Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-09
WRIGH7MAN RAPS
EXPRESS COMPANIES
SECRETARY or IOWA STATE MAN
UFAcTURERs ASSOCIATION DE-
LlvERs INTERESTING ADDRESS
-PLENTY OF ENTERTAINMENT.

With the election of officers the last
thing on the program the second an
nual convention Of the Association OF
Ice Cream Manufacturers Of Iowa will
close late this afternoon. The mem
bers Of the association are so inter
ested In the addresses which have
been given and those on the program
that little attention has been paid to
the election OF officers. The majority of
the members of the association are OF
the universal opinion that Claude
Myers Of this city, president of the as
sociation, has 80 faithfully filled the
office and with such a degree of salts
faction that he should be reelected.
They look upon Mr.. Myers as one OF
the most prominent ice cream men in
the United States and they declare
that with him in the high Office the
organization will continue to prosper.
On the other hand, President Myers
has emphatically stated that he will
not be candidate for reelection as
he desires that the Office should be
passed around to, the members Of the
Iowa association, whom he declares
place better than he. Vice President
Jack z. Milligan of Oskaloosa is slated
by many of the members for the presi.
dency. Mr.. Milligan has stated that
he does not care for the Office and is a
strong supporter of Claude Myers for
reelection. E. ]. Hutchinson Of Sioux
City, president Of Hutchinson Bros.
Co., is being mentioned for the place
and providing, President Myers and
Vice President Milligan decline to
make the race 1t is likely that the
head Office Of the Iowa association will
go to the Sioux City man. He is a
leader among the ice cream men and
his friends declare that he would
make an excellent official
Raps Express Companies.
The rates of the various express
companies in Iowa were vigorously at
tackled by G.. A. Wrightman OF Des
Moines, secretary of the Iowa State
Manufacturers association in an ad-
dress before the visiting ice cream
men this morning in the double par
lors OF, the Ballingall hotel. The con-
vention was not called to order by
President Myers until after II o'clock
ind he retired In favor OF Vice Presi-
dent Milligan, who was chairman of
the morning session. Secretary Wright
mans address was the only talk on the
program this morning. IN opening his
attack on the express companies, Sec
retary Wrightman stated that no one
can get anything unless they go after
It and 20 after In dead earnest. He
related an amusing incident to convey
his impression. The high express
rates of the companies he said were
I'D fnH hot hn
panes were making enormous profits
from their investments. He presented
figures to show that in 1907 the
amount of money invested by the ex-
press companies in the United States
were $6,66O,0OO and their earnings
were $9,99O,0OO or $50 per cent profit.
He reviewed the recent case of the
Iowa Manufacturers association
against the express companies in
which the manufacturers were the vic
tors. He went into detail in the case
telling of the excuses introduced by
the traffic managers Of the big COM
panies to show that they were losing
money in Iowa. He pointed out the
reductions In the express rates which
interested the Ice cream men. At the
conclusion of his address, he answered
many questions which were submitted
to him by the various ice cream men in
attendance.
Entertainment for Visitors.
Convention duties were laid aside
last night and the evening, in fact un-
til the wee small hours of the morning,
was devoted to the entertainment for
the visitors. Every Ottumwan was
eager to show his hospitality to the
visiting ice cream men and on every
side from the Ice cream men there was
nothing but words of praise for OF
tumwa and her people. Nearly every
visitor to the man declared that it was
the best time he ever enjoyed. The
evening entertainment was provided
by the Ottumwa Commercial associa-
tion and the Ottumwa lodge of Elks.
while Claude Myers, Dan r. Shea, Joe
Celania and H. M. Cockerill, the local
ice cream men aided in the amusement
program.
Band Scored Triumph.
The Fifty-fourth band of twenty-five
pieces under the leadership of Profes
sor B. @. Worren scored another
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