The age-herald., 1901-02-14
SOUTHERN MAKERS
 OF ICE MEET HERB Twelfth Annual Convention of
 the Organization IMPORTANT QUESTIONS UP Opposed to Sunday Delivery of the Product-The Delegates Who Are In Attendanee-other Matters
 Dlscussed--The Meeting.
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS UP

are In attendance
 One of the most important questions before the convention Is that of deliver ing ice on Sunday. The delegates put themselves on record against this cus- tom and discussed several plans for in- ducing customers to purchase Ice on Sat- urday evening or before noon on Sunday. The ice manufacturers say they took thls stand against Sunday delivery not be- cause of any religious scruples, but be- cause of the necessity of the men and stock taking one day off each week for rest.
 During the day number of important questions were discussed, among them being that of refrigerators and the stor- ing of ice. number of storage houses were described The officers of the South ern Ice Exchange are as follows:
 President-W. J. Rushton of Birming- ham.
 Vice President-w s. Ware of Jackson vile, Fla.
 Secretary and Treasurer-William E. Worth of Wilmington, N. c.
 Executive Board - Samuel Japham, 
 of Mobile, Ala, J. R. Keller of Pensa- cola, Fla. :. Frank o. Kettig of Memphis, Tenn; Sol Benjamin of Atlanta, Ga; B. F. Learned of Natchez, Miss; Frank N. Rieke of Paducah. Ky; Leon Burton of Helena, Ark. c. D. Wingfield of Rich mond Va; M. w. Thompson of Greens boro, N. c.
 The Delegates.
 Among the representatives in attend- ance at the convention are the following: W. L. McCaa of the Annston Ice Man ufacturing Company, Anniston, Ala.
 Lloyd V. Berton of the Helena Ice Company, Helena, Ark.
 M. w. Thompson of the Greensboro Ice and Coal Company, Greensboro, N. C.. William willsing of the Dayton Ice Company, Dayton, Fla.
 w s. Ware and Frank P. Barclay of the Jacksonville Refrigerator and Ice Company, Jacksonville, Fla.
 J. T Ebner of the John Ebner Ice Company, Cincennes. Ind.
 H. B. Hinchman of the Grasselli Chemical Company, Birmingham.
 C. F. Sugg of the Huntsville Ice Com pany, Huntsville, Ala.
 J. s. Wilkins of the ,Herf and French Chemical Company, St. Louis, Mo.
 A. II. Barber of the A. H. Barber Man. ufacturing Company, Chicago, H.
 s. P. Stennson of the H. P. Stennson Company, Chester, Pa.
 George B. Townsend of the Anderson Ice Company, Anderson, S. c.
 R. A. Ballowe of the Eufault oil and Fertilizer Company, Eufaula, Ala.
 Thomas P. Sherrer and J. F. Nickerson of Chicago
 II. A. Bromley, representing B. A. Stew ems, Toledo, O..
 H. s. Walsh of the Gulf Bag Company, New Orleans, La.
 T. w. Flint of the D. H. Kellog Com- pany, New York.
 R. H. Wade, Jr., of Wade Brothers, Fulton, Ky.
 c. E. Livingston of the Greenville Ice and Coal Company, Greenville, Miss.
 Charles E. Bunnell of the Mabian Paint Company, Chicago, III.
 w. L. Dickey of the Western Ice Man. ufacturing Association, Topeka, Kan.
 Henry vogt of the Henry Vogt Machine Company, Louisville, Ky.
 Eugene T. Skuikle of Chicago.
 J. w. Hancock of the Rome Ice Com- pany, Rome, Ga.
 M. A. Garrett of T. W. Bird & Son, Chicago, III.
 W. A. Hood of the Peoples Ice Com pany, Birmingham.
 William s. Worth of Wilmington, N. A. F. whiteside of the Apalachicola Ice Company Apalachicola, Fla.
 c. J. Ward of the Gadsden Coal and Ice Company Gadsden, Ala.
 P. T. Wilmington of the Charleston Ice Manufacturing Company, Charleston, s. c.
 Basil s. T. Dobree of Pulaski, Tenn.
 The Meeting.
 When the convention as called to order yesterday morning, President Rushton introduced Alderman c. T. Rainbow, act ing Mayor, who welcomed the visitors to the city. Vice-Presdent W. s. Ware of Jacksonville, Fla, responded, thanking the acting Mayor on behalf of the visit ors for his words of welcome.
 President Rushton in opening the ses- sion for the transaction of business said:
 "rhis is the twelfth annual meeting of the Southern Ice Exchange. an organiza- tion that from it's incipiency has exerted a strong influence on the members of the fee trade. It has produced a marked change for the betterment In the methods of doing business, and has brought about a most friendly feeling between the mem- bers It has not attempted to govern any member. It has not attempted to control his business. It has simply, by social con- tact, enabled him to see himself as oth- CTS see him. It has led him to meet com petitors, become acquainted with ex- change ideas and experiences and taught him many valuable lesson of trade and manufacture without the usual attendant loss. It is pleasant to see the new faces that are here today, showing that new blood Is added each year to the exchange giving 1t life and energy to go forward in the good work, creating good fellow ship. It is pleasant to look again upon the old faces that each year have greeted us with cheery smiles, and 1t Is pleasant to grasp the hand of these old members and binds them in friendship far stronger have you meet here.. and hope that all our dreams to entertain you may prove successful and that when you go you may carry away plea ga nj f,,er,orian