Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-19
TRIP TO FAIR
SUGGESTED FOR
CLERKS PICNIC
Directors of Merchants Asso
ciatiOn to Make Definite
Plans.

Plans for discontinuing commercial
day or annual clerks picnic Of Great
Falls business houses and substituting
special train to Helena for Great
Falls day of the state fair, were dis
cussed at the annual meeting Of the
Merchants association, Tuesday night
at the Rainbow. The plan was left to
the board of directors for action.
The new board Of directors elected
by the merchants is: Henry w. Dieterle
Of the Murphy -Maclay Hardware COM
pany, Theodore Dullum of the Valley
market, Al Jester Of Stone Ordean-
Wells. George A. Dabler of the Fox
Dabler laundry, Robert A. Nathan of
A. Nathan & Sons, William Moerl Of
the Mckee Stationery company. NJ.
Handler Of the Standard Furniture
company and Arthur Strain of Strain
Brothers.
In his annual report, c. ". Conrad,
president, lauded the work of the Mon
tana Retail Merchants association,
with which the Great Falls body is af-
filiated and urged the members to take
advantage of the benefits offered by
that organization.
schnelI Principal Speaker
A. G. LeFebvre, secretary, reported
on the financial condition Of the asso-
citation reporting surplus in the
treasury.
The principal speaker at the meeting
wah III. w. Schnell, secretary of the
state association, who explained the
work Of the state organization. Speak
Ing of legislative questions, he urged
the repeal Of the luxuries tax and
mentioned the pending American valu-
alton plan Of the Fordney tariff bill
and opposed by the association.
"The association does not favor this
valuation plan," said Mr.. Schnell. 1--WE
believe that the merchant is primarily
a purchasing agent for the consumer
and that the American valuation plan
will not be conducive to either lower
costs or the more successful levy and
collection Of the tariff. This position
must not be construed as opposition to
liberal protective tariff policy
He urged the support cf the mer-
chants Of the Volstead am mendmen OF
the national bankruptcy act and now
pending and for the Smith -McNary bill
for reclamation.
These bills. while not especially
merchants interest, should be closely
followed by the entire northwest" he
said. Their passage must be urged.
The long and short haul clause in
freight rates with it's protection against
discrimination must be made absolute.
The federal garnishment bill should be
passed and will be welcomed by the
honest federal employe, the occasional
dishonest one necessitates the bill.
II believe that the nation truth in
fabric bill is preferable to the state
measure. I am informed that the per-
centage of virgin wool under the state
measure might even prove misleading
since am told that there are several
grades of virgin wool.
I'm state legislation, believe that
our present itinerant vendor law is In
efficient. It seems manfestly unfair
that firms which in no wise contribute
to the city, county, or state should be
permitted to evade such obligations"
The program for the state convention
Of the Montana Retail Merchants as
sociation 1T Boulder Hot Springs, June
26, a and %, was prepared at meet
inx in the afternoon Of the executive
committee Of the body.
Fred P. Mann Of Devils Lake, N. D.,
4 successful mercahnt, contributor to
national magazines and trade journals
on practical merchandising and much
sought after az a speaker at convention
meetings, will be the principal speaker.