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Mr. Andrews' motion met with unanimous sup- 

 port, thus evidencing the fact that no one fac- 

 tion has any desire to •"dominate" or "control" 

 and that all divisions are willing to accept the 

 action of any other without question or Inter- 

 ference of any kind. 



Next Meeting Place. 

 Much disoussi.m n Kiuiilng ni'xl nn'ciinf; place 

 ensued, in which Memphis. Cleveland. Louisville. 

 Chicago, St. I.ouls and rittsburg were favored. 

 The generous invitation extended by the Turner. 

 Day * Woolworth Handle Company of Louisville 

 and the I. F. Force Handle Company of Xew 

 Albany. Ind.. to the entire association to be Its 

 guests at the Louisvilio Hotel. Louisville. Ky., 

 finally decided the matter In favor of that city, 

 anil the ilate is the tliinl Wednesday in May. 



Cooperation Needed. 



Mr. Scott : I think meml)ers should write the 

 secretary occasionally h(jw condititms are. and 

 help him out. lie can't sit in his office and think 

 up things to lienelit the handle industry. He 

 can't see conditions in diflerent parts of the coun- 

 try. He must be advised, and he can take these 

 contidential letters and disseminate the informa- 

 tion in a general way for the good of the trade. 

 He can also write letters of solicitation and help 

 us all in many ways If we cooperate with him. 

 Our spoke association Is little more than a year 

 old. and consisted of six firms at the first meet- 

 ing. Now it is strong and large, and we recently 

 shivwed $4,323.-43 in the treasury. The secretary 

 sends out questions and bulletins eontinually, 

 some of which I have with me here. 



Mr. Clendinen : We can instruct our secretary 

 as to what he ought to do, but as a matter of 

 fact your officers can't do a thing unless backed 

 by members of the association who will furnish 

 the officers the Information asked for, and furnish 

 it accurately. Reports and questions such as Mr. 

 Scott referred to are a good thing — we all want 

 to know what production is. how the market 

 stands, etc. I will venture the assertion that 

 every man's sales in tlie hickory line are 50 per 

 cent less this month than in November. I might 

 form the conclusion that my business is getting 

 away from me. I might feel that the financial 

 stringency is gradually being forgotten and that 

 there is business, and I don't know why I am not 

 getting my share of it. While if I could go over 

 these reports I could compare my business with 

 what the other fellow says he is doing and know 

 the business is not there to get. and that I need 

 not worry about anybody's stealing it. Now when 

 the secretary sends out and asks for this informa- 

 tion it behooves us to furnish It to him imme- 

 diately and accurately. Careless information is 

 no good to the association. It is accurate infor- 

 mation that we want, and I will guarantee you 

 lliat it yon will furnish our secretary with accu- 

 rate statements it will assist yon, make you 

 money, and ultimately our association will ac- 

 complish what it started out to do. Of course 

 the information furnished will be treated confi- 

 dentially. As there seems to be no further busi- 

 ness to come up, I will entertain a motion to ad- 

 journ to meet In the dining room on the second 

 floor at 7 p. m. 



THE BANQUET. 



T. W. Clendinen presiileil at the delicious 

 dinner served Ijy the association to its meiu- 

 bcrs and guests in a small dining room of 

 the (,'laypool Hotel Tuesday evening. Xo 

 happier choice for toastmaster could have 

 been made, ami although Mr. Clendinen 

 modestly protested that it was his first 

 "offen.se'' in siu-h capacity, he estaliiished 

 a reputation for saying just the right thing 

 at the right time, and in the most graceful 

 manner possible. 



The first guest called upon was X. A. <Jlad- 

 ding, who was assigned the subject "We Came — 

 We Saw." Mr. liladdlng told some amusing 

 stories in his usual breezy manner and welcomed 



the handle makers to Indianapolis, saying that 

 were he mayor he would present the keys of the 

 city, but would gladly borrow them for the oc- 

 casion If the visitors would remain ; also that he 

 would entertain all who would enjoy it with an 

 auto ride Wednes<lay morning, and a trip through 

 the great saw plant of K. C. Atkins & Co., Inc. 

 K. W. Cameron, who aside from being a 

 handle maker enjoys the further distini-tion of 

 being mayor of Strathroy. tint., was asked to 

 address the diners on "Abolition of the Canadian 

 Tariff on Handles" and responded with an ad- 

 dress which was not only humorous and enter- 

 taining, but masterly, showing as it did a wide 

 knowledge and firm grasp of trade conditions In 

 both the t'nited States and Canada, and a desire 

 to promote not only amicable but cordial rela- 

 tions between the two countries. Mr. Cameron 

 paid tribute to the intellect and business power 

 of our citizens, and urged that we learn to know- 

 Canada better. He believes his country is 

 destined to have a brilliant future, though just 

 awakening to its great resources and possibili- 

 ties, and while its people are steady and con- 

 servative, tliey are social and progressive. The 

 speaker urged more enthusiasm in association 

 work, the elimination of all petty jealousies and 

 seifisliness. and the earnest eSFort of eacli for the 



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benefit of all. ■Though yon do not accomplish 

 great results at first." he said, "it isn't what 

 you do as much as the spirit you do it in — he 

 generous, be magnanimous." 



