The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-29
RETAILERS '| OF HARDWARE Begin Their Session in.
 Montgomery. TALK OF TRADE CONDITIONS Interesting Speeches on Policies in
 Business. Routine Affairs, Including AppoIntment of Committees Considered Yester-
 day-Prosram for Today
 Doesn't Omit Baseball.

The Alabama Retail Hardware, Deal CTS Association opened it's first annual covention In the Commercial Club rooms in this city yesterday morning.
 Although the Association is a young one, there are abont 100 of the lead ing hardware merchants of the State in attendance as delegates to the tirst convention. Practically every trading center of any importance in Alabama Is represented and hardware merchan- dizing in the village will be given the same consideration Tn the deliberations of the convention as will business in the big cities.
 The convention was opened with an eloquent prayer by Rev. Neander M. Woods, D. D., pastor of the First Pres trell, the president of the Association, was prevented from attending the com vention and Vice President J. W. Beas- ley, of Birmingham, took his place as presiding officer.
 Mir. Seed said in part;
 You come from every section Of this great State and are. typical repre- sentatives of it's stable men engaged In the merchantile business. You wear upon the lapel of your coats, badge of spotless white. While the selec- tion of color may have been acctden- tai. yet 1t is peculiarly appropriate since we recognize iniyou a mercantile association which for the integrity. stability and high character of it's brotherhood, is unsurpassed by that of any similar organization. It is angor- ganization to which the members in other states have been as here, able to point with pride.
 There is nothing in the hardware business conductive to anything ex- cept straightforward dealings and the atmosphere in which you gentlemen move is therefore In small measure responsible for the character that has been established by hardware men throughout the world. @ Although. farming had in the last few years engaged most of my atten- ton, for more than twenty years, I was proprietor of hardware business; and as a reminder see present today. Messrs. McMillan and owsley from whom I purchased goods more than twenty years ago and also Messrs. Jill and Ware who followed a little later The Bankers Association of Ala bama was organized in this city about | fifteen years ago with a membership l of about fifteen. This year there were | about three hundred and fifty repre- sentatives attending their excellent as- | gociation. In your first meeting you start out four or five times as strong
 numerically and 1t is an index finger pointing to the magnificent structure that you are to build. which will later | be representative of your association | The hardware business Is one which requires constant and earnest ef- fort and in which the faithful member can say with Cato: Iris not in unor-
 tals to command success. but we will do more, Sempronious, will deserve it. ' Our gates are thrown wide open to
 you and as you are returned to your loved ones at home. may you feel that you have been benefited by your stay
 in our midst, benefited by your de-
 Alterations in convention assembled
 and may the blessings of the Most
 High soothe your cares, clear your
 vision and crown your labors with re. | ward"
 Routine business pertaining to th. | colRection of dues and the reEistration l or delegates followed the address oi
 welcome welcome and then the convention wal
 aoaressed by M l. Corey, Secretary oi
 the National Association. on the sub, | 1ect of Association work MT. Corey showed Tn clear and practical way ths
 many advantages of organization oi
 view was proper one. He covered hi, 1 subject we'll and the delegates wers pleased with his information and req. 1 Soning.
 At the conclusion of Mir. corey's ad. | follows: Consultation and Bylaws, L. e Smith, Rane McMillan and W. W. Jones
 Ross and P. A. Johnson: Press. !. IJ Cureton, J. Fl. Jackson and w Fl. Ben. nett; Next Meeting Place, c. A. Sifnp. | Nominations, M Bowling, J. R. GanI,is N. T. Braswell and Chester Tubb; Aud. l ting, Rsne McMillan. J. U. Cureton an6 | F. M. Meggs. :,
 At the afternoon session, Vice Praa. ident J. W. Beasley delivered an in. | teresting address on corporation. MT
 Beasley said that the man who did noi l cooperate had necessarily sooner oI | later ta antagonize. He made 1t cleaI | that he was not in favor of co-oper. | ating for the purpose of raising ol .-.-.. ,t. a.