The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-05-14
STATE RETAIL
MERCHANTST0
HOLD MEETING
Bismarck Men on Program
of Convention Next Week
i'm jamestown
(By The Associated PreSS)

Jamestown, n. B., may l4.-~Gro-
GERS, general store operators, and dry
goods merchants are on the program
for the convention here May 10 to
u. of the state Retail Merchant AS
ISOLATION. Leading merchants, or
their representatives, are to meet
here and discuss the problems of
retail merchandising in general, and
in sectional meetings discuss mcr-
chandising of goods in their indivi-
dual lines.
The convention program was made
public today by Walter ID. Powell, of
Fargo, secretary of the association.
Following the call to order Tues
day morning, the merchants will hear
Mayor C. b. Buckley's address of
welcome and a greeting from the
president Of the local Chamber Of
Commerce, J. J. Nygaard. Presiden Mt
Roy p. Logan, Of the Merchants AS
ISOLATION, will respond to these and
officers will, make their reports
Russell ID. Chase, states attorney
of Stutsman county will then deliver
the principal address of the morn
ing.
General discussion will follow each
of the speeches to be given at the
afternoon full-convention session
The speakers and their addresses arc
&c. c. Crum, LaMoure, 1.-THE Value
of Community Work; X. H. Thomp
te, Lisbon, 1.-THE Lisbon Advertising
Club. J. Lloyd Monsoon, Fargo
"Stalling the man who sold a millior
dollars worth of bags through direct
mail advertising; W. w. Ruff, Gao.
kle, "The Right of the Manufactures
to control the sale price Of his prod
uct"; Arthur Johnson, vice-president
Of the Greater North Dakota Asso
citation, jamestown, "The Greater
North Dakota Association and What
1t Means; Senator. J. H. Mccoy
Wahpeton, Legislation For Alp; J
T. Nelson. Glen Ullin, "Unity anc
Cooperation"
The program for Wednesday, May
20. includes the following addresses:
General Merchants Group: "Car
the general merchant do a strictly
cash business?" E. M. Charnholm
Bottineau; "Can the small town mer.
chant buy to meet the catalogue
house competition J. Caspari, Shell
don; Substitution of merchandise
and return of same" Fred W. Peglow
treasurer of the association, Glen.
burn; "Can we check the peddler 2
o. ]. Sorlie, Buxton; "Taking ou1
merchandise to the people," W. w
Ruff. Gackle; Textiles" E. A. Bloc
key, buyer and manager of large
Fargo dry goods store; as your
! warehouse and basement open to in
| spection?" A. r. Baird, state fooc
commissioner.
Erocers Division: Cooperation ant
proper Advertising Roy P. Logan
Bismarck; cooperative Buying" ]
G. Barren, Mandan; "Legitimat.
Competition" Will Hall, jamestown;
THE Value of Credit Bureau" L
E. Hedstrum,, Valley City; "Prompt
Pay Suggestions" Oscar Mork, Man
dan; prompt Attention to Sales
man." W. w. Janke, Fargo. Genera
discussion of several questions or
the costs Of goods is to follow.
( Dry Goods Division: "The Textile
Buying Policy of Today" Mr.. Bloc
key; Business Methods and Public
Opinion G. r. Robertson, of Val
ley City. and Bismarck, "Do EN-
ployes Favor the Eight Hour Da,
Law as it Stands r. b. Webb, Bis
marck; "A National Pure Fabric.
Law" E. A. Kicker, Fargo; "Cata
logue House Advertising in Patterr
Publications." M. H. Eske strand, Ri
CHARLTON; Benefit From Senate Bill
1885," W. H. Hecker, Mandan; "Mer
chandise Control" J. F. Callan, Wah
peton.
Clothiers Division: "Misrepresen
tations Of Mail Order Firms" Tom
Irgens. Cooperstown; "value Of As
sociation Work." Herman Stern, Val
ley City; Reduced Prices For spe
cial Sales VS.. Price Cutting" K. II
Thompte, Lisbon; Cooperation" ]
c. Walker, Jamestown.
On. the afternoon of May 20 a
executive session Of the whole con
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