The billboard (Jan-June 1899)

m m 8 THE BILLBOARD. Ifc JThe Billboard. J Published First of Every Month, at 1127 East Eighth Street, Cincinnati, O., U. S. A. j A.ddrm all communication* | For the editorial or business departments to THE BILLBOARD PUBLISHING CO. Subscription, tun Per Year, In Advance. ADVERTISING rXtES: „ Advertisements will be published at the uni- jform rate of ten cents per agate line; no dis- ;count for time or space. Copy for advertise- ments mast reach us on or before the twenty- fifth of the month. Our terms are cash. j The Billboard is sold'in London at Law's Ex- change, S7 Charing Cross, and at American Ad- vertising Newspaper Agency, Trafalgar Build- \tmgs, Northumberland Ave., IV. C. In fans, at iBrent*uo's,S7 A-oenu* de C Opera. The trade sup- I plied by tie American Kruis Co. and its branches. ! Remittance should be made by post-office or ejt- frtts money order, or legis'ered Utter addressed and made payable to The Billboard Pub. Co. The editor can not undertake to return unsolicited manuscript; correspondents should keep copy. --tKkiuJtti'necessaryto ■mire us the instructions and copy for advertisements, r>eat saving in the matter of telegraph lolls may be had by recourse to the Donaldson Cipher Code. | Entered as Second-Class Matter at Post Office \at Cincinnati, Ohio. JUNE, J899. Next month the Associated BUI Post- ers of the United States and Canada •will meet In convent ion. At this an- nual meeting differences are supposed to be'adjusted, disputes settled and friendships cemented for the ensuing year. Incidentally, also, measures looking toward the betterment of the association are supposed to receive careful consideration. Much dissatis- faction exists among the members of the association, and many are looking forward to the outcome of this confer- ence for relief. It is not likely that their hopes will t pe realized. It Is improbable that any pctkm,- broadly framed in the interest pf the members at large, will be taken, the light of past experience we are impelled to say to the bill posters who constitute and support the organ- ization that their wishes will be as completely disregarded and ignored at the coming meeting as .they have been in the past. The favors will go to the few. It Bill be the wishes only of the few that will be considered. *** ■■-■.■'■ R 'This is a pessimistic view to take, |but it is justified, last year the rank jknd file of the association were loud fin their complaints and vigorous in Hheir protestations of what they were going to do. When the meeting came Mong, they did nothing at alL They pimply allowed themselves to be jug- &led out of every just demand. How §ras It? How did it happen? The an- 1 gwer is a simple one. They were not m Organized. They had no leader and no Swell-defined plan of action. The eo- gerie now in control of the organiza- tion is closely and compactly organ- ized. Their plans are carefully con- yldered and weighed and they under- |tand one another thoroughly. I To oppose them without an organi- sation equally strong and effective is I'olly, and stands no more chance of succeeding than a Filipino army pitted against United States regulars. * * * Last year the members in general were agreed that the executive com- mittee was too large—and consquen't- ly, too expensive. They informed ''The Billboard" confidentially that the com- mittee would be cut down to four members and the President. We all know how they succeeded. Instead of the committee being cut down, it was increased to nine. All the members were practically agreed, too, that solicitors should have no seat, on the committee. When it was announced, the same two solici- tors who had proven so offensive graced it again. To make a long story short—the bill posters at large did not get a single thing they went after. They were beaten all along the line. Their defeat was due to the fact that they were not organized, while their adversaries were. They will suffer the same experi- ence this year, unless they provide against it by an early effort to form a strong and stable organization. * * * We are told that an earnest effort will again be made to oust the solici- tors from the executive committee, in order that the organization may be run solely in the interest of bill post- ers, as was originally intended. The plans to consummate the move are many and different. The best that has been brought to our notice contem- plates taking the appointive power from the President and electing the members of the committee by ballot, just as the regular officers are now chosen. It is claimed that under present con- ditions, a candidate for President, by promising positions on the executive committee judiciously, can insure his election, and that in this way the as- sociation is held in control