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shown us every courtesy and an in
stance possible to make this conven-
ton a success, therefore, be it
Resolved, that we extend to them
our heartfelt thanks and gratitude,
Whereas, a large number of the
wholesale houses n manufacturers
sent the representatives to take part
in our programme and in other ways
assist in entertaining us, therefore, pe
it
Resolved, that we extend said
wholesalers and manufacturers our
thanks and appreciation for such as
sistance.
/ Resolved, that we express our
thanks to Professor LeDaum of the
University of North Dakota for being
with us again this year and favoring
us with able and instructive addresses.
Whereas, there has been a great
deal of discussion regarding future
selling prices and l~egislations on same,
and we nave had resolutions adopted
previously regarding it, we hereby
Resolve, that we again wish to re-
affirm that we are opposed to any and
all legislations that will prevent estab-
lishment of such fixed selling prices,
but we find such legislation, state and
national, that will prevent fraudulent
advertising which works injury to the
truthful advertiser and favoring a
passage of bill prepared by the jewel
| ers, circular or some similar bill.
We recommend that a copy of such
parts of these resolutions as relate to
legislation be SEM tt" all members of
our state senator's and representatives
and United States congressman and
senator's. ,
Whereas. the country is flooded with
brass watch cases thinly plated with
gold and stamped with guarantee of
wear for long periods, generally for
twenty or twenty-five years, and
Whereas, the wearing qualities of
such watch cases are usually ri
diculously below the. so-called guar
anty; and a.... d
Whereas, such watch cases are fire.
quently accompanied by the name OF
a fictitious or irresponsible manufac-
turer, or by n who, after flooding the
market with inferior watch cases sud
denly disappears, with no expectation
or intention on the part of such manu-
f~acturers of making good the false
guarantees; and,
Whereas, large quantities of such
spurious watch cases are purchased
by the unsuspecting public, in reliance
upon the guarantees, to the great dam
age and injury to the business of the
legitimate retail dealer, we must per.
sonally make good such guarantees OIL
los the good will of the customer; ano
Whereas, the use I such false guar
antics furnishes a ready instrument
of fraud and deception, it is therefore
Resolved, that we, the North Dakota
Retail jewelers. association favor the
abolition of all time guarantees or
gold filled and gold plated watch cases
and all articles of jeWelry and silver
ware, and that we approve and urge
the enactment of proper legislation
prohibiting the stamping or attaching
OF time guarantees in any form on oil
to watch cases, and that we recon.
mend that any goods which are
stamped or labeled in any way indicat.
ing that they are filled or rolled plate
must also be stamped with either the
name of the manufacturer or a regis.
tered trade mark,
Resolved, that we as legitimate Jew.
| elers will be satisfied to handle al
such articles on the assurance from
said manufacturers whose name anC
trade mark is stamped thereon, tina
satisfaction will be guaranteed OF
| their respective lines.
Resolved, that we attempt to do al
| possible to secure a state legislation
for the following purposes:
TO regulate disposal of unclaimed
repairs.
10 provide for q gold and silyei
stamping law.
no conform to the national law.
49, 1872
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