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Show IDAHO HARDWARE MEN END SESSION BOISE. Ida., Feb 4 The three-days' three-days' convention of the Idaho Retail Hardware and Implement Dealers' association closd yesterday with n banquet and entertainment at the Owyhee hotel. During the afternoon session final business was transacted. William M Sweet of Bolso was elected president, presi-dent, taking the office of H C Bald-rldge, Bald-rldge, retiring prealdent, of Parma. Harry Wulff of Welaer was elected lco president, and E. E. Lucas of Spokane, secretary and treasurer. Directors Di-rectors elected follow For one ycctr, A. L. Goman of Nampa. and C. M Merrick of Buhl; for two years. William Wil-liam Cow den of Caldwell and D. M. Taggart of Ontario, for tluec years, R K. Davis of Boise. Resolutions were ndopted at tho meeting yesterday- afternoon resenting and denying allegations of cort'im government officials and others thit retail hardware dealers are profiteering profiteer-ing and refusing to rut prices In conformance con-formance with 'the reduced cost of the wholesale arthle Reductions in freight rates also wore favored in a resolution adopted. Further reduction in prices of hardware hard-ware are declared to hinge upon a reduction, of freight rates. Jobbers sending goods C. O. D. also was condemned. con-demned. It being the assertion that it works a hardship on dealers, inasmuch in-asmuch as it looks as if their credit was not good. |