by the small but potent minority who are now in power. It has also been suggested that the constitution could be amended so as to render solicitors ineligible to hold seats in any official capacity whatever. * * * The bill posters of the West are practically agreed that the exeeu five committee is framed up to, run the association, and that, to- gether with the officers, it does practically control it. They are also agreed that on this account the members of the committee should be elected and not appointed. But here the unanimity ends. As to the means with which to bsing the change about, there is no agreement. Various mem- bers have different plans. They all promise well, and would prove effect- ive, but they are conflicting and will defeat themselves. The same old story of last year and the year before will be repeated, and It will be due to lack of organization. If the association is a bill posters* organization, it should lie run in the interest of bill posters. This will never be, as long as solicitors are able to sway the councils of its governing body. However, we shall see what wc shall see. Uneeda Biscuit A New Departure. by Jam w. hoke. Every day some advertising agent Is run- ning across some one or more "should-be" advertisers in lines of business that never has advertised; and of course it is only In the exceptional cases that any attention ot any kind is accorded the agent. The experience is nothing new, and I suppose it Is all right, for if everybody solicited should give an order life for the agent would be altogether too rosy. Some years ago when no cigars were using bill boards but the Childs Cigar, the Howe & Hutton Bakery sent for me to paint a lot cf signs on and around their buildings at S3d street and East River, coming to me on ac- count ot my imprint seen on a sign on side of the Childs Cigar Factory near by. As sign painting was only a side issue with me, and as bill posting was my chief busi- ness. I of course Jumped onto them for bill posting, and advised them to pick" out some pcpilar brand of cracker and mi.ke a specialty of it. and push it in every way. on the bill boards among other ways. Because they considered me a bang-up sign maker they listened to my poster talk with seme show of attention, but assured me with great seriousness that while such a plan is Tery good for a cigar it could not be made to work with their line of goods, something I had often heard in regard to the cigar trade before the Childs Cigar made the argument ridiculous. The peculiar part of this story is that now Howe & Hutton are a part of the American Biscuit Co., the makers of Uneeda Biscuit, which is today probablr the best known and best selling article of food on the American market- I am at this writing trying to get a Lithia Spring concern to try bill posting, if not ex- clusively then in connection with other me- diums: but I am met with the statement that their article costs 15 a case, or $10 to $15 for a month's treatment, and in consequence the medium that sells a 5-cent cigar or a 5-cent box of crackers will not be of any value to them. Of course they have not seen Lyon & Healy s posting of Chickering Pianos, nor S. E. Gross' suburban homes advertising from which several thousand homes were sold, nor Borough Park advertising at the present time on the New York bill boards, w S5T e I e Eum involved in each sale is $4,500 The Lithia water I mention is called Lin- coln Lithia. and Is from the South, where It has a considerable sale without advertising cf any kind. I have suggested the portrait cf Abraham Lincoln as a trace mark, but on account of its sale being largely | n the South some of its owners fear this might not be acceptable to a portion of their patrons They may be correct; but I think not. especially as •it comes from the South, and as its chief owner is well known to have been at one time one of Abraham Lincoln's most valiant enemies. I have also, had frequent Interviews with a leading book publishing house, in the effort to get them to push some one or more of their many new books on the bill boards- but so far no one else has made a success of book advertising on this plan, and they hesi- tate to be the first successful one In the meantime, there are'now some ten °w\ / n suc , ce ssful cigar advertisers on the boards, and four or five whiskies, and cigarettet e etc P ' UB a ° d sni0Kln S tobaccos. PUBLICATIONS. lfshed In Sunday publications do not hold* good In law. C. Elton Blanchard, formerly of Cleveland. ?„ «. who carried «n an advertising business »ihT» «, tty ' m" 8 accepted an interest, and with It the office of Secretary of the Arena Company, and is now business manager of the Arena Magazine. His address Is now Copley square. Pierce Building. Boston! According to General Joseph Wheeler the .