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About Albany weekly democrat. (Albany, Linn County, Or.) 1912-1913 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 31, 1913)
MERCHANTS TALK Advertising, System, Mail Order Houses, Emigration, and Many Others Included. CREDIT SYSTEM DISCUSSED AT LENGTH LAST EVENING Buffet Luncheon Is Served to Delegates Last Night at the Moose Hall. Continued from Thursday, January 23. The session of the retail merchants yesterday afternoon was opened with the reports of the various local associ ations of the state. These reports were followed by discussions on var ious topics including "Advertising the Retail Store," led by C. E. Tilbury, president of the McXIinnville Protec tive Association; "System in Busi ness," led by E. X. Warner of Med ford; "The Mail Order House and the Retail Merchant." an address by E. B. Moore of Corvallis; address, "Emigra tion as Affecting the Merchant," by A. H nfcr of Salem. Last evening's session was devoted to discussions on various subjects in cluding "Value of Private Labels," led by W. M. Green of Eugene; "The Par cels Post How it will Affect the Merchant," led by A. P. Johnson of Corvallis; "How to Conduct a Credit Business." led by A. G. Brinkerhoff of Carlton; and an address. "The Law and the Merchant," by W. C. Win slow of Salem." This morning's session was as fol lows: 9:U) a. in.: Reports of cre dential and auditing committees. Dis cussions: Snecial Sales How to Conduct Them, led by L. E. Hamil ton. Albanv: Trading Stamps vs. Cash Discounts, C. H. Burkholder. Cottage Grove; address. "Modern Advertising." A. G. Clark, ex-presi-delit Portland Ad Club: Necessity for New Legislation, led by E. C. Hen son, Koseburg; address. "The Rela tion of the College to the Retail Mer chant," Hon. V. J. Kerr, president, Oregon Agricultural College. Lunch eon. Afternoon session, 1:30. Ad dress. "Relation of the Consumer to the Retailer," Edith Tozier Weather red, special organizing representative of Oregon Manufacturers' Associa tion; address, "The Canadian Mer chant." K W. Welsh, president, B. C. Retail Merchants' Association; dis cussion The Merchant and the Coin nuinilv, led by John Collier. La Grande; address. "Confidence, the Basis of all Trade. Win. A. Market, manager Oregon Division, Sheldon School, of Chicago. Question box. Report of committee on resolutions. Miscellaneous business. Election of officers. Selection of place for next convention. . Adjournment! Following the close of the talk, "The Law and the Merchant," by W. C. Winslow of Salem, which was one of the best of the entire convention, a buffet luncheon was served at the Moose hall last evening. BUSINESS EN PETITION FOR EXTRA DAY POLICEMAN Chief of Police Is Authorized to Hire an Assistant When One Is Necessary. Acting upon a petition signed by a large number of Albany business men and presented to them last night, the city -council authorized Chief of Po lice Austin to hire a day policeman whenever he believed that it was nec essary to have an assistant, and the salary to be paid such an officer was fixed at the same rate now being paid the night policemen. The petition which was signed by twenty-five or thirty prominent busi ness men of this city, asked the coun cil to give Chief of Police Austin an assistant for day work. Chief of Police Austin who was present at the meeting of the council iWfci wa called upon tov state whether or not he needed an assistant. Chief of Police Austin said that there were times when he needed one and recited an occurrence a few days ago which required his services in the extreme eastern portion of the city. While he was in that portion of the city a disturbance took place in a local cigar store and he was unable to' make any arrests, for it was all over when he returned to the business sec tion. After thoroughly discussing the matter. Chief of Police Austin was au thorized to secure the services of an assistant when needed. W. J. Kerr, president of the Oregon Agricultural College, arrived in Al bany this morning. He addressed the convention this morning on the sub ject of "The Relation of the College to the Retail Merchant." Dan Kellaher, a prominent retail merchant of Portland and senator in the Oregon legislature from Multno mah county, is in the city today at tending the merchants' convention. Bruce Dennis, editor and owner of the LaGrande Observer of LaGrande, Oregon, is in the city attending the annual convention of th; Oregon Re tail Merchants. CORVALLIS EXTENDS GLAD ' HAND TO U. OF 0. GLEE CLUB Five Hundred Residents of the College City Attended the Concert Last Night. The members of the glee club, of the University of Oregon arrived in Albatiy this morning from Corvallis where last evening they gave a con cert at the opera house in that city which was attended by the largest crowd that has greeted the club in any town outside of Portland during the present season. Over five hundred Corvallis people heard the varsity boys sing hist even ing and showed by their attendance at the concert that the breach that tor merly existed between the two state institutions has been closed forever. Following the coi.cert the Eugene boys were the guests of the members of the various fraternities at the col lege who entertained them during the remainder of the evening and gave them a banquei at