The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-03
RETAIL LOnBERMEN HOLD
LARGE CONVENTION HERE

hope to do. On top of this, said he,
the mail order houses can not com
pete with the retail men in quality or
in price Of their goods.
]. The reports of the various commit
tees and officers followed the presi-
dents address. The report of the
secretary and treasurer showed that
the association during the last year
had been run at an expense of 1857 SO,
which is considered remarkably small
when the large amount Of work, done
is taken into consideration The
secretary had no written report to
read. but made short tai regarding
the great work the association had
been doing, and telling something of
the value to the retail man of belong
ing to the association. He spoke Of
the trip taken following the conven-
ton last year, to New Orleans, which
q number of the delegates made. He
spoke OF the high regard In which
this association was held by busi-
ness men in other parts Of the country
who were acquainted with the work
1T had done. The speaker related a
number OF humorous stories regarding
mistakes he had made during his term
of Office.
The report of the resolution com
Imittee was read and adopted. Sey.
Ieral resolutions were made OF inter
est to people Of this city, which FOL
low: Resolved
That We extend the thanks Of this
association to the kind people Of the
city Of Keokuk, and to the lumbermeu
of the city Of Keokuk, and to the
travelling men for their entertainment
Resolved
That we extend our sympathy tc
Mr.. C. D. Streeter in the loss Of his
wife, and that this resolution be
spread on the minutes of the secre
tary's book, and that copy Of this
resolution be sent to the bereaved
husband.
Resolved:
That we thank the press Of this
city for the liberal publicity given oul
meeting.
Several other resolutions were
adopted concerning the death Of mem
beers of the association during the past
year. The report of the resolution
committee was read by the chairman
OF the committee, M. Kinneabey. Tht
other members Of the committee were
n. A. Pauls, D. Stapleton and T. s
iArchibald.
Reports from other committee
/ were read and sadopted. The com
mittees and members follow
Auditing committee x. Morri
son. South English J. g. Kumel, Ere
mont; w. E. Edwards, Webster.
/ Nominating committeeW. O. Rid
Idle, Meadipoli TJsFed Smith, Rich
land; L. L. .McCord, Eddyyille.
| Enrolment committee. H. Uhler
I burlington; Joe Furlong, Keokuk
Mark Arson, Muscatine; George c
lClementssa NJ srangb.
4 The nonifnating committee repor
4 ed the names of the following me
for election to. offices: President, T
E. Ayres OF Iowa City; vice pras
dent, Dennis Stapleton OF Watcher
secretafy-treasurer, R. ]. Reaney Q
J Columbus Junction directors, H. ]
Beach OF Keokuk, H. G. King of NJ
! Union, and H Harrington of Merit
English.gs3
Following the reports of the variou
j committees several informal sugge.
, floor NJ
4 Benjamin r. Vardaman of De
, Moines. was next introduced and mad
/, an address on the subject. The Al
:, of Making a Sale The speaker sal
that great improvements We're bein
/ made along commercial lines 'toda
and that this convention was one {
the elements in the present day d,
velopment He paid the members c
the association compliment by sa.
ing that the way in which they ha
: turned out for this convention wa
: one of the best kinds Of indications {
: their progressiyeness. b 60
a The speaker stated that last yea
: he had been invited to make an a,
5 dress to convention Of business me
> lin Detroit. When he arrived at tn
! hotel where the convention was bein
$ held he found in the lobby q larg
! banner, proclaiming that Vardama
!. was to make an address that nigf
: on the subject, 1.-THE Trick of Maxim
r a Sale He requested the manager
Y of the convention to take down til
banner, because he was not going