The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-03-04
HARDWARE MEN
OPEN SESSIONS
TENTH ANNUAL SESSION START.
ED THIS AFTERNOON AT
FOR EXPOSITION.
From Tuesday's Daily.

lhe prospects are bright for The big
Sest ana best convention ever held
lfactlcaliy intact in every detail
lhe raw exposition, consisting
or exhibits from the leading hard
ware manufacturers and jobbers of
lhe northwest, opened on scheduled
Ilme at y O'Clock this morning. The
me auditorium eff the city hall.
where the exposition is staged. is
hiled from top TO bottom with a daz-
ZIlng array OF booths, electric lighted
garnlsh with the colors of adyertis-
ing autographs and filled with The
latest products of the manufacturers
The exposition is an education in one
OF the most known branches of mer-
chandising.
With President II. j. open. of
Montrose, in the chair. the afternoon
session was opened with music by
me Dakota Wesleyan glee club.
When the college boys had finished
+. III. Kelley. president of the Nit
chel Commercial club, welcomed the
visiting hardware men and dealers
to the city.
II DEAN il a pleasure" said Mr..
Kelley, Ito have the honor of well
coming you, the representative hard
ware men of South Dakota. TO our
CITY. Not that ! am the best orator i'm
%!'itchell. or can make the best speech
put that through an error on the part
or our commercial club was chosen
president. AS such president, it is nv
privilege to make this address and
give you as a hearty a welcome as
| can.
"Gentlemen. / am pleased to sec
so many representative business men
l'of the hardware fraternity present
mere. 1t goes to show that you, as a
body, are live, energetic and pushing
business men. That you are not
asleep and are always looking for
ward TO advance your ideas so that
you, in your home towns, can have
better stores, doing better business
and advancing your cities with your
selves. This exposition undoubtedly
Will. as we'll as the ones You already
have held, be the cause Of bringing
lyou closer together. so that you can
exchange ideas and broaden your
views. When you will return home.
you will be better business men, for
yourselves and the people of your
nome community.
: so. Mr.. Chairman and gentleman
o fthis convention. on behalf of the
4. city "f Mitchell, welcome you To
IL city. Our honorable nay is alb
| sent from the city, hense on his be
t half, as we'll as the city and the Com
f., mcrcial club. | tender to YOU the
keys of Mitchell. While you arc
here, make yourselves at home, &c
a where you please, and do as you
please. If you see Gnything yot
! want take it all. All we ask is tina
4 you leave our city hall, which should
t have been the temporary capitol o.
? South Dakota"
E The response to the address was
; made by o. w. Anderson, of Lane
/ President O'Dell followed with hi.
ANIMAL address and report, in par
as follows:
1T Is a great pleasure and salts.
faction to me TO meet so many o
the members, on this, the tenth an
lflversary of our association Thi!
Z year just closed has beer one o
progress, also an eventful one. Epocl
making events have been going on il
ether lands, and yet it may be trul,
said that the merchants of the nortl
west have pushed ahead with TIN
even tenor CT their way. with mucl
y less disturbance than has been feel
in ether parts of the United States
7, THE thing that impresses nc mos
y OF AL, is the increased interest show
by II hardware merchants in up-to
I date methods of doing business. Thi
d is an age of progress, and we ar,
G beginning to realize the competition
/ IS such that we must carefully con
slider Ii every move if we overcom
: 1t.
S 9TH time of hit and miss is Of tn
nast and success comes only to tn,
merchant that studies his business
The distribution of goods from tn,
factory to the consumer is UNDERGO
ing an evolution. The methods of few
. sales and a large prfit is being repla
I. cd by that of MANY sales and small
0 profit FOR each one"
President O'De'l closed with lawn,
y emphasis upor support of bulletil
" a1d trade papers, the use CT the pricl
y and service bureau, and q report o
The national associations session il
Chicago.
y The present membership of tn
n state association is 17G. according t
' the annual report read by Secretar.
n E. G. Warren, of Pierre. Fifty mem
bers were lost during the year be
cause of the numerous chnages il
n the business.
a ) Creation Of cooperation was urg
ed by Secretary Warren for the bet
u torment Of the work of the associa
tion. He appealed to the member
O to larn their competitors and pul
with them, rather than against them
0 The purpose of the association il
O helping the individual members ais,
?, was emphasized. He also called atten
ton to the members making use o
0 the collection department, the bureal
O for the auditing of freight bills an
o the mutual insurance feature.
Tonight the visitors and salesmel
will be the guest of the Commercial
club at an entertainment at hte Elk
club. which will at
O'Clock. T. c. Burns and Rober
Burns will be in charge. Previou
10 tho "dOjngS" at the ElkS' clul