, 1866-07-12
THE MERCHANTS EXCR ANG e,

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! meeting of The Merchants' Exchange was bed
,,st evening At tneIr room in Smith \ EJron,s
ts1a, - ~. ,,,o, s.,,or1s ~ ra,or.,,,a.s 1891.
aoes. " ulVu teo"'.s " s'aamtt'ees appon'-
ed At previous meeting to Investigate The practice
OF selling fab and othez merchandise by fatse
.,sr..,. ~ H.. ..sssts.s ~ ~ sa sa ne em-
Su11.teI ~ sts n-a. ~. p ~ ~ - Gmmoa5 ae.
o,be4 butisess - mirbi h. nre.snted ns. gSs ,nsa
r - ~ --,is. -. q Esq, Mas Ghats-
Ka1he ,ninntes ri he i1st 1ce-,;no 1o,: .o,d A.,
epp4oyed 70 1'es u LIZ 1's' "ee''ns were 1eaa and
,hs y. tsaa T., IN @ 70 asesuRaIe frauaa n
enn1aa th.t tha 1epot.. u W.
Of nct,ed . IL cned an has are ,s m g. ~ nos
~ a ~ r r ~ an4 asGiese nClons nol only On
snit1r,ts. ~ 'of uss 1hn1,, aehaae oat ~ eiiy
see sh At she Feo b,d tpa, .ne pr pasaee o.
S0ugasa' ,Ss ases1a he s14 s9pRae ns Fn Rss
hid eecoue SO, general that seven 1enths
he macketei told IN half:, quarters
sho,, u.,a;,,. - "a ,ta a,0 o., ne eoan11 with
tT nfAnte' su4 LIZ Hoff sIupu'ous dcalefs IN
th5 aty ere ne suttercrs. The report ctsed legal
ansaoty 1fom tne eaatatee OF tne ctty fho~lng The
s1 eaossmentf Q! me mM Gpoa me e9h!ect. They
some bocns 9amt-as "Bo.ton Deputy 1aspector."
~, sd 70 saae me Inspector bos
@ son lag apy gat 10 spPoEn. IN inspector fos this
pondenee 70 Indicate the regular weigh OF packages
OF Enl Hsh In tlat cty Tne Law there requires al!
p:cAnees 70 Be branded. bttose selling. ana the
pcnal'y !or sn'ppin9 Nltnout ofahatns - conasca-
tlon. ne attention Of the CITY Government wss
caueo 70 me eah)eSt o! pas.fng taT making II
onligAsoiy On tGe Elso ~ pec.of mere 70 sre that
every package Of d-h lnrRc or small. Inspected and
Nele0ed. and weights Of each package branded,
ana renaly hAea for each violation Of the
the question Of eal. water fish, would ad1ise Pc
ttton TO our next Le:telatutt 10 pass Law giving
our nth Inspector hc:e tnli control oret all kinds
sa waller hsh imported into car city or state. With
ioli po~eI 10 ex.ane, weigh nnd Inspect the same.
and u 6ehc:es't IN lawful weight the pealty shall
oe conhsauon- A:G 10 punsh any who are not
iItpecaof: "hose pacEaEea shali be braided as arc
tot Etnnlot 1aes p5 Inc legally appointed Inspector
OF ~ t,s! aepnty. @ ,.,o :,
A1tef come 0istuAsl0n OF tue eab0ect, uy gentle
men present. the report vas adopted.
policy Of coun'cnarclng The employment Of street
,sts1,t P'su Lengthy !epos9. 9. ahleh We
that TO rommeFce and frsde ihe 1s,r..p j,her39
should be glven-but thai liberty should DC regala.
scd ~ law. The Con:uinnon Of The United siaiea
eApssset1 iausaaes il i - lus .es so.auou oomsumss
,,is nnc.f,on e.. ne ~ n,o1ar az
this Lody Wns This sys1cu1 Of Firset hroterrcs 80
prac:iced IN +hls ci:y nghtf Ii right It ehoujd be
sustained i Mrous II thonla be discouraged
ano anoasneo. 1nose enGagea u II we're men OF
NteA EtnEG auu nspsctaniutEt pot pefsoaaluen
VIZ usen.Me4, auu tne CuMtnl!tee Wl:aso 10 deal
WI VIZ LIE L., eJsacm: tas ssssem was N Us infancy
Mste. o1s e1ouEa va ALoWn 70 eiFe II CHARACTER
~ ~, I.ts ~ 'tne IN tor ssPcnmeat; E hna
oeen mnen sumulated Df 1he large commissions 1t
rtcsiyed By icaton Of The high prsces Of and
nnu ~. n, ~ day 3eas ne War jest
nsps oWlos 70 s!eaoy maIke!- me moFt violent
1a HI s ,x tas ore 5soses sppea
,t,, e ,asa e tn.t lucy honfssn on tne un'
Ins " koE9 oI toe orpHer va ne1iher unn crest
~ " unlas'1acnfe. ue Nas uAced HON int age
m Of m5hI;sssnt h;s s No one but himself is .se
h ~ hss acs, ean1eaIent1y ne u nos lesltlmate
-. ha; ~Sefa ~ nosels "eIG not ascnIs acting
-, ~. me- q me ieAeo
s. - q, ;dt q re ma:nnde,
s,sse sn9 hss @ oua .r tnas sro snose Of qiher
C'ues, rave peen o*!og 10 1ne conoettscn there
Eiib O IGNORANT tsIeet brokc1e: The fystcn had
,ns ms:ke. unsettled, and "hen tfocks aecumulsted
SnSp AT ,aGTons ,,t ass. 'nte:ssts and
ii Nhieh enplo!ed the tese:t
e1lsnstve cost . the s!leie pufctssed Tbe sys.
eompeuhon. Il was considered 3lleettimate, IN.
The broker Is 10 the mercsant What ihe cnS,nar !:
to 1be motive power. d. i. comncten. mi onis. n
euI5 Of ,6e merchant 10 Seher dreeily sl or ,nd.
:. cir 20 AM act fu support or deIeac Of eysiem
calculated to degrade the caip7 Of tie ie., in,sie
Eprtre and Hmtfica iii he hest ~ ,sch ,.irrsI,.
o,t mt1cnants aud hroEt1-, @A @'4N''0''
r,n. !he subject was di.cn.sed ~ NJ, Fabian. All.
Tue report nt lie Coialfttee wa mol adon,ea.
The fn1:owiro rssninf,nn |.a nttaret ~ II,
sayrrs fn- cnnssser,,tnn and I.fS nrs, - * na;
n; etiur: 1'1 LAVA S'~N ~ %"| AN~A
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