Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-09-07
Central Michigan Associa-
ton Held Annual Meet
ing on Tuesday.
HUNDRED FIFTY WERE PRESENT
William G.. Griffin of Alma Elect
ed to Head Jobbers Dur
ing Coming Year.

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nual meeting of the Central Michigan
Bean Jobbers association was held In
this city, and bean jobbers from all
through Central Michigan, with their
wives and families were present, ana
combined the business meeting OF the
association with a good time, that
made the day somewhat of holiday
for them, and their families. About
a hundred and fifty jobbers and mem
bers of their families were present In
all.
A morning session, of the associa-
ton was held at the city hall, at which
time the reports of the secretary and
treasurer were given, and was fol-
lowed by a general discussion of the
bean situation in not only Central
Michigan, but over the entire state.
1t seemed to be the impression of the
iobbers present that the present out
look for the bean crop was on nor
nal crop basis, and withdrawing con-
ditions on change for the next two
weeks, that Michigan would have
about a 70 percent crop. In a num-
ber of places it was thought that the
crop would go twenty-five bushel TO
the acre, and that in others it was
very small, and would amount 90 only
three or four bushel to the acre,
Following the discussion of the
bean crop officers of the association
were elected for the ensuing year.
William G. Griffin of this city, was
&c tho aggng1n
r. A. Law OF Frceland, secretary;
end Fred Barnard of st. Louis, treas
urer. The election of Mr.. Griffin to
the presidency of the association, was
a fitting climax to his strenuous
efforts towards making the meeting
here a big success.
i AT noon the bean jobbers adjourned
~ the O. @. F. hall, where a fine
bbanouet awaited them and which was
thoroughly enjoyed by the jobbers
and their families. One hundred and
fifty plates were laid for the dinner.
Following the dinner several ad-
dresses were made, the first being the
address of welcome to the jobbers by
Mayor Mckinney of Alma, who extern
ded the glad hand to the days visitors
The response to the address of well
come was made by w. |. Biles of
Saginaw.
Rev. William II. Mason of this city
cave a fine address to the banqueters
on the subject of "Co-operation," and
made a big hit with the jobbers.
F. A. Butterworth, assistant gen
eral freight agent of the Pere Mar
ouette railroad gave an address in
which he defended the position that
the railroads were taking in their
several stands, increased railroad
rates, etc. In defending the position
of the railroads he made some strong
POINTS and made a big impression on
his audience.
"The Part We Play" an address by
w. /. Nokely of the Kenawha Dis
patch, of Toledo, Ohio, was a strong
enc, which left a lasting impression.
Full of good wholesome thought the
Alma Record is glad to give the adj
dress in full for its readers. The ad-
dress follows.
Opportunities to address men as
sembled as here, are not of such fire.
>ouencv as 70 make me anything but
appreciative of the invocation to come
kefore you and | am deeply sensible
of this privilege In this age hurry,
hustle and impatience. being an i'm
pulsive people, quick to form an opin-
ion and quick to change, we are often
caused 70 lose our appreciation of
sterling worth, and as one of the many
freight solicitors who daily approach
YOU in the interest of their services,
as we'll as your own, | use this oc
casion to attempt a brief outline of
the part we play in the routine of your
business affairs.
Railway companies though public
carriers have their sales force in their
local freight agents and the traffic
solicitors, and it is through this medi-
um that the public generally trans
acts its business with the carriers.
II car is needed, to whom does the
shipper make his wants known?
Manifestly, TO none other than the
local representative of the carrier
with whom he intends to do business.
In the continuation OF that thought;
with whom does he do business, if his
transportation needs carry him be-
yond the immediate bounds of his in
itial carrier? Answer to this is found
ir the ever present freight solicitor,
Who is trying to sell the services of
his company.
MILLER is red-haired, likewise, he is
quick tempered. We find him in an,
irritable mood, holding an Ann Arbor
railroad bill-of-lading calling for one
car of beans from Garland, Mich,
consigned to Irate Miller at Cincin-
natl, Ohio, no routing shown.
"'Jameses River'-say the Miller in
an outburst of wrath-'Don't p. Bean
& Co., know that Cincinnati has more
than one railroad? How am ! to
know where to look for that car, and
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