The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-09
Two Associationsto4H Hold
Meetings in This City
During This Week.
MA NY VISITORS
IN ATTENDANCE
Southern Jobbers and American
Hardware Manufacturers Will
Have Joint Convention.
Southern Jobbcrs and
Northern Manufact-
urers to Meet.
urers to Meet.

E-'I ul4e sJShlIlN1AI j 1DDSA civ 1
Northern Manufact-
urers to Meet.
The fifteenth annual convention OF
tho Southern Hardware Jobbcrs' AS
ISOLATION will be held in this city the
present week, beginning on Tuesday,
the 18th. and continuing to&Friday.
the 14th. At the same time the Ameri-
cnn Hardware Manufacturers Associa-
ton will hold their annual convention
here. The two associations are SO
closely allied in interest and so close
Arc the social ties. they usually hold
their meetings together, and while
they arc two distinct organizations.
with u separate corps OF officers, and,
ms n matter OF course. have separate
meetings OF committees. boards, etc,
they usually come together in ono
igrand meeting.
Such is their program, for this year,
land these joint, and yet distinct meet
ltngs Will BIO held at the Jefferson. be-
ginning Tuesday next at 10 o'clock in
1.-THE morning.
Tho two conventions will bring to
#lRlchmond about q thousand strangers
from MI parts Of the country. includ-
ling delegates and their families and
after spending tho four days here that
will be necessary to enable them to
transact their business and see the
sights OF historic Richmond and do tho
social acts usually q part of such
meetings they Will journey on to Tide
water and take In tho Jamestown Ex-
position.
Progressive business Men.
The joint convention will bring to
this city body OF the most active
business men in the country. First,
the, Southern Hardware Jobbers' As
ssociation Is composed OF rcpresenta-
tives from the loading wholesale CEN
\ tres OF the South and Southwest. The
men who do the 1obbing hardware
business In the South are among the
most wide awake. most Intelligent and
most progressive business men Of the
Southland The rapid growth and de-
velopment OF the South has brought
36sthe hardware business prominently to
the front. and 1t has been SO developed
that 1t requires the best men IN the
commercial world to transact that
business. It is no longer q series of
mere shops for the sale of Barlow
knives and sharp-faced razors, but 1t
Is business that has much to do with
the counry's development and pro-
X tgress.
teen years old. and within tho years
OF it's life 1t has done much to build
up the business along the best and
most progressive lines Last years
this State. and on that occasion. as at
previous meetings. the association
transacted q great volume OF business
pertaining to the interest Of the trade
.,p IN IA lDhMiiiinE OF the
tSouth. FL a
The officers tor the present years ere:
Presidens pnnl91 Of Fort = sWi NTH
ran, OF Memphis: Second Vtco-Presi-
dent. Frank S. Cray, Of Jacksonville,
Fla: secretary1Treasurer, w. w. Web-
siber. Fort Smith. Ark.
Tho Other Association.
The American Hardware Manufac-
turers' Association Is composed OF the
linen who make the goods that ore sold
Ito tho jobbers throughout the country
\ and Is made up OF prominent men from
= country, principally In the North. Tho
Interests OF the two associations are
$50 nearly allied they find It to tho ad,
sessions together. Thus they come in
4 lcloser touch and closer busIncss rela-
lions. and jointly they can legislate to
better advantage for the common
T good.
course, and have a different set Of Of
tncers.. and really hold separate meet
dngs. but then they como together in
a Tho officers OF the American Hard
( ware Manufacturers. Association are;
psesident Ghar esa w Aseury Of Phil.
Pratt. Greenfield. Mass, and Robert
Garla4 aai Rltt a4 W. Pei Yo;t Secretary y
The headquarters Of the two associ-
nt!ons will DO at the Jefferson Hotel,
and their meetings WIFI be held In the
assembly room Of that house.
Order of business.
TIL o first Joint session will be held at
40 O'Clock Tuesday morning, ana will
+. r. McTadon. oe tho Ttrat Presbyte.
fian Church. An address Of welcome
this viii be followed BY addresses Of
Tho presidents Of the two associations
"A which may be III the nature Of orator.
eal a1spays Or may Dc a aonra
the hardware world. The law does no!
hold these officers down to any hard
INC, fast rule. The joint convention
"wednesday morning. the convention
will continue Its business. and thai
evening the yigtt1ra VII be bs enter
parable .quartette, The. business vii
lie practically completed on Thursday
and that. night the Visitors will be ten
hered q BANQUET. Friday the member!
'Jamestowh. and the Anal session viii
be hold on 4he exposition grounds.
The local committee having In charg
THE arrangements Tor the convention
lof the hnrdwaro men are John Donnan
tof the W. 8. DOMAIN Hardware Com
lpany; CHARLES Il, Watkins, Of the Wat
II 1nns-Cottrell Company Walker /
Stuart. Of the Richmond Hardwar
Gom!panyi and Graham Hobson, OF til
IRE q gar Company,
M 3etween EesHons the members a
the. conventions Will take in the his
y toric points In and around Richmond
and trolley, carriage and autonobif
# rides Will be too numerous to men