Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-17
AGENTS TOTRY
NEW PLAN TO
EFFECT SAVINGS
Surplus Supplies VIII Be
Listed for Cooperative
Disposal.

Important savings will be made by In
diana firms through the operation Of the
program for cooperative disposal of sur
plus supplies adopted by the Purchas-
ing Agents Association of Indiana, at
their monthly dinner at the Hotel Lin
coin Wednesday evening The nifty mem
bers present agreed to list their surplus
material with the association secretary,
George 3. Watkins, purchasing agent,
Henite Metal Company, who volunteered
TO put the plan into systematic opera
tion. Further economies are expected to
result through the exchange of informa-
tion relating to surplus material with
affiliated members Of the National AssO-
citation of Purchasing Agents
Dwight s. Ritter. city purchasing agent
and retiring president of the State Pur-
chasing Agents Association, was given
evidence Of the regard of his associates
through his election by reclamation to
honorary life membership in the asso-
citation. Mr.. Ritter expressed regret that
h. would not he connected with purchas-
ing activities after Jan. I, but announced
that he would remain in Indiana polls.
BE was not ready to state his plans for
the future.
RITTER PRAISED
FOR WORE
Complimenting Mr. Ritter upon his
record in public office Judge James A
Collins Of the Marion County Criminal
Court. guest of the purchasing agents.
spoke his regret that the city would
shortly lose his services. The creed of
the Purchasing Agents Association was
made the theme of Judge Collins re-
marks
Appointments to the commodity coun-
ellis of the national purchasing agents
body were made by President Paul d.
Birdsall as follows:
Fuel-Chairman, J. J. Flaherty, Amer
lean Hominy Company, Indianapolis; C.
NJ. Kinzie Ball Brothers Glass Manu-
featuring Company, Muncie; T. n.
WynDe Indianapolis Light and Heat
Company.
1ron--Chairman, o. s. Wright, National
Malleable Castings Company, Indian
apolis; Asa L. Ward, Marion Machinery
q Foundry Corp, Marion; H. c. PEN
nickle. American Central Life Insurance
Company, indianapolis.
observation-disclosures Frank
Hicks, PrestO-Lite Company, Speedway
r. II. Mccormack, Sanborn, Electric Com
pany, Indianapolis; Fred Bitchey, Indian
apolis Electric Supply Company, Indian
apolis.
COtton-Chairman. Art Wilson. G. & J.
Tire Co, Indianapolis; f. S. Wolf, Hib-
ben Hollweg Company, Indianapolis; A.
II. Crowley, Haywood Tire & Equipment
Co. indianapolis.
Constitution and Observation-Disclosures l.,
Dwight S. Ritter, City of Indianapolis; A.
T. Potter, e. C. Atkins & Co., Inc. In
dianapolis; G. NJ Long, Pitman- Moore
Company, Indianapolis.
New members were elected to the asso-
citation as follows: r. A. Stevens, W. H.
Holiday Company, Indianapolis; Hugh
H. Neff, Van Camp Packing Company,
Indianapolis; ]. A. Thomson, Kingan &
Co, indianapolis.
An interesting feature of the entertain
ment provided for the purchasing agents
was an illustrated talk by c. H Weiss,
sales manager of the Link Belt Company,
on the manufacture and appleton Of link
belt silent chain drives.
1t was announced that a prize would be
given to one of the members OF the asso-
citation, the member to be chosen by lot
from among those With an attendance
record of so per cent at the weekly and
monthly meetings scheduled for the re-
mainder of the year.