The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-06
N SESSION HERE
PROMINENT SPEAKERS AT BAN
QUIET WHICH ROUNDS OUT
FIRST DAYS SESSION.
WILL END ToDA !
HENRY C. STUART ACCLAIMED AS
NEXT GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA
DETAILS OF THE DAYS
SESSIONS.

A brief business session inthe AFTER
noon and a banquet at night, at which
Henry G.. Stuart. hailed as the next
governor of Virginia, and g: Gros-
yenor Dave, directing force of the
national chamber OF commerce, were
the chief speakers, marked the open
ing day OF the fourth annual conven-
ton of the Virginia ana North caro-
lima Retail Implement, Machinery ana
Vehicle Dealers association at Muir
phys hotel.
The convention was called TO order
In the parlors of the hotel at 1850
o'clock yesterday afternoon by Presi-
dent 3. Nj. Bumpass. OF Greensboro,
N. c., and the delegates, who number
about 100, were cordially welcomed 10
Richmond by Mayor George Ainsile.
President Bumpass himself respond
ed to the greeting, brleny out Ieiie-
itiously.
Workings OF Parcel FosI.
The address OF Norman a. John-
son. editor ana pupilsher o. ihs hsI-
chants journal ana SomWefee, on TIE
farceis Fosi YVES s.ie aeao -
the opening session. Mr.. Johnson ~
In reality the author OF the present
zone system used by the possoinss oaT
paftment IN It's new oranch OF az
tiyity, though ne dlo hot WORN ous siie
details, Suggesting the sehela. pia.'
Whieh was adopte4 ny she unpe' e1'.u ~ .
II is the consensus OF opinion tIa.
this system is Iar IN aasanes "a s.ie
OLD nat rate system puisas" Ia ~
rope from every staliopoiht a NJ
members OF the associaeloI. Hsaia ~,
Johnson WITH rapI lhtese as,,aI,,
uress was eAteAtpoi a.aeoas' $3.50,
praetlcal and instructive anu .x 49,.
Der OF the aeiegatss sApi . oSsee nansng
selves 10 lhe esteet that 'sils el.'. !, 9
feature OK me cohseIseloA Was WA ~
the "Trip .. hicnll.pI..'- yah.
fsaiqne. a. N ~. .a,a l.,
The banquet iast hisht "as ''e .st -
murphy hotei ulili,.S ssi.sss -, ,nast-
PRESIDENT buthpass ss ,asnag-
inaster' MT. Law, 10 l,as' fSa,..,r,aS
ing director OF the southein s,1tis :,
cial congress, and now a olrecaor ~
the national channel On e ,',aaa.,t'.,
and editof OF tts onioiai ptee -
the Nations BUSINESS, spoho w
ttmisucaliy OF the Fapla eNtfa'.s'oa, ~, -
the new south, us rapiu -, 20
expansion; the importance Oh olsa.'a-
cation from cofnnseI.iai s,'a',u
and the Vaiue OF the hasioi.ia s.a,,.p.s
OF commerce to the business lntafes %
OF the south. from mrs. " tas'
Dave harped upon the enora OF opsi-
mism, and as ne ~ eharhiihs sPeoA
er and uses convincing iosic ms en-
Unused his hearers
Mr.. Stuarrs address was nfiei, pu'
to the point. a business i''ah % IN
nown himself, he knows now TO taih
to business men. ana MS REMARKS weI.
vociferously acclaimed as the .neA'
governor of Virginia ana was given
an ovation by the assempiases
Cost Accounting.
A practical address, of some length
on Cost Accounting. Wnich EN-
bodied some valuable information TOT
the delegates, was given by a. r
| Thomas, of Lyncheurg ana as hnale
to an altogether 'en1oyahie evening
the POSTMASTER called upon Norman
III. Johnson present as specia
guest, to round out the event, which
duty Editor Johnson performed IN tht
graceful manner so few know so wei