The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-15
News of the Northwest

the thanks of the association for the
Forks, and outlined the work of the
| association in the development Of
| North Dakota.
Mr.; Nangle spoke of the work COM
merctal organizations can do in adver-
Using and developing the state.
Following are the committees APP
pointed by President Pike:
Resolutions-J T. Nelson. Glen Ullen;
y ii a5aS0 ". d Z: McD Bona Rr"e GsTssndi
Forks: Grin Pierce. Minot. "
Rules u and 0rdermR, E: Griffith,
t GTana F FORKS ! m1 AnSrew Rd asas' 1f Tos5,
Mundt. Devils Lake; J.. Lang, Kuhn.
Constitution and By-Laws-John 3.
Nangle, Fargo; B. Q. Tweto, Abercrom-
bic; John Fanrer, New Rockford; Fred
Clyde.
Legislation-Tom Welo, Velva; j. T.
Nelson, Glen Ullen; A, T. Kraabel. Cliff
sergeant-at-Arms-W. A.. Donnelly,
Fargo.
The reports of Secretary W. W. King
and Treasurer Fred W. Bigelow were
very gratifying; Both reports showed
me reports last year showed a slight
detlclt in the treasury, but this year
they showed a. neat balance and a
gain OF $919.S2 over last year. .
Following is the rogram for today:
$3.50 a. m.-Address, Edward A. Shir-
ley, M1not, The Retail Grocer.
Address. C.; Hart, Grand Forks,
The dddmmutable Lays Of Percentage;
Corporation or Community Building.
Address-Thom. Guinness, Barnes
Vile, Mimi.
1880 p. m~.-Address, A. P. Flecken-
Charges.
Address-B. T. Kraabel, Hope, The
Benefits of Concentrating Your Bust
ness to Few Wholesale Houses.
Banquet Address-The Relations of
Lax Business Methods to the High Cost
OF Living, Tracy r. Bangs.
Address of President Pike.
Another year has passed and we have
met again to discuss the various pro-
blems confronting the retail merchants
merchants been doing the past year to
meet these problems. Are we still NOV
ing in the same old rut, or are we
studying good business methods, prac-
tIclng good business policies, and meet
ing the problems ~squarely in the FACET
Of all the problems confronting us to- !
I believe the credit the most SER
lous as we'll as the most important and |
sincerely wish before this convention
closes, that some system may be
brought about, whereby we may reg |
ulate our credits in such a manner as
TO produce better results in dealing
with this great problem, for I do not
DelleVe the time has come when we can
all do a cash business. l still believe
IN the old adage that credit used and
Business conditions are changing
rapidly, and we must change or we will
be falling by the wayside, and there
IS only one way to bring about better
business conditions, and that is to or
ganize thoroughly in every county at
l6dSL, Inc mast wear Mr. Ma cal has |
over the state and has had a great
success, which the secretary's report to
YOU Will show. But we must keep the
OalI rolling If we would succeed.
l also believe, as Mr.. Bruegger stat
In his address two years ago at
that the merchants should
take a more active interest in politics,
especially in bringing out laws that
to their business welfare, and
get away from the old idea that mixing
n politics hurts business. You have
noticed that the lumber dealers, the
machinery dealers, the wagon makers,
many others 1 might name, have had
passed bene1ting their interests
n the way of lien laws, etc, but what
1as the poor grocery man or retail
letting his interests, nothing. He fur
1ishes the grub and can whistle for
mis- a as far as lien laws are con-
2erned.
And now gentlemen of this conven-
ion, as president of your association
For he past year, l feel tina I have
lone but very little towards the sue
cess of the association, and were 1t
lot for the fact that our good secre-
AIRY has been on the job all the time,
our organizer, Mr.. Maggie, doing
good work and the business men of
Forks working tooth and nail
% make this convention a success, and
other officers of this association !
their share, I would have accom-
but very little, and I hope be-
ore this convention closes that the
many problems confronting the retail
merchants of this state may be solved, ]
nd that all Of us may go home feeling
hat we have learned something from
he other merchant, thai will be a
'enefit in our own business or that we
an see, where the other fellow has
allen down and remedy our own bust
less"