The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-16
YOUNG MAN ENDS HIS
LIFE WITH a BULLET
BIG CONVENTION
WILL MEET HERE.
Membership Of Associations
Represents Capital Of Nearly
$2oo,ooo,ooo.

! The annual convention of the South
ern Supply and Machinery Dealers AS
ISOLATION, the National Supply and
Machinery Dealers Association and
the American Supply and Machinery
Manufacturers Association has been
secured for Richmond by Mr.. Alvin
NJ. Smith, of the Smith Courtney Com
pany, of this city, who has lust re-
turned from ST. Louis, where meet
ing of the executive committees of
the three associations was held on
Tuesday to select place for tho next
session.
Influential Bodies.
The convention. which will be one
OF the largest of the Industrial gath
erings which have been held in Rich
mond for number of years. is scheG-
uled for May 18th, 14th and 18th. 1t
was landed by Mr.. Smith for Richmond
in the face of formidable competition
from the cities OF Memphis, Chatta-
nooga, Hot Springs, Ark, and New Or
leans. and this Notwithstanding thu,
fact that he failed to secure an in
vitation from the Business Mems Club
owing to the absence of some OF their
officers from the city; failed to receive
letter Of invitation from the Mayor.
from whom he requested such a letter,
and was armed only with a letter of
invitation from the Chamber Of Com
merce. Nevertheless. at the finish OF
Mr.. Smiths argument in favor of Rich
mond this city was selected by ris.
Ing vote Of the executive members Of
the three associations. the membership
of which includes In
successful manufacturers and dealers
In machinery and machinery supplies
throughout the United States, the to-
tai capitalization of the membership
aggre eating nearly s200,000,OO0.
The work OF these organizations Is
directed mainly toward the improve
ment Of the relations between the
manufacturers of machinery and ma
chlnery supplies and the dealers, and
the marketing OF the manufa ctured
articles strictly through the dealer. In
addition to these matters. however.
they take lively interest in the lead
Ing questions of the day. Among the
public matters with which this asso-
citation has interested itself In the
past few years is the building OF the
Panama Canal. Improvement OF rivers
and harbors, the inland waterway i'm
provement from the Great Lakes to
the Gulf, the one-cent letter postage.
They are now exerting their Influence
to defeat the extension OF the parcels
post system. as advocated by the POST
master-General, which they thinl,
would be a great dctriment to the
country at large.
Officers of the Axxocintlon.
The officers of the Southern Supply
and Machinery Dealers Association are
as follows: e. II. Briggs, president,
Dallas, Texas; j. c. Miller, first vice.
president, Huntington. w. Va: f. A.
Peden, second vice. president, Houston,
IeAas; Alvin NJ. Smith. secretary treas
urer Richmond. Va, Its membership in
achmond includes Fl. r. Frischkorn.
:, l.. Lindsay, Southern Railway Supply
COMPANY and smith-Courtney Company.
me leading machinery dealers In Nor
lolk ana petersburg are also members
of this association
me officers Of the National Supply
ana Machinery Dealers Association are:
George p. Puchta, president. Cincin.
nati, ohio; w. NJ Pattison. vice-presi-s
dent, Cleveland. Ohio. A. II. Anderson
secretary-treasrrsr Cleveland. Ohio.
Membership of this association Is com
posed OF the leading dealers in the
North. Middle West and Northwest I.
The officers OF the American sunn,v
and Machinery Manufacturers Associa-
ton are: NJ, w. Mix, president. Mish-
awaka Ind; Henry .. sharpe Vice.
president Providence, r. L.; q, 3. Nav
vice president, st. Louis, Mo-: II. d
Mitchell secretary. treasurer, New York
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