The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-20
j. S. TAXES GLOVES OFF TO HANDLE MEXTCANS
MERCHANTS TOLD
HIGHER IDEALS
NEED OF BUSINESS

NEED OF BUSINESS.
Cotton States Convention
Hears Optimistic Addresses
During MOrning--D Delegates
Spend Pleasant Afternoon.
The most interesting address delivered
az the convention of the Cotton States
Merchants' association Wednesday
morning was that hy Curtis NJ. John.
gathering this year from outside the
Memphis territory
Mr.. johnson Is man who has made
success OF his own business. There
are thousands OF equally successful
merchants here In the tri-state terri
tory, but as rule the country rner-
chant, while ne knows his own business,
does, not have the knack of public
speaking or of telling intelligently what
methods We used in achieving success
That's where Curtis Johnson has the
advantage Of most oS the men who
heard him "Wednesday morning. He
mas not on'v won success as small
town merchant, but he knows how TO
talk, how to drive home the points he
makes and how TO get In touch with
other men.
lie is one Of the rapd-fI straight.
rom-the- shoulder speakers, and In his
talk on The Road to Happiness, he
LOOK the high ground that the prob
lens OF the merchant, like every other
problem IN life, must be solved by high
ideals. His talk abounded In short,
snappy stories, dealt out Just often
enough TO Illustrate some point.
Road to Happiness.
He took as the foundation OF his re-
marks the statement that the road 10
happiness, individual or national must
tant q all sSssEss sSpslss nv lnlesd mest p9r ~ e..
impoTtanca of each attribute, scored
the grouohes OF the world and praised
the optimlsta, Obstacles In life lie hkened
70 the rocks In q. bad road. ihRs lthrnw
Az the pig potatoes ln load to the
\, isyeiy mar Should keeh Efc yinT Io6lss
lhE HfJead. II he Z IL blicctssf he said.
and those who fail, fall only because
they lack the faith 10 carry out the
IDEAS that cvFiie to them, He spoke OF
the sacrifices of the boys who went
over there and Of all who remained
AZ home. and in closing said that every
man and woman cah, In every day life,
pc either hero or zero, but cannot
be both.
Mr., Johnson's address was the last
on the morning program. President
Lamb has not yet appointed any OF the
convention committees, These, includ-
Ing q nominating committee, will be
named at the opening Of the convention
Thursday morning No canvassing for
the election or new officers has been
done. II Is probable that the president
this year will come from Tennessee, az
Arkansas has the presidency now and
mississippi had II In 1917, Among those
mentioned as possible candidates for
president are included W. II. Maxwell,
Of stanton, Tenn; T. A. Harold, OF
Millington; ID. q. Elliott, of salisbury
The two latter are members Of the
board OF governors.
York Very Modest.
Following Mr.. Johnson's address, l..
M, stratton, chairman OF the York en-.
tertainment committee, introduced
Sergt, York. York modestly acknowl.
edged the cheers with which he wat
greetedpb but In a speech that lasted less
than three minutes, did not alude In
any way to his own exploits during the
war.
Il think all of us must have learned
some lessons from the war;" he said
speaking slowly and distinctly, but In
low tone OF voice. tour country is nov
the leading nation Of the world and W,
| must keep II there. II we are to dc
that, we must uphold the standard O.
God and the right God protected W,
boys and our armies over there. We
should, / think, strive now that tn,
| war Is over TO do more for God an,
| the right, and to do more to educat,
| all our boys and girls.
II am giving my time wholly now [,
| the cause Of the education of my noun
tain people. | may be able to give
| year to IT, but | have the finest It'll,
wife In the world, and l must see that
she has everything that she needs, an,
! hope that l snail arouse enough in
terest In better education and a bet
| TER chance for every boy and girl Ii
| this country before the IL months 4
up
There was an audience that file,
every available foot OF space In tn,
convention hall Wednesday morning
| and the secretaries announced tha
more than $500 members have regis
tered,
| Ut. ~ ". ilOyu, director OF the htl-
reau OF farm development, talked infor.
mally ON the profits to be derived from
| the establishment OF dairy farfna In thl,
section. He spoke OF the CO. operatio,
| that bankers and country merchant,
| have developed In many Mlssissipn
towns and communities, in aiding farm,
ers to establish dairy herds and OF ths
Improvement In general farming which
has almost invariably followed
a
facturer and banker Of Memphis. talket
about the cooperation Of the merchant,
with their county agents, and the neec
OF aiding In diversified farming on the
part Of the merchants, IL they expect Il
help the farmers TO raise crops tha,
viii bring In money from month e
month, Instead Of only once a yeai
when their cotton IL sold.
Afternoon Of Pleasure.
There win be no. afternoon session
the visitors, instead. being guests OF
Wednesday afternoon on n 20-milo auto
tour OF the city boulevards and parks
and at an old-fashioned barbecue II
Overton park.
The closing session OF the convention
Tuesday afternoon was devoted 10 !
brief Informal discussion OF adyertisint
problems. In which a number of IN,
advertising men Of Memphis led IN,
questions and answers. II was the gen,
eral opinion that country merchant,
could secure much publicity by following
the methods used by larger city stores
ptstting new goods In their shop win.
dows, changing those window display.
almost every day. offering real bargain,
occasionally to attract the women, ant
standing by the little country weekly a,
their best county advertising medium
but II possible putting a real heart /,
| heart talk In their advertising spae,
instead of wasting their money with
| Just standing card, running ever,
| Christmas "ad' stay right In the sam,
place and paper until the Fourth O.
| July.
An interesting address on co-operativ,
marketing by H. O, Pate. OF the Mem
phis bureau OF farm development. closes
the program Wednesday afternoon.