[Trade Journal]
Publication: Electrical World and Engineer
New York, NY, United States
vol. 34, no. 14, p. 522, col. 1
CINCINNATI NOTES.
Cincinnati, Sept. 23, 1899.
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MEETING OF SUPPLY MEN. — Representatives of the most prominent western electric supply houses met in Cincinnati at the St. Nicholas Hotel last week and talked trade matters. The call as issued asked for a conference as to the best methods of treating delinquents and collecting bad accounts. W. W. Low, of Chicago, was named chairman of the meeting, and F. O. Vose, of Chicago, acted as secretary. The representation embraced all the most important jobbing houses in the west, members of the western division of the National Association. The Cincinnati houses represented were the Post-Glover Company and the Standard Electric Company. An agreement was effected in the matter of a system of handling delinquent accounts and bad debtors. The delegates expressed themselves well pleased over the conference and will meet at the call of Chairman Low next December. In the evening President Sam Glover, of the Post-Glover Company, F. D. Lawrence, of the Standard Electric Company; Manager W. F. Hays, of the General Electric Company, and Dan Hemingray, of the Hemingray Company, entertained the visitors with a trolley ride and supper at Chester Park. Those from Chicago were W. W. Low and wife, C. E. Brown, M. B. Austin, G. Searing, J. W. Wolff, R. V. Scudder, C. D. Baker, F. Overbaugh, A. Dee, A. Proctor, E. Jenkins and F. O. Vose. The St. Louisans were Russell Stanhope, F. C. Cranfkettler and Charles E. Ramp. Among others present were W. G. Nagels, of Toledo, and L. P. Cody, of Grand Rapids, Mich.
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