The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-25
Delegates to National Retail
Monument Dealers Con-
vention Invited
PLANS MADE BEFORE
QUINCY STARTED
Barre Committee Advised
Latter That Dates Could
Not Well Be Changed

Relative to the discussion at Quincy,
Mass, concerning Barre's plan for en-
tertainment of the delegates to the Ma
tional Retail Monument Dealers Asso-
citation Of America in Boston next month
and as to the charge that Barre was
trying to take Quincy's date, the follow
ing statement was issued from the offica
OF the Barre Granite Manufacturers as
sociation to-day.
THE annual meeting of the National
Retail Monument Dealers Association of
America, Incorporated, will be held in
Boston, Mass, Aug. 10, 90 and 81. The
1912 eonventions was held in Detroit and
at that time the Barre manufacturers
and representatives from several small
er New England granite centers invited
the \. R. NJ. d. A. to hold their 1913
convention in the East. The majority
of the dealers expressed themselves as
being desirous of making a visit to the
quarries, and Boston was the choice of
the convention.
For the purpose Of carving out plans
for the convention program, the New
England Memorial convention bureau
was vi lSdudNNbs Hliil phiAt Ihdlt dS
secretary, and for the past four months
representatives from Barre have been
working in conjunction with representa-.
tives from other smaller granite eenters
to make the Boston convention a how
ling success from every standpoint 1t
is already assured that their efforts will
be rewarded The exhibit feature of
the convention promises to exceed all
previous efforts and already over 1900
feet of floor space has been sold to ex
hibitors The exhibition will be held
in the Boston Arena, which is especially
fitted for exhibitions Of this kind.
The Granite Manufacturers associa
ton, the Quarry Owners association,
the Merchants association and the Barre
Board Of Trade have made extensive ar
engagements for the entertainment Of an
dealers who want to come to Barre at
the close of the convention Thursday
afternoon. Friday. Aug. p. viii be
known as Barre day and already the
dealers are looking forward to a visit
to the largest granite center in the
world-the home Of Barre granite.
"On July II communication was
received from Quincy, suggesting that
they would like to have Friday in which
to entertain the dealers and asked how
that would suit the Barre people. The
communication was laid before the com
mittee from the above named organiza
tions and Quincy was advised that ar
had already been completed
and invitations issued for Friday as
Barre day The committee regretted
the fact that Quincy had not completed
its arrangements and presented its re-
quests sooner, as they would have been
disposed to help out Quincy even though
they were somewhat behind time.
From articles published in the Quincy
papers. 1t appears that some Quincy peo-
pie are somewhat peeved to think that
Barre would not wait till they had
walked to the fact that there was really
to be a convention in Boston; but Barre
Is too busy getting out monuments for
lead ones to seriously consider the criti-
,ism OF its smaller competitors, and if
Barre has erected Barre granite monu-
nent in Quincy. whose fault is it?
1T appears that Quincy representa-
live was in Barre recently and heard of
he preparations which a real live gran
tie center was making to entertain the
yranite dealers. and in order to stimu
ate Quincy to emulate the largest gran
te center in the world. the followed APP
reared soon after in a Quincy paper;
Mr.. Miller informs us that the Barre
and the Quarrymen's as
ociations have appointed committees TO
aise funds and make arrangements for
special yestibule train 10 run from
BOSTON to Barre after the convention.
which will be free to sll dealers who
viii go. They expect the city council
o appropriate $500 towards the enter
Every manufacturer viii
eep open house. They propose to dec
rate their main street beyond anything
yer attempted there before, and so i'm
ress on the dealers minds the hospital
ty of Barre. that when these dealers
rant to buy a monument they will
bink of no place but Barre. They are
$50 preparing some splendid specimens
{ memorial art to show at the Boston
Exhibition.
3" we are informed by Mr.. Miller that
he Quincy manufacturers are awakening
D their opportunity. He only got his
lans made of the Arena floor space one
av before he left for Barre, and had
niv time to see six manufacturers, but
hev took eight spaces in the exhibition
all and six pages OF advertising IN the
ouvenir program. That is fine, but he
avs they will have to go some TO keep
D with their competitor in Barre. The
will not have such
nance to show their goods to the deal
rs Of the country at large for the next
twenty-five years. Space has already
cen sold in Missouri South Carolina,
hode Island. Vermont, Massachusetts,
nd other states.
Here we have pictured to us. Barre,
ermont. alive to its opportunities, en-
-getic and hospitable and over here,
uincv. Just awakening. But then, this
not the first time that Barre enter
rise has been used as an example to
hers and we are pleased to have an
her demonstration Of We lead; others
How
Yes. Friday. Aug. %, will be Barre
W.. and indications are that il will
. some day. Barre manufacturers.
larry owners and business men are all
cooperating and the key Of the city will
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