The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-22
DRY GOODS MEN
HAVE BANQUET
IT CLOSE OF QUARTERLY CON
NENTlON HELD YESTERDAY
AT WINDSOR HOTEL.
Prospects for a Big 1916 Trade Are
Very Bright. Said Secretary
Johnson.

The NTH division OF the southern
Dry Goods Mems Association convened
in regular quarterly session yesterday
al the Windsor. and the two business
meetings OF the day were brought TO
hitting close in the evening when a
grand banquet was held ~ the hotel.
According 10 the addresses OF III.
members. the outlook for the present
year Is very bright. regardless of the
hardship endured by manufacturers i'm
securing dyes and other materials on
account of The war. Norman II. John
son. secretary OF the organization. in
discussing this situation. said notvith-
standing this unpleasant feature bust
ness has grown 10 such proport ions
that the price has not advanced 50
much as one would think; In fact the
mills are so crowded 10 t. hard 10 place
an order with any firm just az present.
The meeting was called TO order at
IL o'clock Yesterday morning BY John
{ y. Daner. president OF the association.
After the reading of the minutes. Mr..
: Johnson delivered an address His
opening remarks Were confined To the
meeting of the southern association.
which will be- held in Richmond. Va.
: May 3. and D.
( The southern association comprises
! all the territory east at the Mississippi
river. south of the Ohio river. includ-
ing the states OF West Virginia. Nir-
ginia. North Carolina. South Carolina.
Georgia. Florida Alabama Louisiana
and part of Kentucky
Business Conditions Reviewed.
The meeting in the afternoon was
! opened at 80 o'clock when there was
a general discussion among the mem
/ bcrs regarding affairs of the orEaniZI-
! ton. Previous 90 this. however. the
program for the Richmond annual con
yention was read. I'll members were
urged TO attend and many -ignificd
( their intention of doing so Nir Daner
made an interesting talk on the rapid
growth and the success with which
I the association has been Ia, ing since
! il was organized
Some Of the speakers at tho after
noon session were q. l.. Standard +.
I 4. Barnes and Joseph Naylor They
/ talked along the general lines Of the
dry goods business. All the speakers
said the past year had only been a
fair or. but that business is con
B siderably increasing his year and that
/ they are anticipating "a very prosper
Gus season.
Many Firms Represented.
The wholesale houses that were
I represented and their delegates are
| as follows: Croft standard COMPANY Of
/ Huntington. :. J. Williams. .. l.. stan
dard. Watts-Ritter Company Of Hunt
ington. !. T. NcClintocz. w. X. Gibson:
Brown. Kendall Company of Parkcrs-
/ burg. J. \. Brown. Abney- Barnes Com
pany Of Charleston. John \ pauor. +
\. Barnes. Moves Thomas COMPANY OF
T Charleston. \. :. Thomas. Lexington
! Dry Goods Company Of Lexington. Ky.
{ :. Il Register. John $ Naylur Com
pany. city. Ge.Ec !. EbertS Joseph
, Z. MAYOR. VI. J.. Henderson. a. g. Nay
Tor. Wilson Naylcr. Hicks 4 Hoec
J Company. city. George w. Maxwell. r.
J. Dickson and \. l. PCase. II. p. DIS
Company of Parkor~burg. !. W. Oils.
i David AIDES Company OF Lexington.
. KY. David Ade-. Koblegard Company
Of Clarksburg. = H. EobIerard: otto
Bros. Company OF Marietta. Ohio. G..
B ". Otto