The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-15
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
 OF THE MANUFACTURERS
 CONVENTION ANNOUNCEMENT


 OF THE MANUFACTURERS
 CONVENTION ANNOUNCEMENT
 The twentieth annual convention of the National Association of Manufac- turers will be held in the Waldorf Astoria hotel, New York city. May 25 and 26- Prominent manufacturers from all parts of the United States will assemble to discuss the effects of the years political and economic develop nents, internal and international, on their business. William Howard Taft, former President of the United States; Senator Warren 6. Harding, of Ohio: and other speakers of national reputa- ton will address the manu facturers.
 The subject of MT. Taft's address is announced to be the "CIayton Act and Other Things It is expected that the former President will avail himself of this opportunity to express to bus in eSs men from all parts of the coun- try his view on the present political situation The Clayton Act, which was vigorously opposed by many of the prominent organizations of busi- ness men, opens field for, discusslon of great interest to manufacturers, the business legislation passed by the last Congress. James A. Emery, of the. National Council for Industrial De-
  newly created Federal Trade Commis- sion, which is vested with plenary powers over corporate business inter ests, and there will be a general dis cussion of the effect of the activities of this body on the manufacturing indus try.
 The Federal Commission Industrial Relations which has been investigat- ing the causes of industrial unrest, will also receive consideration at the convention sessions. The attitude which this, the commission has as sumed toward employers in general and the trend taken by the commis- sion at its various hearings will be discussed by Walter Drew of the Ma tionaI Erectors Association.
 Particular public interest centers on the coming sessions of the National Association of Manufacturers, since this organization is the largest of it's kind in the world, It has for many years maintained the largest private foreign trade bureau in existence, and the products of its members are sold in every country. The exact effect which the war has had on this trade will be discussed at the convention, and it is expected to throw some light ton the nature of the growing balance 1 There has been much specula ation as to whether this was of an enduring na- 1 ture or whether it was due only to the stimulus given some lines of industrial activity by demands for munitions of war by bel1igerent European powers. It is certain that our industrial life has undergone some drastic rear rangement since the outbreak of hos tilities last summer and the manner in which readjustments were brought favorably about will be discussed on the floor Of the convention.
 It has been estimated by experts that the members of this the National l Association of Manufacturers supply about one-haf of the worlds railroad i trackage and equipment, three-fourths of the worlds means of EteIephonic communication, and the mechanical equipment, paper and ink necessary to produce one-third of the newspapers and magazines published on the globe. They also excel in the production of other staple commodities. manufac- turing more shoes in one day than are produced by the leading foreign com | petitors of the United States in a week, producing so per cent. of the automobiles of the earth, and gath er- ing with machines made in their fac- tories half of the harvest of the world.
 The sessions of the convention will begin on the morning of May 25 and will be divided into four periods. Among the speakers scheduled to talk are: Dr. Eugene L. Fisk. M. W. Alex 1 ander, of the General Electric Co, and Arthur D. Little There will be gen. 1 era1 discussion from the floor on all l topics, and reports will be read on Fire and Accident Prevention. Union Label, Immigration, Uniform State Laws, Trademarks and Copyrights. and l Industrial Betterment.
 Incidental to the convention will be 1 a unique exhibition devoted to various I 1 students actually at work in various | lines of industry. In this will be in cluded exhibits from New York City. Newark, N. J., Fftchburg, Mass, New Haven, Conn.,, Altoona, Pa. Detroit, Mich, and other places where we'll l known trade schools are established. l Sections will be devoted to branches of industry upon which students from ] different schools will be actually en- gagged in work.