The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-24

on the Past Year-Reports Of Secretary nnd Treasurer-New Officers.
 l The annual meeting of the State 1 Business Mems association was held il
 Putnam Phalanx hall, Hartford, with
 about seventy-five delegates in attend
 ance. At the opening of the meeting a
 short address of welcome was delivered l by Mayor Harbison
 President Rufus H. Jackson of Hart l ford, who now retires from the presi- dency, delivered the principal address
 of the meeting.
 Secretary George A. French's report was then read. It was confined to a
 complete record of the minutes of the
 directors meetings for the past year.
 The report of Treasurer Fitzgerald of Waterbury showed total receipts for
 the year, including a balance on hand
 January 24 1901, of $961.6 69 The dis
 bursements for the year including cur
 rent expenses and all old indebtedness
 were $Sl533. There is a balance on
 hand, with no outstanding obligations,
 of $146 36
 After the reports of various com
 mittees had been heard President Jack son introduced the Hon. Joseph l.. Bar
 bour of this city, who made a brief and characteristic address.
 Officers were then elected as follows:
 President, Warren l.. Hall of Water- bury; vice president, Dwight Hewes of Hartford; secretary, T. H. Hewitt of Waterbury; treasurer, F. T. Terry of Ansonia
 At 2:30 o'clock the delegates and pres idents from the several associations in the state organization, the commit tees of the local association and a few in- vited guests dined at the Allyn house. Covers were laid for ninety diners President Hewes of the Hartford Busi- ness Mems association presided the dinner being rendered by the local or ganization
 An eight-course dinner was served. An orchestra discoulsed music in the meantime
 President Jackson's address was in part as follows:
 Just now we are watching with in- terest the Bridgeport suit of Dr. Sher- wood Thorpe against the Bridgeport Business Mems association. The suit is based on the publication of Mir. name on a delinquent debt ors' list. This case is likely to reach trial very soon. It is a suit in which every local association is taking great interest. The publication of delinquent debtors lists becomes of vital interest to us, and we certainly should know n just what form and to what extent we have right to publish them Nolud recommend that all local asso- 'iations unite upon uniform wording 'f the letters to be sent to delinquent debtors, and that the lists as pub ished, so far as possible, be of uni orm style throughout the state
 l would also call attention to the | allure of the passage of the exemption aW bill which was presented to our ecent legislature, and suggest that a Jill, to receive favorable consideration | rom Judiciary committee must be 10 drafted as to be acceptable to labor | lnfons, and to manufacturers, and to | york no hardship on the honest poor | nan, who would, but cannot pay.
 The labor unions will continue to | oint to the evils which sometimes re- ulted under the opertaion of the so- alled "factorizing law of the past | )ur manufacturers will object to any | he annoyance of factorizing process s. It would appear that until | ome change of the present law can be evised that has promise of legislative pproval, it will be advisable for our radesmen to exercise a more rigid | crutiny of credits. With weekly and payments of earnings, oW very generally adopted through ut the state, there is no sound req on for granting extended credits, ther than in cases of family aff1ction r like circumstances.
 It should be a matter of gratfica- ion to the business men of the state hat we secured at the last legislative 1 assion the enactment of an itinerant endors law which promises to accom- fish the purpose sought, and better ct, is so framed that it will presum- ply withstand attacks upon it in le courts. From all sections of the tate and more especially the larger tics whose local tradesmen had sui ered most severely from the unfair Jmpetition of nonresident dealers 'me reports indicating that the local are seeing to the enforce ent of this most excellent law. The )-called fire sales, bankrupt sale" nd the like, often of trashy goods. y which buyers were victimiZed and cal merchants suffered by loss of ade, are rapidly becoming memories the past No one is injured by the )eration of this law except those who 'ught to injure others for their per nal profit, The small and often ire ,onsible dealers no longer find it 'ofitable to come here and our state Id our people are surely benefited by cir absence.
 The merchant in the manufacturing ( ty and village is confronted with ferent conditions from those of the ( untry merchant. His competition is f 'ener and his customers are less I ten responsible owners, in the soil g Impressions affect him omptly and sharply z It is for reasons such as these that Y is well to have organizations of our / siness men to counsel with each T her on measures for their mutual | elfare and protection, not only in | lergencies that may arise from time o
 tune, but for the protection and h ,fnsA,,1 1ot,f f,Ft