The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-07
BOYCOTT MAKERS
WHO SELL DIRECT
Implement Men Vote to Buy
From Manufacturers Supply
ing Only Regular Trade.
MEET IN RALEIGH IN 1914
Convention Selects North Caro-
lima Capital, and Elects Peters
burg Man President.

Manufacturers who sell to co-opera-
tive buying and selling organizations
were unanimously biackballed by the
Virginia and North Carolina Retail Inn
plement and Vehicle Dealers Associa-
ton yesterday, which adopted reso-
luton shortly before adjourning its
fourth annual convention. recommend
ing that members of the association
buy only from those manufacturers
who confine their sales to legitimate
implement dealers.
The evils of manufacturers selling
TO cooperative buying and selling or
CARNATIONS formed the central topic
of the final session The speakers
without exception Joined i'm denounc-
ing manufacturers who, while making
a bid for the business Of the retail i'm
plement and vehicle dealer. at the same
time killed his trade by supplying va
rious farmers unions, and other CO.
operative agencies at the same price
charged the Legitimate dealer.
Such practices were characterized as
unfair to the retailer who invests his
capital in a permanent display stock
and assumes the risk OF business. No
member of the organization, the con-
vention agreed. could afford TO buy
rom a manufacture VINO undertook
also to supply the consumer.
Oppose Parcel Post Extension.
The convention adopted also reso-
luton placing il on record as opposed
10 the extension of the parcel post on
any plan having for its object fiat
rate of postage II was generally
agreed that as present operated. the
zone system furnishes an adequate
safeguard To remove the zones, the
convention held would be to place the
retailers of the country at the mercy
of the large mail order houses.
President Bumpass called the con-
vention TO order at $50 o'clock yes
terday morning for the final session
The president and secretary submitted
their annual reports The only for
mai address Of the day was made by
Grant White. Of Philadelphia. on the
subject. Benefit Of Freight Auditing
Department for Association Discus
sion centred for the most part on this
subject. and the subject Of co-opera-
tive organizations.
Raleigh Next Meeting Place.
BalIoting for the next convention
city resulted in the selection OF
Raleigh, " c. The association will
meet in the North Carolina capital on
February 3 and 6, 1914 The annual
elections Of Ulcers re<uited as follows:
Horace L. Smith, Petersburg. presi-
dent; j. y. Hart Greenville. y. c, hrst
vice-president: W 3. Altman, South
Hill. second vice-president: W. l.
WYATT. Raleigh. y g, third vice pres
ident, and Harry z. stevens. Smith
field. n c. secretary treasurer.
IF. Miller. Rural Hall. y. c.; John
w Nav. Alexandria. and $. VI. Bum
pass Greensboro. y. c, were named
new members of the board OF direc-
tors The hold-over members OF the
board are. W. X. Holt. Burlington. n
c.; T W. Brewer. Raleigh y. c; r. r.
Johnson. Wytheville and j. d. BARK
ley, Lawrencevilie-
Some Who Attended.
A partial list OF the members VINO
were In attendance upon the fourth
annual convention includes:
Virginia-C. :. Charlton, Christians
burg: J. l. Jovner. Petersburg; Sledge
Barkley. Lawrenceville; Emporia Ma
chine Company. Emporia; W. b. Wart-
man. South Hil: A. Swain & Bro.
Plymouth; r p Johnson, Wytheviiie'
w T Pace. Franklin; r Z Daniel
South Hill: George d. Todd, Norfolk;
j. W May. Alexandria: Horace l.
Smith. Petersburg; Ashton Starke
Richmond: Hoenniger & Sizemore,
Richmond: Louisa Hardware Com
pany. Louisa; Watt Piaw Company.
Richmond: Z. A. Watson. Lynchburg'
A l. Archbault. Roanoke. ana d IL
Whitaker. Richmond
North Caroiina-M g. Newell.
Greensboro: q. J. Smith. Goldsboro;
Harry r. Stevens. Smithheldi l. NJ
Hipp. Charlotte; l.. o. Moseley. Kins-
ton; Hart * Hadley, Greenville. J. r
Miller, Rural Hall. 5 n Bumpass
Greensboro: b. y. Welch. Goldsboro.
and Pane & Welch. Greensboro
ether States-F ". Whitman. Balti-
more: r F. Foster. Philadelphia; j T.
Maddin Atlanta. and II. =. Harrison
and J. s Rawlings. Baltimore.