Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-07-10

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Secretary Minnesota Retail
Merchants Association.
An address by Mr.. Thos. Cooper,
e-President Northern Paci.
nc Railroad.
"The Future Of North Dakota as q
Market" by John N. Jackson,
LAnpher, Skinner & Co., st.
Paul.
Address by Hon. John Burke, Gov.
ernor, North Dakota.
THE Work Of the National Asso.
ciati0n." by John w. LUX, Presi.
dent Of National Association,
st. Paul.
"Women's Rights" by Miss Mary
d. McFadden, Duluth.
Questions for discussion.
600 .. m.-Adjournment.
1880 p. m.-Band concert, followed by
theater party.
russday Afternoon.
Late trains prevented many of the
delegates from arriving in the city
Tuesday afternoon, and the first SEES.
sion was held at the Armory at four
o'clock. Nearly . hundred delegates
were assembled when President l.. w.
Reed Of the Stark County Retail
Merchants Association called the
state association to order. Mr.. Reed
presided during the afternoon In the
absence Of President John Bruegger
Of Williston, head of the state Organi.
cation. Mr.. Bruegger arrived In the
city on No. s Tuesday night.
Addresses Postponed.
Owing to the fact that SO many OF
the delegates ere detained In arriv.
ing, all addresses scheduled for the
opening session were postponed until
Wednesday morning.
Committee Appointed.
President Reed appointed the fol-
lowing committees who were instruct
ed to report to the convention Wed
nesday morning:
Resolutions. P. Cain, Dickinson;
Louis Mundt, Devils Lake; George NJ.
Pike, New Rockford; C.. T. Nelson,
Glen Ullin; w. J.. Schmidt, Under.
wood.
ByLaws-R. J. Cone, Fargo; John
S. Lee; ]. Barth, Mott; w. J.. Glenny.
Mott; B. 8. Baeder.
Enrollment-Frank Gravel, Duluth.
The remainder of the committees
were left to President Bruegger to be
appointed upon his arrival in the city,
Question Box.
The delegates we're urged to make
full use of the question box, as In this
manner many good ideas might be
learned regarding law matters, meth
DDS Of doing business, and along Other
lines.
Among the questions which were
discussed Tuesday, and which will be
threshed out still further during the
convention we're the parcels post. cat
alogue houses, wholesalers who sci
to the consumer, necessity for co
0peratio nam0ng all business men o
the state, securing F. o. B. home sta
ton prices on shipments to produce
houses. disposal Of waste paper, re
batting schese of manufacturers, prop
er freight allowances on F. o. B. des
tination shipments. and other matters
No action was taken on any Of thes'
questions at the afternoon session.
Fargo and Mott After 1918 Meet.
Although the matter has not as We
been presented to the convention
there is a poll being taken of tn
delegates regarding the place Of hold
ing the state convention In 1913. Fargt
and Mott are both after the mex
years gathering and there is livel,
friendly rivalry betweA the tw'
places. go
moker and Vaudeville.
Tuesday evening at the Camel, ther,
was held q smoker and get-t0gethe
meeting of the delegates, travelling
mon and members of the local asso
citation. The gathering was largel
attended, and was for the purpose o
getting acquainted. Several interest
ing surprises were sprung in the mar
ner of entertainment, including musi
cal selections and vaudeville perform
ances.
Dance In Evening.
Tuesday evening the Dickinson Mil
itary band gave a dancing party a
the armory under the auspices of Co
X. Many attended, and all had on
of the most enjoyable times it ha'
been their pleasure to attend thi
year.
The Convention City.
Dickinson, the convention city, Il
the metropolis of western North Da
kota. The merchants have overlooked
nothing that would assure the hund
reds of merchant guests the very bes1
gathering in the history of their asso
citation. Dickinson is growing rapidly
and the sound Of the builders ham
mer is heard in many sections of the
business portion Of the city. Sur
rounded by an exceptionally fine ag
ricultural and stock district the Stark
county capital bids fair to become In
time one Of the largest metropolis Of
the commonwealth.
Convention Hall.
Gatherings of the convention are
being held in the handsome and ca
p%acious armory of Company *
North Dakota National Guard. 1t has
a seating capacity Of over 1000 and its
interior has been lavishly decorated
for the occasion. The armory was
cOmDleted about four wears ago at q