[Trade Journal]
Publication: The Beverage News
New York, NY, United States
vol. 28, no. 6, p. 21, col. 1-2
With the State Associations
Ohio Bottlers' Convention
The 20th Annual Convention of the Ohio Bottlers’ Association, which was held at the Deshler-Wallich Hotel in Columbus, February 11 and 12, brought a record gathering.
The program follows:
1:00 P. M. — Address of Welcome by Hon. George White, Governor of Ohio, and by Hon. Harry W. Worley, Mayor of the City of Columbus.
Annual address by Frank A. Lynch, president of the Ohio Association.
Then followed addresses by Ralph Powers, of Chicago, on Sales Promition [sic] Promotion; by I. S. Guthery, director of State Department of Agriculture, and W. D. Leech, chief of the Food and Dairy Division.
T. P. Kearns, of the State Industrial Commission, spoke on the campaign for safety and hygiene in industry.
There were discussions between the addresses on matters of bottling trade interest.
Meeting adjourned at 5:30 P. M. to allow the bottlers to inspect the exhibits of the supply houses.
The annual banquet was held in the evening, followed by dancing.
Second Day’s Session
The meeting was opened by report of the secretary, followed by reports of the committees.
Then came an address by Carl A. Jones, of Bristol, Va., member of the executive board of the National Association. His subject was, "Organization in the Beverage Industry."
Two Coca-Cola bottlers, Earl Reeder, of Dayton, and James G. Watson, of Lima, O., talked on some of the practical problems of the bottlers, and both stressed the need of bottlers to produce quality beverages and to get a fair price for their goods.
At the afternoon session M. H. Nussbaum, of the Miller Manfg. Co., Bainbridge, Ga., spoke on sanitation in the bottling plant, and the very important part played by bottling, washing and cleaning equipment to prevent spoilage and loss.
After a general discussion the meeting adjourned at 2 o'clock.
Exhibitors at Ohio Convention
The following supply houses had exhibits:
Burns Bottling Machine Works, Inc.................Baltimore, Md.
Root Glass Company.....................................Terre Haute, Ind.
S. & S. Products Company....................................Lima, Ohio
Owens-Illinois Glass Company..........................Toleldo, Ohio
Glenshaw Glass Co., Inc....................................Glenshaw, Pa.
Rathborne, Hair & Ridgeway Co.........................Chicago, Ill.
Hemingray Glass Company..................................Muncie, Ind.
