The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1912-08-17
BUSINESS MEN OF
BURNS ENTERTAIN
c. Il. Merriel, Postmaster Of Portland and
N. A. Perry, President of the Oregon
Retail Merchants Association
are Guests Of Honor

uuet last night at the Masonic
hall, the occasion being the visit
of c. b. Merrick, postmaster Of
Portland, and formerly secretary
of the Oregon Retail Merchants
Association, and N. A. Perry,
president of that organization.
The gentlemen arrived late last
evening making the trip in Mr..
pery's car.
These gentlemen are out on a
tour of the state in the interest
of the organization, lending en-
couragement to the clubs and
urging organization where none
have existed and are helping very
materially in bringing about bet
| ter conditions and closer har-
mony among the men thus en-
gagged in business. While Mr..
Merrick is not now actively en-
gagged in business, his former
association and active interest
still holds him and he is making
this tour as a vacation to meet
former associates and friends.
The gentlemen will leave here
tomorrow for Lakeview where
they will attend the development
congress and from that point will
go to Klamath and Crater Lake
before returning to Portland.
A large number Of the mer-
chants of this city with their
wives and clerks, President Miller
of the Commercial Club and the
newspaper men met the visitors
at the banquet board and after
the repast several good talks were
made. Judge Miller in welcom-
ing the guests reviewed condi-
tons here from his personal
knowledge of some 80 years. tell
ing of the methods Of merchants
of the early days and what i'm
provements had been made by
the more modern way of doing
business. He spoke Of the hos
pitality Of the people of this sec
ton and how it had always exist
ed; of the sociabihty of the city
of Burns and the interest taken
in guests and strangers within
our gates. Mayor Clevenger
followed Judge Miller with a few
remarks.
j. NJ. Dalton was called upon
by Toast Master Geer TO tell some
thing of the organization of the
Business Mems Club in Burns and
its objects. Mr.. Dalton said the
real cause of the organization,
or rather the motive for it, was
the deadbeat, He explained how
people who would not pay their |
bills had caused considerable loss
to the merchants of this section,
especially as the merchants of |
this city had been in the habit of |
extending almost unlimited cred |
it; and that the particular object |
Of the organization and how a
better understanding among the |
business men proved Of mutual
benefit not only to the members
but the general public as well. Iii
is not an organization to raise
prices or form a trust, but more
for the social and betterment of
conditions in general.
N. A. Perry, president of the
state organization was next in
troduced and spoke briefly of the
benefits of the clubs and urged
early closing so that the merchant
and his help might enjoy the pri-
vilege of their homes and social
intercourse with their friends
and patrons. He was followed
with an excellent talk by Hon.
Frank Davey, who expressed the
approval of such an organization
from the standpoint of a news
paper man and commended the
object. Mr.. Davey also spoke
his approval of the stopping of
waste from the dead beat as well
as the waste of time in keeping
late hours by the merchants.
Mr.. Merrick gave an exception
tionally interesting talk on what
had been accomplished by the
state organization and the benef-
cial legislation secured through II
their efforts. He named parti-
the pure food law, ped
dlers' license law, and others.
He was proud to announce that
the suggestion Of the peddlers
law was made by the business
men of Burns and the first con-
received to further
such Legislation came from Burns
Mr. Merrick express
ed his warm appreciation Of the
manner they had been received III
by the business men of this city II
md also a desire to see more of II
he big Harvey Valley for which II
he had been a booster for several II
,ears but which he had never II
ieen. He said he felt that he II
vas going to get caught some
lay in some Of his yarns about II
his big territory, therefore he H
considered it best to see it and III
,e on his guard. III
Among others who spoke brief II
y were Julian Byrd, A. X. Rich II
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