The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-06-11
ROSEBUD MERCHANTS
MEET AT WINNER

Forbes of Burke, Secretary.
At this meeting a revival of the
Association was perfected and after a
general discussion as to business COP
ditions throughout the Rosebud,
Charles b Ayers was introduced
Mr. Ayers went into detailed account
Of the general business conditions
prevailing in the manufacturing
centerS all over the United States and
especially called attention to the fact
that as long as labor remained at its
present wages there could not pos.
slbly be any decline in prices OF
merchandise,
Mrs. Anna Lehew Of Winner, one OF
the four business women attending
the meeting, spoke OF the conditions
pertaining to womens' apparel.
A Question Box was opened and all
phases of retail merchandising was
thoroughly gone into.
The Winner branch OF the Associa.
ton extended an invitation to the
Association to attend theater party
and after that banquet at the Win
ner Hotel. Mr.. z. Smith as toast
master carried off the hoaors Of the
evening. G j. Ray delivered the
address of welcome to the visitors
Irwin l.. Adams of Colome spoke on
the general conditions of the business
in his vicinity. Ray II. Sheehan of
Winner, who is one of the original
members of the Rosebud Merchants
Association, gave very interesting
talk regarding the automobile and
banking business. Frank Richardson
OF Wood, and j. j. Lancaster of
Gregory took part in an extended
discussion regarding one of the leaks
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passing of worthless checks. Stanley
Barnett of Winner, who as young
man became member of the organiza
tion told OF the wonderful results that
he personally had obtained from being
a member of the association. Mr..
Barnett stated that at the time the
organization was started he had
$1,000 on his books and when the
Association resolved to go on a cash
basis and make its customers live up
to that sta ndard of BUSINESS, he was
enabled to collect the $4,000 and thus
start on the highway to success.
E. o. Frescoln member of the leg
islature from Tripp county, was called
upon to give his ideas regarding the
big dam on the Missouri river at
Mule Head Ranch, which dam was to
supply electric power to patrons in
the Rosebud country. Mr.. Frescoln
stated that the last legislature had
passed Dill to provide water power
Of this kind at some point in the state
and that there were two projects under
consideration, one being at Mobridge
and the other at Mule Head ranch.
Mule Head ranch was shown to be in
close proximity to most of the larger
cities of the state, being equally
distant from Huron, Aberdeen and
Mitchell, and still close enough to
Yankton and Sioux Falls to give
power to those cities. The Engineer
ing staff had reported that there was
to be sufficient power developed at
the Mule Head dam to practically
supply not only all of the cities but
also the Milwaukee railroad west of
Mitchell and the Northwestern vest
of Niobrara, with power to run their
trains.
The Association was very much
interested in the talk of Mr.. FrescoIn
and it was unanimously resolved that
the Association inform Mr.. Frescoln
that it was the sense of the meeting
that he put all his efforts forward
toward securing this improvement at
the Mule Head dam and in addition
to request all of the members Of the
state legislature and the senators in
this district to lend their untirinR
effort toward securing this improve
ment.
The following committee was 40.
pointed to prepare theme for discus
sion at the next meeting of the
Association which will be held on
Wednesday, July Fl, at Gregory
G. Z. Lancaster, Gregory, F. 8. Rich
ardson, Wood, w. r. Steele, Dixon,
r. r Shavar Winnor utavA n