The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-27
THE MANUFACTURERS
Decline Mr.. Peck's Invitation tt
Meet Next Year in Paris.
REACHING FOR FOREIGN TRADE

"A Movement Started to Establish
Agencies in All Parts or the World
ana Thus Create Is Demand For Our
Products.
Cincinnati. Jan. 27.-The fourth an
nual convention of the National Asso~
citation of Manufacturers adjourned
last night to meet next January in
Boston. The officers elected for the
ensuing year are: President Theo-
dore C. Search of Philadelphia; sec
retary, F. p. Wilson of Cincinnati: !:
treasurer, Charles A. Schiren of New
York. A vice president was elected
from each state represented in the
| convention.
In accepting the presidency for th,
fifth term Mr.. Search said that in
| reaching out for foreign trade. wit,
warehouses and agencies in other
countries. the expenses of the associa-
| tion. were increasing faster than the
revenue. In view of this fact So mem
bers signed a pledge to get two new
members each during the coming year.
AS the annual dues are $50, this would
add $500 per year to the treasury.
1t was decided to cooperate with the
chambers of commerce., boards of
trade and other organizations for IA
uniform classification of freight rates.
This has been the largest and most
important annual meeting in the his
tory of the association. which is said
to represent now more capital than any
organization in the country. not except
ing the National Association of Bank
ers. The association was organized
here four years ago. and at this years
meeting it was practically reorganized. .
so as to include a much larger mem
bership at home and also many more |
agencies in foreign countries for the
disposal of American wares. President I
Search and the other officers who have
had experience in their respective po-
sitions were reelected. The head
quarters remain in Philadelphia. with
branch Offices In New York, Boston,
Chicago and Cincinnati.
In selecting place for holding the
annual convention the Paris exposition
was a peculiar and potential faction.
1t has been customary to alternate be-
tween the east and the west. The
annual conventions had been held on
this program in Chicago. Cincinnati.
New York and Philadelphia. This was
the time for an eastern point to be
selected. but owing to the growing in
terests in manufacturing in the south
1t was desired by many to have the
next meeting in New Orleans.
After Il. w. Peck, our Paris ex-
position commissioner had delivered
an address on the Paris exposition.
and fully explained what would be
done at Paris next year for American
manufacturers who desired to exhibit
their goods, he invited the association
to hold its next annual meeting in
Paris. and he described the advantages
of such an arrangement. so that many
favored it. Some members, however.
did not expect to go to Europe next
year, and compromise was made on
Boston, from which place members
could sail for Europe after the next
annual meeting
Commissioner General Peck referred I
to the friendly relations which now
existed between the north and south.
and advised that 1t be extended to the
elected as the first honorary MEM !
ber of the association, and 1t is ex-
pected that some distinguished citizen
will thus be honored by the associa /
tion at each annual convention.
Commissioner Peck and his asso-
ciates were occupied all day and last
night in comforting with manufacturers
about their exhibits at Paris, and it
was reported that more had been done \
In day than had previously been ac-
in this country in the in.
terests of American displays at the :,
exposition.