W. H. Ilraddon responded to ibe toast ".My 

 rartner's ISroIher. the King." by saying that he 

 was "not much of a speaker, but a tremendous 

 thinker." He reviewed the history of the 

 Canadian Handle .Vs.soclation and said it hail 

 lieen a great success the past few years. He 

 cited thai several officers in his company had 

 l)een mayor of London, calling attention to the 

 fact that, tiiough he claimed no distinction for 

 himself, he must be good coiuiiany to move in 

 such distinguished circles. 



C. W. Sperry. vice president of the ash di- 

 vision of the as.soclatlon, was called upon to 

 speak on 'The Minority :" In this relation ho 

 told the story of the stuttering boy who went to 

 the veterinary with a balky mule; the doctor 

 gave It a dose of medicine which started It up 

 immediately and It tore away down the road be- 

 fore the astonished boy could open his month. 

 He finally luaiuiged to rcipiest the doctor to fix 

 up the same kind of dope for hira quick, as he 

 ■wanted to ketch that 'ere mule I" Mr. Sperry 

 was .sanguine that, though the ash division Is at 



present somewhat behind the hickory people In 

 point of numbers. It won't be long before It will 

 catch up. 



A. V. Andrews proved himself an able speaker 

 In his reply to the toast "How to Get Rich 

 Quick." He told a number of stories and 

 seriously urged the necessity of enthusiasm and 

 cooperation in association work. He advocatcfl 

 spending sufficient money to keep pounding at 

 the small manufacturers and getting them into 

 the fold as fast as possible, and believes that 

 if they can once be made to see that their In- 

 terests lie in the direction of association work 

 they will go In for It. 



H. D. Hale. "The Man of Many Parts," as- 

 sured the a.ssociatlon that whatever it did he 

 believed would be for the advantage of the 

 many and that he was always for it and with it. 

 P. C. Scott, whose generosity and good-fellow- 

 ship had caused him to be placed on the pro- 

 gram as "The Man of Brewster's Millions." mere- 

 ly announced that, having nothing to do, he 

 would rise, and having nothing to say. would 

 sit down. Even the delicious "cold bottles" to 

 which Mr. Scott treated the entire company did 

 not assuage their disai)pointment at not haring 

 a few words or a story from him. 



II. B. Alexander was assigned 'Any Old 

 Thing. " but he chose to give a little talk show- 

 ing his enthusiasm in the new organization and 

 his determination to eventually round up the 

 delinquents in the maple and minor woods 

 division of the organization. 



F. W. Peters of the I. F. Force Handle Com- 

 pany discoursed ekxiuently on "Sunny Jim." 

 "The Hoosier Handle" was described by Abner 

 Kellabaum. Thomas .McCulloch tried to show up 

 bis "Wicked I'artner" without damaging him- 

 self: he summed up Mr. Gates in a word — 

 "When he goes after anything he generally gets 

 it. and when he gets anything good he willingly 

 tells it." 



.T. L. Donahoo gave a satisfactory explanation 

 I if ""Why Is Arkansas':" He would have the 

 public believe that it is the greatest state In the 

 I'nion in point of lesources and promising 

 future, .leff Davis' ears would have burned had 

 he heard Mr. Dimahoo's remarks, but they were 

 none the less amusing to the guests. He firmly 

 believes that "of all the saws he ever saw. he 

 never saw a -saw like Arkansas '." Not even 

 those made by the lloosiers at the Atkins plant. 

 C. L. Ilartwell was assigned "Keeping Still 

 aud Sawing Wood." and intimated that his sub- 

 ject was a hint for him to say as little as pos- 

 sible : he aptly announced that he was still saw- 

 ing wood and hoped to continue to saw it for 

 some time to come. 



Charles D. Gates pleaded not guilty to "Fath- 

 ering a Trust." although he said he was usually 

 "glad of the opportunity to father anything," 

 and should like to be classed with the other 

 great fathers of the country — Washington, Lin- 

 coln, and even Father Time. 



"The Choctaw as a Handle Maker" was as- 

 signed to Dllle Clem : "I Am from MIzzouri." to 

 .M. t;. Lal'ierre. who is willing to let other 

 handle manufacturers ""show him " a few things. 

 C. II. Amos was "A Strenuous Invalid" who. by 

 the aid of I>r. Scott's prescriptions, was able to 

 stand up and deliver a charming little speech. 

 Iir. Hammersly expounded '".Materia Medica for 

 the Handle Trade;" J. F. .lones told of "The 

 Shaver;" Kouglas Malloch recited some of his 

 delightful verses and was obliged to respond to 

 an encore. 



The meeting was a thoroughly enjoyable and 

 heipfnl one and the dinner added not a little to 

 the promotion <<t interest and mutn:il . ..niiileme. 



Attendance, 



T. IS. Clendinen, Jackson Woodenwarc Com- 

 pany, Atchison, Kan. 



W. L. Pameron. lluntsviiie Handle Manufac- 

 turing Company, lluntsviiie. Mo. 



H. B. Ensign, Keystone Handle Company, 

 Corydon. Pa. 



