Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-11-20
HARDWARE MEN
PLAN CONVENTION
TO Be HELD HERE
Preparations Made for Show of
Pennsylvania and Atlantic
Seaboard Association.

A meeting for the purpose OF dis
cussing plans and arousing interest
in the fourteenth annual exhibition
and convention Of the Pennsylvania
and Atlantic Seaboard Hardware As
sociation was Ield in the Board of
Trade rooms last night. under the
direction of the Newark Hardware
and Supply Association. The conven-
vention will be held at the First
Regiment Armory, Sussex avenue and
Jay street, February to l..
The meeting last night was called
especially to interest the local manu-
facturers OF hardwar and supplies in
the exhibition and to point out to
them the advantages Of displaying
their wares MT the show.
While the exhibition will be held in
the First Regiment ArmOry, the con-
vention sessions will be held in the
Washington restaurant. The head
quarters Of the convention will be at
the Hotel McAlpin, in New York
city.
Hardware associations in New Jer-
sey. Pennsylvania, Delaware, Mary
land and Greater New York are
affiliated with the seaboard asso-
citation. 4 special train Will be
operated on the Pennsylvania railroad
between Pittsburgh and New York
during the convention.
W. 2. Lewis, secretary Of the Sea-
board association, made an address at
last nights meeting, in which he
pointed out to the hardware manu-
facturers the benefits and ad-
vantages to be derived from the eX-
Aibtion Other remarks were made
by Charles n. Foster, of the Macknet
x DoremuS Company, president of the
local association; Matthias Ludlow,
of Ludlow & Squier; A. J. Atkinson
and Albert Cornell. Of Brooklyn, and
j. W. Skillman, of Jersey City. The
Brooklyn and Jersey City hardware
associations are cooperating with the
local organizations in working for the
success of the exhibition.
Mr.. Ludlow is chairman of tine con-
vendon committee of the local asso-
citation. He is assisted by q. W.
Davis and ". f. Littell, ir., Of the
Benjamin Myer Company; William
Rockwell, of the J. VI. Lindsey Com
pany. and James f. Mears. The con-
vention committee Of the Seaboard
association '
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Tile Newark Hardware supply As
sociation has more than forty mem
bers, representing practically all the
retail hardware and supply housese
in Newark and vicinity 1t is affiliated
with the Pennsylvania and At
lautic Seaboard Hardware Associa-
ton, which has a membership of more
than 1.100. Through this association
the local organization enjoys the
benefits and privileges of the National
Retail Hardware Association. with a
membership of approximately 5000.
The State association holds a con-
vention in February every year. It's
object is to bring the dealer and the
manufacturer in closer touch with
each other for mutual advantage. 1t
also gives the manufacturers and
jobbers an opportunity to advertise,
display and sell their products.
At the 1914 conven ton, held in Phil
adelphia. a total of 1,3l1 orders,
amounting in all to sl26,000, We're re-
ceived by exhibitors at the conyen-
ton during its progress. In addition,
many subsequent orders directly
traced to the convention were filed.
The association decided on Newark
for the 1916 convention ut the urgent
request Of the Newark Hardware As
sociation and the local Board OF
Trade. 4 total OF 130 manufacturers
in this city make articles that are
sold to the hardware or supply trade.
This is the first time q convention of
its kind has been held in the metro
politan district.