Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1921-10-13
CORN AND POTATO
SHOW ENDORSED by
JAMESTOWNC OF C.

With Pure Bred Hog Sale
Third, Week in November
Special Sales BY Mer-
chants Fifty Dollar Corn
Prize. II.
/ A Corn and Potato Show, togeth-
Ter with a special sales day or days
by the merchants Of Jamestown, was
lendorsed by the chamber of COM
merce at the regular October meet
ling held at the Gladstone Cafe Tues
day night. Definite arrangements
for the show were left in the hands
lof committee appointed by H. c,
Flint, acting chairman Of the meet
ling, and composed of E. H. Mating
lily, J. A. Coffey, J. B. Fried, Alison
Wells and 0. j. Seller.
The show will be held in connec-
ttion with the pure bred hog sale to
be held here Thursday, November
H., and it is probable that arrange
ments will be made to continue
both the show and the special sales
during the remainder Of the week,
|making it three day affair. Var
ious plans were discussed by the
merchants and others present at the
meeting, all of the speakers being
heartily in favor of the project but
differing somewhat on the details.
Suggested BY County Agent
The holding of some kind Of an
agricultural show and special sales
by the merchants at the time of the
pure bred hog sale was first sug-
gested by County Agent r. S Good
hue at the last Tuesday noon lun-
cheon Of the chamber, the matter
being brot before the chamber at the
regular meeting by E. H. Mating
lily. Mr.. Mattingly said that Stuts-
man county has the best corn crop
in its history and one of the best po-
ItatO crops, as we'll as good crops OF
sweet clover and other hay crops.
He suggested that special sales be
put on by the merchants in connec-
tion with the corn and potato show
land told of the success Of q similar
project in Sargent county, Four
hundred and fifty out-of-town buy
ers were reported to have attended
| a hog. sale in that county. He also
Suggested that the sales Of the mer-
chants might take the form Of 9
Dollar Day, sale:ss5ss :, -, -. (.
Sale Endorsed BY Others
HI. &C.. Flint seconded the sugges-
ltion of Mr.. Mattingly, declaring that
dollar day sales had been tried out
at Valley City and that the city had
been filled with people on those
days. He said that he considered it
very good time to initiate them in
Jamestown. Mr.. Flint asked Mr..
Hilton to tell what he knew of the
Valley City sales.
w. r. Hilton said that the mer-
chants gathered at a meeting called
by Mr.. Moe, secretary of the Valley
Cityscommercial i0rganization,F and
that each presented his list of ar
ticles to be offered at the special
sale and in this way all Implications
were eliminated. The secretary had
Ifull charge of the sales and super
vised the advertising. Following
the sale, second meeting was held
at which reports were made and the
merchants discussed, why my item
was better than yours. These dis
cussions are entirely friendly in ma
ture and no effort is made by one
merchant to enter into a competition
with another.
d. e.. Bigelow suggested that no
limit be placed on the articles to be
sold; but that this be left to the dis
cretion Of the merchants. This sug-
gestion was seconded by JIG. Walker
who said that the dollar day sales
are being replaced by "sales days.
The latter form of sales, Mr.. Walker
said; offered wider range to both
merchant and purchaser and hence
were of more. benefit to both. He
said that every article should be
priced at cost or very nearly cost
and that no effort be made by any
merchant to boost prices. An ar
ticle offered for sale which conflict-
ed with those of other merchants
could be eliminated by the commit
tee. t-j ~ q. rs s. s. s5 "A /.
Several others spoke briefly in.
favor OF the show and sales idea, e.
~. Rhodes suggesting that each n1er-i
|chant be- permitted to offer prizes
tor some certain class of agricultur-
[al products or domestic products q
such as corn, potatoes, bread. pies,
iellies and SO forth Another speak
er4 declared that: Il all OF the sug-t
Egestions were II ollowed out the corn
and potato show would be a veritable
county fair! and It was decided to;
leave the final settlement Of the ex-5
act nature OF the show and sales In
the hands Of the committee.
G. IA. KLAUS Announces Prize AZ