The Billboard 1901-07-27: Vol 13 Iss 30 (1901-07-27)

THE BILLBOARD Convention Notes. ill prevail. t is only de sina attended every sestion of the meeting. _W. Seeley was a regular attendant at all of the sessions, but had very little The fact that Edward A. Stablbrodt is back on the Board of Directors gives general satisfaction. The L. A. Moe (Hutchinson, Kan.) case, for bad service, was left over until the next meeting of the Board of Directors. Several lady members were present at the meeting and were the recipients of courtesies at the hands of the members. W. H. Steinbrenner was the unanimous choice for the Assistant Secretary of the Amalgamated Association, with office in New York City. After the convention was over, Col. Burr Robbins made a trip to the Thousand Isiands and down the St. Lawrence. He arrived hom=s July 17. Chas. Bernard, with his better half, was a welcome visitor to this office, and he states the association is on a better Cooting than it ever has been. ©. P. Fairchild, of Covington, Ky., as of yore, attended the association with’ the **Miseus,”’ and took it all in. We do not say that he was taken. Mike Breslean wes a conspicuous figure in the midway, especially on the Streets of Cairo, where he entertained his friends royally to a Campbell ride. . The Chas. White Agency mentioned in last week's isene as admitted as solicitors, was not appointed. The error was due to a mistake in the dispatches. J. F. O'Mealia, accompanied by his wife and daughter, is in attendance at the FPiks’ convention, Milwaukee, this week. He is a member of the Grand Lodge. L. H. Ramsey made his statement, and as he retired from the floor he was cheered to the echo, and that is as it should be. He is 2 practical bill pester. "Nough said. Several representative advertisers were present at the Buffalo meeting, including the Chase Medicine Company, Bellevue Medical Institute, Molton’s Agency and others. The Moline affair is buried never again to be resurrected. The opposition did not have a leg to stand on, and he was av broke that he did not have enough money to buy a crutch. The Board of Directors did not get time to take up several matters of importance. Harrison Eros. vs. Kirkpatrick (of La Grange, Ga.) case comes up for hearing at the December meeting. St. Louis Bill Posting Compapy was represented ty the ever smiling Charley Hager, and proudly he told the boys what they could expect in his burg the year to come— 25,000 additional feet of boards. Upon receipt of a telegram by Mr. W. H. Donaldson, at Buffalo, announcing the death of his brother, Mr. Frank Carrell Donaldson, the convention passed a resolution of condolence, and anthorized same to be published in the official organ and a copy mailed to the family. A tax of £100 was levied against official solicitors for the privilege of doing business with its members. This resolution did not meet with the approval of the solicitors, as they claim it is hard enough to dig up new business without having a tax to pay for the privilege. Mr. L. M. Crawford, of Topeka, Kan., was suspended for posting paper with the opposition in Leavenworth, Kan. He was re-instated the following day on the strength of a speech made by Mr. Zebrung, } of Lincoln. Neb.. who guaranteed the witndrawal and the placing with Mr. Brooks of a)] work in Leavenworth. A request for a charter for the State of present at the Buffalo meeting, but, owing h of be _ it was deferred unthi tot meeting. when, it is p Bryan will grant the re | pow we an ass lation exas, one of the largest Thomas, of Chicago, and cial solicitors at Buffalo, their t was 2 provisiona! one. If they comapete with any one on € business, or solicit anything ex brand new business, their appointment in their moments of idleness. but, as he sat on the right hand of the President, he sen out a few to the crowd, whose eyes were fixed on that shining diamond of his. He was always ready, notwithstanding his smiling countenance, to pour in hot shot on ansthing that roffied him up. Frank W. Chamberlin, of Bur'ington, Ia, eame into the «convention heading the lowa delegation. It was a stunner to some of the old stand-bys to see with what vim and push this man has forged himself ahead of bis other sleeping brothers. Mr. Chamberlin was hardly known in the bill posting field outside of his own immediate vicinity five years ago, but what he does not know of the posting service can not be found in “The Billboard.” A resolution was passed to the effcct that all bids for National advertising should be paid within thirty days after the expiration of the posting, and, in the event of any official solicitor having any doubt about the service being satisfactory. he must refer the same to the Secretary for settlement, in which event he can not take the account away from the association. If the com laint has no foundation the solicitor will ye compelled to pay the expenses of investigating same. The resolution which was adopted at the last annua! meeting. held in Atlantic City July 13, 1900, requesting that the member adopt uniforms, was heartily endorsed. Several members were present in their uniforms, which gave them a very neat ap pearance. The following resolution was then adopted: “it is the sense of this association that the use of these uniforms gives character and prestige to the organization and carries weight with the advertisers. SOME OF THE MEN WHO DID THE DEED AT BUFFALO, Reports received from members show that wherever oniforms are used it is a materia! benefit to the distribating business of thar city. Messrs. Kline & Co., of Philadeigau, are makers of the official uniforms, aad members should communicate with them direct for prices and other informatica. One of the most importagt matters whi-th fore the association was the price: for small cities. Some members advocated a raise to 7 cents. The larger cities did not want any rate less than 7 cents any where for all cities under W5s). Had thar reselution passed, it would have apaihilathe stgaller cities, for, why should an ad Tliser pay 7 cents In cities of 2,198) inkab itants when be can get the same rates ic of %)is8) or under. In order to set tle thi« difficulty President Bryan made « very good ruling, when voting on this prop tion hat no one should vote except * came ve Posting plants in cities )} inhabitants or under. After the rot it was found that it was the opinion of the smaller bil make the 4-cent rate « m. o.. and , listed and protected, thirty-day was through the efforts of Mr uney and the power of bis speech mpromise could be effected, and saved the life of the small bill poster. Daubs. P. B. Haber Is largely interested in rice culture in Louisiana. Des Moines, Ia., bas only one bill poster, and that is the lowa Posting Service. Charley Philbrick, one of the best of ‘em. did most grandly at Buffalo. As a host be really is a success. The official organ of the association is ir fine shape financially. It is making biz money every issue. Walter Horn, of Springfield. who was in town both coming and going from the con vention, reports business booming The Bull bog Twist Tobacco Company through Clarence E. Raney, has placed an with every county seat in Indiana and Illinois. The Kansas’ City Bill Posting Company has got out a new list of locations that is a ‘‘peacherino." Lon and Mel can do won ders when they want to. If the American Tobacco Co. succeeds in purchasing the bill posting plants in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and Boston the question is, what effect will it bave on the Association? Frank T. Myers, of Danville, IL, is post ing “Bull Dog Twist” and is absolutei; cireusing the town with the same. Fran‘ was so busy that he could not attend the association meeting. tht eit