The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-03
AUTOMOBILE GOSSIP
what was probably tho largest cor

What was probably the largest con-
ventior OF automobile snlssmen ever
held met at the factory of the Chal-
sners Motor Company Nov. 2s. 80. 80
and December 1. More than $50 nn-
tomobile dealers ana statesmen who
represent the Chalmers Motor Com
PAM came from all parts OF the
Western Hemisphere to attend the
Chalmers Dealers Convention In De-
troft. There were men from the Hs-
allan Islands to New York, from
Winnipeg to the City of Mexico.
Among them were some of the most
prominent men in the retail end OF
the automobile industry. such as Carl
II. Page, of New York; f. =. Brine
gar. of San Francisco: George w. Hip
pie, OF Philadelphia; II. l.. Keats. OF
Portland, Ore. J. Fl. MeDuffee, OF
Denver. Col: Charles Padgitt. OF Dali
las, Tex; s. S. Primm, of st. Louis.
Mo-: j. J. Barclay. OF Minneapolis,
Mimi
The convention opened last Monday
norning with a trip through the plant
Of the Chalmers Company. The re-
nainder OF the convention WAS de-
voted TO business sessions both morn
ing and afternoon.
II proved to be the concensus Of
opinion among the men who are deal
sng directly with the automobile buy
ing public that the industry was never
on a better basis. The reports of a
slump and panicky anticipations OF A
general crash in the industry found
no support among the Chalmers deal
.rs. II was universally agreed that
me business CT the season Of 1911
HilI undoubtedly DO greater than that
for the season of 1910.
e. 9. Hildehrard. assistant general
manager FOR the company. acted as
chairman ot the convention.
Among the principal speakers were
Mr. Chalmers, on The Future Of the
Automobile Industry" and Selling
chalmers Cars Mr.. Lee Councilman.
vice-president of the company gave
the History Of the Chalmers Com
pant and Chalmers Cars; George ".
Durham, consulting engineer. on The
Construction Of Chalmers Cars. carl
H. Page. OF New York. on The Fu-
ture OF the Automobile Dealer; Chas
E. Written " Boston, on THE Ad-
vantage of Taking Care of Users:
James Levy, Of Chicago, on Selling
and Delivering Cars In Winter" II.
w. Ford, OH Chalmers Advertising !.
George W. Nipple, of Philadeip on
The instruction of Automobile Sales
men. George Grant. Of Detroit, on
The Arrangement OF Saiesrooms.
The other speakers were W. =. keeler
Of Kansas city: $. $. Primm. st. Louis.
i n. McDuffee. Denver. H. H. Tay-
Tor. Hutchinson. Kans.: f.. A. Oh.
inere. Boston; j. 8. Swindemann. To-
iedo; George Paddock, Newark. and
II. l.. Keats. Portland Ore.
The convention closed Thursday
night with q banquet to the dealers
ana guests of the Chalmers Motor
Company. Two hundred and twenty
rive sat at the table
The following 10 list of the Chal-
mers dealers who attended the con-
yention: w. II. Woods. G. G. Sturtz.
George w. Woods, u. q Sawyer, Eloya
W. Northcutt. Arthur Stanley Zen.
Charles Il. Written. e. A. Gilmore.
Mason b. Hatch. Ferdinand Shea ,ren,
r. II Gregg. r. B. Finch. A. b. GiDpes,
r. j. Gibhes. A. Is. Whitney, /. r.
Madden. II. r. Atkinson. M. f. Loot
bourrow. y. |. Hoch. James Levy,
J. f. Warren. J. Fl. Ratiiff, c. Arbo-
CAST. Charles NJ. Kelso. Benjamin II.
Cooley. w. l. Mason. George ID. Grant.
charles A. Grant. william A. Ryan,
J. II. McDuffee, Forrest Holmes, VIII
liam g. Holmes. Asa w. La France,
Coleman ]. La France, j. r. Fields.
L. A. Cooper. w. 8. rarrant Harry
Irwin, A. c. Burton. Robert l..
Montgomery. e. c. irwin. A. r. Stiit
II. ii. Taylor. s. W. Elston. Lloyd s.
johnson, Mr., Mallard. r. G. Burk-
hardt, V. l.. Young, A. l.. Blake. W
s. Keller, John A. Nelson. w. s.
Boone, e. NJ Marshall George A.
Jamison. Frank e. Neuman. Charles
e. Hathorn, F. s. Weir III. !. Martin.
E, J. Phelps. Joseph ]. Barclay. +.
l.. caulkins, II. 4. Peterson. Charles
n. Durheim, A. II. Dorsey. q. q.
l. u. Ro' ertsrn. w. u. Hir-
sig. A. G. BeIiard, Wilbur A. May
lard. George Paddock. Edward ].
John Weisel. Jr., Waiter L.
Carl H. Pace. W. w. Burke.
George Stove. MFR. Sammis, Mr.. Dofs-
ner. w M Quisn u, Mr.. Rose, Mr.
Hihard. George Cenlon, Joseph Bell.
g. Moller. II. Z Fredri kIon. NJ. H.
NJ sCcote, E. A. Fcrdon. Mr.. Valiari.
II l.. Keats. d, A. Harrington. II.
M. Il. Parrot, George w
lIippie. Arthur J. Mile. A. A. Mills,
T. G. Nichc's. T. r. B'ain. Lee A. Fol
ger. e +. youse, e. p. Brineyar, O.
w. Hatcher. ]. II. Valentine. Harold
Conrad, Heath Gregory. II n Her
belle. l.. III. Smith. y A. Rurtiss, s.
!. l'rimm RI. 4. Wetmore. j. q.
swindtman. W. y. Hubheil. r. G.. Eer-
ynssn A'Cctchlng. Edeson 4. Perkins,
+. A Close. A. n. Westcott, q. W.
r G. Sibbald. r. n. Bry-
int. G II. Schollenf erzer. n H. Schol. |
enher~er. H. II. Wood. NJ. e. Wood.
q. II, Kiess. r. II. Minor. j. 8. Har-
Joneph Speidel. n. II. Ander-
nm. l. Van Raeiin. Chprles s. Snyder,
W Cannon. f. A. Beecher. Charles
Chalmers. FL a.. johnson. r. A. Cris- /
mar f. L.N Anthony. J. c. Lewis, r.
CoilinEwood, G. A. Hard, w. Il. /
Mason, r. Il. Jacobs, Harry WoOlaver. |
2. r E.s9ce {! 4 Martin. Harry