Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1914, 1914-07-15
RETAILERS THE
PRIZE !. DRAWING
CITY BOOSTERS
Jamestown, Williston, Minot
and Fargo After the 1915
Convention.
FINE SESSIONS
ARE HELD TODAY
Hear Several Speakers. Discuss Rela-
tion of Merchant to Community In
terests-Auto Ride Last Night and
Banquet This Evening.

Various features Of the merchants
business and his duty to the commun-
tty were discussed at this mornings
session of the North Dakota Retail
Merchants association, which opened
its annual convention here yesterday.
Justice A.. A. Bruce, Of the worth
Dakota supreme court was one of
the principal speakers. and he en-
phasized the importance Of knowledge
in the making of state laws and in
conducting state affairs.
]. c. Hart, of Grand Forks, one Of
the pioneer merchants of the state,
also was one Of the Speakers. His
subject was "The Innmutable Laws Of
Percentage" Edward A. Shirley, of
Minot, ]. T. Nelson, of Glen Ullin, and
Thomas Guinness, of Barnesville,
Mimi, were the other speakers. No
business was transacted this morning.
Banquet Tonight.
The annual association banquet will
be given in the Elks' club rooms to-
night; beginning at $50 o'clock.
Frank Gravel, general sales manager
for the Stone Ordean Wells company,
of Duluth, will be the toastmaster. At
torney Tracy r. Bangs will give the
address Of the evening, speaking on
THE Relation of Lax Business Meth
DDS to the High Cost ,of Living"
cal program will be given. Finley g
fivelpiece orchestra will play a varied
program, and the soloists will be N.
3. Black. Cleary4 Monley and Frank
LaBine.
Other Cities Enter F1~ht.
Two other cities have entered the
fight for the next convention. They
jamestown and Williston also bidding
for it. an interesting contest Is expect
ed. The meeting place will be named
tomorrow afternoon. when the officers
for the ensuing year will be elected.
Have Picture Taken.
At the conclusion OF the morning
session, the delegates to the conven-
ton had panoramic Of their faces"
taken. With j. c. Hart, referred to
as ''the pioneer grocer" sitting in the
center, the merchants were arranged
in a semi-circle and each "got in on
the picture"
Prominent Visitors.
There are several prominent visi-
tors in the city today attending the
convention. They are: j. G. MELEE
van, credit man for the Loose -Wiles
Biscuit company of Minneapolis; j.
A. Williams, proprietor Of the Moth
er's Macaroni company of Minneapo-
lis; o. M. Thurber of the Mutual In
and F. H. Wilder of the Merchant Ma
tional Mutual Insurance company of
Fargo. Mr.. Mellevan is considered
one Of the best posted credit men in
the northwest. Mrs. Williams also is
visiting here with her husband. and is
the guest at the home of Geo. H. Will
der.
Service to the Community.
"The Retail Grocer" was the sub
ject of Edward A. Shirleys address.
Mr.. Shirley emphasized the necessity
of service to the community. He de-
clared that the retail merchant had q
duty to perform, just as we'll as the
city official the teacher. the preacher
or the lawyer His store is part of
bers Of the communicable look to
him to keep his place clean, to give
them the best of service, and to be
fair and square in his dealings with
them.
Making Profits
Mr.. Hart spoke on The Immuta-
BILE Laws of Percentage" His address
was particularly along the line of
making profits. He declared that the
full business methods must be exer-
cised, and, unless the merchant reck-
ons carefully, q loss will follow
Take Interest in Community Welfare.
J. T. Nelson Of Glen Ullin spoke
4 on Cooperation or Community
Building" Mr.. Nelson also empha-
ity life. He urged them to take an
interest in the affairs OF their city,
particularly in the civic and school
life. He also declared that they
could do much in pushing the good
roads movement
Relation to Government:
Thomas Guinness of Barnesville one
of the convention visitors: gave an in
teresing address, speaking along the
the government. He declared that
the merchants are the pioneers of
all civilization. He traced the de-
velopment Of the merchants business
from the days Of ancient Greece to
the present time, declaring that in
every movement for advancement the
merchant played an important part.
Program for Thursday.
Following Is the program for
Addrss--Andrew Haas, jamestown.
Dwight System Of Bookkeeping !.
Address-Orrin NJ Pierce, Minct,
Credit Use W. Credit Abuse
Address F. Nangle. Fargo. "Co-
operation ana Organization =
y AuoIsSS--r rankin L.ts McVey, pres
tdent North Dakota university. ~
The entire afternoon will be devoted
to the discussion OF subjects of inter-
est, the election OF officers and selec.
ting the next convention city, and
i sapproving all reports OF committees.
sess TWO DIE m AIR FLIGHT. \
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Firsson. Of the general stan Of the
Russian army, and a passenger were
killed while ma king a aight. an the