The Ne* Thought in Convention Financing

In the old days and for many years on end, lumber conventions were financed by various methods, usually by the collecting of funds from the local lumbermen of the convention city. That is, retail lumber conventions generally were financed in that fashion.

This imposed no small burden on the local fraternity, and committees of invitation were frequently slow to rise at one meeting and extend invites to one for next year.

Then came a new and bright thought into the lumber convention world: exhibits. That is, exhibits that were rented by irholesalers, manufacturers, and distributors, and in which were displayed their wares in such fashion that the convention delegates could see them. The idea grew wonderful$. It grew through the merit system. Exhibitors began giving much attention to their booths, to the merchandise, and to the arrangements of same. And conventions delegates and visitors came to look becausc they found much to interest them.