Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-01

The Hardware Reporter, Of st. Louis.
q weekly hardware paper devoted to
the interests Of the trade, comes out
Friday with an editoria! reference to
the election of L. C. Abbott. Of this
city, as president Of the national assoc
citation, and declares Mr.. Abbott, Of
this city, be an ideal president for the
association at this time, because of his
sympathy with the needs Of the great
majority Of his fellow retail hardware
merchants. The Reporter publishes an
excellent likeness Of Mr.. Abbott on it's
cover page, and In its editorial refer
ence says:
IL. c. Abbott, Of Marshalltown. Iowa.
at the Detroit convention, was elected
president of the National Retail Hard
ware Association. The Hardware Re-
porter most heartily congratulates the
association on its good fortune in hav-
ing Mr.. Abbott as president. We also
congratulate Mr.. Abbott on his access
ton to this high and honorable Office
the highest within the gift Of the re-
tail hardware men Of this nation.
"Mr. Abbott stands as a representa-
tive retail hardware merchant of this
country. He has made success Of his
business along legitimate hardware
lines. For many years he has con-
Quoted irst-class, up-to-date retail
hardware store. Mr.. Abbott buys GER
tain lines of goods direct from the
manufacturers, but large part of his
purchases are from jObbers. He IS
friendly to jobbing interests and be-
neves that the jobber is necessary to
the retail merchant. Mr.. Abbott ID
fully posted on the problems confront
ing the retail trade, but he Is man
of broad and liberal views and he I'M
derstands that these problems can only
be solved by retail, merchants, job
rbers and manufacturers working IN
harmony.
.sMr. Abbott, while standing squarely
at Mstimes for what he believes to be
right IL reharmoni.er. He believes
that no good can come from one divi-
sion of the trade attacking another IN
association matters he IL IN favor OF
publicity, of modern methods OF BOOK
keeping, of regular statements being
sent to the membership. He does not
believe In ring rule, nor that the pest
intelligence and most Of the: time OF
association leaders should be devoted'
simply to building up sacred SUR
plus. He believes there should pc
ample money in the treasury, but that
this money should be conservative!y
and wisely used In the interest OF the
rank and file Of the National Retail
Hardware Association.
"Mr Abbott is an ideal president for
the national association Just at this
time. because, while he Is a successful
retail merchant, his business is not SO
large that he can virtually be classed
as jobber He lives in compare
lively small-s sized town. and from the
character Of his business and his iife-
long environment and associations. he
ia IN a position to be and Is in sympa-
thv with the needs Of the great ma
iority of his fellow retail hardware
merchants.
Mr.. Abbott does not believe in en-
tangling alliances. and we prophesy
that under his regime the National Re-
tail Hardware Association viii not be
exploited by designing trade papers
q others. Under the administration OF
Mr.. Abbott we predict that not only
the national association. but the var
ions state associations. viii work out
their own problems and write their
own resolutions without the assistance
or suggestions from trade paper syn
dicates or others who have personal
axes to grind"