The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-03
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uiar magazines. according 10 Alr. Rob .
ertson, IS 10 be charged with the gen
ef@I iuea that all Iewelry is tabooed
AS a matter OF tact. he said no cor
tecuy go"hec woman - ever without
Jewelry OF some description The fall
iacy mus, be corrected at Cuce, II the
1e"eier is 70 be given the same fair
pupiicity tnat is accorded toe dealers
III the other articles OF dress that con-
,rIbute TO the complete costume Mr.
Robertson advocate decisive action on
this question to the end that pressure
be brought to bear on magazine edi-
Tors ana illustrators TIC correct this
form OF injustice. That the idea is q
valuable one was apparent from the
discussion II received on the iioor OF
the convention.
Are Intcrdcpendcnt.
The manufacturers side was given
exposition by c. II. Tibbets. vice-presi-
Gent OF the international Silver Com
pany lie made the second address OF
the morning. speaking on The silver
age He emphasized the isterde-
pendcnce of the manufacturer and re-
taller. and the vital way in when
successes ,or revcrses IN the one
branch are instantly reflected back to
the other. The reputable manufsc-
tE:e!s. he said are in hearty accord
with the retailers in the mate, OF
maintaining a proper price Level.
The Jobbers Viewpoint" was the
subject Of an address By George H.
Edwards. of Kansas City. president OF
the National Wholesale jewelers. AS
ISOLATION. lie expressed himself as
in favor OF the idea OF including in
the speakers OF convention like this
men who represent the other branches
% the industry. such conventions az
ford necessary forum in which to
give expression 10 differences. ana in
which these differences may be ad-
justed. The interests OF the whole
saler and those OF the retailer, he said.
are Identical. What affects one ar
evil in the jewelry business to- day. in
his opinion. is the system of long
time settlements. The jeweicr who
buys on long credits to-days Is doomed
in the struggle for existence. The re.
tail jeweler must learn the value OF
cash. for the day OF long credits is
gone. and TO persist in IL means ruin
Price cutting. he said will not cure
tic department store objection. The
way for 4 ieweler to combat 1t is to
handle none but the most reliable
branded goods in the market. and by
superior service and undertaking hon
estv draw the best class OF trade to
himself.
other Efforts Mnde.
The other three addresses OF the
morning session were The Goldsnoth
anu Jeweler" by J. II. Whitening, o,
Chicago, president OF the j. Whitening
Company. go.dsmiths; The jewelers.
Security Alliance" by James II. Noyes,
of New York. and The Retailer From
the Manufacturers Standpoint" by
George II. Holmes of Providence. pres
ident OF the New England jewelers.
and Silversmiths' Association, an or
ganization representing capital
wealth of more than S10o.0oo.000.
An executive session took Mace from
3 to o'clock in the afternoon, from
which all but retail jewellers were ex-
cluded. 1t was presided over by Ma
tional Vice President T. L. Combs. and
was given up to the Informal discus
sion of various projects proposed by
the delegates and officers. No deci-
sive action was taken on any of the
ten vital subjects" down for con-
sideration at this time, and public
sessions were resumed at O'Clock,
with an illustrated lecture BY Leon
De Machy on the diamond mines of
South Africa. The lecture was given
under the auspices OF j. r. Wood &.
Sons. of New York. who have a dia-
mond cutting and polishing plant on
exhibition at the convention.
Mr.. De Marcy who is assistant man
ager of the Dutoitspan Diamond mine.
located in the famous Kimberly re-
gion, brought to his hearers know
ledge horn of first tand experience.
The motion picture machine for some
reason persisted in getting out OF or
der. and the pictures were rather I'M
satisfactory. They showed the va
rous operations employed In the d.a-
mond mining industry--the drilling,