The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-12
RALEIGH WINS
OVER ASHEV|LLE
Captures Next Convention of the
Hardware Association of
the Carolinas.
OTIS GREEN NEW PRESIDENT
Insurance Branch Shows Record
Of Excellent Work Dur
ing Past Year.
OTIS GREEN NEW PRESIDENT

Win the annual election or officers,
the choice Of Raleigh. n. c.. as the place
OF meeting for next year. and with
great many words Of thanks and appre-
citation for the Richmond reception
COMMITTEES. and all other organizations
that have helped in making their con-
Vention n success. the Hardware Assoc
citation OF the Carolinns adjourned yes
terday afternoon. Many of the dele
gates went to tho baseball game in the
afternoon. Officers were elected as
follows:
President OTIS Green. of Asheville,
y. C.. first vice-president. W. II Keith,
OF Timmonsville. :. c. second vice
president. H. + Reid. Of Lincolnton.
n. c.: third vice president. Arthur Il.
Craig. Marion. $. c.; sccretary-trcas-
urer, T. w. Dixon. of Charlotte. y c.:
directors L. -. 3lalock. of Wadcsboro.
y. C.. and j. ". Smoak. or Oranrcbury
$. &. The election Of officers was de-
void OF interest, the recommendations
of the nominating committee being ac-
copied AS reported.
Convention City Rivalry.
spirited. but friendly. debate took
place over the selection of the conven-
tioa city. II was generally conceded
that North Carolina should have the
honor next year. but there vas :,
strong contingent which favored Ashe-
Vile as opposed TO Raleigh They
pointed out that ii would be much
cooler. and there would be MARI more
amusements at Asheville, whercupon
the Raleigh men pointed out the need
for hard work which could he best
accomplished without too much diver
sion In the final vote Raleigh won by
Il largo majority.
Invitations were also read from Co
lumbia, 5. 9. ana the Isle OF Palms, or
,lf,t
in the running. During the course OF
debate many tributes were paid to the
hospitality of Richmond. several OF the
delegates stating that they never eX
pccted to be entertained again at a
convention as they had been al Rich
uond
The resolutions OF thanks. which
were adopted By the convention in a
rising vote were inclusive and Lavish
In their expression OF appreciation.
Special tribute vas paid TO the Nich-
:uond entertainment committee. OF
which John b. Pinder was chairman.
and ;he manufacturers VINO nave en-
tcrta!ned the delegates, and the Rich
mond newspapers
Earlier III the morning the meeting
OF the Hardware Mutual Fire lnsur
ance Company o: In. Caro!.nao was
held, and the remarkable progress
made ~ this branch OF the organize
ton was set forth In the reports OF
the officers. The company has only
been IN existence a short time. but IL
already has more than 100000 Of in
surance in force ard rebaied - per
cent this year.
Mutuul insurance Record.
w ". Watt. o: Charlotte y. C.. IS
president OF the Organization. and was
chairman OF the organization commit
toe before ne became president. He
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gave especial credit 10 Fitzhugh Il
McMastcr, insurance commissioner IN
south Carolina ;or The aid ne gave the
hardware men in forming their com
pany. The commissioner in North
Carolina. he said, was u positive hin-
drance. being no friend OF mutual in
surancc OF any kind Mr. Wait quoted
Mr. McMaster as SAYING that the sort
OF mutual insurance represented by
the hardware mutual company is Yer:
valuable. and destined 10 play much
larger part in the business Of the flu
ture,
Mr. Wat, also paid a special tribute
10 the nine directors who worked with
him In forming III, company. These
men work without pay. and the fact
that they responded, 20 a man, every
time tina, ,hey were called upon IS
characteristic OF the live and de-
term!ncd spirit which animates all the
do!ngs OF the association
Secretary Dixon. OF the company, was
TOO hoarsc to read his report, but II
was read by the president. and took
the form OF most convincing eXposi-
ton OF the advantages OF mutual in
surance M Dixon showed that the
operating expenses and loses. COM
bined, OF the mutual company are less
than the expenses alone OF the So
called "old line" companies. As for
safety. ne pointed out ,hat mutual in
surance is as safe as the members are
sound, and that that element depends
simply upon the personnel OF the as
ISOLATION.
He also pointed out the necessity for
business men paying more attention
to their insurance. asserting that
large percentage OF them never read
their policies. and that few understand
the provisions In view of the fact
that nearly so per cent OF companies
have failed in the last forty years. he
said that It is time the business men
walked up