Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
MAKE PROGRAM
Of INTEREST To
ALL RETAILERS
Topics of Practical Value to Deal
ers Are To Be Discussed at
Convention.
PARLIAMENT TO BE FEATURE
Informal Discussions at Each
Session Give Chance for Each
Man to Air Views.
PARLIAMENT TO BE FEATURE

Buying" merchandising as de-
veloper of character" when to hold
special sales'-these are three of the
interesting topics to be discussed
during the Southern Merchants
Convention, August 5-15, inclusive
After hearing suggestions from re-
tailors all over the Southeast, the
program committee of the Atlanta
Merchants and Manufacturers Asso-
citation completed it's work, and Sat
urday announced the outline of the
discussions which will be held the
first four days of the meeting.
The committee says It had in mind
a desire to bring up the most inter-
esting topics possible. and also to give
an opportunity to all those not on the
list for formal discussion. Therefore,
much of each days session will be
devoted to an open parliament" in
which everyone will have a chance to
debate.
At the same time the entertain
ment features were announced. They
include two theater parties, one Au-
gust ;, and the other August II; re-
ception August Z at the Piedmont
Driving Club; a barbecue August 10
and a ball game August Is.
In presenting its report the pro-
gram committee gives special thanks
to j. w. Vaughn. of Gainesville, and
R. o. Crouch, of Griffin, for assist
ance.
The program follows:
Tuesday-"Iow can merchants, land
lords and bankers best direct their in
fuence toward securing a greater di-
versty of crops?"
The marketing of overplus of grain.
Cattle and hogs as a by-product."
THE greater stability of credit re-
sulting.''
Thursday Merchandising both as a
legitimate means of livelihood and as a
developer of character and mental
vigor."
Buying"
when and how to buy"
Benefits of buying often and accord
ing to active needs
keeping the money at home by Civ
ing preference to home manufacturers
where all things are equal"
Keeping up sales and keeping down
Rccumulations of stock"
"Ascertained cost VS.. estimated cost. y
Proper depreciation of hard stock at
inventory period
"Disposing of slow stock"
Special sales-when and how to open
them"
Friday: store Discipline and Man
store help-how to select and train -
How to create and keep up enthu-
siasm among the store force
Courtesy as a business asset
Proper accounting methods a prime
factor in the success Of a business"
Credits and collections
Can a merchant afford to imperil his
capital by failure properly to insure his
stock?"
From the bankers standpoint"
Gould not betterments, such as are
suggested by these discussions, be most
readily brought about by local organi-
cations of merchants associations?"
Committees follow:
Committee on Program-Bolling II.
Jones, chairman; H. z. Choate, r. o.
Crouch. Griffin c. W. Mcclure, E C.
Thomas, J. w Vaughn, Gainesville.
Committee on Entertainment-Willi
f. Raglan, chairman; Preston Arkwright {,
". J. Blalock, Beaumont Dawson, H. c
Fisher, Louis GhOlsttn. Frank Hawkins,
Clarence Haverty, Clyde L. King, Cor
don P. Kiser, r. F. Maddox. T D, Mea-
dor. H. Y. McCord, J. K. Orr. Jr., E. L
Rhodes. Never Regenstein, J. D. Robin.
son, c. /. Ryan, W. A. Speer, w. o.
Stamps. T. n. Stewart. S A Swami,
r. S. Vessels, H. B. Wey, W. H. Wyatt,
W. a. Ward.
Committee on Baseball-H S. Col
lingsworth, chairman; Lynn Fort, ]. r
Little, f. NJ Hudson.
Committee on Theater-Meyer Regen-
stein. chairman; 1. E. Floyd, E. G
Thomas, Jerome SilVey.