the close ot the festivities. This morning the boys passed through Albany on their way back to Eugene and between trains rendered several selections at the con vention of the Oregon Retail Mer chants' Association which is now in session n the Moose hall in this city. Graduate Manager Geary who ac companied the glee club to Corvallis was loud in his praise of the treatment accorded the Eugene boys by the people of Corvallis and the college students last evening. Thi trip to Corvallis was made upon the receipt of an invitation from the college stu dents and the Eugene students are planning a similar reception to the Corvallis boys to be held at Eugene soon. MEDFORD CLUB WOULD MAINTAIN PACIFIC HIGHWAY Manager C.H.Stewart Received Communication This Morning Asking Co-operation. Opposing the effort now being made to re-locate the Pacific Highway or a route east of the Cascade mountains, the Medford Commercial Club yester day passed strong resolutions con demning the proposal and asking the co-operation of all o'f the commercial clubs in the Willamette Valley to maintain the present route of the now famous western highway. ; Tile letter was received this morn ing by tile Albany Commercial Club and it is probable that some action will be taken at the meeting of the Club Monday night. BULL MOOSE LEADER ATTENDS GROCER'S MEETING Bruce Dennis of La Grande Gives Out Interview on the Political Situation. Included in the delegation from La Grande to the annual meeting of the Oregon Retail Merchants' convention was Bruce Dennis, editor of the La Grande Observer and former chairman of the republican state central com mittee. The La Grande editor was the lead er of the Roosevelt movement in Oregon during the recent campaign and resigned the chairmanship ot the rcnublican stale central committee to assume the leadership in the fight for the denizen ot Oyster Hay. When asKea mis morning ior a statement m regard to the political situation in Oregon, Mr. Dennis au thorized the following interview: "In mv judgment the state of Ore gon is done with political parties. The people no longer show any concern as to whether a man is a republican, democrat, or member of the progres sive party. The people are more pro gressive than ever and they want pro gressive men who stand for progres sive principles. It is my opinion that the Bull Moose movement in Oregon will grow and it will only be a com paratively short time before the pro gressive party will be the recognized, and only opponent of the democrats." MEYER BUILDING MOVED BY REUTTNER THIS MORNING Had Occupied Same Location fer Over Forty Years; Will Be Used in East Albany. After being located on the same corner for over forty years, the build ing recently vacated by Conrad Mey er was today placed on rollers and started on its way to the eastern sec tion of the city where it will be used as a storeroom by Scott & Conn at the corner of Third and Main streets. During the operation of moving the building it was necessary to cut the trolley wire of the local streetcar com pany and cat service was delayed sev eral hours as a result. The other building will follow soon. A. G. Clark, a prominent business man of Portland and ex-president of the Portland Ad Club, arrived in Al bany last evening and this morning addressed the merchants' convention on "Modern Advertising." GAS FRANCHISE City Attorney Is Instructed to Prepare Ordinance to That Effect Last Night. BOND FURNISHED BY AGENT OF CAPITALIST FORFEITED The Delay in Beginning Actual Work on Plant Here Results in Annulment. After waiting over a year for L. P. Lowe, a San Francisco capitalist, to build a gas plant in Albany, the mem bers of the city council became tired of the inactivity of that gentleman in performing the work, and last evening instructed the city attorney to prepare an ordinance annulling the franchise granted to W. H. MVGoldrick in Sep tember, 1911. By the terms of the franchise grant ed McGoldrick, the plant was to have been in operation here on December 31, 1912, and a bond of $HX)0 was fur nished by McGoldrick for the faith ful performance of tht terms of the contract. This bond will be declared forfeited and suit will probably be in stituted by the city to collect the same. The franchise granted to McGold rick was for a term of fifty years and was drawn up by his own attorneys and when granted by the council was apparently satisfactory to him. After the franchise was granted Mc Goldrick, nothing more was heard of the gas plant until the, time for having the plant in operation had nearly elapsed when Lowe, through his local attorney, L. M. Curl, applied to the council for an extension of time for erecting the plant here, giving as his excuse for the delay, the fact that the man whom he had selected to super vise the work at this city had been required on another project owned by Lowe and his associates. The members of the council were not in favor of extending the time to Mr. Lowe, preferring to let him for feit his bond and if he really wanted to construct a plant here, to let him apply for a new franchise. Attorney Curl of this city who rep resents Lowe appeared before the council on several occasions tor tne purpose of securing an extension of time tor Ins client and on one occa sion informed that body that he be lieved that Lowe meant business and if given