The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-05
B0TTLERS' CONVENTION.
AN ORGANIZATION REPRESENTED
HERE BY NEARLY EVERY STATE
They Want Conrre.s 10 Frame - Law that
will Enab Q Th,m TO Recover Their
Property In the way OF Bottles.

The members OF the American Botuers
Protective Association of the Ohl'ou
States met yesterday morning at 10 O'Clock
at sanger Han. IN this city, ia theH S'N'"
annual convention. AL
There were about one hundred dele-
gates and i've hundred members on ny
organization In attendance, rcprcsehuh6
nearly every state OF the Union, pIiiNi-
pally, however. the Middle ana New rms
lana states. Their Industry comprises IN
Ncstmcnis 81 several millions OF dolaIs,
and the chief object of their EalhellUN
was 20 agree upon the details OF blll 10
be presented TO Congress praying lot
national law 10 enable them 70 recover
Their property. hoses. SiphohS'
etC.-whercVcr they may be found.
several OF the States have already Such
laws, among them Massachusetts, 'ohheC-
ticut, New YORK. New Jersey, Ic%hS.
Iowa and Missouri. but experience u@S
proven that state laws alone are not SUM
Client 10 proteCi this Industry
me meeting was called TO- order yes
tcTday morning by Mr.. Samuel {. IaIlHtI'
= OF " dshiugtOu, - g., ana MI. -. Ht'''S'
Of Brooklyn. y. s.. recorded
The principal business Of the Inornli
session Was 20 receive the report OF NE
chairman Of the executive committee, NJ.
Henry ". wills Of Philadelphia, VINO
gave the details OF the proposed national
law. that had been prepared by tn well
known lawyer eN-Judse Dillon OF Ne"
York.
After some discussion Of the report
and the transaction OF routine business.
a. recess was taken for dinner until 3
o'clock in the afternoon. During the at-
tcruoon session the discussion was con
tlnued for some time on the proposed
bin and about o'clock an adjournment
WAS taken until this morning, when the
business viii be completed. Among the
matters % be disposed of viii be the
selection OF "a place for next years con-
vcntion and the election Of officers for
The ensuing year.
During the day yesterday many OF the
delegates and members of the association
visited tho Capitol building, the new city
Hall and other places Of interest. and at
nisht most of them attended the per
flrmauCc Cf the Robin Hood Opera Com
pauy at the Academy OF Music.
The officers OF the association for the
present year are;
Samuel &. Palmer. Washington, ID. G.,
president. Thomas ". Dukchart, Balu-
more. first vice-pre>dent. f. Sceley'
Brooklyn. recording secretary, John D..
Won Dohlcn. New YORK, corresponding
secretary. william Lightc, New YORK,
treasurer. Executive Committee-H Henry
". Wills Philadelphia chairman; j.
l.ebkuchucr. New York, lily. TONES, New
YORK. william Liuke. Phit iciphia' T..
Dacche. Philadelphia; j. T. smith, Brook
lyn. Gco~ga Hermann. Newark, Henry
Rehm. Jersey CItN. Herman Wetter st.
Louis. j. G. Bu0um. Pittsburgh, Walter
StaplctOu. Fri lEspOrt. JDnn HclnzcThn
COMPANY Baltimore, Charles jacobson.
Washington. Henry Mette. Chicago.
Last year the annual convention took
place At Washington. aud Richmond was
selected for the present year. through the
efforts OF Mr.. W. a. kleyersdhl proprle-
tor Of the Richmond BCttline Works,
and on account OF "a general desire TO
have the convention I'm the South