The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-09
Business Increase
In Last Ten Years
Beyond Expectations
This Fact Testified to Today by
R. A.--U. M. G., Men
military and Promotion" Day
Divided by w. Fl. Johnson
Gun Shoot Tomorrow and
Then The Big Hike for Other
Parts

Boy, page a couple of readers. Have
them come over here and see what the
Representatives of the Remington
Arms-Union Metallic Cartridge COM
pany did on the next to last day of
their annual convention at The STRAIT
field.
Today was Military and Promotion
Day" the program being in charge
of w. H johnson, of New York, man
ager of the military and. promotion
department. Mr.. Uohnson gave an
interesting address dealing with ways
and means of developing of the com
pany's business to the highest possi-
Johnson called on James L Head,
veteran representative, and asked him
if, ten years ago, he thought the com
pany's business would ever reach the
extent it now boasts
To which question, Mr.. Head, ac-
cording to the publicity manager, re-
piled that he didn't think so and that
the company's progress today was as
that of a 40 ton hill playing car
pet bowls. No. as 40 pound bowling
ball going over stone road. CThe
smoker last night was most enjoy
able0 That isn't the siIni1e Mr.. Head
used. 1t was the cOmpany's progress
is like that of 40 ton stone going
down hill, only the company's going
up hill. The idea being to convey the
thought that the company IS doing
helva business today that wasn't
E. M Willis, business manager of
Association Men" official organ of
Y. NJ. c. A secretaries, spoke briefly
this morning. He told the representa-
tives that target shooting ought to be
one of the leading indoor sports and
advised them to get busy in the Y.
When Mr.. Willis finished, Tom A
Marshall, official proposer, proposed a
round of cheers for the z. NJ. c. A.
man. They were given with a will.
This afternoon adVRrfiEinR had
their innings. Problems of adVertis-
ing were discussed under the direction
and A. R. Howell, assistant advertis-
ing manager. The publicity bureau of
the convention requested newspaper
reporters today not to say anything
York: Mr.. Briggs is to read a paper
| late this afternoon on the value of
newspaper advertising, but in compli-
ance with his request, this newspaper
will not say anything about it
Bricks as Mr. Briggs is known to
his associates is the fellow who aid
ed and abetted in smashing New
Years resolves of several bright young
men of our fair city <1awst' evening.
The convention will close tomorrow
with round table talks, during which
a question box will be opened and
queries propounded by representatives
will be discussed. The shoot between
the representatives teams and teams
from the Seaside Gun club will be
held tomorrow afternoon at the clubs
range The public is invited to at
tend the match. The representatives
will leave for New York at. 5:25 to-
morrow afternoon on special train
for New York where they will be ban
quetted at the Hotel Belmont.
Interested representatives are try
ing to arrange a rope dancing match
between Rush Race. the trick shoot
er, and Carl Schilling, late an actor
but now denSonstrator for the COM
pany They started this lariat dane
ing contest in the lobby of the hotel
the other day and it was declared a
tie. w. A Hills, the Alaskan repre-
senta tive, started in the contest but
soon withdrew being overweight. He
declares that he did not quit because
of an attack of ''coId feet
Alfred P. Lane. the young man who
nailed three gold medals in the pistol
shoot at the Olympic games last sum-
mer, today was awarded the cigarette
concession for the remainder of the
convention. Mr.. Lane, who isn't a
voter yet, has written a thesis for
the Publicity department of the COM
pany advising young men who would
shoot well to cut cigarettes. Cigar
cites are very bad for the nerves, >
Mr.. Lane said today as he, puffed a
cold tipped n1onogramed pill. -