The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-05-14
HUERTA PLANNING
TO LEAVE MEXICO
CITY FOR PUEBLA
RETAILERS ASSN.
HAS PROSPERED
REPORTS SHOW 400 MEMBERS
INSURANCE DIVIDENDS
$81 900.

Aberdeen, S. D.-The seventeenth
annual convention of the South Da-
kota Retail Merchants convention
opened yesterday with an address
OF welcome by Mayor e. M. Hall of
aberdeen, and response by w. l..
Ware, president of the association,
followed by the annual report of N.
5. Tyler, secretary, which showed a
membership of about 400 merchants
IN the association, and the organiza-
t1on OF several local associations
within the past year or two, among
them being the associations at Alb
erdeen, Sioux Falls, Watertown, HUI
ron, edfield. Mitchell and the Doug
las county association, in which the
merchants of all the towns in the
county have formed an association,
Most of these local associations have
rating bureaus.
One of the departments of the as
sociation that has proven it's worth
is that of the auditing department.
winch mas been a success from the
start In preventing over charges on
freight to members. The associa-
tons mutual insurance company has
reinsured in another company, but
during the ten years of its existence
1T had an income of $522,OOO and
during the same period had paid
losses of 100000, and it's expenses
mad amounted TO $65,OOO. The
company has saved and turned over
to its members as dividends $S1 900.
The report of Treasurer Gus Meyer
of Parker showed the financial af-
fairs of the association to be in good
shape. w. l.. Clark, the president,
In his address urged all South Da-
kota retailers to join and stated he
hoped to see 1000 members attend
the next state convention. He said !:
'The association will pay you back
the largest dividend you ever drew
on an investment If you will just
give 1T chance, and right now is the
time for the members of the state
to place the stamp of their approval
on the organization in substantial
way. The time is not far distant
when the merchant who goes 1T
alone will be pushed off the business
map. Affiliation with live purchas-
fngg agencies is already recognized as
the salvation of the retailer"
III. G. Behrens, president of the
local association and also president
of the Aberdeen Commercial club,
spoke on 'The Benefits of Local Or
ganization," r. II. Angel of Aber-
deem on "The Retailers Niche in His
Community" and e. c. Issenhuth of
Redtield, chairman of the state high
way commission, on Good Roads
and Home Trade" Following the
business session in the afternoon, the
visiting merchants were invited to
take part in a shoot at the Gun club
and in contest at the golf grounds.
Manufacturers and jobbers had ex-
hibits of their products on exhibition
and these were visited by large num-
bers last evening.
Today addresses will be read on a
number of topics by members OF
the state association, including one
by d. B. Watkins, SECRETARY of the
Aberdeen local association, on "Why
Local Associations Pay an Enormous
Dividend. Among outside business
men who will speak will be w. L.
Harris of Minneapolis; A. j. Kasper
of Chicago; F. B. Lent of Minnea-
polls, and Oscar Cchultz of Minnea-
polls. A 4 o'clock trip will be
made to Aberdeen wholesale houses,
and in the evening there will be a
smoker and Dutch lunch at the Com
mercial club. The convention will
elect officers and adjourn on Thurs
day.