Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-17
FlFT-FoUR BUSINESS MEN OF
IOWA AND MINNESOTA GUESTS
OF WESTERN GROCER co.
INSPECT BIG MILLS AND
WITNESS MANUFACTURING
Manager Virgil, of Mason City Branch,
Accompanies Delegation, Which Is
Entertained by Manager MeCreery
at MilIs-Taken to Fair This After
noon-cedar Rapids Hero Thursday.

Taking advantage of the fact that
the best county fair in Iowa was in
progress in Marshalltown, the Western
Grocer Company today brought to the
city the largest single delegation Of
business men who have visited the
plant this season when about sixty
grocers from northern Iowa and
southern Minnesota came here to
inspect the big mills and see the
sights of the fair as guests of the COM
pany.
The Srocers arrived in special
coach over the Minneapolis G. st. Louis
at 10 o'clock, in charge of c. C. Virgil,
manager of the Mason City branch of
the Western Grocer Company. which
serves the trade of the section from
which the visitors come.
Inspect Plant; Visit Fair.
The visitors were met at the station
and taken to the plant. where a thor
ough inspection was made. In this
way the grocers were ena bled to see
the various processes of packing the
many lines Of goods that they are buy
ing.
At noon the guests were entertained
at ane luncheon. made up largely Of
products from the mills, and served
most appetizingly.
This afternoon the grocers were
taken to the county fair, which proved
a most enjoyable treat TO the visitors.
From an entertainment standpoint no
better day could have been chosen by
the company for entertaining its guests,
as the race program, postponed from
Thursday afforded an exceptionally
big day from. a spectators standpoint.
The ifty-four grocers who made
up the party included oliver F. Repp,
Bert Quackenbush, Harry Wells, c. S.
Sanborn. and Edward Cornell. Mason
City; H. A. Gale, Aredale: j. F. Kuba-
lex. Clutter: Duke Arnie and Carl Jen-
sen, Eagle Grove; E. z. Butz. Meser-
vey: Peter DeBeer, Stout; H. o. Chase,
Thornton; Ray Cliff and James Nc
Corkindale, swaledale; f. Schulz.
Bradford: f. Boyd, Livermore:
Louis Gardner, Clarion; Glen
kepple and L. J. Hldman,
Ionia; ]. G.. Johnson. 1nwood; T.
c. McMurry, Rock Valley; E. NJ. Derry,
Dickens; Lewis Olson, Arnolds Park;
Herman Wiese, Okoboji; Ferd Lukes,
Protivin; Joseph O'Connor and Paul
J. Martin. Lawler; F. A. Wiegand and
Thomas Jones, Crescc; J. E Burrets,
and w. A. Horn. Charles City; Fred
Woerner. Rudd: C. L. Thomas, Austin,
Mimi: H P Andrews. Ceylon, Mimi;
William Young. Emmetsburg: Louis
Sorenson, Algona; E. =. Rioue, ard
Oscar Low, Northwood E. A. Noel,
Kensett: B. A. Anfanson, Belmond; r.
B. Jones. Ossian: ]. A. Wolf. Little
Cedar; Roy Ziemer, Waltham. Mimi;
Henry Hahn, Sergeant, Mimi; N. j.
Alrick and John Myster, Hayfeld,
Mimi: and H. c. Stern, of Renova,
Mimi; H. c. Stern, OF Renova, Mimi:
CT. R. Roberts. Owatonna, Mimi; A.
G.. Riedel. Kasson. Mimi; A. Grigerson,
Hayfield, MINI: B. A. Brainerd, Martin
Nelson and Frank Kuzek, Blooming
Prairie Mimi: and T. P. Weber, Con-
cord. Mimi
Besides the dealers company officers
were present, including George P.
Smith of Dubuque, general manager
of the Western Grocer Company; II.
l.. Spencer, of Oskaioosa, lii 81 .-;ce
president; c. C. Virgil, manager Of the
Let's, Spencer Smith Company, Mason
City, and his assistant manager, G. II.
F'eldman, also OF Mason City. The
statesmen who were members Of the
party We're: j. NJ TAYLOR, Leo P. Nc
Laughlin. c. G. Barrett Leo Woisnak
Shad Morgan and J. w. Macket. Ma
son City; NJ. l. Bassler and y. NJ
Let's. Austin. Mimi: Ray Butler, Ar
nolds Park; F.. c. Mork. Usage; and
Earl Roberts, Owatonna, MINI.
l.. G.. Moore, salesman of the Os-
kaloosa branch of the Western Grocery
Company, was also here with F.
Phares. a groceryman from Centerville
Four grocerymen from st. Joseph
Mo-. were also in the party customers
of Parker Company, of st. Jo-
seph. They are Messrs. Long, West
! philing. Nolan and Staatz.
Cedar Rapids Thursday.
| Thursday the company entertained
another delegation of forty merchants
from Cedar Rapids, the third from that
city and it's contiguous territory tc
| have been brought to the mills this
season. The same plan Of entertain
ment observed today was carried out
| Thursday. Fred G. Let's and Mr.
| Stearns, of the Frick- Russell
| Company, the Cedar Rapids branch Of
/ the Western Grocer Company, accom-.