Evening star., 1935-06-08
C0NVENT|0NP[ANS
IN COMPLETED
Building Owners, Managers
to Convene Soon in
Cincinnati.

Plans have been completed for the
twenty-eighth annual convention of
the National Association of Building
Owners and Managers. to be held
June 10 to 13, at the Netherland
Plaza, Cincinnati. according to an
announcement made today by EXecu-
tive Secretary Beach of the national
headquarters.
The opening address will be given
by President Frank S. SloSson of Chi
cago on "A Review of National Activi-
ties" There never has been a time"
stated Mr.. SloSson recently. when the
smooth functioning of trade asSocia-
tions was so important as it is today.
Our national headquarters has been
the watch dog of the industry during
the past - months. The problem of
overlapping codes was responsible for
a tremendous amount of work. as cited
by the fact that over 40 hearings we're
held throughout the country during
the latter part of 1894 and the first
five months Of 1885.
Legislation Is Problem.
Legislation, too, has been a big
problem with us. while ever-increaslng
taxation of an already overburdened
industry. has been of great concern.
] feel that at Cincinnati we can work
out manv of our problems and from
the subjects to be discussed. together
with the prominent speakers who will
be with us. We should return to our
Offices with an increased respect for
our national association and what it
has accomplished for US"
Following President SlosSon. Walter
Gordon Merritt of New York City will
speak on The Labor Issue" recalling
some of the difficulties which the New
York group has had with the labor
problem during the past eight months.
Heat conservation is an economic
problem to all building owners and
managers because of the heavy eX-
pense involved in heating the huge
structures which they own and oper-
ate. J. Earl Setter of Baltimore. who
is nationally prominent in the heating
field. will address the delegates on
How to Reduce Your Heating Costs"
Schmidt to Speak.
The Right of Ownership is a sub
1ect assigned to w. S. Schmidt of Gin
cinnati Mr. Schmidt. who is presi-
dent of the Cincinnati Real Estate
Board. is particularly well qualified to
handle this subject.
Claude B. Ricketts, Of ST Louis will
speak on the subject of Owner and
Manager" Mr.. Ricketts, is a national
figure and is at the present time serv-
ing on the board Of directors of the
National Committee on Prisons and
Prison Labor.
Charles o Rose, chairman Finance
Committee of the City Council of Gin
cinnati. will speak to the delegates on
"Cincinnati's Municipal Government"
Mr.. Rose will cover the interesting
story of how Cincinnati, which for 20
years had the dubious distinction of
being the worst governed American
city, installed a city manager form of
government in 1924 and as a conse-
quence emerged head and shoulders
above most of the other cities in the
country in municipal government
Among other subjects on the pro-
gram are an address on Better Light
Better Sight" by J. F. O'Brien of
New York City and Earle Shultz of
Chicago; "Remaking an Old-time Of
fee Building by Walter johnson of
Omaha: Real Estate Financing" by
H. c. Sharon of San Francisco; Air
Conditioning" by E. B. Murray of
Kansas City. and Forecast: The I'M
mediate Future" by Andrew Steers of
Seattle.