The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-13
MEN
in CONVENTION

In + IUN
IRETAiL DEALERS ASSOCIATION
IN SESSION AT cLARksRuRc
r. cLELLANp PRES.
fpENT.
cLARKSBURG. Feb. 1s.-The West
Virginia Retail Hardware Association
which organized at Wheeling a year
ago convened In first annual meeting
at the Waldo hotel Tuesday morning.
at $3.50 O'clock and me sessions ara
holding in the assembly room. with
= gooily number In attendance. those
present being the oficers and mem.
beers of the association and represen.
~tstives from metropolitan and other
cities.
President F. R. clslland called the
opening session to order and introduc.
ed Mayor Harvey ". Harmer, who
made a short but appropriate address,
welcoming the association to the city
and turning over the keys to its mem.
bers and the other visitors.
Interesting Addresses.
An Interesting response was made
by President c1elland and he was fol-
lowed BIS NJ. L. Cory. OF Argos, Ind,
national secretary, who made a SPLEEN
did address on West Virginia from
the hardware standpoint and its re-
lation to the twenty-five other States
that have such associations. He re-
viewed ut considerable length and In
detail TIE history of the national asso-
citation. which was formed ten years
ago only. but now has a membership
of 5000 and is growing rapidly.
Thomas McMurray, of the Lindsay
Hardware Company, of Pittsburg, dis
cussed in an able name jobbers and
retailers and aroused considerable en-.
thusiasm.
Other addresses were made by w.
p. Heiskell, of the ott;HeiskelI Hard
ware Company, of Wheeling; william
H. Asbury, Of the Enterprise Manu-
featuring Company, Philadelphia; NJ.
Mcdonald, Of the Stove and Range
Company, of Pittsburg; @. s. Davis.
of oakland. and Leslie Hawker. of
shinnstor. The latter spoke con-
corning hardware insurance and Its
benefits u, retailers.
Insurance Discussed.
MI. Hackers address caused the ma.
tional secretary to lay the matter ex.
tenslyely before the association and
he recommended that all the members
carry such insurance as the Mutual
Hardware Company, when 1t came to
settlements r much o prompt
than the old line insurance companies.
Committees Appointed.
Committees for Wednesdays ses.
slons were appointed as follows:
Resolutions-Leslie Hawker, G. s.
Davis and c. W. Anderson.
Nomination. T. B. Fry, w. A..
Vance and j. H. Krepps.
By-Laws-H. L. Martin, c. D. Kyle,
and Clyde Barbe.
A. ]. Hess, Of Warrington, was
chosen sergent-at-arms.
The afternoon session convened at
2 o'clock and the following programme
was observed:
Calling roll Of officers.
Reports. Of committees.
Reading minutes of last meeting.
Address by c. s. Davis, Of Oak.
lana, ma, to 1.-The Best Methods Of
Advertising"
Address by H. G. Kalblitzer, of
Wheeling, on profits Derived by
Retailers in Handling Stoves, and
the Glass of Goods to Handle,
Address by g. D. Kyle. of Wells.
burg, on the same subject.
To.oay's Programme.
lows:
$3.50 a. m.-Executive session. En-.
rolling new members.
Grievances of members heard and
discussed.
Suggestions for the good of thu as.
ISOLATION and general discussion by
the members.
$500 p. m. - Executive session.
New business.
Unfinished business.
Will the association have a jobbers'
and manufacturers' display?
General discussion.
Election of officers.
Selection of next meeting place.
Question box.
Closing ceremonies.
The Enrolment.
The members In attendance ara ].
H. Krepps and j. II. Morgan, Nor.
gantown; Thomas B. Fry, of Keyser;
w. P. Heiskell. Wheeling; j. NJ. wal.
ker, wellsburg; F. R. clerland, Fair.
mont. Al Hese No,nt,oto,. r%S