The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-18
FIRST SESSION
THIS AFTERNOON
Roy F. Soule, Editor of The
Hardware Age, Gave In
teresting Address.
EXHIBITS ATTRACT
MUCH ATTENTION
Fffty-tllJee Booths at the Auditorium
Musical Program Tonigfrt-Gcn-
crs.l Public Invited to Make Irfspct.
tion OF Displays.

The eighteenth annual convention
of the North Dakota Retail Hardware
opened in this city this
The first business session
was held at the Commercial club
rooms. the feature Of the meeting be-
ing the address on Hardware Selling
Kinks" by Roy F. Soule, editor of
The Hardware Age, the trade maga-
zine.
There are nearly 500 visiting hard
ware dealers in the city, and large
number or expected tonight and to-
morrow morning. Various manufac-
turing and wholesale firms in the
middle west are exhibiting at the
hardware show, which is being held
at the auditorium.
President Smith Presides.
President smith of the state asso-
citation presided at the meeting this
afternoon. Prof. Vernon p. Squires
o fthe English department of the state
university welcomed the visitors.
Grand Forks was the best city in the
state. he said. and the hardware deal
ers We're among the best men, and
the combination is one that means
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Hubert Harrington, one Of the Wis
ltlng delegates, responded for the as
sociation.
Shows Views of Stores.
MIR. soule's address followed. The
lecture was illustrated with number
Of views Mr.. Soule has taken in va
rious hardware stores throughout the
country. The speaker took up a
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hardware dealer and told how they
had been solved by different hard
ware men in the country. He refer
red to such problems as the display
ing OF rope and chains, advertising
and show card writing. and gave
number of excellent suggestions for
solving the problems and meeting the
needs of the store and the community.
]. o. Preus. insurance commission
er for Minnesota, spoke on Fire pre-
vention and Mutual Fire Insurance"
Late this afternoon an executive
session Of the association will be held.
Exposition is Opened.
The morning was given over en-
the auditorium, and the session to-
night will be devoted to the same.
A special orchestra program will be
given at the auditorium tonight.
There are fifty-three different ex-
hibit booths, and, with three excep-
tions, they were all filled this NOR
ming. This feature Of the convention
is one fthe best in the history of the
known to the hardware dealer Among
them are washing machines. special
laundry equipment. pumping and
plumbing apparatus. q model farm.
fencing, ranges, heating stoves, fur
naces, lighting fixtures. cutlery. sill
verware. cream separators, traps.
hunters fixtures. guns, tools Of every
description, fencing. culverts, grain
bins. Kitchen utensils, tin and granite
ware, oils, varnishes, paints, alumni
NUN ware, etc.
Beautifully Decorated.
The auditorium has been beauti-
fully decorated. United States flags.
streamers and plants have been used
in the decorating.
The program for tomorrow is:
Forenoon Session.
This session will be executive. In
club rooms.
$3.50 a. m.-Registration Of men,
bers; enrolment of new members;
payment Of annual fees.
10 q. m.-Annual report OF SeCre.
tary.
Report of treasurer.
Report Of auditing committee.
Report of delegates Jacksonville
National Convention-Ralph L. MILL
er. Melville.
Appointment Of additional commits
tees.
Address. Credits and Collections
H. X. Zuppinger, editor Hardware
Trade.
Discussion.
illustrated Lecture. Making Ad-
vertising Pay"-Frank F.. Austin Of
Chicago.
Discussion.
Tho remainder Of this session will
be devoted to the discussion OF ques-
tion box topics. Question box to bc
in charge Of President Smith.
Afternoon and Evening Session.
The entire afternoon and evening
until o'clock will be devoted to the
reviewing Of exhibits.
Exhibit hall opens at 1 o'clock. Aiu-
sic in evening commencing at Z
O'clock will be furnished by Emard's
15-piece orchestra.
After p. m all members and
guests Of the association will be en-
by the Grand Forks Conn
mercial club 1T the Grand theater.
Tickets for same will be distributed
by committee in exhibit hall.
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