The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-05-17
Will Gather Here From Two
States June IL
Local Men VIII Tender Banquet To
Delegates During Session OF
Two Days. "a
SOME PROPOSED LEGISLATION

Kentucky and Tennessee retail
coal merchants will hold their second
annual convention In Paducah. June
13, IA, OF the membership of 400
dealers scattered throughout the two
states, $50 or 200 are expected to
attend. The convention will be held
in the Eagles hall, Sixth street and
Broadway, and the two days will be
occupied solely with the consideration
of questions peculiarly interesting to
coal dealers. This year social features
likely will be added to the program.
\ The Kentucky. and Tennessee Coal
Merchants association was formed
three years ago in Louisville and the
first annual convention was held last
year in Nashville. Tho object Of the
organization is to interchange ideas
of business and management and to
work for legislation that will facili-
tate their business. II is not one of
the objects of the association to dis
cuss prices. In Pajucah IL dealers,
are members OF the association and
the same large per cent. of dealers
belong in every town and city in the
two states. The orgsnization of the
association in Kentucky and Tennes-
see follows a plaQ generally adopted
in the United States, which takes the
states in pairs. They have the com
mon interest of legislation and bill
on one of the more important ques-
tons affecting the dealers, will be
introduced in the next congress
Reciprocal Demurrage. N
This bill which will have the sup
port of all the associations, deals
with the question of reciprocal de-
murrage. AT present the railroads
charge the coal dealers whenever they
allow cars to stand unloadei over
certain specified time, and the deal
ers want an act passed that will al
low them to charge the railroads
when empty cars $ tadnetaoishrrr
when empty cars stand unmoved
over a specified time. In Kentucky
the demurrage Is 4S hours while IN
Illinois it is ~ hours. In this way it
is expected to relieve the car short
age problem somewhat
Mr.. Will Farley, chairman of the
local organization, has sent the data
for the program to the secretary of
the association at Louisville, George
Cary Tabb. The Committee of local
dealers to handle the convention are
w. Y. Noble, F. S. Johnston and
Henry Bradley. Paducah has neither
representation on the board OF direc-
tors of five, nor among the officers.
w. w. Williams, OF Louisville. is
president. In the election of officers
this year, which probably will take
place the first day of the convention.
It is probable that some local mem
bers will be given places as Pqducah
is one of the most important coal
points in the two states.
Aside from Mr.. Arthur Hull ell
tor of the retail Coal Man" of
Chicago, the Official paper of the as
ISOLATION, no speakers not a delegate
wifi be on the program Mr.. Hull will
speak on the national phase of their
interests. The Paducah dealers de-
sire to show their appreciation OF
having the second annual convention
over Louisville. Memphis and other
large cities, by interpolating some So
cial features this year. A tentative
proposition is to give a banquet at
the Palmer House though the small
number of dealers here would make
the expense heavy unless the citi-
Gems OF the city would come to their
aid. 1t is probable that the merchants
will be shown the good results that
will accrue from the convention. and
be asked to make small individual
contributions to entertain the visit
ing delegates.