The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-20
LOCAL STORE
WINS PRIZE IN
BIG CONTEST

Window Display Brings The
lanes and Law Company
Money and Fame.
~Excetional honor and substantial
reward has been won by the James
and Law Company. of this city.
which concern participated in the
$4,000 National Window Display
Contest. just concluded by the Rice
Leaders OF the World Association.
Of which ElWood 2. Rice. Of New
The James and Law Company
sixteenth class. for a fine showing
of goods made by the Irying-Pttt
Manufacturing Company, of Kansas
CITY. makers OF Up" loose leaf
books and forms. A $40 prize. in
the seventeenth class. was also re-
ceiyed for display Of products OF
Eaton. Crane and Pike Company. OF
Pittsheld, Mass. manufacturers OF
Cranes paper and fine stationery
Coming from such q renowned
source the prizes are all the more
important and satisfying. because
they also emphasize the advance
business ideas Of the recipient No
other concern in the city received
a reward In the contest. In all, 1913
prizes were distributed to merchants
throughout the United States.
Troy, Man First.
The first r1ze in this great CON
test, $4,000. was gained by Thomas
Mcbride. of Troy. n. e: TOR an t ex,
cetional showing of products Of the
Chalmers KNITTING Company. Of Am
sterdam. N. Y, manufacturers OF the
Chalmers "Porosknit" underwear.
The second prize, $1,000 went to the
Stamba acknowledgement. of Youngs-
town, o.. for q fine display OF goods
of the Winchester Repeating Arms
Company, OF New Haven, Conn,
manufacturers Of rifles. shotguns
and ammunition. The third award
$500. went, went to tht Union Com
pany Of Columbus. o.. for an ex-
i1fbit of the well-known Hole-proof
hosiery manufactured by the Hole
proof Hosiery Company, of Milwau-
kee Wis.
tude never before equalled in the
history Of window display, and
aroused abundant interest in every
branch of retail trade throughout
the country. One of the conditions
was that the products OF members
of the Rice Leaders of the Woriu
Association should be displayed. anu
the association banner with lib en-
bIem is full colors, together with q
fun list Of the membership. should
be included in each and every dis
play to make it eligible for cons1o-
GRAFTON by the judges Of the con
test. y
over the country applied for and oo-
tanned these banners. and many
thousand had photographs taken OF
their window displays. These photo
eranhs we're submitted to five Judges
IF national prominence in affairs
pertaining to window display adver-
Using.
With commendable perception Ell
wood b. Rice, founder and pres1-
dent % the Rice Leaders OF the
World Association, saw the deslI-
ability of identifying one OF It's
sepcial features with window dis
play, which is recognized as one
of the most powerful merchandising
tnf1uences. His work in this direc-
ton provides healthy stimulant 70
live merchandising and has the en-
sdorsement OF leading business
people.
The Rice Leaders of the world
association numbers among its mem.
bership some of the most powerful
and best known business concerns
in the country. These have been IN
yited to affiliate because of their
known principles of commercial IN
Iresrity. their honorable activities
and their unsuitable and commend
able adherence to the precepts OF
the golden rule. Honor, quality,
strength and service are the prtn-
ciples upon which business has been.
and must be, conducted to make any
concern eligible for membership.
The association, representing
many lines of industry. avows Its un-
alterable faith in sound business
principles, and Its well-known en-
biem symboltzes cohesive effect to
standardize the tenets OF honor
qualify. strength and service. The
OBJECT of the association is two-fold.
ethical and practical. and its pro
paganda has been arranged to the
and that the worthy aspirations OF
members toward higher ideals IN
business also are attended by the
material reward Of Deserving accom-
nlishment. in the form Of added IN