. Hardware merchandising (January-March 1908) . vertised bv the two recitations fromits pages. But they were good humanstuff, and took well. Isn t it funny that these travelers who 35 can talk like a streak by the hour whenthey are selling sugar or dress goodsalways get cold feet when they try tomake a speech? And I can well remember my firstsale, said Edward Gurney, when speak-ing of his apprenticeship as a all do, came back in a chorusthat rather surprised him. We wonderwhat Mr. Gurney really did do on thatfirst trip to New York. Jack Wildfong, whose broad shoul-ders carried the
. Hardware merchandising (January-March 1908) . vertised bv the two recitations fromits pages. But they were good humanstuff, and took well. Isn t it funny that these travelers who 35 can talk like a streak by the hour whenthey are selling sugar or dress goodsalways get cold feet when they try tomake a speech? And I can well remember my firstsale, said Edward Gurney, when speak-ing of his apprenticeship as a all do, came back in a chorusthat rather surprised him. We wonderwhat Mr. Gurney really did do on thatfirst trip to New York. Jack Wildfong, whose broad shoul-ders carried the responsibility of thechairmanship of the general committee,and who was also chairman of the en-tertainment committee, was here, thereand everywhere, applying oil to makethe function go smoothly. He deservesa good deal of credit for the success ofthis years dinner. Mr. Wildfong wearseven a wider smile than usual when hethinks how well things went. TRAVELERS ANNUAL MEETING. The thirty-fifth annual meeting of theCanadian Travelers Association was. R. M. STUART, HAMILTON. held in St. Georges Hall, Toronto, onFriday afternoon last, and was one ofthe best attended and most enthusias-tic meetings in the history of the or-ganization. The financial statement as presentedwas most satisfactory, showing a re-serve fund of $576,489, the largest inthe associations history- Last yearsdeath claims numbered 72 and $45,812was paid to beneficiaries. The member-ship of the association has now reached8,531. Several matters of particular interestto the traveling fraternity were dis-cussed. Regarding the matter of accom-modation in local option districts a re-solution was passed to the effect thatthe board ask the government to addto the local option by-law a clausewhich will provide for the ample ac-commodation of both man and beastand if not that the by-law be declarednull and void. The resolution also askedthat an inspector be appointed to seethat such accommodation is provided. HARDWARE AND MFTAL
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