The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-12
State Retail Hardware Men
Are In First Annual Session
Attendance Not Especially Large,
But is Representative Of the
Hardware Business. 81
GoDD ADDRESSES ARE MADE
BY Members, National Secretary and
Representatives and Others on
Germane Topics.

The West Virginia Retail Hard
ware 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 the sessions are holding
in the assembly room; with goodly
number in attendance, those present
being the officers and members OF
the association and representatives
from metropolitan and other cities.
President F. R. clelland called
the opening session to order and in
troduced Mayor Harvey W. Harmer
who made a short but appropriate ad-
dress, welcoming the association to
the city and turning over the keys to
its members and the other visitors.
Interesting Addresses.
An interesting response was made
by President Clelland and he was
followed by NJ. L. Cory, of Argos,
Ind, national secretary, who made a
splendid address on West Virginia
from the hardware standpoint and
its relation to the twenty-five other
States that have such associations.
He reviewed at considerable length
and in detail the history of the ma
tional association, which was form
ed ten years ago only, but now has
a membership of 5000 and is grow
ing rapidly.
ThOms McMurray, of the Lindsay
Hardware Company, of Pittsburg,
discussed in an able manner jobbers
and retailers and aroused consider
able enthusiasm.
Other addresses were made by w.
P. Heiskell of the ott-Heiskell Hard
ware Company, of Wheeling, william
H. Asbury. of the Enterprise Manu-
featuring Company. Philadelphia, NJ.
Mcdonald. of the Stove & Range
Company. of Pittsburg, c. S. Davis,
of Oakland, and Leslie Hawker, Of
Shinnston. The latter spoke con-
corning hardware insurance and its
dement's to retailers.
Insurance Discussed.
Mr. Hawker's address caused the
national secretary to lay the matter
extensively before the association
and he recommended that all the
members carry such insurance as the
Mutual Hardware Company, when 1t
came 10 settlements are much more
prompt than the old line insurance
companies.
Committees Appointed.
Committees for tomorrow's ses-
sions we're appointed as follows:
solutions-Leslie Hawker, G. s.
Davis and c. W. Anderson.
Nominations-T. B. Fry, w "A.
Vance and ]. H. Krepps.
By-laws-H. Martin. c. D. Kyle
and Clyde Barbe.
A. Hess, Of Warrington. was
chosen ergeant-at-arms.
The afternoon session convened at
Q O'Clock and the following program
was Observed
Calling roll of officers.
Reports Of committees.
Reading minutes Of last meeting.
Address by C. S. Davis, Of oak
land, Nd. to The Best Methods OF
Advertising"
Address by H. c. Kalb,itzer. OF
Wheeling. on Profits Derived by
Retailers in Handling Stoves, and
the Glass of Goods to Handle"
Address by c. D. Kyle, of Wells
burg, on the same subject.
Tomorrow's Program.
Tomorrow's program will be as
follows:
$3.50 a. Executive session, En-
rolling new members.
Grievances OF members heard and
discussed.
Suggestions for the good OF the as
ISOLATION and general discussion by
the members.
200 p. m.-Executivs session.
New business.
Unfinished business.
VIII the association have q job
bers' and manufacturers display
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