The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-05-04

VISIT MARION
Their Coming Pleasant to
All Concerned.
SMOKER WELL ATTENDED
Exchange Views With Mu-
tual Benefit.
Eight Wholesale Men From
the Forest City Spend the Evening
as Hosts to the Marion Business
Mcn-Spccial Left This Morning.


is there own fault.
The special train carrying eighty
eight of the leading wholesale mer-
chants of the Forest City arrived In
Marion shortly after four O'Clock
Tuesday evening. 1t was met at the
Union station by delegation of the
business men of Marion, headed by
Earl II. Smart. president of the Mer-
chants association. The Cleveland
men lost no time in starting an in
spection of the city and letting the
people know who they were and from
what city they hailed.
After the supper hour, Marion bus
mess men began to gather in the
lobby of Hotel Marion, mingling with
the Cleveland representatives and get
ting acquainted with the men with
whom they have been doing business
for a number of years. Many old
friends met and the lobby presented
very busy scene until shortly be-
fore eight o'clock when the dining
room, which was used as an assem-
bly, room, was invaded Punch was
served, chairs placed, cigars lighted
and the real business of the evening
and of the visit was begun.
For the Cleveland delegation, ]. J.
Wemple, president of the Wholesale
Merchants board acted as master of
ceremonies. With a few appropriate
remarks he explained the object of
the visit. stating that the session
of the evening was to be wholly in
10 no I'm the
nature of 'get acquainted meet
ing. Mr.. Wemple introduced Mr.. w.
II. Kinney. president of the Cleveland
Chamber of Commerce as the first
speaker.
Mr.. Kinney spoke of the objects
of the body of which he Is president
and gave the Marion merchants a
few valuable pointers which might be
carried into effect in Marion with pro-
fit to the city, its citizens and its
commercial interests. He told of the
manner of regulating charities, so
that the people are not imposed upon
by unworthy persons and institutions;
of the detection and prosecution Of
frauds which are sougth to be per-
petrated upon the business and the
public in general and the prosecution
of those guilty of practicing frauds;
of the care in creating sanitary con-
ditions In the schools and guarding
the pupils against dangers; of estab-
fishing schools of commerce in which
the young men and women are fitted
to take positions with the mercantile
houses; of augmenting the work of
the public schools with Industrial
schols where trades are taught; OF
guarding the resident business man
who is doing legitimate business
against the ravages of the itinerant
vendor and of the prominent part
which the Cleveland Chamber OF
Commerce takes in guarding and di-
recting public improvements and the
| expenditure of the public moneys
Mr.. Kinney's remarks were of great
value and he was heard with interest
| and profit
At the conclusion of Mr.. Kinney's
| remarks, Mr.. Wample introduced w
| Blossom and Mr.. John Van Epps, q
| singer and accompanlst who favored
tho assemblage with a song which
was highly appreciated aud loudly ap.
pauded.
f. A. Scott. one of the younger bus,
mess men of Cleveland upon re,
| quest of the master of ceremonies
gave a brief history of the growth oI
Cleveland from the time of its found
ing In 1896 to the present time, Civ,
Ing as the reason for the great grow
tn of'the city as first; its location ant
natural resources, and second; tn,
enterprise of the people who go e
make up its population.
Messrs Van Epps and Blossom fav
ored with another song and w. u
Fish, another of the younger business
men of the Forest city. spoke on tn,
subject, "The Retail Merchant, Ou
Patron and Friend" Mr.. Fish pai,
a fitting tribute to the small mer
chant the man who Is comepelled I,
lok after all of the details of hi
busines, devoting his time both lat
look after all of the details, yet goin,
without the recognition which is ac
corded the man who builds up a larg
business, over which he does not ex
ercise full control of a single depart
ment.
/ BY unanimous vote the vocaIis
and his acoompanist were called upol
for another selection and Mr., Wem
pie introduced. Earl II. Smarth ask
ing that he take charge of the meet
Ing and call upon number of Mar
ION men for short addresses. MI
Smart as president of the Merchants
association welcomed the Clevelan
men to the city and called upon Del
Nelson, r. Il. Lewis, James T.. Phillip
and George b. Christian, of this city
and William Hazelton, of Delaware
for few remarks. Each of tn
men called upon responded very hap
PLY, extending a cordial greeting /
the Cleveland men, urging a close
union of the ties of business and so
ciety and extending an invitation t
them 10 return at furture times.
The visit OF the Cleveland me-
was a success. The delegation wa
composed Of clean cut. straight for
ward business men ahd they were me
| ny the same class Of men from Mar