Arizona republican., 1920-10-13
MERCHANTS IF
 STATE TO MEET HERE NEXT YEAR
State Association Chooses 1921 Convention City, Endorses Obregon And Urges Cabinet Change

Completing its business by choosing Phoenix as the city in which the 1921 | convention of the organization will be f held and by electing officers for the | coming year, the convention of the | Arizona Merchants association came | to an end yesterday in Nogales after | a two-day session. The convention | dates in Phoenix next year will be the | Friday and Saturday preceding the | opening of the state fair. Among the labors of the convention | was the adoption of a series of resolu- 1 tions which have been designed to be l of benefit to every merchant in the state. and which include a number of topics. The first takes cognizance of what has been-done by the association in the past, and impresses upon its members the necessity of increasing its membership so that eventually every merchant in the state shall be carried on it's rolls, and that a 100 per cent membership should be aimed at during the coming year.
 The second has to do with reclama- | ton and conservation and endorses in particular the San Carlos, Charleston and Colorado river projects. The third, which is among the important works of the convention, declares that the present portfolio of secretary of com
  field. to the. consequent detriment of commercial interests, and urges that a separate department to take care of commercial interests should be ere ated by act of congress. Copies of this resolution have been transmitted to Senators Marcus A. Smith and Henry F. Ashurst and Congressman Carl Hayden
 The fourth resolution instructs the l,I-. &A s.k fnn r1F D three members to act as a legislative ! committee and to report to the ex- s ecutive committee on any measures in troduced in either branch of the state legislature which may affect the mer- chants of the state.
 Merchants Endorse Obregon
 The fifth resolution expresses con- fidence in General Alvaro Obregon president elect of Mexico. who invited . the delegates to the convention to his II home in Nogales, Sonora, and who ex- t pressed to them his desire for friendly q business and social relations with tn, O men of this country to enter Mexico to engage in international and loca - commerce. The resolution ends witt n the extending of the fullest suppor l. and cooperation to General Obregol d by the association. to the end that thu - Mexican republic shall profit by hi
 administration as its chief executive. 1 The sixth resolution extends the ap n preciation of the association to lame ', Harris, mayor of Nogales: the Nogale i. chamber of commerce, the Nogale - Merchants association, Berlin Boyd {. secretary of the Denver Retail Mer ,c chants association. and the people 0 'h Nogales for the courtesies extended b m them to the Arizona Merchants asso "a ciation-
 S The seventh resolution urges th - secretary of state to modify the ex J. isting passport regulations by Nannul ln ing the existing wise fee law as it af e- fects Mexico and to simplify bords ce control. Copies of this resolution wer
 sent to Secretary of State Colby, th 1- chamber of commerce of Nogales, Sc de nora. and the chambers of commerc st of all the border cities.
 fix The convention yesterday listened 1 CT two speeches, both of which were dt is livered by Phoenicians. The first wa ,le an address on Fair Prices and Profit
 eerfng." and as made by George l - Smalley. The second was by Niles - Hyatt, Phoenix advertising man, Fakes and Mistakes in Advertising The officers of the association f the coming gear are George F. Kit
 Tucson, president; Ben Rice, Phoeni vice president; H. A. Morgan. Willeo
 treasurer. and Charles Christy, seer
 tary- These officers, with J. J. Mill,
 Ray, and T. J. Lesson, McNeal, al
 will act as a board of directors.
 The board of governors will cons
 of P. Riley, Ajo; B. Maier. Benso
 Ben Frankenberg Bisbee. E. NJ. w
 Hams. Clifton; J. H. Wilkins. . Ca
 Grande; J. Levy, Douglas; Frank Ke
 Flagstaff; F. S. Martin. Indian Well F. W. Childs, Mammoth; T. J. Leest McNeal; O. s. Stapley. Mesa; l..
 Owen, Morenci; l.. H. westeril
 Prescott; George F. Kilt Tucso
 Dave Loeb, Nogales; J. J. Miller Ra Julius Becker, SpringerVhIe: E. J. K
 Ter. Jr, Superior; E. J. Whiting,
 Johns; R. A. Armstrong. Stafford: J Brewster, Tolleson; John P. Kerl Tuba City; A. A. Volk, Wickenbul H. A. Morgan. Wilcox; F. M. Poo Winkelman; T. J. Daze, Winslow; F
 win Johnson, Williams: H. c. Brav stette, Yuma; Ben Rice. Phoenix, 6 EW. Y. Price, Florence.