The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-09
HARDWARE IOBBERS COMING.
WILL BE HERE THIS WEEK FROM
ALL PARTS OF THE SOUTH.

The Annual Meeting of the Southern
Hardware JObbers' Association.
An Interesting Programme OutIin-
eddy Request of the Officers
There VIII 10 no Formal Reccp-
ton and hut Little Entertaining.
. Everything is in readiness for the con-
vention of the Southern Hardware Job
bers' Association. to be held at the De
Soto beginning next Wednesday, May r.
and lasting through the 18th and 14th.
cordial welcome will be extended the Wis
itors by the Savannah hardware people.
According to letters, which have been
received from the officers of the associa-
ton. 1t is the wish of the members that
there shall be no special effort made for
the enter .aiument Of the delegates. 1t is
usually the custom Of the association to
make a similar request of the members
of the organization in the city where the
convention is to be held, but. of course.
there will be, in a general way. promiscu-
Gus entertaining Of the individuals who
compose the association, and who will be
present at the convention.
The first days session will be called to
order in the banquet room of the De Soto
at o'clock Wednesday morning. A COM
miltee on credentials will be appointed to
make out the roll of delegates present.
with the names of the hardware houses
they represent. and then the delegates win
get down to business.
The chief part of the programme will
be the reading Of papers and the discus
sion of topics of common interest TO the
jobbers. Mr.. William w. Supplee. presi-
dent of the National Hardware Associa-
ton of Philadelphia, win read the first
paper on What constitutes the cost OF
doing business?" Mr.. J. d. Moore. of Biz
mngham will read the second paper, and
the discussion will be led by Mr.. George
d. King Of Atlanta.
The next topic, should all statesmen be
posted as to all cost, and should sales
men be given fiat, or true cost" will prove
one of the most interesting. Papers on
this topic will be read by MIR. R. p. Bell,
of Weatherford, Tex. and Mr. Crumley.
of Atlanta The discussion will be led by
Mr. w S. Robertson. of Richmond.
The third topic Is What line of goods
have become Improbable and what shall
we do with them" papers on which Will
be presented by Capt. ]. j. Westcoat OF
Charleston. and Mr. B. T. Haynes, OF
Rome The discussion on this subject will
be opened by Mr.. Fred Orgill, Of Mem
phis.
other topics will be taken up, and the
prediction is made by local hardware deal
ers that the sessions Of the convention
will be very interesting and beneficial to
all who attend
The railroads have offered reduced rates
to the delegates, and It is safe to say that
there will be a large attendance.
The field of the Southern Hardware job
ber's Association extends from Virginia
to Texas and there are members of 1t In
all the leading towns and cities of the
southern states. There are two associa-
lions of this kind in America, one being
the National Hardware Jobbers' Assoca-
ton with headquarters in Philadelphia,
and the other the Southern, which has its
headquarters In Atlanta.
Mr.. w. e. Newell, of the King Hard
ware Company of Atlanta is president Of
the Southern association, Mr.. c. II. Ire
land of the O'Dell Hardware Company.
| Greensboro, N. c., first vice president; Mr..
j. j. Mandelbaum of the Zones Brothers
Hardware Company. Little Rock, Ark,
second vice president; and c. b. Carter Of
Atlanta, secretary and treasurer.
The executive committee Is composed of
w T.. Gibbons. Of the w. w. Woodruff
Company, Knoxville. Tenn: g. w. Bar
nett of the league Barnett Company Of
MONTGOMERY, Ala: w. A. Parker, of the
Beck Gregg Hardware Company, of At
lanta, and Fred Orgill, of Orgill Brothers
and Company of Memphis.
Many of the delegates viii bring their
families with them.