The Washington herald., 1912-09-26
END
CONVENTION HERE
Commercial Men Pick st. Paul as
Place in Which to Meet
Next Year.
BRACELET FOR MISS COLLIER

With the choice Of st. Paul as the
next place Of meeting and with the usual
amenities In the way Of complimentary
resolutions to the Chamber Of Commerce,
Its officers. the committee OF arrange
ments for the entertainment Of the visi-
tors. and the people Of Washington. the
American Association OF Commercial
Executives adjourned yesterday about 4
o'clock after one Of the most successful
conventions In its history.
One incident, not down on the pro-
gramme. came as a great surprise. at
least to the recipient, and gave great
pleasure to the givers of a bracelet to
Miss Marie Collier. Secretary Grants Of
fee clerk. who had labored untiringly in
behalf or the delegates. She was called
before the convention from the adjoining
office and presented with the gift in ap-
probation OF her services.
In the vote for the next place Of meeting
eleven cities were contestants for the
honor. OF these, three withdrew before
the vote was ended. and upon the first
ballot 1t was evident that the real con-
test had settled down to a fight between
st. Paul, Mimi. and Ottawa. Canada.
On the first ballot each OF these cities
received sixteen votes. Two other bal
lots were taken TO decide between them.
votes, and on the third the result was
announced TO be thirty for st. Paul and
twenty-six for Ottawa. This decided the
question and the next meeting will be
held in 1913 in the Minnesota city.
At the morning session the election OF
officers was the first business considered.
and after the required balloting the fol-
lowing results were announced: Presi-
dent. VI. V. Trezavant, of New Orleans;
first vice president, James Bell: second
vice president. c. Christy Mead: third
vice president. W. L. Seeley: secretary
treasurer. Edwin L. Quaries: five di-
rectors, Richard B. Watrous, Milton
Carmichael. A. V. Smell. Walter Reed,
and H. v. Eva Upon the announcement
Of a vacancy in the board Thorndyke
Deland was elected sixth director.
Discuss Davenport Plan.
The principal topics considered at the
morning session were the Davenport
plan OF encouraging manufacturers, which
in brief consists OF local capitalists in
vesting in the securities Of the COM
panies and taking an active part in de-
veloping their business for a period of
two or three years until the new enter
prises are in position to stand alone and
to take up the securities purchased by
the local capitalists II the firms or cor
porations desire to do SO. The plan is
said to have worked out to great success
in Iowa.
Incidental to the meeting OF the con-
vention. E. A. Brand made public yes
terday and distributed among the dele
gates copies OF a report prepared by the
Department OF Commerce and Labor
upon the commercial organizations of
the United States.
A part OF the afternoon session was
taken up with the discussion of the
bonus system Of inducing factories and
business enterprises to establish them
selves in cities. The matter was laid be-
fore the convention by means OF reso-
luton from the resolutions committee
with a majority and minority report. II
appears that the body Is on record
through previous action against the prac-
tice OF making largesses to corporations.
whether OF ground for factory sites or
monetary consideration. to bring them
to a certain city. The majority report
condemned the practice. while the minor
ity report provided that the subject
should be made the matter OF investiga-
ton by a special committee to report at
the next meeting. The minority report
was adopted on a division of the house.
q to 26.
Much routine was gone over at both
sessions yesterday. Many OF the dele
gates took trains last night for their
homes.
After the convention adjourned. the
delegates from the sixteen Southern
States visited in a body the exhibits Of
the Southern Commercial Congress. In
the Southern Building. where they were
shown the Southern exhibition by DR..
c. J. Owens, managing director Of the
congress-.
DR.. Owens spoke at the afternoon ses-
sion on the relations OF the Panama
Canal to the South.