Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-13
RETAIL MERCHANTS
OPEN CONFERENCE
President Lupton, of Virginia
Good Roads Association, Out
lines Highway Bill.
NOT WORRYING OVER FOOD
Declares Conditions Will Right
Themselves If Let Alone.
Several Hundred Attend.
NOT WORRYING OVER FOOD

With approximately 500 retail mcr-
chants in attendance from points in
Virginia. West Virginia. North and
South Carolina and Georgia, the
southern Retail Merchants Conference
opened a; $50 yesterday morning in
the auditorium Of John Marshall High
school.
Featuring the frs. halliday session
OF the conference was the address OF
President :. l.. Lupton. OF tho Virginia
Good Roads Association. who outlined
briefly the good roads bill which would
ne presented TO the General Assembly
today. Mr.. Lupton was frequently an
piauded by the merchants. Particularly
on his championship Of the retail mcr-
chant aS the representative OF "A class
under fire at present.
Not Excited Over Food.
Mr.. Lurton said that he personally
was not excited over the high prices
Of toodstuns. believing that conditions
would right themselves If let alone.
lis advice TO the merchants was to
sit tight and not rock tho boat" and
would not cos, more than the war in
hasty ill-advised legislation in the
matter of cold storage. for instance.
road program. nc was asked by ma n
IN The andience. 'What, about a wheel
az ssS a, MI tupion rsnlied that he had
tax for. the beneht OF the roads of the
state but that i, was always voted
d9wn hf:y. by members of the General
There are, evidently 40 reasons
against :.5 wheel tax ne declared.
since every member votes against il
Lupton nm Exception.
Mr.. Lupton declared that he was
the only adult male in the STATE ~
tnay. ttrrginia IA VINO admitted that he did not
fact that every man Ihourht he t,cm
how roads should he CONSTRUCTED h af
oren one Of the chief difficulties in the
Way oj securing better highways since
| this. created confusion of .purnoss in
| coTImunities. 80
, We must forge. that We think we
declared 'oauS' ne
In Introducing Mr. Lurton. w. t
lame: na business manaser OF the Rich
mona Chamber of Commerce. spoke OF
him as the one man in the state who
mao the courage TO bring to a hone OF
teaiiZation great highways IN Virginia,
sources OF the state and confdence in
the people of Virginia
Speakers for Today.
Speakers on today's program are w.
l., austin; o. R:chmond; NJ. $. McKin-
Of Guinea Mills; II r. Terrell. OF
Buckner: p. II. O'Hara OF Richmond:
II. W. Callaway, OF Latirangc. Ga: r.
:. Fitzser.!d OF Richmond. and Colo
nel John +. Eruton. OF Wilson
The general subject for today is
store MANAGEMENT and Finance
Howard y. Bry.nt. Of Richmond. viii
lead the singing when the conference
opens at $50 o'clock this morning.
appointment OF committees VII be
made before adjournment for lunch
con a 1870 o'clock
The trade extension bureau Of the
Richmond Chamber ot Commerce enter
tained the visiting merchants at
luncheon yesterday in the John Mar
shall High School building.
Guests mt Luncheon.
The visitors will be guests AT lunch
con today OF mem bers OF q local tirm
Of meat packers. who al their own
abatto!r Will give a practical demon
stration to the visitors OF the process
ses incident to killing animals and
preparing them FOR human consump-
tion.
a special invitation will he extended
to members of the General Assembly.
which VIII convene in extras session
this morning, to attend the sessions of
the conference which closes tomorrow
afternoon with an al fresco entertain-
ment at Bryan Park al o:3o O'Clock.
which will be featured by music,
vaudeville and refreshments.