The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-09
ALL OKLAHOMA
TO Be INCLUDED
New Idea Is Suggested 10 Con
yentiOn Here By Chicago
Speaker.

Tho AdvisSbility Of organizing local
clubs Of retail hardware and nipple
ment dealers In every town In OklAhO-
ma will be one Of the chief PROPOSE
IIOns considered al the twelfth annu-
al convention Of the Oklahoma Hard.
ware and Implement association which
Ia in session at the lee HuCkins hotel
The local club idea Was presented
20 the convention at the afternoon
session by II. W. Mccullough Of Chi
cAgO, secretary and general manager
Of the National Implement and We
hicle association Of the United States.
The purpose Of such local OrganlIa-
tIOns would be to give retailers an
opportunity TO meet aud discuss mat
ters relating TO the immediate welfare
Of the trade and which affected the
particular community, also 10 secure
greater cooperation between the deal
crs and the farmers and other ruSto'
mers.
The opruire session ul the conyeu.
lon was held last night al the l@e
Huclns hotel when short program
was rendered consisting Of music ad
dresses and other special features
Wednesday, program opened at O.Jo
O'Clock this morning with II special
musical number and report by W. H.
Porch Of Mustang. secretary treasurer
OF the association.
Membership Increases.
Secretary Porch reported an increaS'
IN the membership Of the association
Of 100 during the past year bringing
the total ~ to 800. More than thir
" new members were added since the
opening OF the present convention.
The attendance at the convention in
Guiding visitors from other kindred as-
sociations, II estimated by Secretary
Porch at 400
n. A. Stone Of shawnee, who was a
delegate 10 the indianapolis COnNen
tlOn In May, delivered report OF that
meeting which pe characterized as the
most successful ever h eld by the or
ganizatlon. lie said that speakers Al
the convention declared that all the
regulations IN connection with the
parcels post are calculated to help
the big mail order houses causing a
loss Of business for retail dealers.
u. II. Mitchell president of the M
tional Retail Hardware association
who was scheduled to deliver an ad
dress this morning was unable 10 he
present and G. I. Woodward Of Gar
llnyillc. H., vice president Of the as
sOciatiOn, was placed on the program
to fill Mr. Mltchells place. Following
the addresses ths-"QuestiOn Box
was opened and general discussion
was held IN executive session OF mat
ter which are Of interest to the
hardware aud implement trade.
Several matters OF vital importance
are to come before the association In
addition 10 that Of organizing local
clubs These were presented for eu-
dorsement Of the organization by Mr..
u. W. Mccullough, who, as secretary
and general manager Of the National
Implement and Vehicle association,
which represents the manufacturers
end OF the business, aud the hardware
and implement retail associations Of
the various states.
To Aid Small Dealers
One Of these questions IL 10 prevent
the railroads from carrying out their
announced intention Of cutting off
the car stoppnge service. The railroads
recently announced this new regula.
ton but through protests OF the Va.
riOus hardware, implement and vehi-
ole associations the Interstate com
merce commission was induced
10 suspend operation OF the proposed
rule until after hearing IL held. The
Oklahoma association will arrange 10
secure evidence TO show that such n
regulation would put the small retail
dealer who cannot alwaysbuy IN car
load lots, out Of business.
Another afternoon address was that
OF T. q. Wiles OF Cherokee, Kansas,
director Of the National Federation
Of Implement and Vehicle dealers as.
sociation who reviewed the work OF
the federation for number Of years
past end spoke ~ Its future. Among
prominent visitors from other states
are r. W. Sharplelgh Of st. Louis,
president Of the sharpleigh Hardware
company Of that city who win give an
address tomorrow and r. IL 0gle Of
81 Louis sales manager for the same
firm.
Owing 10 serious Illness OF hAs wife.
Frederick Pfaff, president of the as.
sociation, was not present 10 deliver
hias annual address The convention
voted to send him telegram Of sym.
pathy. ~ o. Davis Of Oklahoma
City, vice president of the association,
presided over the sessions
The Oklahoma City Manufacturers
and Jobbers association today com
pleted arrangement for smoker which
win be held az the skirvin hotel to
morrow night beginning NJ o'clock
at which some special entertainment
features win be presented including
vaudeville. From this smoker the
members will adjourn 10 the Lyric
theater where the annual "hiRh links"
win he given which win consist ~ We
lert vaudeville features gathered
frum the various playbouscs OF the
city.