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Show GROCERS CHEER PEACE APPElLSjF GOSHEN Honesty and Fair Dealing Greatest Asset to Business, Busi-ness, Pastor Says. Judicious Buying- Urged; Atlanta, Ga., Chosen as Next Convention City. The most vivacious mooting of the convention was held by the National ii.u-tail ii.u-tail Grocf;tH' association yuMcrdny and there waa not much nucmuplu-ihed, dutj to the fact of technicalities be ins brought up every few m:nut-.s by different differ-ent tMpg.LtuH wlio inSi.stt-d on following the rules mid by-laws of tho constitution constitu-tion without any varia tmu wliatsoev.er. At lan i a, la. , v. a.s chosen as the next convention ciy by n. unanimous vote. The convention being ca'led to order hy J'resulent John H. Srhaefiif, Ihe chair wus turned over by him lo Vice President Presi-dent John T'lmer. Stain reports carried over from 'I'u.sday were then read before be-fore I lie houjio. Una of the rnot stirring addresses heard during the convention was then given by the Hev. JOIno-r I. Jo.shen, pastor pas-tor of the First Congregational church of this city. Mis opening words were to the effect that some Quest ion might be raised as to how he, a preacher, could know any th ing about the ret a il grocery business. In said he had had dealings with the retail merchants for the past twenty years and if in that time he had not learned so met hing about them, he considered himself a mighty poor business busi-ness man. Me said any business to succeed suc-ceed must have honest principles behind H and that Inmost y was the greatest asset In- Uip world to the man trying to build a business today. Obstructors Condemned. The speaker was Interrupt ed repeat -t edly by applause and stamping of feet when he sa id that any senator or congress con-gress ma n that would go up and down the country throwing dust into the eyes of tho people, that they might he blinded to the true principles regarding the peace program or in any way trying to hinder or retard Its progress, was a traitor to tho country and should be so treated; that the making over of this whole world was bound to come, and tho people of the old countries, who have been oppressed for cent uries, now see the dawn of lib- : erty, duo to tho fact that for the first time in history fourteen nations have come together and agreed upon a great plan of democracy. Me further stated ' that the present peace program, although not perfect, was a good working program, ! and should have the support of every j America n. j John A. Green, former secretary of tho i National Retail Grocers association, gave j an in t crest ing talk on the present cost i of high living and the prospects for the ! futuro. lie said retailers at the present 1 time have- to be conservative - in their ' purchases; that It is no wiser tn overbuy now than it ever was. Judicious buying is ; Quite as essential as ever. Perhaps, in j Borne respects, it is rather more necessary, neces-sary, since prices are high, and it is reasonable to expect that customers will i hesitate about their purchases in some degree. Whilo the feeling is hard to shake off. yet, from his wide observation, observa-tion, he said lie was satisfied that the questions relating to readjustments and return to normal conditions are settled. From now on business will develop rap-Idly rap-Idly and in the usual orderly way, ho predicted. World Short of Food. "Prices are not going to be much lower than at the present time," Mr. Green Batd, "because the world is short of food, and it will take two or probably three harvests to restore the worid to its normal nor-mal sta te." ! , Mr. Green said as long as a man has ' a little money in his pocket to buy mer chandise we will never get away from service. The i eiephono is here to stay, delivery is here to stay, charge accounts , nrc-here to stay; in fact, the whole busi- j ness world is made up of credit and con fidence. Tho person or firm giving the best service will always succeed. Owing to the lack of time the resolutions resolu-tions committee was able to make only a partial report, the most important feature fea-ture of w hich was a resolution to eliminate elimi-nate what were termed trade abuse., and a committee of five was delegated to invest ;gate further this resolution and report this morning. Resolutions Drawn. Other resolutions were drawn as follows fol-lows : 1. The appropriation of $1500 to bo given to the convention city. i 2. Compelling manufacturers to give full packages. Z. I'-'T tho establishment of uniform "weights and measure laws with a 100- pound unit base, and that a copy of the resolution be forwarded to the peace congress con-gress and the United States congress. 4. The publications catering to the retail re-tail trade refuse to accept advertisements from mail order houses. This resolution was turned over for consideration to the committee of five on trade abuses. 5. To protect the retailer against decline de-cline in prices. ; 6. That all resolutions bo brief. Oflicers Nominated. i The following officers were nominated, j after considerable debate: President. J. A. Vlnier of Ohio; vice president, H. 11. Spinney, Boston, and K. h Lyons. New Orleans; treasurer John H. Speas. Kansas City; trustees. ; J. K. Kampcr. Georgia, for the unexpired j term of H. II. Spinney, who resigned on his nominal ion for vice president : D. A. ' PePyt. New York, and 1Z. K. Lyons, New Orleans. Tho convention adjourned at 1:30 p. m. and a cafeteria luncheon was i served prior to the departure for Ogden. ! Today, tho hist cay of the grocers con- ' von t ion. promises m be the most strcnu ! ous one of the convention. I The resolution committee will meet thi i ; morning at 7 o'clock in order that they ' , may present 11 re sol m ions before the ' house when it convenes at S o'clock. Following- the making of the resolutions, j a final report of the commit tee on ere- j denrials will be had. after which ail un- i finished business will be taken up. ; Election Comes Today. The annual election and introduction of national officers will follow, after which adjournment will be made and the convention closed. A banquet will then be served, followed fol-lowed by vaudeville, dancing, etc., given by the Utah association. ! Special to Tho Tribune. OGDRX. June C. A tribute to Utah hospitality was paid tonight at the banquet ban-quet tendered to the delegates of the National Na-tional Retail Grocers' association convention con-vention which was given at the Hermitage. Her-mitage. Plates were In id for 10 gue:s. about forty of whom were Osdeu grocers and , their wives. At th banquet the address of welcome i was delivered by Mayor 1. S. Browning. Brown-ing. The response w as made by J. l r. Shaver of 1 an venport . Iowa, president of t he nn lionai association. J . W. V ilcox, vice president of t ho Utah association, respond-d. ether socagers were Uon "Flatten I'aek of 1 'enver, Mrs. Shanks of Salt Lake, Frank Connolly of San Franciseo, Alva C. Coville ami "V. K. Zuppaisn of Ogdon. and John rimer of Toledo. Ohio. The latter is th" first vice president of tho nation:'! assu'-in ti'ii and It was annouiM ed at f'.c caucus tonight thrt ho will lie ibo unanimous rhoie.. of the convention tomorrow for DreidenL |