The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-30
HARDWARE MEN ARE THROUGH First Session an. Un- qualified Success. j. w. Beasley is the New Presi-
 dent. Montgomery is Enthusiasticaily Thank ed for HespitaIity--Next Annual Convention VIII Be Held in
 Birmingham--Able Pa.
 pers Read Tester.

The Alabama Retail Hardware Deal. CTS Association completed the work oi It's first annual convention yesterday by noon and adjourned. In the afternoon the entire delegation attended the base. ball game as the guests of the local hardware dealers.
 Before adjourning the association passed an enthusiastic resolution of thanks to the people of Montgomery. the city newspapers. the Montgomery Commercial Club and the local hard ware merchants for their courtesies sociation Secretary l. c. Smith said last night The splendid way that we have been entertained and treated by the people and institutions of Mont gomery and the favorable turn every feature of our business matters have taken has made our first annual con vsntion a success that far exceeds any hope or expectation that our most en- thustastic members entertained in ad- vance of our gathering in this delight ful city"
 Birmingham was selected as the next meeting place for the association con- wention. e
 The following officers were elected for the ensuing year:
 President, J. W. Beasley. Birmins- ham; First Vice-President, J. U. Cure- v R. Gamble. Wetumpka; Secretary Treasurer. L. c. Smith. Ensley. The officers above named and F. N. Kelley of Selma and c. A. Simpson of Troy will compose the Executive Committee of the Association for this year. L. c. Smith of Ensley and Rane McMilian of Domopolis, were named as delegates Co the National Hardware Association convention which meets in Milwaukee next spring.
 By order of the morning session Sec retary Smith wired President Luttrell of Florala. the sympathy of the con- wention on account of the illness of his daughter which prevented him from being present. and later passed and spread upon the minutes a suitable res- oaution to the same effect.
 A most interesting paper from absent President Luttrell was read. President ktitterell strongly urged the convention % favor national laws in the Interest of pure paint, pure seed. good roads irrigation of arid lands and honest ad- vertising. These matters he contended could not be controlled by States but were proper subjects for national con- alteration. He also favored penny postage and suggested that the con vention recommend it. He congratula- ted the association on its successful work in defeating the postal parcel de- livery proposition and the Aldrich cur reney bill. He made sympathetic plea in the interest of clerks and employees of hardware merchants. He said that they ought to be given every merited opportunity to rise and succeed in life and that their employers should give the same consideration to their moral security that they do to their business training.
 One of the best papers read during the convention was by c. A Simpson of Troy, on What Kind of Advertising by the Manufacturer Benefits the Retailer Most" This subject was considered from the separate standpoints of the city and the country. Mir. Simpson thought that the best advertising for city trade was through the daily news- papers and magazines and that the country merchant received the greatest returns from properly prepared pamph- lets describing each article and dis tributed by the dealer direct and from free sahnples.
 The delegates were all discussing yesterday the strong and able paper read by M Bowling of Ozark. Mir. Bowling reviewed the entire range of hardware merchandising in a most practical and simple manner and his suggestions were pointed and full of real business meat.
 4 number of interesting talks were made during the session yesterday tages of cooperation. This subject cooperation between retailers. jobbers