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Show oo THINKS FAIRS WILL ELIMINATE DRUMMER NEW YORK, July 19. The American Ameri-can "drummer" Is doomed to become as extlnot as the Immediate dodo or tho bustlo, Louis E. Pierson. president presi-dent of the Merchants' association predicted pre-dicted Tuesday in announcing plans for the national merchandise fair to oprn in Now York. August 7. Such affairs, patterned after tho Ku-ropean Ku-ropean or I.eipsig lyiftem. will permit merchants periodically t.. view and compare the goods of competitor thus eliminating the need for "drum-tt "drum-tt re" or traveling salesmen said Mr i lerflon. The national fair will mark a tryout of the -direct selling'1 plan In Anieri- ca. |