele
Baum Bros, S. M. Rosenthal, w. f..
Roland, Beeler Bros, George B. Chris
toph, C. j. Fleming, A. l.. Killian Co.,
Irwin & Melcher, Albert Degner Star
Clothing Co., c. P. Parish, Evans
Brown Lumber Co., A. Buchholz &
Co., Norfolk Shoe Co.. Chicago Lum-
Der Co., Cravens Laundry; Norfolk
Long Distance Phone Co., F. E. DAY.
export, The Bennett Co., C. II. Pilger,
Scofield e. WetZel. Ernest Hughes,
Salter Coal & Grain Co., Leik & May
hew, Coleman & McGinnis, r. Il.
THEM, p. j. Fuesler, Malm-Burke &
Co., George H. Barton, Compton &
Evans, II. ]. Kierstead, C. L. Laubsch,
A. X. Leanord, Henry Ekling, John
Friday, Miss Mae Barrett, c. S.
Hayes, II. A. Pasewalk, Miss Leona
Laucher, Mrs. f. A, Waddell, Huse
Publishing Co, Farmers Grain Co.,
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