The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-14
HOTEL LOBBY GLEANINGS
MUCH INTEREST IN NATIONAL MANU-
FACTURERs' ASSOCIATION.
Ralph n. WagEoner. of Chicago. Here
in Interest of Convention
Other Hotel Visitors.

Announcement is made by President The
odore c. Search that the seventh annual
convention of the National Association OF
Manufacturers will be held in Indianapolis
April Is. 10 and II. Local arrangements for
the convention are being made by COM
mittee OF business men under the leader
ship of d. NJ. Parry, who has been for
many years a member of the executive
committee Of the association, and partc-
ularly hOspitable welcome to visitors is
assured. Members of the association are
manifesting rather more than usual inter-
est in this years convention. and there is
promise Of an unusually large attendance
from all parts of the country.
President Search announced at Detroit last
year, when he consented to accept the pres
idency for the sixth time, that he could
not serve the association in that capacity
beyond the expiration of the present year.
Mr.. Search has recently MADE known his
| adherence to this determination, and one
of the most interesting problems which the
Indianapolis convention will have TO con-
slider will be the selection of a new presi-
dent. This matter has been quietly dis
cussed among the members for several
months, but AT present there is nothing to
indicate upon whom the choice of the as
ISOLATION will fall.
During the six years of Mr.. Search's pres
idency the membership of the association
has increased from less than 200 to more
than a thousand, and vast amount OF
hard work has been done to promote the
interests of the manufacturers of the
United states in a broad-minded, public
spirited way.
The National Association of Manufactur-
ers organized in Cincinnati in 1895; and
its annual conventions have been held IN
Chicago. Philadelphia, New York, Cincin-
natl, Boston and Detroit
In my correspondence with and travel
among manufacturers in Western States
j am daily met with the remark that they
ing of the National Association of Manu-
/ facturers" said Ralph II. Waggoner, who
is staying at the English Hotel. Mr.: Wag-
ment of the National Association, with
headquarters at Chicago. THE fact that
| President Search has announced that he
will not consent to serve another year
| will give considerable interest to the meet
/ ing so far as ii relates to the annual cleo
! ton. Indianapolis As interested from the
fact that the name of Mr. d; NJ Parry has
! candidate for the presidency OF the as5o-
citation. In view Of the discussion. of the
! subject of reciprocity at the reciprocity
! convention in Washington, November last,
/ which was held under the auspices OF the
/ National Association of Manufacturers,
there will be some very interesting and
]
/ high protective tariff element will doubt
/ less battle against reciprocity treaties,
] while the large element in favor of rec
/ iprocity will have their ablest speakers
| here TO participate. 1t would seem as
| though the efforts the association has been
making for a half dozen years to secure
a department of commerce and industry,
with its secretary a member Of the Cabinet.
| is TO bear early fruit and it looks as IL
/ the present session OF Congress would
pass a bill creating such a department.
/ OF course there will be many other phases
/ of the associations work brought UP for
discussion such as the uniform classi-
ficatiOn of freights on all railroads; re-
/ stored American merchant marine; inn
proved consular service; better patent laws;
/ domestic parcels post, and every phase OF
work that can be made more helpful to
/ the American manufacturer. That the as
ISOLATION has been helpful to Indianapolis
manufacturers was demonstrated in a let
ter which received from one of our
members in Indiana polls twelve days after
/ he made application for membership, say
/ ing We have found your association of
great value to us already.
1T seems to me there cannot anything
occur of more interest to indianapolis than
the bringing together of representatives of
so many phases OF manufacturing to at
tract attention to Indianapolis remarkable
/ location a manufacturing center It's
unequaled transportation facilities and
| nearness to raw material and fuel sup
| plies are conditions which warrant the
| city in expecting great additions 10 the
number of manufacturing plants now in
| its midst"