°h» = m ,if 8ettiDg a 1 ar S a day for decorating the soldiers' graves had Its origin among the womon of his own State of Alabama. Unlike •■»f.i2?"' . a,e 7 WOUId Dot Permit their dead ,„ < SL , fF J TT t !J become a part of general his- tory." Under the title, "The Memory of Our W'g Me 5'" I*™? 1 Wheeler contributes to the Saturday Evening Post, of May 27 . strong Paper on the history and significance of Memorial Day. General Gobin, of the O .*.» ■ . al "° 're? 4 * a similar topic, but from a differing point ot view. A Model Work Of Its Kind. The seventh annual edition of PeUtnKlll'a newspaper directory is Just out, a handsome volume of 1,000 pages, elegantly bound and printed on nice paper, and unmistakably the most complete and comprehensive, and the iV'T 1 Si, ■" r ° rma ti°n of *ny work of the kind published anywhere. It Is primarily de- signed to be a guide for Intelligent and well- directed advertising, and in fulfilling that purpose has conibfned, as supplementary to its directory of newspapers, gazeteer features of scope and fullness and usefulness that are alone 0 6VeD Y W ° rkB tbat are *azcteers It presents a statistical and business nle- ture. as H were of over 9.000 towns and cities, giving their population and valuation the county they are located In—Indicating if they are county seats—their distance from the nearest important place, the railroads touching them, their transportation, facilities by water their water powers, their principal hotel- and bank, enumerate, their principal manufacturing industries, stating the num- ber of people employed In each, and the an- nual wage payments; mentions any special features, such as schools, colleges and re- t°i, r . t8 i S H. 0 ' WS tbe territory and population for which they are trade centers, and finally states their general character, whether agri- cultural, manufacturing or trade centers To complete the usefulness of such a survey a railroad map of each state is given These town descriptions come alphabetic- ally under each State head, and under each town head is given a list of Its local papTrs also in alphabetical order. 20.000 papersTare thus described, and 2,000 more class papers are rated separately. •—v«« The Roll of Honor. The Minnesota State Association, which Is I? abIjr , 'ooa/d after by President Scott, ot St. Paul, and Secretary Greibel. of MankoU is composed of members every one of whom »hn» 8 .l,« b V do '. 1 }* eT "Tthlwj in his power to show tbe advertiser that he to personally in- terested In the advertisers' success. Several times recently I have sent out post- ■ I ^ ? t"??" 081 !?. every town ln «»at section, and I believe that without exception every town responded with promptness, fulfilllng every requirement of the orders. tJFi ll 'o. 6 ? 0 ". "? exceptional record that I feel the State is deserving of honorable men- tion. It is a very difficult matter for the best regulated State Association to keep out an occasional hard case, but Scott and Greibel seem to have done so. *AM. W. HOKE. New York News. On his last birthday Sam W. Hoke was the recipient of a magnificently gold mounted and diamond studded Elk tooth, presented him by Brother Elk John T. Williams, man- ager of the Northwestern BUIposting Com- pany. Portland. Ore. The bill posters' strike, which was men- tioned in the last Issue, has been the cause of numerous arrests during the past month, and has also resulted In the ruining of a great deal of paper on Van Beuren's pro- tected boards. Stahlbrodt's paper has been singled out for a special assault, though none of his paper on Munson's or Regan's boards was touched. The tobacco people are beginning on the New York bill boards In earnest: the Gude Company is placing the paper for the Mc- Alpin Tobacco Company, pushing several dif- ferent brands of chewing and smoking as well as an all-tobacco cigarette. They are using Munson's and Regan's boards exclus- ively, while the American Tobacco Company is using Van Beuren's boards. In addition to the above Hazel Klrke 10-cent cigars and George W. Child.' 5-cent cigars are on the boards: and rumors are heavy of other cigars and tobaccos for the metropolis. Since the Admiral cigarette has been absorbed by the trust McAlpIn has appropriated its phrase, riot made by a trust." ana this line heads all their posters for all their brands. Mr. Andrew J. stoops, father or Harry Stoops, the bill poster of Chattanooga. Is In New "iork. endeavoring to Interest some prominent liquor men ln a non-refllllng bot- tle, on which he and |am Hoke hold letters patent. W. II. Donaldson has been hovering around New York for some weeks paBt, occasionally dropping In on his friends for a chat ot about ten seconds. The fortunes of LaPearle's cir- cus are engrossing his attention, and ten sec- onds