Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-27
BUSINESS MEMS
SHORT COURSE IN.
BOISE DISCUSSED
Enthusiastic Meeting Held
by Wholesalers and Trav-
cling Men at Which Plans
Are Outlined.

Some Is wholesalers and the same
number of travelling men held one OF
the most enthusiastic meetings in the
history Of the Commercial club, at
noon today in the interests of the
business mems short course which will
take place in Boise, Feb. 5. 6, Z, 8. I'M
der the auspices of the University of
Idaho. Joel l.. Priest acted as chair
man OF the meeting. Secretary Fisher
explained that the course originated
among the wholesalers of Sioux city
and that it had spread from state to
state and now a large number of uni
versities were making a speciality of
this. At Lawrence, Kan, over 500
business men spent a whole week ut
Lawrence, getting new pointers, mix
ing with competitors. hearing; talks and
taking part in the different discus
sions.
"This course has an educational
feature that is spreading much good
in every community in which it has
been tried" said Secretary Fisher. THE
purpose of this course is to hear talks
of advertising, merchandising, window
trimming, mail order competition,
traffic matters, etc.
The wholesalers get to meet their
customers, they see the proprietor,
meet his bool<keeper. the credit
man talks about the rise and fall
of different lines of merchandise
ing and in return they go home
better prepared for new business
and to improve In their different lines
of business activity From the REPORTS
received the business mems short
course of Boise this year is going to be
well patronized by outside merchants
and the committee has spared no pains
in providing some of the best speak
ers in the west to appear at this con-
vention."
G. b. Graft, who just recently re-
turned from Moscow, told Of the sue
cess of the business men; short course
there and how the home merchants got
back Of it and when they could not at
tend themselves, sent their clerks,
bookkeepcrs and credit man in order
that they might hear these talks and
enter into the different discussions.
f. b. sherman, of the Shaw Lumber
company, responded for the travelling
men, stating that the travelling men
were glad to know that the wholesalers
and the business men of Boise and
the University of Idaho had arranged
for such course. And he cited the
good work that these courses had ac
complished throughout the country.
He sh owed the need of cooperation
among every wholesaler and urged ev-
eryone to get back of this meeting.
resided in Boise with his family He
is survived by four daughters. his
wife and one son. One daughter, Mrs
Grouse, died two weeks ago today.
Funeral arrangements will not be mad
until word from relatives is received
BROTHERS-Ma Brothers, wife
of John NJ Brothers, died this morn
ing at a local hospital. Scpticemia
was the cause OF her death. She was
SO years of age and is survived by
her husband and six children. The
funeral will be held Monday, leaving
the family home at POI North Four
teenth street, at S;45 a, IN. Services
will be held at st. Johns cathedral at
. o'clock. Burial will be in st. Johns
cemetery. Ladies of the Altar society
are requested to meet Sunday evening
at S:45 O'Clock at the home to say
the Rosary.
MINER--Captain p. r. Miner, a for
mcr resident of Boise, who recently
returned from Washington, ID. c.,
where fer II years he held an impor-
tant position with the government,
! died at | o'clock this afternoon at u
local hospital. Mr.. Miner returned
from Washington two weeks ago and
had been very i'll since a few days
after his arrival He is survived by
his wife and several children, among
whom is Mrs. w w. Van Dusen, wife
of Rev. w. w. Van Dusen and also
daughter, who arrived from Butte
II few days ago. Funeral arrangements
have not yet been made.