The Bismarck tribune., 1925-05-14
STATE RETAIL
MBRCHANTST0
HOLD MEETING
Bismarck Men on Program
of Convention Next Week
in jamestown
tBy 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 ~ to
u, of the state Retail Merchant As
sociation. Leading merchants, or
their representatives, are to meet
here and discuss the problems of
retail merchandising in general, and
in sectional meetings discuss mer-
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. h. Buckley's address Of
welcome and greeting from the
president Of the local Chamber Of
Commerce, J. J. Nygaard. President
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, "The Value
of Community Work.; X. H. Thomp-
te, Lisbon, 1.-The Lisbon Advertising
Club; J. Lloyd Monson, Fargo.
"Stalling the man who sold q million
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 All"; J.
T. Nelson, Glen Ullin, "Unity and
Cooperation"
The program for Wednesday, May
20. includes the following addresses:
General Merchants Group: "Can
the general merchant do 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 %
o. ]. Sorlie, Buxton; "Taking our
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 food
commissioners.
Grocers Division: Cooperation and
proper advertising" Roy P. Logan,
Bismarck; Cooperative Buying" j.
G. Barren, Mandan; "Legitimate
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. General
discussion Of several questions on
the costs Of goods is to follow.
Dry Goods Division: "The Textile
Buying Policy of Today" Mr.. Bloc
key; "Bpsiness Methods and Public
Opinion G. r. Robertson, of Val
ley City and Bismarck. "Do EN-
ployes Favor the Eight-Hour Day
Law as it Stands" r. b. Webb, Bis
marck; "A National Pure Fabrics
Law" E. A. Kicker, Fargo; "Cata-
logue House Advertising in Pattern
Publications." M. H. Eskestrand, 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
lrgens. Cooperstown; "Value Of AS
sociation Work." Herman Stern, Val,
ley City; Reduced Prices For spe.'
cial Sales vs.. Price Cutting" X. H,
Thompte, Lisbon; Cooperation" ],
c. Walker, Jamestown. y
On the afternoon of May 20 an
executive session Of the whole con-
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