The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-05
Bio Convention Was
Formally Opened
at z This Afternoon
Address Of Postmaster H. C. Plumley on Parcel Post Law
Was Feature Of the Afernooa Session
Tn Absence Of President Sessions Were Opened by Secretary
Lathrop Of Hope
Mayor Sweet Of Fargo Welcomed Guests TO Cty-Large
Number Are In Attendance

the business meeting on Friday after
noon are open to the general public
and the show is also open to all who
care to visit it.
Meeting Begins.
The meeting was called TO order by
the secretary, r.. A. Lathrop. of tlia
town OF Hope who made a short talk.
after which Mayor Sweet OF this city
was introduced and In a pleasing
manner gave the beartiest kind of ~
welcome to the visitors, telling them
that the key OF the city was theirs
and renarlxing that the latchstring is
always out for a well behaved and
gentleH'anly lot OF people such as
comprised this gathering He was
quite happy in his remarks and kept
the audience in the very best OF
humor. He was followed by d. +.
Mcintosh OF ST. Thomas, who in be-
half Of the association, thanked the
mayor and the people of Fargo for
their display of hospitality and mem
toned the work that had been done
by the commercial club in it's efforts
to make 1t pleasant and profitable for
the visitors. He predicted for the diff
ferent sessions the best kind of meets
ings
The report and address of the presi4
dent, @. III. Harrington, OF this city,
but owing to the fact that he was out
of the city this could not be done. Ths
first speaker on the programme was
H. G. Plumley, postmaster OF Fargo,
who spoke on the Parcel Post Law.
His address follows:
Parcel Post Law.
Mr. President and Gentlemen of the
M. W. Implement Dealers Association:
accepted the invitation of your sec
retary to talk to you upon the parcel
post and at the same time wish that
you had someone here before you who
could give you a more interesting ad-
dress than it is possible for me TO
formulate and present
/ realize the Importance Of this as
sociation and how valuable have been
| the services Of its members i'm develop
ing and building up the northwest. Not
only have you introduced the latest
and best machinery here for sale, but
you and the manufacturers who stand
| back behind you have practically loan
ed the farmers OF Minnesota and North
Dakota millions OF dollars and wllils
many times you ares rouTsdly cussed
when you attempt to collect the funds
due, and IL Is sometimes alleged that
| you resort to somewhat harsh meas
ures In attempting to get what belongs
TO you and what has been promised.
Nevertheless the development of the
| northwest would have been greatly re-
tarded had 1t not been for the amount
of money In the way Of desirable ma
chinery which you have advanced to
assist in opening up this broad and
fertile prairie.
| / sometimes think, however, that
you should start q school to educate
the farmer to take proper care of the
machinery he has paid SO much for
or rather in most cases has promised
1 to pay.
/ The subject. however assigned to
me Is the parcel post and there has
been so much published on this subject
1 that do not feel 1T is necessary be-
fore so intelligent an audience to 70
4 into many of the details of the law,
concerning the individual unit, zones
Y Continued on PaRa Sly