The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-29
RETAIL HARDWARE MEN,
A Representative Assemblsoe 10 Ses-
sion at Naco.
ALL PARTS OF TEXAS REPRESENTED.
Protest Entered Against the Present
Classification Under Circular No.
U1D Issued ny the Com

| Waco, Texas, June 2S.--The retail hard
| ware dealers Of Texas met at the city hall
today. The convention was called TO order
by W. IL. Richardson OF Austin. Mr.. Rich
ardson was elected temporary chairman
and Charles b. Smith of Austin was elect
ed secretary.
Hon. J. +. Brinkershoff. mayor pro tom
OF Waco. delivered brief address of well
| come.
Tho call for membership was responded
to by the following gentlemen. who enrolled
their names:
9. b. Marsh. Hubbard City; o. s, Pot
ter. Waco; w. II. Richardson. Austin !;
Fred Grimm, Comanche w g. Manchell.
Cisco; David L. Harris. Dublin; II. w.
ThornhiiL Dallas; A, NJ. Maloney, Dublin;
G. A. Stewart, Dallas. j A. Tarver, Rose
bud; G. l.. Trice, Lott; James g. Blaine,
Taylor; s. ID. Davis, Granger: c. b. Spen-
Ger, Marlin: ~ b. Sims. Temple; H. II.
Rutherford Mount Vernon; ]. IL. Boothe,
Gonzales; II. whitener, Bolton; w. n.
kokernot, Gonzales; r. y. Wood, Corsi-
cana F.. NJ. Thompson, Bonham; g. W.
woosley, Whitewrlght: j. G. Duke, Dallas
y. y, y.
Grove: O. NJ. Pate, Sulphur Springs; J.
s. Leachman, Dallas; w, 7. Herrlck
Whitney; Il. =. Lowe, Weatherford II, W.
Foat Weatherford w. NJ Gunnell, Marlin:
John p. Hart, Dallas w Bradshaw, Dali
las; w. NJ. Talem, Corscana; Il. l.. Doke,
Hubbard City; u. O. Bowen, Mckinney;
j. L. Wilson, Bolton, W A, Brady, Tenn
pie: T. l.. Hollingsworth Temple w. s.
| Allen. Calvert; W. j. stephens, Moody;
II. b, ,-sones, Dublin; A. ], McWilliams,
| AtlantafisJ. a. Nelson, Round Rock; W..
| 7. Tins, Groesbeeck j l.. Rice, Thorn
ton; Charles c. Ramsey, Columbus; II. &.
Meyer, RockdaIe; George Henne, New
Braunfes. @. n Austin, Bolton; Theodore
Boring, Jr., Houston; II. y. Robinson,
| Huntsville; w. Il. Watkins Kaufman; &c,
| Jarvis, Hubbard City, w. II. Richardson,
| Jr., Austin; Leo Clark, Rockdale; G. r..
Stephens, Hutto; II II. lngraham, Mount
| Calm; j, p. Smith. Waco: 7 w Lake.
| Fort Worth; H. l.. Wilson, Cleburne; c..
| Dickson, Cieburne: w. McB. Smith. Bolton
A. r.. Wclch. Bartlett; ] Desenherry,
Mexia. Townsend Longbottom, Workman
J. Allen Meyers Bryan. w II. Howard,
Lott.
Chairman Lott opened the ball after the
roll of membership HAD been completed
by the signatures of all the retail hardware
! men present. In n vigorous talk on the pur-
poses OF tho meeting. He said the sue
cess Of the movement was assured by the
| represen tative character of the convention.
| He was rejoiced to observe that the retail
hardware men had awakened TO the Vital
| Importance Of the movement. II was n
matter OF life or death with the retail hard
| ware men OF this State. A continuance OF
the present classification meant the de-
sruction OF the retailers business in this
| State They had assembled 10 make an
| effort to save their business and he was
| glad to know that the retailers were de-
termined 20 succeed
| Chairman Richardson continued AT length
his talk extending into speech. which at
times. ELECTED laughter and applause He
said II was expected that this meeting
would jump on the railroad commission
and tramp II into the earth, but they must
not DO It. The commission. through It's
chairman, John H. Reagan. had shifted the
responsibility to other parties. Judge Rca-
gan says the classification was made by
agreement between the Texas hardware
jobhers and the railroads. Here tho speaker
read from the letter of Judge Reagan 10
Mr. Spencer OF Marlin and also from cir
cuar No $40. issued by the commission
| wherein IT is stated that the Texas jobbers
and the railroad men had agreed upon the
classification alluded to.
AT the conclusion OF Chairman Richard
sons speech. Mr.. Watkins moved that a
committee OF FIVE on constitution and by
laws be appointed. Carried. A motion TO
appoint u committee OF three OH permanent
organization was also adopted.
The following were named for the com :
| mittces ordered
Constitution and bylaws-W. r.. Wat
| kins, James G. Blaine. G, Dickson. w. McB
Smith. S. l.. Erwin, w II. Richardson.
On permanent organlzation--J. L. Hol-
| lingsworth, n. r. Lowe, Il. w Lake.
] The chairman was. by motion, added 10
the committee on constitution and bylaws.
Mr.. Wilson of Cleburne suggested that
the committee on constitution and by
laws should include implement dealers in
the list OF merchants eligible to member
ship.
On motion of Mr.. Lowe Of Weatherfor5 a
vote of thanks was given Chairman Rich
| ardson for the active work done by him
in their behalf
Discussion of the question OF who was
eligible to membership was resumed and
Mr.. Theodore Bering OF Houston stated
that he thought every dealer In hardware
and implements whose principal business
was dealing In these two classes OF com
modities. should be eligible 10 membership.
Mr. Boring said his firm, G. L. e. Theo.
Berng, had applied for membership In
the Texas Hardware Iobbers' association,
but TO bis surprise. the application was re-
fused and they had determined 10 Join
with the retail men.
number OF speeches were made. some
of them being opposed 10 including MI
dealers in hardware. but insisting that the
membership be confined to those who were
really hardware men.
The meeting adjourned to 2 o'clock.
The committee on constitution ana by
laws appointed by Chairman Richardson o.
the retail hardware mems convention. was
not ready TO report at O'Clock this after
noon and the convention did not reas-
semble until Q O'Clock. At that hour thc
committee announced ready TO report ant
the convention was called to order. Tn,
committee on permanent organization alsl
announced ready to report. and being giyef
precedence. the committee recommended
the election OF the following officers
President. W. II. Richardson OF Austin
first vice president, j. r.. Thompson Of
Hillsbor0; second vice president, s. l.. Err.
win OF Honey Grove; secretary. c. u. Smith
OF Bolton; treasurer G. Dickson of Gle
burne. An executive committee Of seven
OF which the president and secretary shall
be members, was recommended and the