The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-19
MERCHANTS MEET
EVERYTHING FREE, NOTHING TO
SELL ON THE BIG DAY,
OCTOBER 16.

At their resumed meetings last
night in their rooms, the Merchants
association decided to dedicate the
finished pavement of Madison with
one mad frolic, ms grand orgy of
abandonment and hyper-enthusiastic-
ally frenzied gambol. The merchants
of Madison are to act as hosts to
every man, woman and child of the
county, without regard to race, creed
or previous condition of se%rvitude.
Their information was to the effect
that the paving would be completed
by the middle of October, and they
set the date of this wild jamboree on
Thursday, October 16.
Complete plans for the day have
not yet been formulated, but two
things have been adopted. There
will be a barbecue of roast OK, several
bands or orchestras. and dancing
along the whole line, or at several
intersections of the streets. There
win undoubtedly be many other at
II aNAtOilE Ill diBG iOl III the udNS DR-
tween now and the event. not the
least attraction of which is hat the
whole thing will be an entertainment
offered the people of the county by
the merchants. wholly free, without
charge or strings of any kind. The
date was %purposely placed on a day
on which the stores of town would
close at an early hour, the merchants
themselves desiring to participate in
the f~andango.
A committee was appointed. ON
sisting of Frank Peck. l.. Fl. Blagen
and j. c. Schultz. to inquire into the
probable cost of the day and arrange
for the extras and supplies. These
men will undertake the work at once
and procure the necessary help and
supplies for roasting the beef critter.
The men discussed at the business
portion of the meeting the matter If
interchange of credit ratings. which.
like the poor. and as a necessary 60
rollory, We have always with us.
They desire to find some method. APP
preaching a workable and practical
perfection. by which they can detect
the man who will not pay his bills
who does not intend to pay them.
They are cropping toward this enc,
but have not yet found a perfect sys-
tenn. according to the opinion eX-
pressed at the meeting. Their i'm
PROJECTIONS in knowing the ratings of
men i'm their trade territory was
brought painfully TO their attention
the large wholesale houses have this
matter in such perfection of record
and means of investigation that the
poor retailer is at once spotted. They
aspire to attain TO hat perfection of
detail in recording credits, but shy
around its actual work Of putting in
TO practice.
1t was decided 10 have meetings
on the second and fourth Tuesdays
of each month hereafter during the
winter. This is tentative or expert
mental. to see if a more perfect ac-
cord and understanding may not be
arrived at. and a greater interest
aroused i'm the association among the
members. President Sutton gave the
members something of a going over
for lack of ideas. and the reticence in
bringing them out for discussion in
open meeting.
Following the business meeting,
which was prolonged beyond the time
previously estimated, a luncheon was
served. An informal gabfest ensued
this feature, after which the mer-
chants dissolved in the slow drizzle
of the rainy evening.