are all he can spare to ordinary mortals. All the bill posters of New York are "play- ing to capacity." and standing-room only Is the fate of the late comers. The theaters are closing all aronud, but the commercial ad- vertiser is eagerly snatching their locations, and as a result Regan and VanBuren and Munnon are getting richer and richer dally. The sniping war Is now a three-cornered affair. Sapollo covering Honest, and Honest covering the theater work, and the theater work covering all the others. It Is not out of the ordinary to see a bunch of paper an Inch thick on a barrel, with the paste on tbe bottom sheets still wet. Houghtallng has left Lucky 7 for Shady 8. across the way. Stahlbrodt has gone Into tbe Syndicate Building, and lain W. Hoke has moved next door to his old quarters, and has about the moat gorgeous establishment ever devoted to bill posting, with a plate glass window 12 x 25 feet. In which to display post- ers to the "400." THE BILLBOARD Ohio Bill Posters' Convention, at Toledo. May 9 and 10. Many New Member* Admitted.—Aa Intcr- eiUte Meeting-.-"Good Service," or a New Member.—Services Guaranteed. Toledo, O., May 9, 1899. The eighth annual meeting of The Ohio Bill Posters' Association convened ln Bryan & Co.'a office, 513 St. Clair street, Toledo, O., May 9th and 10th. Meeting was called to or- der by President Chas. F. Bryan. The first business being tbe roll call of officers, follow- ed by call of members, the following an- swered to call of their names: President, Chas. F. Bryan. Vice President. S. E. RIblet. Secretary. W. C. TIrrill. Treasurer, P. B. Oliver. The following towns and cities being repre- sented by members: Akron. O., Bryan & Co.; Eucyius. O , Frank . R. Myers; Bowling Green, O.. A. H. Yonkers: The John Chapman Co.. by B. B. Chapman. Cincinnati. O.; Cleveland. O., Bryan & Co - Chicago Junction, O., Louis SImmermocher: Delaware, O., G. D. McGuire; Delphos, O Chas. A. Hood; Elyrla. O.. John J. Howlett; Findlay. O.. P. B. Oliver: Fremont. O.. J. J. Geesemsn; Gallon. O.. S. E. RIblet; Kenton. O.. J. Warvel; Lima. O., W. C. TIrrill; Mans- field. O.. E. R. Endly; Springfield. O., H. H. T, . ner k S *£ du * k ?; °- c - J - Strobel; Steuben- vllle. O.. S. D. Hunter; Sidney. O.. Chas. P. Rogers; Toledo. O., Bryan & Co.; Troy. O. S' A - Brannum: Van Wert. O.. B. Smith; Xenia, O., C. L. McClellan; Zanesvllle. O. Joe England; Palnesvllle, O., Bryan & Co After the roll call Secretary TIrrill suggest- ed a motion that the rules be suspended, and the applications of new members be taken up first, as we have several strangers among us that have come a great many mUes to attend this meeting, and I for one think they should be taken In at once, so that they can remain In this room and hear all the business the association transacts. It was so ordered, and the applications of Mr. F. J. Watson and S. p. Hunter, of Steubenville, O., were taken up first. After tbe reading of applications by the President, the Secretary made a report as to how he found the exact facte at Steubenville w ."^..ft'S" ^ pee'lng- Mr. Watson nas a few bill boards, but could not give the proper service the association requires the J^5 r /°. un i Upo ? motion by Oliver, and sec- onded by Tyner. his application was rejected. Mr. Hunter was next taken up, and as the photographs of his boards show what he has and the Secretary said he had greatly im- proved the old plant of our late member. Chas. J. Vogle. by building several hundred .„ of ,? ew an< ! uP-t°-date bill boards, which are well capped, and caps painted, with his name above every board. Upon moUon of Mr. G. D. McGuire, seconded by Hood. Mr. Hunter was duly elected a member. The next Zm/'n"'!? and figbman Bros, of Ci" fit ."£'. °\ Tbcse apllcations were laid upon the table at last meeting on the grounds that a L, bat . tlme i be Secretary called upon the ap jS"?« n t« and found that neither one bad m™ 0 !.'. boa L d spa , ce . to *> admitted; but K'"e changed for the better, and the Th?rl ma . n ? ro .?-. wel ? du,y elected members. They control all the best boards ln Clrcleville 2?Z-„J/ DeT movcd , that Baughman Bros, be ™? £i? d ' /jeeonoed by McClellan. Motion put before the house: motion carried. . «^ ne .? t ^log P- J- Smith's application f'STn^'" 11 ' ?\. Rlblct moved that appHca- Ji~ ** ■ cce Pt«'d. seconded by Howlett. Be- fore motion was put Secretary TIrrill said he e" d ™ a nlU ne ' , J." 1 2, f M,e f, *™« by our form! Into rSS be h{ M r Ro »l«"<l. wherein he had sold out his plant to Mr. P. J. Smith of Lorain. O.. and that he thought we would o 3 u'r k n,^ h m , U } ake «£ y «ceptlng S Mr. SmlU, i. I» m » mb f r ror OoerHn. Motion carried. Blll P p™1f!. 0 .? _ con£ider ed from the Sandusky SV.K. ■ tlnK . Co - successors to our old and Uon bf hi « e , n,b 'v r ' Mr - Cbas - BaeU - U P°° m°- M°,»„ y .v M ro Yo i' ke . rs ' *" a seconded by Mr. "SIS' "f/ Sandusky Bill Posting Co. be ac- cfrrfed. PUt bCf0re the h °use and The application of J. W. Scbuler of New B n e . m f D .