Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-12-24
FORTY BUSINESS
men EAT CLANS
Town Days" Plan Meets With
Hearty Approval at Merchants
Banquet-Many Subjects
Discussed

Days" which will mean the mineline
together OF the Pullman me chants
an their customers FOR thu eniOy-
M nt OF recrr tl,On, sport AID enter
tainment, and the discussion of sub
jects pertaining TO the community
good, was one of the plans unfolded
at the merchants banquet held last
Friday evening, and met with the
hearty approval of the 40 Pullman
merchants who assembled at the X.
of p. hall to eat clans and discuss
questions of common interest. The
town day" plan was suggested by
j. N. Emerson as means OF bring
ing closer together the merchant. the
toWnsman and the farmer. and es-
tablishing each in the confidence of
the other thus developing a bond of
common relationship among the peo-
pie of the entire community and
making each of service to the other
in making Pullman and the adjacent
country the ideal community that it
deserves to be.
The suggested plan is taken after
the established court days" of other
communities. when people from
every nook and corner of the ter
ritory surrounding the court" town
assembled at the central point to
mingle with each other. Thus the
citizen and the merchant are brought
into close touch with the farmer
and are PLACED in position to under
stand his ideas and his desires and
to assist him in realizing them The
farmer gets closer to the citizen and
the merchant, learns more of his
business and his meth DDS, and a feel
that works to the benefit of all con-
cerned
Town days" would differ from
the market days of the past two
years in that the selling of merchan-
disc on those days would be made
minor consideration, secondary to
attractions to entertain the people
and to discussions of mutual in
terests.
The proposed plan was made a spe-
cial order of business for the next
regular meeting of the merchants
association and will be considered
more fully at that time.
F. C. Forrest, president of the as
ISOLATION, acted as POSTMASTER, and
nearly 20 business men responded to
toasts, each dealing with some topic
of interest to the entire community.
James A. Brown, secretary and at
torney of the Spokane Grocers' and
Butchers association, represented
that organization at the meeting. He
explained in detail the workings of
the Spokane association, and the
good that has accrued through it to
the retail merchants and their GUS
toners alike. Mr.. Brown dealt with
which has been brought to high
state of efficiency. He explained
from a legal standpoint existing and
proposed laws which will affect the
retail merchant, especially the Ste
yens bill, the bulk sales bill and the
amendment to the punishment law
passed by the last legislature,
Lee Allen told of the merits OF
Keen Kutter cutlery and related a
few of his choicest stories, and B. F.
Campbell read an interesting paper
en- Farm Credits" DR.. f. Mcguire,
in his response to Credits" toast,
blamed automobiles" for much
OF the financial stringency among in
dlYlduals, and stated that credit is
entirely too free, working hardship
ankle on the bank, the merchant and
the borrowing public. Much of the
financial suffering that accompanied
the panic of 1898, according TO the
speaker, was due to the extI emely
Tree credit that preceded the pan c
many people bling unable to meet
their obligations when they came
due.
The better treatment of customers
and the Improvement of country
roads were mentioned by Bruce
Lampson as the more important fac
tors In the extension of Pullman's
trade, and V. w. Clarkson told OF
the trials and tribulations of the ex-
elusive clothing merchant.
Three settlements each year
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