Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-04
HARRISON HEAD or BODY
IN CHARGE OF EXPOSITION
succeeds r.. {. Laird, Who Has Re-
signed Because of Business
Pressure.
MERCHANTS ENTuusIAsTIc
Displays of Richmond-AIu.ir Prod
"ct> Will BE i'll Practically Every
shop Window Along Rroa.i
Street During Week of Show.

-'ee'nSe o; the pressure Of his bust
h"SS. T.. {. Laird. president OF the
H""' hcrn Manufacturing Company.
mas resigned rs general chairman of
'he organ iza ton which will stage IN.
expedition OF l:ichmond-madc pro-
dnc's IN the Grays' Armory me week
oil February 81. ana r.. Il. Harrison.
president q: the Souther:, stove Com
pahN' n"S 0ccn elected 10 succeed hi;n.
IL was announced yesterday. tcsir
nation Of MIR. Laird was pr,scr.cd
through William I. DabEcy, business
manager OF the Richmond ,.h;,mh,r
Oh commerce.. at a meeting Of ;h,
general committee in char,.. or ,l,.,
exposition Wednesday afternoon in
the auditorium of the chnmh.r ~
Commerce.
Mr. Laird has devoted consid.rabI.
Tim" IN the last :wo months =.
ih'tsFiaiizinE The plans for the rro,:
iHdnstrial exhibit. and this has been
10 ine sacrifice OF his personal inter
eH'S. The Organization behind the
movement i now operating cuor.
E"iically ana effectively. i;ccocnjzr1
as highly able executive, Mr. IIpr.
'iS"n. Who has served as ,rcas,,r,-
was elected 10 the Office of general
chairman and l.. G.. Sheian. of the
AmericaH Can Company. was named
treasurer
Ia" meeting OF the genera com
h'l'"' was followed immcdiatelv bv
i mas" meeting of manufacturers
"i'vnuc'' 10y more than seventy rem
rcSen'at.Nrs of various irdrsi,in!
concerns here, This session received
thr reports of several committees aud
discussed .. variety Of detail in CON
n"rtion with the exhibit. Il was an
n"mnc"L tha; OF the cirn;v.,hroa
space allotmcnts TO oxhibitcrH IN III.
oH'h Inc i.st WA bc &c. al 49,, ~
Night.
Iho"eh centralized in the arnory
ihc exposition Will not be confined
t" tina, building. In virtually every
SHOW window along broad ana Main
streets VIII be displays OF Richmond
made goods Approximately 80 per
cent or INC merchants have responded
10 inc requests OF the manufacturers
TO display their products "ExroSit!on
Week. ana professional window
dresser has been engaged 20 fashion
these exhibits in the most attractive
styles. Exposition Week" will b,.
made thu greatest event Ct it's Kind
ever staged in Rlnamond and vii!
present 10 the consumers Of the civ
AND state the advisabil!ty ana adj
van'as"s OF purchasing Rlchmond's
products.
Following is a list. as complete as
possible at me present time. OF III.
concerns which VIII exhibit At The
Grays' Armory:
J. II. Johnson * 90. Southern Man
niacturinr CO.. Manchester Board
And papo. 60. V!rc in.a Baking 90
Dunlop Mills, ~ S Kraft Co. Rich
mond StHr" Co. C. ". Antrim X
>on. American can Co. ola Dominion
i;"v"ra"e co Southern Stov. Works.
ADAMS Christian Co. l<inSau < co.
The Farmers MIR Producers Asso- |
citation
Richmond Engineering 60 Roun- |
tire" Trunk and BAG Go R!chmonn |
TyDothatae. Atlas syrup aad Molass-s |
Co. A!hcma"lc Paper Manufacturing
Co. TcNtI!" Manufacturing Co. West |
mor"land Candy Co, Larus x Hro. CO.. \
Miller Manufacturing Co, l. I.oriliard ,
y Co. T"no Scaipa. Christie Manufar-
turing Co. The iScaufont CO.. lie. |
Wortcndyk" Manufacturing co
Etchison Hat Co. American To-
hacco co. american Laboratories.
American Glass Works, Corby Baking
CO., David NJ. Lea n Co. City Of Rich
mond. Bromm Baking Co, i. liocn &
CO.
Virginia Railway x POWER Co.
i''Ees Antique. Tanner Paint and oil
Go" Dixie Mattress 90. standard IA
2cr GO. Richmond Cedar Works. !
Richmond Vinegar Works. c. T. Saucr
&C.,. Cardw"ll Manufacturing 60, !
'n""kNcai coffee CO.. \. j. Craft
lHnno co. Richmond CORRUGATED IA
per- CO" Times DisTatch Publishing
e.. crawford manufacturing Co.. |
l.rEc't X Myers Tobacco co. Rich !