The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-16
MERCHANTS ELECT AND
ADJOURN FOR TERM
ing and Visitors Go Through
the Town.

Having fixed upon Richmond as the
next place of meeting, and having
elected officers for the year, the Re
tail Merchants conference adjourned
yesterday afternoon and the visitors
were taken in hand by local commit
tees and shown the sights of the city.
Many of the visitors visited the whole
sale districts and were taken through
the large retail stores, being shown
the methods pursued by these con-
Germs in the conduct of successful
business.
During yesterdays sessions num-
Der Of interesting papers pertaining
to the interests of merchants were
read and discussed and short speeches
were made by leading members OF
the conference. Among the last
speakers was John NJ Miller. presi-
dent of the First National bank, who
spoke on Trade Conditions: Present
and Prospective" During the course
of his speech he said:
When we consider business con-
ditions. present and prospective, we
must realize that our first duty lis to
our government. II we do not sup
port the war program, the Red Cross
and other branches OF war work. we
may not have any business, present
Vi prospective.
The country would raise as much
money as needed in the prosecution
OF the war so long as Germany thinks
she can lick us, I think II is a mis-
take to think that this war is going
to end In the next six months or so.
/ believe it is going to be a long one
and we must prepare ourselves for it.
Mr.. Miller praised the federal re-
serve system. declaring it to be one OF
the greatest financial plans ever con-
ceived. He depiored the fact that
about % per cent of the banks have
not yet joined. The outlook for bust
ness he considered good. Virginia.
cotton crop. he said would bring In
the neighborhood of sl5,o00.o 900.
while that of the whole South would
bring, at least a billion and half
dollars
Advertising was discussed by J. E.
Spanhour. of North Wilkesboro, n. c..
and merchants methods were review
ed by NJ. Med. Holiday. of Dunn.
~ C.
Sixteen ounces to the pound and
thirty-six inches to the yard was the
epitome which was given to square
dealing with the customer in the ad
dress of l. S. Bass. of Midlothian, Va,
which was read to the conference be-
cause Mr.. Bass was detained by illness
The following officers were chosen
for the term:
Med. Holiday. Dunn. N. c., presi-
dent; r. f. Amiss, Virgilina, Va, first
vice president; ]. w House, Roanoke
Rapids. n, C.. second vice president;
w. T. Dabney. Richmond. Va. secre-
tary; II. r, Terrell, Buckner. Va, as
sistant secretary.
Board of Directors-N. r purdy.
Iawrenceville, Va. L. s. Bass. Mid
lothian, Va; X, n. Briggs, Lumber
ton. n. c., Ely r. Galloway La
Grange, Ga; D f. Campbell, Dos
well, Va; George l.. Duren, Meigs,
Ga; r. T. Estes, Danviile, Va; w. T.
Freeman. Stony Greek. Va; @. Frank
CARRIER, stanton. Va: X. L. Hadaway,
Thompson, Ga: W. r. Irwin, Lexing-
ton, Va; w. Fl. King, Greensboro. N
c.; Marion B. Leach. Feenville. S. c.:
G. E. Massie, Richmond. Va; A. F.
May. Spring Hope. N. c.: w. s. My
rick. Milledgeville, Ga; n. J. Parks.
Parksley. Va. Rufus Ray, Spray. N.
c.; w. NJ. Rucker, Petersburg, Va. !,
j. f. Spanhour. North wiikesboro,
N. c.; w. %. Stuart. Richmond. Va ::
Dudley Sydnor, Mannhoro. Va; J. e.
White, Waynesboro. Va: l.. P Will
kins, Stanford. y. C. E. r. Sydnor.
Richmond, Va.