Hardware merchandising September-December 1911 . Hardy, Secretary. no small measure of consternation inthe breasts of prospective speakers, byannouncing- that he had in his pocket, 39 a patent Colts automatic, which wouldbe used to enforce a limit of ten min-utes on all speeches. Major J. A. Currie, , proposedthis toast, and his spirited talk waswell within the time limit. He thoughtthat Canada was assured of at leastten years of industrial peace and pros-perity. Hardwaremen were by no meansthe most unimportant trade, and theyshould have a large share of the pros-perity. He expressed the h
Hardware merchandising September-December 1911 . Hardy, Secretary. no small measure of consternation inthe breasts of prospective speakers, byannouncing- that he had in his pocket, 39 a patent Colts automatic, which wouldbe used to enforce a limit of ten min-utes on all speeches. Major J. A. Currie, , proposedthis toast, and his spirited talk waswell within the time limit. He thoughtthat Canada was assured of at leastten years of industrial peace and pros-perity. Hardwaremen were by no meansthe most unimportant trade, and theyshould have a large share of the pros-perity. He expressed the hope, amidlaughter, that the wholesale hardware-men would reap profits of 35 per cent,next year. This toast was responded to by C. FtMcCullough, who was introduced as the. Cyrus A. Birge, a prominent figure atthe banquet. Father of Canadian Clubs. His ad-dress was one of ringing patriotism,the dominant note of which was thatsentiment is more solid than steel andiron. At this juncture, a fine male quartetrendered Annie Laurc so pleasingly,that they were compelled to give Sim-ple Simon, by way of encore. Our F. H. Whitton, was allotted thetask of proposing Our could not attribute the honor toany other cause than that he had beenthe last victim to walk the carpet, inthe afternoon session. He referred feel-ingly to privilege accorded him, of at- HARDWARE AND METAL tending these, private sessions. He wasalways heartily received, and the natureof his departure, rested with himself. This toast was responded to by , Robt. Starke and T. Mr. Prudhomme spoke of the advant-age of the association, in enabling thewholesalers to know each other concluded his speech in French, re-ferring to the loyalty of the
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