Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-05
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BUSINESS HERE;
Retail Merchants Of State
Will Meet at Valley
City.

Fargo, N. p. May 5.-"Keeping
Business in the Home Town." "Com-
munity Work. and advertising" are
the headline topics which will be
granted the right of way at the an
nual convention 'of the North Dakota
held atSNalley City June 5. 8 and 10.
Subjects of timely interest having
direct reference to present day at
fairs. OF retail merchants will have
the center of the STAGE, according to
William "A. Donnelly Of Fargo, secre-
tary of the state association.
A letter from association head
quarters to all members throughout
the state urge the need Of a large
attendance as follows: n
During the past year your presi-
dent and secretary have devoted their
m and energy to promoting mod
ern merchandising and advertising
throughout the entire state Of North
Dakota.
I'VE are working with the jobber
and manufacturer newspaper men
and all other advertising concerns,
~persuading them that it is greatly to
their interest to assist in helping to
educat retail merchants along mod
ern merchandising lines, and to show
them that advertising when done in
the right way will bring wonderful
results.
Community Welfare.
1--WE are doing everything We can
to bring about closer relations be-
tween the business people of the city
and country. We are advocating the
organization 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 a great effort made to
bring people closer together to solve
the great problems which are now
facing US, and are meeting with
wonderful success.
1T will be. necessary if we are to
continue to- build the Retail Mcr-
chants association into the great orr
g~anization- that can be accomplished,
that we receive the hearty, co-opera-
ton, and the attendance at our ans
nual convention of every member Of
the association, and right hero we
| want to urge upon every member to
be present at Valley City this year.
Program Arranged. III )
t.. we have prepared a very i~nstruc-
tive program, 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 manufacturer his mer-
chandising. problems and ask him for
his assistance.
1--WE believe that wonderful results
can be obtained by friendly relations,
and a,closer cooperation of the re-
tail merchants of North Dakota, and
the. jobbers. and manufacturers who
are. supplying them with their mer-
IT i'i IS simply Up to you whether or
not you wish to cash in jon$the money
you have invested in the North Da-
kota Retail Merchants. association,
and the time and energy that your
president and secretary have devoted
in trying to solve. your merchandising
problems, and to assist you in every
way. We simply must have you co.
operation and attendance at this time,
at this convention.
There will be annie opportunity
for open discussion Of all problems
relating to merchandising as well ~
to the political situation. which now
confronts us in North Dakota