an extension of time would construct the plant here and stated that Lowe had already selected a site for the plant and was paying money on the purchase price o'f the property, regularly. However, the councilmen were of the opinion that Lowe had already been given plenty of time in which to demonstrate that he meruit business by commencing actual work on the plant and although every member of the council , was desirous of securing a eras plant for this city, finally de cided to annul the franchise granted to McGoldrick and which was later as signed to Lowe. LEVELING RESOLUTION DEFEATED AT SALEM Falem, Or., Jan. 23. The first sho.:k on general investigation of state insti tutions was applied in the senate yes terday when by vote of 14 to 14, Rep resentative Le welling in concurrent resolution for legislative committees to visit all state institutions at Salem was defeated. It was proposed to have a separate committee to check up the books of each institution. No authority was given for clerk hire for these special committees, .that detail to be supplied later on. SAY GRANGE GIRLS CLAIM SHERIFF D. H. BODINE List of Prominent Members of Grange Given as Eligibles by Correspondent. Editor Democrat?''1' WW&mxv On January 6, 1912, the following appeared in the Albany Democrat un der the head of eligibles: "A granger telephones the Democrat that D. ri. Bodine of this city belongs to the grange and the grange girls are en titled to him, and also gives the fol lowing prominent grangers, who should be reserved for the grangcress es: Thos. Froman, C. L. Shaw, C. H. Walker, L. F. Markum and Wayne Dawson." During 1912, we are sure that the grangeresscs put forth their greatest effoit to capture all or a oart of the above named brothers, but failed. We still have hone of catching Bro. Walker and Bro. Mark um, especially the last named brother. All the other brothers, including John Pennington, are living in Albany and are turned over to the gentle care of the tair damsels of the Hub City. Trusting that they will be more suc cessful than we have been. A GRANGER &(S))Q Newt Beginning With This Head Is From Daily Issue of FRIDAY, JANUARY 24. s TO TIE RETAILERS Local Business Man Spoke at Oregon Retail Merchants Convention. SPECIAL SALES SUBJECT ASSIGNED BY COMMITTEE Speaker Asserts That Object of Sale Is to Make Room for New Stock. Declaring that special sales have a place in every well regulated busi ness establishment, L. i. Hamilton of this city yesterday addressed the delegates who attended the annual convention of the Oregon Retail Mer chants' Association. He spoke in part as follows: "Special Sales and How to Conduct them," is the subject we have for con sideration at this time. Much has been said and is being said through the columns of our trade papers of today in regard to this matter. "Your leader of the subject in hand at this ho'ur personally feels there is a place for legitimate special sales. When there is a natural mercantile reason for them,, such as results from a series of purchases, a desire to clean up bad sellers, odd lots, remnants, or a clearance of goods that will soon be unseasonable. "These sales are advantageous to it fresh, wholesome stock. A store is not alive if it does not sometimes find it necessary to offer specials, but these should be incidental to and a small part of the entire business, ami should not be emphasized to the detri ment of regular business. The public should be educated that the bargains offered at special sales are an excep tion and not the rule, in other words they should be business builders and not profit destroyers, and when brought about by natural causes such as some of those above mentioned, they may be a mutual benefit both to the merchant and consumer. This ob tains only when legitimate bargains are offered and not fakes. The answer as to what is a bargain as applied to retail merchandising has been well an swered by Robert II. Durban, adver tising man for Strawbridgc & Clothier. 'A bargain is something sold at a low er price than the seller could atlord to accept regularly or repeatedly, and rf irrealt'r service value to the mir- chaser than is obtainable regularly or repeatedly at the price paid.' "Conditions are continually arising under which it is wise business policy for a manufacturer, wholesaler or re tailer to take less for an article than cost of production, or less than he could afford to continually accept, and in a store even of the highest class prices bring new customers, value holds them. And ns a matter of fact the real evil of the bargain or special sale practice is the fake bargain, the exaggerations of values, and the crimes that are committed in the name of bargains are deplorable, but the honest special sale or bargain stands unashamed, one prominent advertis ing man has put it, the only way to get away with these present fake methods is to shut your eyes, gulp, dive in, and lie like .' The thing to dn is to stop advertising counter feit bargains and there will be no problem left. The holding of special sales will not threaten us but when honestly conducted will always have a place in our merchandising to tne end of time. The evils resulting from A Special Sale on Monday,' a sensational sale on 1 uesday, a wonder! ul sale on Wednesday and a different-adjective sale for each day of the