The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-05-06
RETAIL MERCHANTS
ARE COMING HERE

hNI VVV1XvU klL1IH
Devils Lake, N. D., l,,,-y 3.-June 8,
and 10 are the dategS 3r the annual
convention Of the r s il Merchants
association of NORTH = akota. VAL
ley City is the cow :! ,on city, Sub
jects OF timely inter 8 having direct
ed reference to pref day affairs of
retail merchants w 5 nave the center
of the stage. l.. ..
and Excepting Buf 8 ;ss in the Home
Town" are the h' inc topics which
will be granted It of way at the
n.eeting. These lbjects, however,
VIII merely serv the backbone Of
the three days business sessions, being
cou1plemented by wide variety Of
themes having direct application to
present conditions in the world of mer-
chandising.
\ letter from association headquar-
ters to all members throughout the
state stresses the need Of convention
attendance as follows:
During the past year your presi-
dent and secretary have devoted their
time and energy to promoting modern
merchandising and advertising thru
out the entire state of North Dakota.
1--WE are working with the jobber
and manufacturer, newspaper men
and manufacturer, newspaper men
and all other advertising concerns
persuading them that it is greatly to
their interest to assist in helping to
educate retail merchants along mod
ern merchandising lines, and to show
them that advertising when done in
the right way will bring wonderful
results.
"We are doing everything we can
to bring about closer relations between
the business people of the city and
country. We are advocating the or
ganization of community clubs and
the building of community buildings,
where all will join in promoting the
welfare of the entire community, in
the solving of all of their problems.
We think that at this critical time
there should be great effort made to
bring people claser together to solve
the great problems which are now
facing us, and we are meeting with
wonderful success.
"It will be necessary if we are to
continue to build the Retail Mer-
chants association into the great or
ganzation that can be accomplished,
that we receive the hearty co-opera-
ton. and the attendance at our annual
convention of every member OF the
association, and right here we want
to urge upon every member to be pres
ont ~ Vol1nv Citv this wear
eve have prepared a very instruc-
tive program, and the jobbers and
the jobbers and manufacturers. will
be with us again this year, and the
merchant will have an opportunity to
place before the jobber and manu-
facturer his merchandising problems
and ask him for hi assistance.
eve believe that wonderful re-
suits can be obtained by friendly re-
lations, and a closer cooperation OF
the retail merchants of North Dako-
ia, and the jobbers and manufacturers
who are supplying them with their
merchandise.
"It' is simply up to you whether or
not YOU wish to cash in on the money
you have invested in the North Dako
ia Retail Merchants association, and
the time and energy that your presi
dent and secretary have devoted in
trying to solve your merchandising
problems, and to assist you in every
way. We simply must have your CO.
operation and attendance at this time,
at this convention.
''There will be ample opportunity
for open discussion Of all problems
relating to merchandising as well as
to the political ituation, which now
confronts us in North Dakota.
Let US have 100 per cent atten-
dance at Valley City, on June 8, 81
and TO-"
A letter received advises that the
program will be completed in the near
future, at which time details will be
given in the Northwest Commercial
Bulletin. In the meantime all mer-
chants Of the state will do we'll to date
themselves for Valley City during
convention week.