-.S M ? e .V" Tnl * -PPllc-tlon was Uid S2r tll £.! ab ." ! ,l A he aDecl,U meeting in Decem- wlti,d D ™- 5 '!l Ce h tb \ t l "5 c "PPHcant wanted to withdraw, as he has decided that If he has go to'tZ SSJ*!." P0B V ,1B bus!nCM he would h°. L- b J?..K 00 tJ h . 0 . u K ! ,n .« «hort time. After Application -* E. O. Barnett. of Middle- i.M n i-' i Sf next - s&me had been lam on the u. k -<;ial meeting last De- cember, on account ... report from Secretary that Mr. Barnett did not, uoon his investi- gation last November, have the proper plant as was required by the association. The Pres- ident received a letter from Mr. Barnett. where he said he now had a new plant throughout This letter was sanctioned by the Secretary, who said Mlddletown now has a good plant, and the association will make no mistake In electing Mr. Barnett a mem- ber. Moved by Rogers that his application be accepted, seconded by Smith. Motion carried. The application of J. W. Anderson, of Maiysvllle, O., was considered. Motion by Oliver that same be accepted, seconded by Tyner. Motion carried. * After new members were elected Tyner moved meeting go back to regular order of business; seconded by Riblet. Motion carried, consideration of correspondence the follow- ing letters were read by the President and secretary: MR. CHAS. F. BRYAN, President Ohio Bill Posters Association, Cleveland O.: .„ i r J Slr '^y our favor OI tne «h has been received. There Is practically nothing you S..T. but what we are already quite familiar with. We are not in favor of pools, combi- nations and associaUons, whether in bill post- ers or other lines. n, We A bav< T . fa i led ,„ < 5 t J?" tImes t0 see where the Associated BUI Posters have been any benefit to mu We have a good many unasso- clated members posting for us who give us a ,.5°i°. ^? w i n8 ' an 1 wno are Perfectly rep- ^5?. e ' T bls is Proved by our past experience. There is one thing the Associated Bill Post- ers have succeeded in doing for us, and that IS to raise the price about three-fourths of a cent per Eheet In more than forty towns that we post. In our opinion the association is and has been more of a detriment than a benefit to us^ Yours truly, THE T A. SNIDER PRESERVE CO. Cincinnati. O. p er £_ MR. C. E. BRYAN. President. Cleveland. O.: c.k r ,T l am ln receipt of yours of the hv'»h» n nm d S f c ? py of "solution adopted by « e ^ BI1 .' Po£t ers' Association of Ohio. Mr. England called on us yesterday, and we explained to him that we had no complaint to make respecting his work, and we presume the only reason he did not get more work .T.f.rhtS}?. 86 be i l $ no . t kee P in cIose enough "£ v? us. while the other people did. ... £ K U P ostln 8 work that is entrusted to us by the American Tobacco Co. is only one of the several methods of advertising that we fhi? u ~' a J ,d .J" e d .° not nave lhe "me to give this work the attention always that it dc- E h!? ™L1° d w , e 2 nd tbat the PcoP'e who get the most work from us are those who are str "ctf up-to-date in their business methods ^ W ™^» B US . P r ?P er 'y 'or work, billing up promptly^ returning us receipts promptly and ™*°»;. TbC stric °y business elements of bill K°ii lC ^. b . a8 7 !ce Jy,? d tbe largest share of the b J?-.S£l ,l S? in °. hl 1' whi,e many have lost we d?d nn', e h WOrk .J ro . m us simDly because W fn, !?, not u ave tbe time t0 kec P <n touch ZliUS ose Jfbo were not up in their business methods. We were in a position to do double the posting in this State that we did if we ^'h-.l 8 " b , aDdIcd il: but - as I said b"f or ;! the bill posting was only one of the several chSS.""/ 68 4° r lbe company that we had -^"h!^i° f -.. T °u r association has our best wishes in its effort to advance the bill post- wV,?.. P 0 ,s" io n of doing business on strict- ly business lines, and we are glad to be able .M, Sa v y .,. tbat „ tb , e """to* tnat we have done this year, while considerably larger than in Previous years, has been done with fewe? complications than in former vears. Yours very truly. Columbus. O. J - B " COLL 'KS. JR. MH -™ AS ; BRYAN. President Ohio State M» n». bi™ Association. Cleveland. O.: i«v/.Pl ar Sir -Jhe very kind invitation ex- m2?.hL b3r , you f0 , r me t0 altend the annual E e l"Sf of y .