week, are without number. And yet when you pick up our great dailies and read the ads, special, special, stares you in the face and judging from their ads as some one has said, they are truly adicctivc emporiums, selling . mer chandise on the side. And without doubt there are many ship-wrecked mercantile institutions as the result of the continual featuring of special sales likened lately in one of our business periodicals to the continued indulg ence in a stimulant to the individual at first a moderate departure from regular price quotations and a small drink will produce a pleasing cxhiliar ation, but the bad part comes when the continuance later, results in tne need of great efforts and larger and more frequent doses with a less ef fect and finally a depression in regular business anil pcxsonaLvjLality that no amount of stimulation-will "overcome. "Fortunate is the store that pursues honest, transparent methods p.nd that when there is a price reduction made it means something. There is only one way to conduct a successlul spe cial sale which m reality means a successful business and that is plain, old-fashioned honesty." "Call a spade a spade. It is said that Maud Adams, the famous actress, has a reputed dislike for profanity, and her associates. respecting her as thev do. are very careful to avoid the use of any profane words int her presence. The story is told that one time a lead ing man was talking to a scene-shifter back of the stage during the perform ance one night and in order to make the scene-shifter understand what he was driving at he talked without choosing his words, knowing that Miss Adams was on the stage at the time and could not overhear him. Unfortunately for him, MissAdams came off the stage in time to overhear some of the remarks. He, noticing her immediately, shut up. Later he went to her and apologized, saying, Miss Adams, I am very sorry you overheard my conversation. I re spect your antipathy toward profanity and would not have you hear me for anything. However, I am a plain- ANOTHER DARING BURGULARY COMMITTED HERE Residence of Al Senders Was Burgularized; One of Series of Similar Crimes. Another daring burglary and one of a series of crimes of a i similar nature which have been ts committed in Albany during the past tew weeks, occurred Tues- 9 day night when the residence of ( -) Al benders at 418 W est Kitth ii street was burglarized. The burglary was not discov- & ered until last night when Mr. s Senders returned from a triu to 0 Portland. When he left the house the blinds in the front room were up. but neighbors no- ticed that thev were nulled down Wednesday morning. It is there- lore assumed that the burglary occurred late Tuesday night or ;i early Wednesday morning. The men forced an entrance to the residence and went through every room in the house, leaving the entire place in a disorderly condition when they left. As far as could be ascertained they ob- taiued a revolver and a safety ra- zor. There was no money or jewelry in the house. LINN COUNTY WILL COMPLETE BRIDGE WORK Approach to Steel Bridge Will Be Completed and Road Greatly Improved. Through a decision of the Linn county court yesterday, the steel wagon bridge across the Willamette here will be in tise by February 1st, says the Corvallis Times. This de cision h;is to do with the immediate completion of the long approach to the bridge on the Linn county side of the river. County Judge Moses re ceived word from Albany this morning that Linn county would place a crew at work tomorrow finishing the ap proach and wouldt foot the bill. The Benton county court will now hurry the minor work to be completed on the bridge proper, and the whole job will not require more than a week to complete. Not only will the Linn county court finish the work yet to be done on the east approach, but it will spend $1,(KK) in improving the mile and a half of abominable road immediately east of Corvallis. Hen ton county is co operating in a generous wav for the improvement ol .North lienlou roads leading into Albany, and the Linn county court is now meeting this friendly action in the rghit spirit. I he east road to this city has been m an extremely bad condition for long time, the river overflows making it ditlieult to keep the same m repair. However, once extensive work is lone,, it will not be dillicult to keep this road in fairly satisfactory condi turn. It is well that all counties should co-operate in matters of this sort. The Benton county court is to he commended on the interest taken in North Benton, and, m turn, the in terest now taken by Linn in the east approach to this city is but fairness. Travelers who must cross the river in either direction will appreciate the any opening ot the new bridge. CYRUS WALKER WILL APPEAR BEFORE COMMITTEE Leaves Today for Salem to Press Claims of the Indian War Vetrans. Leaving this afternoon for Salem where has been called as commander f the Indian War Veterans of Ore gon, Cyrus Walker will appear to night before the house committee on claims for the purpose of presenting the case of the veterans in regard to an appropriation asked from the state for the use of horses and equipment during the Indian wars. It seems that the veterans were promised bv the territorial govern ment the sum of $2.00 per diem for the use of their horses and equipment. Neither the government or the slate have made good the promise and the matter has uow.btcfl presented lOAjlc state- letftttaW.''