Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1914, 1914-07-17
SCHOOL FOR ALL
STATE MERCHANTS
N. D. Association Recon-
mends That Mercantile
Business be Taught.
RESOLUTIONS ARE
PASSED YESTERDAY
Several Important Recon-
mendations Made-Leg-
islative Body to be Busy.

In accordance with resolution
passed at the closing session yester-
day afternoon the North Dakota Re-
tail Merchants association will en-
deavor to have a school Of merchan-
disc established in connection with
the extension work Of the university.
This was the most important resolu-
ton embodied in the report Of the
committee.
The resolutions embodied the fol-
lowing:
Indorse Grand Forks Bureau.
That the secretary be instructed to
arrange with the traffic department
or some other reliable party or COM
pany to audit the freight bills of its
members.
That the legislative committee ia
miliarize itself with the North Da-
kota solvency act and endeavor to
revise the same to a more fair and
equitable basis"
That the legislative committee "use
every effort to have the national
bankruptcy law repealed"
That the association instruct the
president. secretarv and legislative
committee to try and interest the ex-
tension department Of the university
in preparing a course OF study for
the retail merchants Of the state in
President McVey."
Approve Baggage Order.
That the association go on record
as favoring the decision rendered by
the BOARD Of railroad commissioners
under date Of June Is. reducing the
excess baggage rate 20 per cent be-
yond that ordered by the decision Of
February TO-"
That the association further rec
ommend that an effort be made to
have this rate kept in effect until the
interstate commerce commission rem
ders its decision on interstate rates,
after which the state railroad COM
mission be asked to make their rates
within the state conform to the in
terstate rates."
School Draws Attention.
The merchants are enthusiastic
over the possibility of securing a
course in merchandising. The gen.
eral plan is. to give instruction in ev-
cry feature of the mercantile busi-
ness. Definite plans are to be for
mulated later.
This step is more important than
one would think" said one Of the
prominent members of the associa-
ton. 1.-The trouble with the mercan-
tile business in North Dakota Is that
too many inexperienced men enter it.
For instance. young man works on
MS 1aCnerS b IdIEH IOT ScNcIdl years.
and. then. takes notion to go down
to the corner postoffice and start q
store. He'll sell bulky article which
cost him $42 for $4s. and say he
made $6. He never stops to realize
that there are such things as clerk
hire. insurance, store up-keep and
dozen and one other things. He goes
along for few years and either goes
broke or is Just existing. II he knew
every feature Of the mercantile busi-
ness. he doubtless would make val
liable man.. Instead. he Is injurins
the man who has the ability"
The convention, which closed with
the business session Yesterday after
noon. was one of ths most successful
In the history eF the organization.
Visiting delegates were enthusiastic IN
their p-aiss Of the efforts put forth
by the local jobbers and dealers in
entertaining them. They also declar-
ed that the addresses were among
the most helpful they had heard.