Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-21
IN ANNUAL SESSION
OF MASTER STEAM
AND HOT WATER FILTERS.
The President of the Association De-
livers Address and Appoints Com
mittee on Credentials.

The annual convention of the National
Association of Master Steam and Hot Wa
ter Filters assembled at the Arlington this
morning There was large attendance OF
the members, the meeting being held in the
banquet hall on the I street side of the
hotel The presidents address was read
and after the committee on credentials had
reported the doors were closed to all except
members and the business of the associa-
ton was conducted privately.
The association met at 1870 o'clock, the
first business being the appointment of
committee on credentials by President AL
fred E. Kenrick of Brookline, Mass This
committee was composed of ]. Henry Howe
Rochester, N. Y: Warren w. Biggs. Wash
ington. D., c.; David r. Burns. Philadel-
phia. Pa; william F. Porter. Minneapolis.
Mimi. Thomas Denny Newark, N. j., and
Albert N. Chambers, New York. A recess
was taken for half an hour to allow the
committee to make its report after winch
the presidents address was read.
President Kenrick's Address.
Mr. Kendrick referred to the matters of
interest attaching to this city, and cont1nu-
ing, said:
II believe our interests have some assur-
ance of more rational treatment in the fu-
ture from the steam and hot-water boiler
men; such parties could be of great benefit
to our commercial interests to the pupnc
and to themselves if they would refrain
from inducing the hardware men and others
who have no experience in the Steamboat
ing business from attempting to install
plants. 1t is not necessary for me to COM
ment on this phase of the business. Many
business men have been materially injured
by that method in the past. l believe we
have seen and felt the worst of that condi-
ton, and l am looking forward with the
hope of a marked improvement in that re-
Spect
still another serious matter is the in
clnation to get below our competitors fig
ures. This has and is being carried to such
an extent that the situation in some sec
tons of the country is truly an alarming
one. 1t could be and was said few years
ago that competition is the life of trade
1t can be truthfully said today that compe-
tition. as INDUCED in, practically forbids
success and destroys thousands whose pros
perity the masses must be dependent upon.
II wish to call your attention to such leg
islation as will interest the average con-
tractor, giving us the advantage of organ
iZation in preventing consumers from buy
ing at trade prices, thereby absorbing the
legitimate profit, and by these means draw
ing him into our association. Careful study
must be given to this subject"
Chief Features of Session.
The association then went into session
with closed doors The association is COM
posed of representatives of state organiza-
tons from about half of the states in the
Union. AS indicated by the president one
of the chief features of the work of the as
ISOLATION in the present session will be to
promote plans for having the manufac-
turers sell their goods only through what
are called the regular channels of trade,
and not directly to consumers.
1t was not known whether the subject of
wages for the workmen and the relations
between the employers and the labor unions
would be taken up today or at all during
the convention. The members very gener-
ally regarded that subject one that
should be dealt with solely by the state Or
ganiZationS.
Amendments to the constitution will be
taken up in order to provide a method by
which members may be taken into the asso-
citation from states in which there is no
state or local organization. The election
of officers will take place tomorrow, and
on Saturday 1t is likely that the members
will spend their time in seeing the sights
of the CitV