The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-01-31
WHOLESALERS HELP
BOOST DETROIT
Organizations Reports Recount
Splendid Work of Year-Freight
Service Vastly Improved.

What the Wholesalers & Manufac
turers' association of Detroit has &C
complished for its members in the
way OF improved freight service and
| shipping facilities and in increased
sales, and for the city al large in the
way of advertising its advantages
was Interestingly set forth in the an
nual report OF the board OF directors
read b. First Vice. President w G.
Noack in the annual meeting OF the
association, in the Hotel Cad,llac
/ Friday evening. The report was re
ceived with great enthusiasm and was
ordered printed. so that IL may be cir
culated among the members.
The report set forth that through
the efforts OF the members, Detroit
has become as well known as a whole
sale center as IL is as the automobile
center OF the world. The transporta
ton department came In for its share
OF praise.
Every man shipping or receiving
pound of freight has been greatly
benefited" said Mr.. Noack. This Is
true not only OF outgoing but OF in
coming freight The time in transit
has been more than cut in two. The
delivery of goods has been facilitated
10 such a degree that even In times
OF congestion the members OF this as
ISOLATION receive their goods within
comparatively short time, We have
secured the friendship and co-opera-
ton of every railroad system center
1 ing in Detroit. Without egotism II
can be stated that this association.
through the splendid cooperation OF
its members, has been largely instru-
mental in producing the present state
OF unexampled prosperity
a factor in the growth OF the as
sociation has been its recognition by
the automobile industry of Detroit,
and in this connection some interest
| ing figures were given Detroit auto
plants, in 1909. gave employment to
between $4,000 and 10000 men and
turned out a product valued at $751;
, 600 600. II Is donservatively estimat-
ed that Detroit factories will con-
tribute more than 20 per cent OF the
country's estimated output OF 100000
cars for 1910 And these Detroit cars
will have a market value of $780,
O0O. 600.
Detroit banks and trust companies.
at the close Of 1909. distributed in
dividends s962.5O and the bank state
ments of last November showed the
total capital and surplus OF Detroit
banks to be s21.175220. Bank clear
ings for 1909 exceeded those OF 1908
By SIS. 900. 600 the total for the year
being s76S.00O.O00.
The report treated at length Of the
he Of
trade relations with Canada and spoke
optmistically of the future. declaring
that there will undoubtedly be
breaking down OF some OF the bar
riers." II was brought out that when
the association first took up this work
1t received confidential assurances
from Washington that 'if it would Sc
cure from Canada an assurance that
suggestions from the United States
would be received. diplomatic negotia-
tons could be entered into for a re-
adjustment OF trade relations" But
Just about this time the presidential
campaign started in earnest and II
was deemed wise 10 let the matter
rest for the present. This informa-
ton came as news to even the MEM
bers.
Sidney Renshaw, transportation
uanager. submitted a detailed report
showing In what respects the freight
ervice In and out of Detroit and the
local shipping facilities had been i'm
proved. Much of the information has
already been published.
The association elected two new
directors. Willis Hough. of Pierson &
Hough and r. G. Pollock. of Pollock,
Pettibone & Chapman They succeed
Robert l.. Fisher and Frank r. Ham (
burger. whose twoyear terms have /
expired. W. B. Campbell. w. b. Wood /
and Thomas W. Taliaferro we're re-
elected for two years each.
r. w. Smylie, manager OF the credit 4
OF the Peoples State !
bank, spoke entertainingly on The 1
man who takes the negative" getting
his inspiration from poem by Edgar ,
A. Guest Mr.. uest responded +
briefly.
The newly elected directors met 4
Saturday morning at 10 o'clock sharp 1
and elected the following officers:
VIM. c. Noack, Of Noack & Goren1o, !
wholesale jewelers.. president; II. NJ. 1
Leland of Cadillac Motor Car Co,
first vice-president: w. b. Wood, Of /
Fairbanks, Morse q Co, second vice !
president; George G. Bogue, Of
STANDARD Brothers. treasurer; Paul /
Leake, secretary.
The board then reappointed Sidney /
Renshaw transportation manager.
The following firms were elected mem
bers OF the association:
Penbcrthy Injector Co, Armstrong &
Graham. The Maicna Co. l. G. Brossy \
Dyelng Co, Detroit Sulphite Pulp *
Paper Co. W +. simpson Co. Cham
berlin Metal Weather Strip Co Hees-
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