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this statement, — and I hope you will become cognizant of the 

 fact yourself, in your cities and towns — that the merchant in 

 the great majority of cases is honest and intends to be honest. 

 If there is a violation it is a mistake in a great many cases. 

 And I want to say to you now, as I have had the experience, 

 before you prosecute be sure to make an invesitigation and 

 satisfy yourself that there is a malicious intent and a fraud. 

 For you should remember, gentlemen, that the greatest asset 

 that a man has in this world is an unsullied reputation. You 

 take that from him and you take that which you never can 

 return. You give him a court record that stands forever. 



Perhaps you would like to know that we employ in our 

 department five teams, in the general work of sealing, going 

 from store to store. We also have a truck automobile which 

 does the work for all the large corporations, — railroads, ice 

 companies, coal firms, etc. I believe the largest capacity of 

 scale we have is 200 tons. A great deal of work is necessary 

 in order to do things right and remember you must have that 

 which will assist you in doing it. 



I wish you success. The Mayor of Boston, the Hon. John 

 F. Fitzgerald, sends greetings to you, and his wishes that your 

 convention might be a great success and that all future ones 

 might be successful. I thank you. 



A committee was appointed to take into consideration the 

 advisability of the organization of an association, as follows : 

 Richard J. Nugent, Portland ; O. B. Frost, Augusta ; John W. 

 Gilmore, Bath ; F. G. Willard, Auburn ; Chas. W. Jack, Rich- 

 mond. 



At 11.30 A. M., after the adjournment of the morning ses- 

 sion, a business meeting was held. The committee reported 

 favorably on the organization of a state association. Mr. 

 Nugent was selected for temporary chairman and Mr. Frost 

 secretary. 



Daniel J. Moynieian, Jr. 



It is a pleasure to be present with you today. Since I have 

 been called upon for a few remarks, I go back in memory to the 

 days a few years ago, when Palmer, Woolsey, and the other 

 boys were pioneers in this work in the United States. I have 

 surveyed the field somewhat dispassionately and I feel that the 