- ' -1 " County Judge Bruce McKnight re turned this morning from Salem where he was presenting the claims oi Liun county in mc county one uis pute with the Marion county delega tton. Up to the time he left Salem Marion county had been unable to agree unon a representative on the board of arbitration which will decide he controversy between the two coun ties. The piano used at the banquet last night was a "Iv.idwig" and was loaned to Professor Wilson by K. M. Kaltz. striken fellow and call a snade spade.' Miss Adams, the little lady that she is, accepted his apology in the spirit it was given, but smilingly remarked, 'From the way you were talking I would tiling you would c; a spade a d d old shovel.' "Above and out of reach of all wise argument remains the fact that wo men love to secure a bargain and wise retilers will appeal to those two ten denries iust as lone as the appeal is profitable. It is in the variation of the appeal, in the using of judgment as to whom and how to otter the ap peal, is what we must improve on STOCKTON ELECTED PRESIDENT AGAIN Retail Merchants Again Honor Well Known Salem Business Man Yesterday. LA GRANDE WILL BE MEETING PLACEOFNEXT CONVENTION Albany Merchant Was Elected Second Vice-President of State Association. After electing officers for the en suing year and recommending much important legislation affecting the re tail merchants, the seventh annual convention of the Oregon Retail Mer chants' Association was adjourned yesterday afternoon after being in session here for the past two days. aGraude, the metropolis of Eastern Oregon, was chosen as the next place for holding the convention. The following officers were chosen to head the state association for the ensuing year: J. L. Stooliton, Salem, re-elected president; and L. R. Mcr- 'ck, of Portland, re-elected secretary. Other officers elected were: W. A. Hell, Eugene, first vice-president; F. Fletcher, Albany, second vice-nres- lent; J, G. Suodgrass. LaGrande. third vice-president; Thomas C. Watts it iLcuhcn, re-elected treasurer; W. r. saacs Of Medford. C. C. Tilburv of McMinnville; C. II. Burkholder of -oltage Grove; Fmil Gun t her of PoYt- md; J. C. Mann of Portland; John Mallcv of Portland: R. A exander of Pendleton; K. Pollack of LaGrande. :md 1. A. Leahy of Astoria, directors. his morning the merchants left by special train for Corvallis where they win be the guests today ot ('resident Kerr ot the Oregon Agricultural Col- ege. ICvery department of the col ege work will be shown the visitors ind the people of Corvallis have tanned to give them a banquet this ftemoon before they leave that city. Most of the merchants departed his morning for their homes in var ious parts of the state and the last thing that was heard al the depot this morning was the merchants still alking enthusiastically about the splendid hospitality of the Albany people. The Albany merchants certainly ex- erted every effort to make the visit of the merchants to tins city a pleasant one and their efforts were appreciated by evety merchant who attended the convention. It was no small under- ;iktnir and required much hard .vork. but it was accomplished nevertheless and Albany will not soon be forgot ten by th'-- Oregon retailers. ALBANY ELKS RETURNED FROM TRIP TO SALEM Banquet Tendered to the Local Lodgemen by Brothers at the Capital City. Declaring that "thev were treated like kings," 125 Elks returned at I a. m. this morning from the Capital City where they were the guests last night of the Klks' lodge. The local Klks chartered a special train which pulled out of Albany yards at the a. r. depot at :os last night. When the train reached Salem they were met at the depot by a reception committee and escorted to the lodge rooms where an excellent musical pro gram was rendered, i he program was followed by an elaborate banquet. PERSONAL MENTION. $ W, I. McKibbcn, one of the board o'f directors of the Oregon Manufac turers association and of Albcrs Mil ling Co., Portland, has been attending the O. K. M, convention this week. One of the prominent visitors to at tended the Oregon Retail Merchants' convcmion-tim week'WH i nomas a. Mann, vice-president of the Manufac turers association of the Northwest, and one of the proprietors of the Pacific Stoneware Co. of Portland. He was accompanied by Mrs, Mann. Mrs. P. A. Younsr left this morning for Portland where she will spend a few days visiting friends. II. K. Morton and Harry M. Hawk ins left this morning for Portland where they will spend a lew days. Mrs. Anna Marsh of Orange. Cali fornia, arrived in Albany this morn ing to attend the funeral of her broth er, the late William R. Hand. Father Lane left this morning for Sal cm where he will spend the day. J. P. Roberts, a former resident of this city and now a grocer in Fast Portland, was in the city yesterday at tending the merchants' convention. Miss Cora B. Green of Linn county and Harry G. Haughton of Santa Clara, California, were married in this city yesterday afternoon by Rev. Leech of the Methodist church. J. L. Stockton, a well known mer chant of Salem, is in the city attend ing the retail merchants' convention. He is president of the Oregon Retail Merchants' Association.