Hardware merchandising September-December 1919 . ures to show what alarge increase there had been in thepurchase and use of paint. Mr. McAdiepointed out, however, that there wasroom for a greater per capita use ofpaint on the homes of the people—agreat percentage of the paints andfinishes that had been bought havingbeen used by the large railway compan-ies and other big industrial concerns-There had been great opportunity for in-tensified paint selling to the domestic-trade. Inspections Made Immediately after luncheon at the OldColony Club, on Monday afternoon, thesession adjourned, to meet at
Hardware merchandising September-December 1919 . ures to show what alarge increase there had been in thepurchase and use of paint. Mr. McAdiepointed out, however, that there wasroom for a greater per capita use ofpaint on the homes of the people—agreat percentage of the paints andfinishes that had been bought havingbeen used by the large railway compan-ies and other big industrial concerns-There had been great opportunity for in-tensified paint selling to the domestic-trade. Inspections Made Immediately after luncheon at the OldColony Club, on Monday afternoon, thesession adjourned, to meet at the headoffice, where a group photograph wastaken, followed by inspections of the-various departments. Inspection of the paint factory, super-vised by H. B. Booth, proved of greatinterest to the salesmen, especially someof the new processes of manufacture-adopted by the Company, which were ex-plained in detail, and were greatly ap-preciated by those present. Mr. Boothalso gave a comprehensive and instruc-tive address on paint pigments, which. Salesmen and executives who attended the four day c invention of A. Ramsay & Son Co., at Montreal,gathering was one of the best and most enthusiastic in the history of the firm. The November 29, 1919 HARDWARE AND METAL 63 was followed by a very interesting dis-cussion. Inspection of the Varnish Plant, underthe supervision of Tom Ramsay, wasalso instructive to the salesmen, as avery complete explanation of the pro-cesses followed in the manufacture ofvarnishes was listened to with keen in-terest by the men. Inspection of the Advertising for theyear 1920 campaign, supervised by H. , proved of great interest to thesalesmen, and produced considerable en-thusiasm, as the campaign outlined wasmost complete. During the meetings that followed, atthe Old Colony Club, Tom Ramsay gavean interesting address on the historyand advancement made in the manufac-turing of varnishes by the company,?covering a period of forty years. W. Jauce also g
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