Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-08
FIGHT AGAINST PARCELS POST
Hardware Convention Speakers De-
nounce Proposed Service.
WAR ON CATALOGUE HOUSES
Methods of IsreVentinE sale Of Goods
by Mail order Are Discussed
Goods Displaced to Public
at Auditorium.

bctlhiiuk Tue GNluultl'lal lIIe OF the
rural town was at stake, President C. r.
Nyckoft of the Nebraska Retail Hardware
association maze a stirring attack upon
tie parcels post in The first session OF the
convention yesterday. From Mr.. wy ckoff's
address and those or other speakers 1t
Nas made plain that the association in
tends strenuous measures utsv,nt the
establishment OF a parcels I
'lf the government ca. llate rail
roads without going into the railroad bust
mess, yhy can It not regulate the express
companies without going into. the express
business" lie asked.
The speaker declared the proposed par
GELS post system would have the effect
Of being a fence built around the farmer.
keeping him on his farm and away from
town. III you keep the farmers away
from town. asked MIR. Wyckoff what
is to become OF the town.
Harry uussie of Omaha read a paper
which gave further argument in the ar
raignment of parcels post. lie declared
his belief however that the parcels post
was sure to materialize sooner or later
because great power was being brought to
bear in that direction.
Mr. Husse declared that most of the
magazines and periodicals were UNFOLDING
the idea because they feared the postal
department was about to fix charge upon
the hauling fthe. periodicals somewhere
near the cost involved, whereas the pub
fishers now are required to pay only a
very moderate rate The action Of the
magazines is a resort to cuttlefish tactics"
said Mr.. Hussie.
J. Frank Barr, secretarS of the assocla-
ton, outlined the procedure to be followed
in the ensuing sessions in the action on a
number of serious questions In his report
Mr.. Barr announced that move should
be made to remove the peddler evil from
the industry. for one thing, and he touched
in general way upon a number Of other
propositions to be taken up. The secretary
explained that a question box is being
conducted by which those in attendance are
enabled to submit questions relating to
administration and business ats to the
discussion of all These qeusuons will all
be read and discussed in special sessions
today and tomorrow.
The convention was opened with sing
ing by the members, and an invocation by
Rev. Mr.. 4. H. Mcconnell. Mayor Dahl
man and Congressman-elect Z. o. Lobeck
| delivered addresses of welcome G. r.
Chatburn of Lincoln, read a lengthy paper
on Good Roard as a Business PROPOSE
ton" He suggested that all hardware
dealers should write to the state Legislators
from their districts and seek to have the
roads improved.
War on the catalogue houses will be one
of the leading objects of the convention
Every manufacturing exhibitor has placed
a card bearing the words. I'VE do not sell
to catalogue houses" in conspicuous
| nnaitfnp nm,
agreement to carry out this policy is freely
expressed.
Steps to be taken in protecting retail
dealers from the inroads OK the mail order
concerns will be discussed at considerable
length, in one of the sessions, 1t was de-
elared, ss- t-4 -i --
The exhibits were all completed and q
large crowd was in attendance at the open
ing of the exposition yesterday morning
ing of the exposition Tuesday morning
Stoves, fireless cookers, electric and ga.
irons, furnaces. rifles, shotguns. wire
fences, posts and garden seed were among
the vast array Of objects to be seen in th'
exposition. Quite a large showing Of
women visitors spent the morning inspect
ing the household utilities.
The first session Of the convention is II
progress at the Hotel Rome from 1880 tC
o'clock. The exposition will be CLOSED
during these hours and will be opened
again for inspection in the evening, wher
admission is free.
Mayor Welcomes visitors.
Mayor Dahlman cordially invited the con
vention guests to make themselves at hom
in the city, in his address of welcome. HI
informed the assembled dealers that Omahi
realizes it depends largely on their indus
try out in the state, for the greatness /
has.
Congressman Elect c. o. Lobeck deliv
. cred the address on behalf OF the loca
hardware dealers, which was to have beei
delivered by W. s. Wright, of the Wright
Wilhelmy company, who was called t
! Europe. Mr.. Lobeck recalled the begin
nings Of the hardware industry OF the city
Z The session was opened with singing b.
. the audience, and an invocation by Rev
e Mr.. T. II. Mcconnell. Later the preslden
4 and secretary OF the association made thei
, annual addresses. G. r. Chatburn OF Lin
! coin followed with a speech on GOO
{ Roads as Business Proposition" Sew
a eral other addresses were made and In
= meeting adjourned