The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-29
ROY LOGAN is
NAMED HEAD0F
ND MERCHANTS
Report of Nominating Com
mittee Accepted After
Election Coup Fails
ADOPT RESOLUTIONS
Merchants Favor Purchase of
North Dakota Goods From
North DakOtanS

Roy p. Logan of Bismarck was
elected president of the North Dn-
kota Retail Merchants Association at
the closing session of it's annual con-
vention here this morning. Other
officers were chosen as follows:
First Vice-President, N B. Gar
naas, Oberon; second vice-president,
NJ. f. Hanson, Stanley; Treasurer, F.
W. Peglow, Glenburn; Directors, j.
r. Fitzsimmons, Mandan; Otto Top
Grace City; F. J. Grady, Bismarck;
c. G. Radke, Golden Valley; C. w.
Ferguson, Jamestown; A. C. Wilde
Wilton; G.. G. Schuler, Kintyre;
John Thompson, Dunn Center; E. T.
Schultz, Washburn; o. j. Dahl, Gwin-
ner, F. p. Mann, Devils Lake; M. G.
Evenson, Maddox.
The place of next meeting and
selection of a secretary is left to the
board of directors.
Scrap on Officers
Election of officers was proceeded
by a lively scrap. A slate of nomin.
ations was handed to T. Welo Of Vel.
va, presiding in the absence of F. p
Mann, president, early this morning
and adopted. A. w. Gussner Of Bis.
marck appeared later, announced
that the nominating committee OF
which he was chairman had prepared
report after much work, and that
this committee objected to the nam
ing of slate Of officers withOu'
notice when the election was no
scheduled until 3 o'clock this after
noon. The convention rescinded it.
action and then advanced the time o1
election to III a. M, the convention
closing without the afternoon ses
sion. The. report of the committed
presented by Mr.. Gussner, Ottt
Schimansky and NJ. G. Evenson, mem
bers of the nominating committee
was accepted with three dissenting
votes.
Resolutions adopted by the con
vention included:
lndorsing purchase of goods from
North Dakota jobbers by North Da
kota merchants.
That district meetings be held.
Deploring high taxes, striking al
peddlers, urged enforcement of the
law prohibiting stores from beinl
open on Sunday and thanking loca
agencies for the manner in which the
convention was handled.
I'VE deplore the universal higf
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ness and private interests Of the
state, cities, towns and countrie
said the resolutions. 1--WE suggest I
possible means of lessening the eX
listing high tax per individual BY
pointing out where taxation is being
sidestepped by certain classes.
eve are referring to the peddiel
who\ goes from place to place to sell
goods and wares or merchandise, anG
to the transient merchant who es.
tablishes business for from one
day to few weeks or even months
but never long enough TO pay any
taxes in any county in which ht
locates.
"We respectfully recommend tina,
this subject be referred to our com.
mittee on legislation, who may ac,
with the assistance of the proper
authorities whereby we believe these
venders can be singled out so that
the authorities can proceed against
them and collect their just share OF
the taxes"
Would Close Early
A suggested resolution from the
Business and Professional Women's
Clubs of Bismarck for the closing of
department, dry goods stores and
groceries at 6 P. M. every night
found favor with the convention
"where practicable the exceptions
being the small rural towns.
w. D. Austin reported on the
Mutual Insurance Association and NJ
M. Goodsill of the Northern Pacific
slated to speak this afternoon, talk
ed briefly on advertising North Da.
kota.
Mr.. Goodsill, referring to the re-
Gently organized Greater North Da-
kota Association, urged all business
men of North Dakota to be optimis-
tic, to learn the truth about their
state and advertise it.
Thank Bismarck
The resolutions were presented by
committee composed of F. w. Peg
low, T. Wello,, and F. j. Grady.
The resolutions regarding local
agencies said:
"Be it resolved that the thanks OF
this association be extended to the
newspapers of the northwest, es-
pecially the Bismarck Tribune fol
the liberal publicity which they have
given our convention and the space
that they have given to the reports
of the convention program.
"That we express our sincere ap'
probation to the City of Bismarck
the Bismarck Association of Com
merce, the Business and Profession
al Women's Club of Bismarck, Bis.
marck Retailers and Wholesalers OF
the city for the hospitality they have
shown, and especially the Barker
Bakery and Candy Company, and the
splendid entertainment they have
given this session."