The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-07-09
lFALLON MERCHANT HEAD OF
| STATE RETAIL ASSOCIATION
l. ii. Kent. As President of State Re-
tail Dealers Association Called
Meeting

l. H Kent returned from Reno on
Sunday evening having gone UP
there on Thursday .incidently to at
tend the roundup but more especial
ly to hold a meeting OF the Nevada
State Retail Merchants Association
of which he is president.
In discussing these matters l. II.
reports that the directors Of the as
sociation were very agreeably enter
tanned at the Riverside hotel by the
directors of the Reno commercial
club and many matters OF import
ance were discussed and he is full
of praise of the treatment received
from the officials of the commercial
club. Among other things he states
that a delegation from the club in
tend to visit Fallon in the near fu-
ture and it will Be up to the people
of Fallon to entertain them.
Referring to matters directly con-
neeted with the Nevada state retail
association. he states that at the
meeting held there on July 3rd in
the rooms of the commercial club,
the following business was trans
acted:
A resolution was adopted that
two members of the association,
with the president, should be ap-
pointed by the board of directors, as
an executive committee Of three,
who would be the controlling body
of the association. In compliance
with that resolution the board of di-
reetors have appointed as such exc
cutive committee, W. H. Goodin of
Loyelock and H. ]. Long of Mason.
I A resolution was passed by the
board of directors that all matters
which should properly come before
the association should be contained
in communications sent by mail adj
dressed, Secretary State Retail
Merchants Association. z. o. Box
5031, Reno, Nevada" These mat
ters will be acted upon by the execu-
tive committee at their convenience.
A resolution was adopted by the
board of directors that inasmuch as
funds would be needed at once to
purchase stationery and other re-
quirements necessary to begin work
along the lines laid out by the
association. no merchant should be
considered as an active member or
entitled to its privileges and bene-
fits, until after the receipt of at least
his initiation fee, and the payment
of monthly dues six months In ad-
vance is earnestly requested.
Mr.. Kent states that 1t is the aim
of the members of the association,
in joining themselves together to ae-
quire those privileges which other
organizations obtain. He points out
that many matters OF state vide i'm
portance need the attention of an
association of this nature. Principal
among these may be named the reg
ulation of railroad tariffs both in the
state and Interstate, prospective
state legislation affecting merchants
in general throughout the state,
property valuations and state and
county taxes, in regard to which the
merchants as a body feel they are
certainly bearing their share of the
burden. Mr.. Kent states that no ae-
tion of an arbitrary nature is to be
taken by the association but such
matters as affect the retail trade that
will benefit the consumersas we'll as
the dealer and incidently the State
of Nevada will be covered by the as
sociation- II is also intended by the
association, If possible, to embrace
that territory that is naturally con-
tiguous and adjacent to Reno, in
California. This end, however, will
probably ultimately be accomplished
by afiiliating to some extent at least
with the California retail dealers as
soeiations.