°'i r State Association came duly to Band, and I assure you I thoroughly sd- preciate the cordial and sincere manner Fn which you extend same. In reply I can only »nF, r o E n 8 S y re «fi: et at my ibabillty to SS wUh IS" £2 May 9 'h: not but that I am willing. S«lJ ttZZnZV 1 * ,borou 8bly enjoy meeting but busin^-fii 5 of yo V, r state Association, out business will not allow of my leaving Jersey City as often as I would like to. We S e f«^J' U " T . , ? st at P^nt. and have been S° d .'f, a ' the commercial advertiser is using the bill boards more largely than ever, is due »hi;S e . act , that . we nave an organization which is ookmg to the interest of those who compose it. 'the present Board of Directors for the past two years have labored unceas- ingly to bring the bill posting business of this country to the position it has now attained, *, l", e ? e J n of tne subordinate associaUons and the individual members who had the fore- sight to s,;e that what was for the best inter- ests of all was certainly of the same inter- est to each individual, and which could not be attained by the unaided eftorts of the in- diiidual; but by organization and combina- tion and the enforcements upon members to give proper and honest service, by weeding put untrustworthy bill posters, by encourag- ing honest efforts .in every way. and thus winning the confidence of the advertiser, has been possible for us to stand today in such a position that the greatest advertising so- licitors in the country, men wno handle mil- lions of dollars of advertising apropriations In a year, are knocking at our portals for per- m i?slon to act as our soliciting agents. That we have not reached the pinnacle of perfection in our business is true; but Rome was not built in a day. and neither can we expect to have our business to its highest standard until all are as perfectly organized and m touch with each other as is the Ohio Association. Guard well the rights and privi- leges of your membership; insist on fair, hon- est and just treatment, and you are bound to be successful and prosperous. With great respect and esteem. I am. Yours very truly. „ J. F, OMELIA. Pres. A. B. P. of U. S. and Canada. After the reading of letters C. P. Rogers was put on the stand, and after he had been questioned and cross-questioned by the Presi- dent and Secretary, he was allowed to re- ™,t ?hi n „,V le .fssoc'aition by agreeing not to cut the price btlow his rate, which is 6 cents; and that he would in a few weeks be able to give a 6 cent service, which means a new ?ll n i,? T ? uebau ±- As Mr - R °8 ers ,s one of the oldest members, in fact was one of its founders, he says he is not going to be be- hind in bis plant. BILLS CONSIDERED. Secretary's bills were ordered paid, which amounted to *107.65. At this point the Secre- taiy made report which showed sixty mem- bers, all paid up but one, and after all bills n'rT.Mi'na" 18 ^ fJF remain ed in the treas- u y tV.«■«>, and the association out of debt. A better showing has not been made since the existence of the association, eight years ago. The bill from The Bill Poster and Dis- play Advertiser, for the publication of names of members under head of each State, was discussed at some length. Motion by Oliver that the Secretary be instructed to correspond )Mi b .o eacb , S i a S. e Secretary and see if the same 2 a nS . ad H en ,™ ade to them - Ohio was willing to pay this bill, but did not want to be the only one In the list of States that was doing so. and some of the members thought the paper agreed to publish the same free of charge. Motion carried. REPORT OF OFFICERS. W. C. Tirrill, Secretary, and P. B. Oliver Treasurer; reports given. Tyner moved that reports be accepted: seconded by Warvel. Mo- tion carried. Al. Bryan made motion that Bob Camp- b ,n;.- t °> f €b \ c f so .- J f not to be considered a selicitor until he furnishes a bond. Tyner suggested to the convention that no work be accepted from anybody unless they are bond- ?«•«.« . yn e, r moved that we recommend to the Associated Bill Posters' Association to exact a bond from all solicitors. P. B. Oliver Motion. the ° rder - H " ft Tyner WitMrew .h SeC o e . ta T y read ie«ers from S. P. Moore, of -ifi i?K rIm . 8 Remedy Co., Attica. Ind., in Which he shows great interest in the welfare of the association; also circular letter of C Sm- Ia n hT ° ax V- Cbas - J - v °sel. of Steuben- ville. O., of whom we. the members or O. B P. A., appreciated as a worthy member of our association. We extend our sympathy to his bereaved parents and family, and while we miss him in flesh we cherish his memory as a brother and friend. «™=«iui,jr <u .