The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-12
TIE srA. convENrIoN.
Ex-President Newman on the Outlook
for Next Year.


for Next Year.
The result Of the southern travellers con-
vention in Atlanta is the talk in trade
circles. The new president has established
a record in the past which the association
believes viii stand.
Ex-President Dean Newman says that
TIE association will make a good record if
the officers are active, and he is not the
least apprehensive of their lack of exerton.
Mr.. Newman was elected ON the central
board, where he wanted to be. He urged
the appointment of general manager, but
with no intention or occupying 1t. He
was offered the place, but he refused it
on the ground that he did not think that
the organization had sufficient funds yet to
warrant 1t Ia appropriating enough money
to make the Office one of sufficient induce
ment for him to accept. The $50 for each
branch, which was voted him, bad refer
ence to branches already formed.
President Atwater of the Atlanta branch
opposed Mr.. Newman for the place on the
central beard, and after ballot the vote
was tie. President Atwater then with
drew and ex-President Newman was unan-
imously elected.
As to the central board Mr.. Newman
says: 'Savannah's jobbers and manufact-
urers, as well as those of Atlanta, Charleston.
Augusta, Mobile, New Orleans aud other
points south, are subscribers to the move
ment, and Ssva1nah's Southern Travellers
Association scored bigger success in hav-
delegate 10 that board than
1t would have done had it
secured the president, or even the
headquarters for another year. The COM
pliment is greater one to Savannah, /
think, than it is to me. In some instances
Savannah people subscribed to it in their
confidence in my good opinion of it, aud it
will be quite pleasure for me to represent
the Southern Travellers Association on that
board on Sayannah's account"
Mr.. Newman was asked whom he thought
will be manager of the Southern Travellers
Association or organizer, and he replied
that he did not know
ut is left. he said, with the board TO
make the selection. Personally, | would
like to see the board secure the services of
my friend, Henry e. Hirschberg of Rich
mond. He liz an honorary member of the
Savannah branch. He came over to our
convention at my invitation, aud l dsoov-
cred in him great abilities in this par
tioular kind of work. think,
however, that his services by
the Southern Travellers Association
could hardly be secured just now. | there
fore think that tine advancement Of our
organization for the next fiscal year will
depend much upon the hard work and
sacrifices of its new officers If the present
officers will perform their duty as faithfully
as the old board did, and ii President
Weisiger will tax his ability to a reasonable
extent, the Southern Travellers Association
will still move onward to success"
About the only serious blunder made by
the convention, Mr.. Newman said, was in
not accepting the invitation of Birmingham
to hold its next annual convention there.
This would have removed from the associa-
ton, he thought, the Georgia aspect. which
IS simply inisuomer. and given it in its
place true southern aspect. That itself
would have given it altogether a new
impetus.
The Atlanta branch, through Mr.. Han
sell, made a presentation of a beautiful
gold-headed cane TO retiring President New
man, which the ex-president received with
appropriate thanks. The helms house,
Griffin, presented him, also, two beautiful
gold fish.