The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-02-27

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this evening will be followed by a
smoker and social hour at the Builders
Exchange.
Registration Hour.
The large delegation Of lumbermen.
representatives of the Independent lum-
Der companies, comprising the asso-.
citation, began arriving in the city
last evening n by 10 o'clock this
morning there was a big crowd of
them at the club rooms of the Fargo
Builders & Traders Exchange on
Broadway, where all registered for the
convention which was formally open
ed this afternoon.
1t was a delightful get-together
hour and arranged for the congenial
commtngling of the lumbermen, tray
cling lumber and coal statesmen and
he Fargo builders and contractors.
The travelling lumber and coal sales
men are assisting the Fargo contrac-
tors in the entertainment of the WISH
tors while in the city.
During the registration hour there
was a morning smoker in the parlors
OF the builders exchange which
brought the delegates together in a
social way that will be of much profit
IN business intercourse. At the noon
hour all repaired to their respective
hotels for luncheon and convened this
afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock for the open
ing session of the convention when
President Lutz called the association
to order and Mayor Lowell delivered
the address of welcome, after which
came he chief talk of the day by w.
j. Price on North Dakota for North
Dakotans.
w. J. Prices Address.
Loyalty to home industries was the
keynote of Mr.. Prices address. North
K work, and North Dakota bust
ness should go to North Dakota build
ers n dealers all things being equal"
said Mr.. Price. There has been too
much business going u Of this state
In the past. North Dakota being a
new state, 1t has been systematically
MIXED by the business Interests OF
other states.
I'VE cannot possibly hope to build
UP u state until this practice IS
stopped. AS long as the wealth pto-
duced in North Dakota is flowing into
nelghboring states, Just so long win
this state be a financial dependency.
on the other hand, keep North Da-
kota money in North Dakota and the
vast wealth that is annually produced
IN his state will soon build up one
OIL lhe greatest commonwealth in the
sisterhood of states.
"There is n industry that long ago
saw the wisdom Of this line of reason
ing. That Is the printing industry.
They secured a law which gives them
a 10 per cent premium on all business
from the state. As a result there have
been built up in North Dakota great
printing establishments which rival
n in the west in size, equipment and
efficiency. This was accomplished by
organization.
There is one thing which I would
like to make emphatic and that is the
necessity Of the retail dealer. There
is a tendency nowadays to crv
eliminate the retail man. This is 4
false idea.
u as long as there is human So
ciety there will be the necessity OF the
Society simply can't get
along without him. He is needed %
distribute the goods to the people.
There must be the man with goods
always on his shelves or in his wards.
willing to sell in any quantity.
The jobber, the manufacturer, the
producer can't get their goods to the
people, in the way the people want
goods without the man in the
retail store, office or lumberyard."
SopaA If Tha.m n..
Registering this morning were II.
II. Collins, Tacoma; Alex w. Stewart.
Minneapolis; Edward w. Hanson.
Hope; G. A. Jones, Minneapolis; s. q
Johnson, Valley City; w. G. Shultz.
Beach; A. r. Thompson. Beach: r.
A. Tracy, Fargo; J.. w. Webb, Alsen:
George Lutz, Jamestown; G. q. Me-
Culloch, Fargo; w. G.. Goddard Leo
nard; w. Wright, Minneapolis: George
n. Sweetland, Fargo; J.. u. Heyford.
Seattle; r. ID. Smith, Oriska: Chas.
Qspey, Minneapolis; e. j, Raymond.
Dawson: !. N. Putnam, Darlington;
"A. p. Downs. Haquiam, Wash: w.
F. Reed, Beach; A. L. Wall, Fargo: a.
M. Malone, Minneapolis; H. Il. Sher-
wood, Fargo; w. X. Nichols, Minnea-
polls; p. G. Cullen. Fargo; e. w.
Hyde, Alrnont; Sam A. Hall. Valley
City; W A. Huss. Fergus Falls, MINI;
g. r. Fuller. Fargo j. III. Grant. Far
go; T. r. Carlson, Fargo; III. O.. wiz
liams, st. Paul; L. L. KnutsOn, Nome;
Otis Heskett. Fargo; w. r. Mccormick.
Minneapolis; H. b. White. Boomers
Ferry, la: q A. FInckIey, LaMoure;
F. w. smith. Minneapolis: u. Al. Jacob
son, Duluth; j.. III. Black, Minneapolis;
f. n. Cass, Minneapolis: Al. S. John