^ Res ? lved ' T b ata copy of the resolutions be l?Ift on ., our , ™ ,nu tes. and published in the Steubenville daily papers. J. G. WARVEL, Kenton, H. H. TYNER, Springfield. S. D. Hunter, Steubenville, h= M »°™h n ^- m /^ e by Bryan that the Resolution SL^ m rt £ l l A ™- tbe constitution and by-laws. Seconded by Oliver. Motion carried. Moved and seconded that the Secretary have a suf- Si C .f- n L nU i nber °f.these articles printed and distributed to each member. Motion carried ionkers opposition considered. W C TIr- rill s report on his tour of twenty-five towns in the State read. Moved and seconded that a vote of thanks be extended to Mr. Tirrill for his trip through the State. This was put in the form of a resolution t>y Mr. Hood. Carried. "«»«.. -.i, Next wa f a consideration of the proposed cities which solicited the meeting of the con- vention next year. Cleveland- and Xenia be- J^„ ln ! *** rac . e ' b ? Ilot was taken with the fcllowing result: Xenia. 11: Cleveland. 9. Aext was a consideration of membership cer- tificates. Hood made a motion that Mr. Chas. Bryan get plate made and have 500 certifi- cates printed. Motion carried. «.«•"« Motion put before the bouse and carried to ?,?,' „°- U J -t ? uffici eot number of letter heads standin among the members in good ELECTION OF OFFICERS. u5LiT, er ' Hood a nd Tyner. candidates for the Presidency with the fcllowing results: Oliver K: , Ho °d. «: Tyner. 1. Mr. Hood being the ™if S lnd i da , te . * or „ v ice President. Secretary cast the ballot. Mr. Tirrill and Mr Smitb were candidates for Secretary: Tirrill receiv^ «£ 19 , r S. tcs and Sm "b 3. Next was the elec- ,hJ°^r, J^ surc, i Tyner and Brannan being Mr. Brannln S 8 " received ll votes and »h NeX xT was tbe election of four delegates for. the National Association. Hood. McGuire Yonkers and Riblet being the candidates Sec- retary cast the ballot- Smith and Sawlck TaYtYheTaHo? * Meni "" ***•*■« Secretary . Motion made to allow the Secretary 15 00 issocirttonTf^enia 31 ** "^ ^^0^ Tendering the President. Secretary, vice President. Bryan & Co.. of Toledo. The T™ n«« M ra ? t,0 . n Co ' and Tbe Cleveland Busil Mnn ™ ° S K Co » veD i ,on a vote of thanks. Mo- tion made by Mr. Hood. Carried ^o P Ji esid i en i administered oath of ofiBce to the newly elected officers, which are as follows- - President-P. B. Oliver. Findlayf IO " ows - Vice President-C. A. Hood. Delphos. Secretary—W. C. Tirrill, Lima. Sf,r a ™„7.^ZS^ H J T / ner - Springfield, a Member.'?" SerVic6 or a New Man aB RESOLUTION. ARTICLE IX. the e o n Tbe service tendered advertisers by , n i,.Ki„ i .A is suaranteed to be absolutely reliable by the members of the O. B. P A *o»fiU T" ln , i b ?. event of a member being "de- S»«„ d „ in TioIat '»e his obligation to this asso- ciation, or advertisers for whom he may be nr"ZL WOr * r - by reason °f dereliction of duly rnn^™;? X f0rmance of any stipulations of any Tnt„-»i. 0r a ereement which he has entered into with any advertiser, and It shall be prov- en, upon investigation, that said advertiser slfd S memSf d ^ 0SS at tbe bands ° f the afore- m^iJ?e m ber. this association shall take im- for d sald l22" t0 re,mburs e said advertis™ „ J.f ■• 3 - . Th f. President shall request the ad- XTSSJ \?JJ e a .. c J ain l' d «i y . «worn ^"wlfh P. Rogers, of Sidney, advertising a rate of th ? Secretary, which shall set forth the true stead^offi Sheet . t0T a K tb J rty day showing j" 7Sl ue Ji ^ advertising matter entrusted to stead of 6 cents, which is the association tne offending member, together with the rate. Talk on prices from different members am .ount of freight charges nre^afd on'LiS. 6 of small cities, which showed that the small tnvnc «tan anil A** __i ... . *■**"*"* S?.*t- Schuier back hi. memberehto &£ meetl„e'„? JS* SKS 1 ! "«.*•»•_«?»•« » t« ^a^*r5 e7V "» ™ e h| b sTown ft. 8 t Wa *.S L* hundred years behind the times. «con*.rSl e ?. h tbat »PP'"catlon be rejected "™ nded by Chapman. Carried. That applll memhi;" ,"?£ « ufflc| ent service to become « ""ember of the association. c. E. Perry, of Marlon, application w*« hi e . X nl C .° n n » , '2f r ^ 1 - SfcretarymSe a report on Pres?nf s?n,mi^" U i f ' ct,on of tbe "embers f inn fc. . s,mn, ermochcr moved that anollca- carrtJS. accepted ' "econded by Hood. Motion Be A lefon?iiS2 "US 1 "? Advertising Co.. of £1! fo .°ta'ne. which had been laid on the the a.f™» tb . e . Sian 'J ">eetlng. considered, is tne Secretary reported at that meeting nartv did not have any bill boards, and that bartv c.«o W t,°. Ut °. f l . h !. cUy ' H*-** moved 5gK «on , S"t t, . n d b c. 8 rr^ : SeCOnde ' , by E " d ' y Mo! uine ,1IC Pri.SiIS B, n W - S ' J ?. rd . on ' of Bellefon- talr who hi d /™.?'2 an , ca i]e d on the Secre- i?ta« »hn b . a .i!. m fc t Mr ' Jj^ian, and the Sec- mifJfc— tbou 5 h t he would make us a good 2SSS2i'-"".i °. n i that would Hve up to R any agreement that he makes; and we would or*the n o n r" t p ke a t0 t ?J ,e 11 m ln aa « member or tne O. I?, p. a. Mr. Warvel. of Kenton ly of Mr. Jordon. anc. to furnish him means towns can and do get association prices if they give the proper service. P. B. Oliver next offered a resolution ncir. Ing that "The Billboard" be made Sie offlbiai prgan^f the association. Differences of opin- ion bcTween members regarding the Bill Pbst- f^ D . lspIay Advertiser and "The Billboard." year maUer was laid on the table for one „n C ?rf. m ii te .i appointed to pass a resolution ^i«%fi m tb of Cbas. Vogle. President ap- pointed Messrs. Hood, Tyner and Warvel. GOOD OF THE ORDER. nM^nm"/"^ l bat il is the sense of the Ohio Bill Posters' Association that the Board ll ^rf'SI ot ^ e Unit ed States and Canadi mii eI D Ct f d by the members of the Associated Bill Posters' Association instead of appointed and that the delegates from this asiociation be instructed to cast their votes and work to- r« r „o.