Evening journal., 1915-06-15
MAYOR WELCOMES
500 COAL MEN IN
BIG Convention
Continued From First Page.

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Converse Company. Of Binghampton,
N. Y; Clifford Wood & Co.. of Hud-
son, n, Y; the Special Engineering
Company, Of Philadelphia, and the JEFF
fiery Mfg. Co., of Columbus, Ohia.
The E. l.. Roller Company, of New
ark, \. j., has large exhibit OF sift-
ers and other appliances for handling
coal in the corridor Of The Play
house.
Models Of larger coal loading and
handling devices also are attracting
considerable attention among the
delegates. These are operated by
electricity
Mayor Howell's address was followed
by talk by James c. Tattersall, vice
president Of the p. r. c. NJ A., whol
spoke on the advantages Of Wilmington
as a convention city. He compared I'll
with Trenton, \. j., his own city, which
it is expected may put up a fight for
next years convention.
John j. Satterthwait, president of the
Wilmington Chamber of Commerce, was
the next speaker. He thanked the dele
gates for bringing the convention 20
Wilmington this year. He said that he |
voiced the entire membership of the
Chamber Of Commerce when he saidl
that he wanted the convention TO meet
annually in this city.
Philip NJ. Colbert, secretary of thel
Y. NJ. c. A, offered the use Of the as
sociation building to the delegates.
The meeting next was turned over tol
| Howard w. nhite. president Of the body,
who read his annual report. lie said:
ut is an honor and great pleasure
for me 60 submit a report showing a
successful year. Our association il, II
believe, in splendid condition. We
have increased our membership TO near
| ly twelve hundred. and have probably
more than nine hundred with paid dues
TO dQte. Our financial condition isl
good, as the tressurer's report will show.
Our secretary's report will cover in de-
tail our work during the year Your
officers and directors have served well,
having carried on your business during
the past year with dispatch and have
diligently fulfilled the Offices TO which
you have elected them.
1--WE have suffered the loss Of valu-
able member and director in the death
Of Enoch T. Roberts. Mr.. Roberts IS
best remembered for his iovial DISPOSE
tion and his keen interests in the work
Of our association,
THE convention this year has been
planned with care. and our Delaware
members should be commended and
congratulated for their generosity,
combined with hard work. which must
have been necessary to provide the
elaborate program we have before us.
When we assemble at our yearly
conventions. we naturally expect 70
have a good time We are Justly
entitled 10 all the pleasure we can
derive, but should not overlook the
fact that the main purpose OF such
gathering is for the benefit OF our
business conditions.
THE interchanging OF ideas, the
get together spirit. with a pull to-
gother effort. is bound 10 bear results
beneficial 10 us all. The mere fact
that we are found or banded together
} in an organization such as the P. r.
c. N. A must exert an influence over
your local associations. we giving you
, a parent body of influence that can
act as a clearing house for your trou-
bies. II must give you a strong in
. centive to keep well TO the front in
your local association work.
During such deplorable conditions,
such as our country is passing
through, with strenuous competition,
due to extremely unnatural business
conditions, IL our association in any
way, no matter how small, can help
us TO keep our business more secure.
, when so many are trying to rock the
; boat, it is surely worth while
1T, therefore behooves you to
keep interested in your association,
nnh IL WI haMn a fhnnCbf that
! help, or an experience that will De
beneficial to your fellow members,
this is the time and place to ventilate
: it.
President White next appointed the
{ following committees:
Nomination-Mr. Phillips, of Will
? mington; NJ. Bartholomew of Sun
bury. and Mr.. Palm, of Reading.
=, Audit-Mr. Kneace, of Johnstown,
and Mr.. Hayes, of York
j. Arthur Strunk, of Reading. read
his report next. II was as follows:
= Balance, S1,919.07; received from
Z all sources, s7,76753 total, SO, ,6s6.60 ;
paid out by vouchers, $7,12S.23;
I, balance, S2.55S.S4.
Secretary Wellington NJ. Bertolet,
Of Reading, read a lengthy report
on the year which took up a greater
part of the morning session He spoke
j, at length on the Clayton Bill, the
: defeat OF the war tax on freight bills
: the Anthracite Tax, the spotting
: charge OF 50 agreed on at last years
: meeting, rules on Weighing. the de-
duction of wet coal. freight rates Ia
= Philadelphia, the investigation OF an
tharacite prices. the drop in, anthara-
o cite prices, the work of local associa-
Z tions, urging uniform prices, the de-
= termination of net profit. the reduc-
ton of cost of handling coal, irregu-
i lar shipments, the need of national
h association.
g Secretary Bertolets report showed
II membership as follows: Total OF as.
sociation, 1,1S2; Pennsylvania. $50;
&c New Jersey, 11S; Delaware, so and