Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-28
CONSUME STATE PRODUCE
IN PREFERENCE TO THAT
FROM OUTSIDE; PROGRAM
Merchants Association for Truth in Fabric Leg
islation Nationally but Not as State Law;
Boorman Talks on Taxation; Perra and
Thisted Named Directors of Association.

efforts to organize q council of all state
| retail organizations which shall have
for its object the dissemination Of truth
! regarding retail distribution.
The resolutions commend the work
of the National Association of Retail
grocers, with which the state associ-
alton is affiliated, expresses appreci-
alton of it's official publication, the
Montana Trade Journal and conveys to
the management of the Boulder Hot
Springs hotel and the people of Boulder
an expression Of appreciation of the
hOspitalities extended.
Better Attendance
The attendance Tuesday showed an
increase over that of Monday, quite a
number of merchants coming in on the
evening and morning trains from
Helena and other points but the Great
Falls delegation was likewise augment
ed and continued to constitute the one
big representation of the convention.
At noon Tuesday all those from Great
Falls were seated together at a table
which extended the entire length of the
dining room. Again Tuesday a leading
part in the program was taken by
| Fred Z. Mann of Devils Lake. \. D..
who spoke on merchandising but whose
talk on that subject hinged largely
upon the advertising feature, to which
he devoted q great deal of his atten-
ton, explaining and demonstrating by
the exhibition of sample advertise
ments the methods he has carried out
in his large store and which has had
so much to do with his success.
Mann VIII Talk Here
The Great Falls merchants at the
convention have arranged with Mr..
Mann for two talks to be given in
Great Falls under the auspices of the
merchants committee of the CONNER
cial club and the Great Falls Merchants
association. These will be delivered on
the afternoon and evening of Monday.
July j. one address to the merchants
and one to the clerks.
Directors for Year
Adopting the report of the nominat-
ing committee the association elected
to the board of directors for the en-
suing year the following: William
Lintz, Deer Lodge; f. A. Arnold. Miles
City; Fred J. Perra and Norman n.
Thisted, Great Falls; George W
O. F. Tate, Carter; O. G.. Johnson,
Wolf Point; F. 0. Wilton. Bozeman;
Charles Gallagher. Butte: w. j. Akam.
Livingston: Ben +. Briscoe. Toston );
| O. l.. BRAKEMAN, Helena: ]. II Strain.
Anaconda; Frank S Todd, Billings.
| The directors will meet Wednesday
morning for the selection of officers.
Talks Summer TiIIage
4 talk upon the success of the Mon
| tana Development association in secur-
ing summer tillage of large acreage
| in the state was given by c. W. Fowler
of Billings. secretary of that associ-
alton, who had just attended a meeting
of the directors in Helena. He told of
the work of the association and of
how the latent energies of the busi-
ness men could be harnessed for the
benefit of the state. He demonstrated
| it by what the association had done in
the matter of summer tillage. He said
the development association was TO sell
| the plan to the farmers The results
he said. have been the organization of
| Il clubs with 4,09S members in the dry
| farm counties Of the state and the
signing up of 117.0OO acres in the
tillage contest. The farmers agreed to
till under the best methods, the land
to be seeded this fall or next spring,
and prizes aggregating $4,000 will be
awarded upon the results of the har-
vest of 1923. OF these prizes. 5000 will
be in cash and the rest in implements
and merchandise given by 33 impIem ent
firms. He said the work is only started
and the association expects to increase
the number of club members to five
| times the present total.
Discuss Obligations
Duties Of Members" was the sub
| iect discussed at the reconvening of
| the association Tuesday morning by
| O. F. Tate of Carter, who brought out
| the duty of the members of the as
socition to avoid the shifting of re-
sponsibility and impressing upon those
! in attendance the necessity for each
| taking an interest in the state organ
ization in meeting it's problems and
building UP its organization into for
midable body. He spoke of the vast
supplies of raw materials in the state
which enter into the production and
utilization Of electrical energy and sug
gested that the correlation of these
materials should be carried out in a
similar manner by the merchants in
uniting their forces for their mutual
advantage and the upbuilding of their
communities.
He said there were 1900 live mer-
chants in the state and that a program
should be adopted which would result
in bringing all of these into the as
socation. which would make for it a
ate-wide influence. He told of the
work he had been doing in interesting
merchants to come into the organiza-
ton and of the large number of per-
sonal letters he had sent out with that
end in view. He presented to those
present printed pledgeblanks he had
prepared under whijh each signer
agreed to obtain at least one new mem
Der for the association during the com
ing year.
He discussed the benefits of the in
surance feature of the state associa-
ton and told of the receipt by himself
of a check for S94 from the Mutual
Insurance association, with which the
stat& merchants are connected. this
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