-^ at eod: also that tbe members of this lf S ?« a ^'r. Wb V e members of the United States and Canada, use all of their influence to bring this about. Motion carried. '" uu ^ nce Al Bryan moved that the solicitors of the ■"- P- r- of V. S. and Canada sonrtino- „„t meeting of same board to meet at Rochester. "■ , Y -.°» Monday, May 29th. to try charees against R, j. Gunning. Chas. K. Hager fnd the St. Louis Bill Posting Co.. which w"ll necessitate my being absent for several days J? .. ba JS "inventions of other organizations ™»Vi e K d 'K 18 month it is not possible for S ™.w wUb yo . tt ' though r would like ever !°.SSf b to accept your invitation. That your E3*! m, _ wl l I . be interesting and instructive! 52v» „S" ea i 'mPOftance to your members. I have not tbe least doubt. The manner In rre Ch o n tb S rf a ? lra ° f ° hi 2 Ste te AssocikYion" fn? ni^f^-'f? are a credit to the members Fpslii^l iltiisffPIP --•«?=»=-•*• <,„» »i.« -- -- J 8ht charges prepaid on same and the amount of money paid to said oBend- teitficS 1 *' f0F llIS EerVlCeS ln t 1 " 8 Particular f. ee ; 1- Thc Executive Committee having satisfied itself that the claim Is reasonltSf true and just, shall, through l te ehlS-mSrf c?™^ 1 " 7 *f ll l y tbe member chiefly m ?nl cerned to send the amount called for in the claim to the Secretary. The Secretary shall remit same to the advertiser to whom it is Sec. 5 In the event of the member failine to comply with the demand within thirtf fnT™"^ lt J S ,ss, 5 ed ' tbe Secretly shall' SiSl? ffi e Exe cutive Committee, who shall declare his name to be dropped from the roll of membership, and publish the fac™ * "" mtlo SuTj?.?? a member fails or refuses to £ a £5J^i! tU S mn to a ° advertiser, when so Sm ^r d -.H the Treas "'-er shall nay the amount and ?L tb <f general funds of the association. «£ A! Secretary shall at once issue a pro u^ *h.f e . S ! m . ent on t a " the members to mike urV^thfasrcTat'ionf Creat£d iD tbe ^^ P^^Te^^SJ^eSSSfs'iuT if stalls deemed neccssa^ by them to -S 1£%£ ident Chas. Bryan and Secretary Tirrill n,.f W r a 2L t0 8ay . t0 . yo . u , vcry emphatically, fn wh..h m .i, an arde K n ^ admirer of the manner in which the members of your State stick to each other. That is as It should be and W ,o™.,U? ry State . '2 the organization is as not r0 tH , I nIy h »?r ga ^ Iff* " 8 «« Ohio. then, and 2« in JL h . en i.t WHI our whole organization ?n„ 7» the P OB 'tion we are so earnestly striv- ing to earn for It. The time Is not far dis also spoke "veYy "highly" of Mr"'Jortm "and ffnrln'^nS „ 8Uc . b . a "suit will" be'aitained said he stood willing L ,ur^h J h 0 r d0n m .:n d SSSfS ^^MS^^^^TM™ 'at strides, but It Is onlv bv lhn as lb... Mrr^do^VT^Icktl^oe Ycce^.' ^tTbtaV^aSSSSBSS' » 8 *°™ " a » That our business has been on the increase. seconded by Warvel. Motion put and wrled! by the National Association be reo-ired to give a bond thirty days after the July meet- tion°car f _> a Association in 1S99." Mo- k W- S; ? rid se. of East Uverpool. O. Is to ...Mn"^* tbat J f be does "ot pay his dues within two weeks he will be dropped as a member from the 0hio Bn , Fo ^^%^ cl l »rSt W K 8 i noved J t 5 a t J °hn Kelly, of West Llb- m., y n b ri, dr0 .S Ped from the association. Motion put before the house. Carried Committee that had retired to draw un res- olution regarding the death of CharlesTvogrt returned. Report was read by Chas! Hood. „. R esolved. That the Almighty" God" rn^hls wisdom has seen fit to remove from our midst Mr. Roy L. Thompson, this rrergetic and can- iS?n?K w " wha tcan be dune for an advertisire ^?ne^m1,b^^ na,atten,ionand »^«> da «« were qoile l.mited, and of course the effective- ne« of the advertWng matter hamplred ».. . l r h,s ma "»Kemcnt a verv decided change nas taken place: new positions h»ve been se- -«HSr ero " nd ,eas ed. modern boards built, thus • Vict? company to give guaranteed se£ t^Z- rho JPV so '' deserves a a-reat deal of credit for his untiring efforts, and thev have not been ;5 ^'J 1 ' forat lhe Present time it would be hatd to find anv city or town in the whole country serri«exi7t" er ° r " m ° re reUab,e advert « n g .