Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-25
SOUND ADVICE is
GIVEN BUSINESS
MENAT BANQUET
Sol Westerfeld of Chicago Is
Speaker at Big Meeting at
New Harper House.
LECTURES ON ETHICS
has Had Wide Experience as Head Of
State Asscciation-Fifty Mer-
chants In Attendance.

You merchants doing business in
Rock Island should make all your pur-
chases in Rock Island. That spells
success and prosperity for your COM
munity,'' said Sol Westerfeld of Chi
cago, who brought an evangel TO the
retail merchants of this city last night.
Mr.. Westerfeld. who is one of the
large retail grocers Of Chicago, was
for number Of years president Of the
state retailers association and is at
present chairman of the legislative
tive In furthering the interests OF the
state retailers, and during the course
Of his address last night rendered the
local association many invaluable sug-
gestions, TO aid them in the attain
ment OF the highest stage of efficiency
and usefulness
MANY ARE PRESENT.
About so members of the Business
Mems association gathered at the New
Harper last evening at an informal
| luncheon, and when the meeting ad-
! journed the unanimous sentiment of
those present was that the evening
had been one OF the most profitable
| in the history OF the local association.
A committee composed of J. T. Mar.
ron, VI. H. Sexton and Louis Kohn was
appointed to wait upon the city com.
mission for the purpose of requesting
that body to pass a movers ordinance
whereby it will devolve upon all eX
press and transfer companies to reg
lister at the city hall any change in the
address of a family, at the time q
change of location is made Much
confusion has arisen in the past owing
to the fact that in the rating books two
or three addresses have sometimes
been credited to one party. BY thu
passage Of the proposed ordinance, thi
will have been eliminated.
NEW COLLECTION BUREAU.
Secretary George Kingsbury also an
nounced the organization of a retail
merchants collection agency. owe
which he will have personal super
vision. Blanks will be furnished tn
various retailers, whereby each mel
/, chant agrees to pay to the agency
certain percentage of all bills collect
ed. The agency will be appealed t
only as a last resort, after all a.
tempts at collection upon the part O
the individual merchant have met wit
failure. Parties involved will also b
requested to make affidavit as to tn
authenticity of the amount placed /
care Of the agency. Mr. Kingsbury az
nounced that work of compiling tn
new rating books was progressing raj
idly, and that the first volume woul
contain some 10000 ratings. The il
: itial list viii by no means be as con
plete as desired, and it is planned I
publish a revised list two or thre
months subsequent to the issuing {
the first number The matter of
house to house canvass by the ass
citation, IN order to insure a full an
complete list Of Rock Island citizen
< may be inaugurated in the near futur
1 The matter was discussed last nigh
. but no official action was taken.
e Mr.. Kingsbury again called ate
p ton TO the advertising agreemel
among the association members, an
asked that before any individual adve
tised that the matter be referred
: the secretary for investigation Shou
e the cause be legitimate one, a lett
e Of recommendation will be issued
: the solicitor.
e TALK ON ETHICS.
H. A. Cleve2stine, president Of II