The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-02
jewelers. PRAISE
S0UTH'S ENERGY
Dabney's Speech Wins Great
Convention Over Many
Competitors.

Wearing the smile OF satisfaction
that comes with the knowledge OF
work VOL done, William T. Dabnoy,
business manager OF the CHAMBER OF
Commerce. is home from Detroit, where
last week, with A. L. Jahnke, Jr.. ana
Alderman A. w. Bennett, he secured
! the National Retail jewelers. Associa-
ton convention for Richmond In 1911
| While the fact that the jewelers.
convention Is coming here next year
Is by this time generally known. COM
J, paratively few people have learned OF
the spectacular uphill fight the Rich
mond men put up to secure 1t With
all the odds against them. and with
no one in the world but themselves
| having any idea that they would be
successful, the trio from Richmond won
| out in walk
Odd. on Pittsburg.
| st. Louis. Denver. Pittsburg and
| other cities were In the race for tho
| convention. The odds seem to favor
! Pittsbnrg The new president OF tho
l'aasociation, Steele F. Roberts, known
| to friends as "Tirany" Roberts, or
Pittsburg. used all his influence to
| secure the meeting for his city. and In
| addition the convention committee was
! also strong FOR "Smokeville." But IN
| the light OF subsequent developments
| IT would seem that all OF these things
were forgotten by the delegates when
Colonel" Dabney began to tell OF
Richmond.
i when It became evident that there
was TO be a hot fight the st. Louis and
i Denver delegates withdrew from tho
race, leaving Richmond and Pittsburg
4 To go It alone. According to Detroit
newspaper then 1T was that the Vir-
sinians cut loose with a brust or South
ern oratory that got everybody going
TO Virginia"
What the Pnpers Said.
says the Detroit Free Press: The
virginia delegate. Mr. Jahnkc. brought
/ committee OF two with him from
4 Lees state who did the work. Tins
committee was composed of w n.
Dabney, OF the Richmond Chamber NJ
Commerce, and A. w. Bennett of tho
City Council Previous 70 their APP
pcarancc Richmond WIS the next thing
TO dark horse. Mr.. Dabney was the
first to speak. After complimenting
the retiring president, Mr.. Archibald.
on his term OF office, and extending his
compliments TO the new incumbent, the
Southerne. told the convention of the
attractions OF his native State When
the colonel had finished telling them
about Richmond it became evident that
pittsburg didn't even have chance.
When the vote was taken 1T showed 81
for Richmond, as against "a for Pitts
burg"
Commenting on the victory the De-
troll News says! Neither st. Louis nor
J Pittsburg won out in the hve.cornered
J race for the next convention of the
!. National Retail Jewellers Association
5 as had been expected. The jewellery
: ! dealers will go Richmond to talk
, things over next year. No one exceps
men from Virginia expected to be VIC
to.ious until the subject was discussed.
5 Then the Virginians opened with a
: burst of oratory that Won Colorado.
4 Missouri, Pennsylvania and the other
2 States had no show whatever"
!, Enterprise of Richmond.
While the fight was at It's hottest
: a big dealer from Cincinnati rose from
his seat, and addressing the conven-
ton. stated that he could not help but
express his admiration at the enter
prise that had been displayed by Rich
!, ,nond He considered Richmond typ
ical Southern city, he said, and never
: again would he believe that the South
was not up and doing, and abreast OF
the times.
The convention will meet in Rich,
mond the first week IN August. 1911
t The association has $500 members
scattered over the entire country
More than 500 delegates attended the
convention in Detroit, and 1t Is ex'
pected that fully twice that numbel
will come to Richmond next year.
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