Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-04

800 - Mail Order CoNepoA
tton, Pro-. o. e. kllneamaa, dr.
tor Of the extension dlvloloSsa
State University Of issSa. vNG
fact that Iowa annually ssNds ~
between @s5, 600, 200 and e4oooo
900 to mall order houses maDceG
the subject one Of extreme Int
est to everyone.
G. =. kurtx, OF the exto0oloQl
division Of the state unlvevol1
and Prof. o. e. kIInoaman. the n
rector, said that they can not u,
press their feeling for the way lhG
ottumwa short course has turned
out.
ut Is the bioaest thing 81 e.
kind ever held In Iowa and | dons
doubt that It will equal any exeSs
held in the whole United etatee,
said Mr.. kurtz today. "vvhy, lpo
think Of Il, over 700 resistore
here. Z 4 Asss
"Mr. kIingaman and just eeNll
get over It. II 10 such IN 1or1
able surprise that we can't 3nj
press ourselves. You ars out
live boosters here and i waNt 81
tell you Ottumwa 10 some s11
to put on q thing like this ars1 ~
700 men from all over soutIse1
Iowa and northern Missouri hefI
for it,"
II the remaining sessions lAt4st
afternoon and evening at the m
lOuse maintain or even appro90lt
nigh character OF those which
thus far featured the busineS6s III
short course held here by the axl
sion division of the state univerS
lnder the auspices Of the jobberss q
bureaus OF the ca
nercial club, the project bids fair|a
)e the best ever held In the state
s also quite likely that this viii
)ut the first Of an annual series
'uch instructive sessions to be held
Ottumwa. The extraordinary quAlf
II the talks given, the most excell1a
provided for the
ors and last but not least the iInflleG2
hrongs that are here from outside
,ity vieing with local merchants q
,ven professional men in absOrbtn
he lessons taught, has more TN
assured the success Of the venture S
The jobbers and manufacture
bureaus of the Commercial club unA
whose auspices the short course is
ng conducted, have been told ~
men In charge Of the m0y
nent, that Ottumwa's enrolment TIL
ar has been the largest OF any pl9
n the state since the work was taIlS
lp by the university. These mon on
more than pleased with the sucCeels]
he venture and feel that what Ottx
va has experienced will be the. u1NG
If bringing the short course to oY3
;ity Of any size In the state vhsre
number of business men can ~ ~
,red together for instruction on
,anced methods in the science ok ~
,rn merchandising. More than
we're registered Tuesday and th10
Iurpasses, almost. doubling, the rUo
hus far made. The lot Of badeeG GS
ickets provided In advances, Which
he time was believed to be p31nty s11
,ut during Tuesday afternoon md I
ions were admitted ct night To
,pera house In large numbers WITH
he credentials provided earlier III
lay.
The program during the day q
evening served both to enHghten n
arge audience and to entertain tl
Is we'll.
Evening Session.
The evening program opened witl
splendid paper. An expression froEn
3rocer, by Harry b. Sloan. This par
vas of considerable length and ri
.ull Of much that IL valuable To
.etailer particularly in the food stS
,r grocery line. This was followed
! vaudeville program thAt was ol|
high order and pleased throughout r.
immense audience that filled the OF
rouse from pit to gallery.
Opening with an acrobatic act
which two lilliputians and : man r.
icipated. the whole series Of nuMbl
started on with snap and 20 TN
sept up its high class throughout.
singing, speaking and Juggling T.
Continued On pass ~ sssss
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