Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-11-09
LUMBERMEn HERE
FOR 2-DAY MEETING
tcoNTrNrrrD rRoM PAGE ONE

Mayor Lon ID Mars In delivering the
address u welcome told the delegates
The town was theirs" The mayor *
pressed his pride in the city and her
growth and asscribed the growth IN part
20 the umbermen.
John T. Iiill, manager Of the panhan
lle Lumber Company. made an interest
lnr talk on conditions that Confront
Us" Mr. INNS talk WAS confined "a
puhloms peculiar 10 the lumber selling
Industry aud changes that are coming
10 MAT industry through the incrNso
building activity and in use ~ the var
ous materials
An open disuossiOn was held following
three minute talks on what In the
Mu.t Important Part II Running a Lum
Der Yatd7' Men on the program Tor the
talks were; J. W. Hood. Slaton. G. Il.
BrroW. canyon. n. r. Horne. Plain
view. " I. Coate. Texhoma; J. A. Bran
nen. Electra: ]. L. Strickland. Branson,
Colo l. II. Smith, Tucumcari; J. y.
Wooldridght. Plainview. u. J. Warren,
Tvron. OKLA
Fred w. Wood Of Perryton was the
topic leader In discussion ~ "Compar.
alive. Value 81 Different Kinds OF Ad'
vertls.ng' lie aswcd the Amarillo deal.
rrs present why they did no, use more
space in the Amarillo dailics. and point
ii ont how newspaper advertising had
boon - inestiniatable value 10 his bust
ness several men made talks advocat'
inr cooperation with the home news
paper.
Jack Dionne. editor ~ the Gulf Coast
lmmbunnan "a Houston said advertiu
inr paid II for no other reason than "a
stand in wes~; with the newspaper ed
tor. lie declared Tint a man who didn't
hive a business he thought enough OF
Ia advertise should quit that business
Mr. Dionne was very spirited and pos
tive IN his advocacy ~ using more
newspaper space. THE lumberman and
the newspaper editor are the two most
powerful men In community building. -
he declared
Vivid pictures ~ the Contontcd home
life q woman living In home made
attractive by the various improvements
were drawn by W W. Han Of the Long
Bon Lumber Company. who spoke IN the
,toad IT " q. Atkins OF Lubbock. Mr.
iioll described the sorrow that cam,
when children went out from home
hat had always been attractive.
The session was closed by the "Ques
ton Box"
Mrs. T.. y Oliver. Mrs. H. w. Gal
lmith. Mrs. L. u. Newly. Mrs. J. r.
ilill and Mrs. T.. l.. Roberts. all wives
~ local lumber dealers or line yard
men, formed committee which looked
liter ontainmoni IT women visitors. A
line party NJ the Fair win be given this
afternoon
The Country Club banquet We,lnes
lay night was a gala affair. Amarillo
lumber dealers who are members 81 the
club. were hosts. +. l.. Roberts was the
POSTMASTER.
\ large PAR, Of the program consisted
OF eXtemporaneous speeches. L. 4,
simpkns OF salt lake city and Jack
Dionno of Houston made talks. Miss
Felice Stinnot. accompanied by Mrs. T.
l.. Roberts sang a solo. One ~ the most
Enjoyable features OF the evening was
the presentation Of "Sham" hy the Lit
he Thcatcr Company. Mr.. and Mrs. 8
W NckersOn, nr. II. Il. PARCELS and
Elliott Davis were The characters In the
play
Dancing followed the dinner and pro
gram.
The program Tor today:
Thursday November y
Morning session.
ga. m. Cali 10 order by President
Statement of Purpose Of dis Session
President n W Galhralth.
Credits T.. ~ oliver. Amarillo.
Common Mistakes in Granting Cred
Il. Geo L. Coleman. Canadian.
Collecting the Account without Los.
ug Future business. H. Il. Wakefield,
pervton.
Importance of Charging Interest on
open Accounts; y. II. Hart. Muleshoe,
Topic Leader.
Difference Between selling on Secur-
ID Insiallments and Long Time open.
Credit Can II be Applied To Rural
Communities aud How? X. G. Childress
Clovis.
Open Discussion. 10 minutes.
Some Hard Accounts Have Collected
and How I hid IT, BY q. A. Thomas
and W d. Tenney. Topic leaders. Also
: minute talks by ID. ]. Gassaway. Chi.
dress: J. II. Coe. Amarillo. w. NJ. Cray.
en-. Pampa; II. T.. Cox. Post.
Open Diss ussion on the whole Credit
and Collection proi,lem.