. Hardware merchandising March-June 1917. d the retail merchants in helping tobring their local communities to a higher state of efficiency and to a better feelingamong the different interests. President Rannard, in his address,referred to the deplorable petty party-ism at Ottawa, which has been seri-ously inteifering with Canadas pro-gress in the war. He intimated thatthe true feeling of the general pub-lic in Canada is not being reflected bythe countrys representatives at situation, he declared, appears espe-cially deplorable to business men. Pre-sident Rannard also referred to th
. Hardware merchandising March-June 1917. d the retail merchants in helping tobring their local communities to a higher state of efficiency and to a better feelingamong the different interests. President Rannard, in his address,referred to the deplorable petty party-ism at Ottawa, which has been seri-ously inteifering with Canadas pro-gress in the war. He intimated thatthe true feeling of the general pub-lic in Canada is not being reflected bythe countrys representatives at situation, he declared, appears espe-cially deplorable to business men. Pre-sident Rannard also referred to the ex-cellent results of prohibition in Mani-toba. He explained how drunkenness haddecreased — how business had been im-proved—and how children in the schoolsin the poorer districts of Winnipeg arebetter clothed since prohibition went in-to effect a year ago. President Rannardurges the extension of the cash systemin the West. He also urged merchantsto make a closer study of the needs ofthe public. President Rannards addressfollows:—. View in Portage Avenue, one of the retail streets of the Convention City. 32 HARDWARE AND METAL June 16, 1917. When you honored me first two years agowith the office of President of this Asso-ciation, Canada had already been in thegrip of the greatest war in human first flash of war activity was over andher resource power was being called although this was true the past yearhas been a period of real testing. It speakswell for the calibre and largeness of ourmen that Canada has passed through thisperiod with credit and faces the future witha determination to do all, and to bear all,in the name of Liberty and Right. Wehave almost forgotten our old differencesand we find that in the matters that reallycount at this moment—the vigorous prose-cution of the war to a victorious ending—we are one in intention and desire. Thisunity among the people should be reflectedin the Parliament at Ottawa. All partyfeuds and griefs should
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