The national Republican., 1869-02-27

MEETING or rnE ToBAcCo DEALERs.-An
adjourned meeting OF the tobacco and cigar
dealers Of Washington and Georgetown was
held last night at Trades Union Hall to re-
ceive the report OF the committee appointed
at the last meeting TO prepare business for
the association, Mr.. Geo. w. Cochran pre-
sided, with Mr.. James 8. Clayton as secre-
tary.
Mr.. Cochran, chairman Of the committee
appointed at the last meeting, submitted as
their report the following preamble and res
olntons;
Whereas all municipal laws, as we'll as
public policy, recognize the fact that citizens
engaged In mercantile pursuits should be
protected against nonresident dealears (who
have no interest in N, community except
TO extract from Il the last dollar, and arc
not Identified with II either by residence, the
keeping Of stores TO accommodate the wants
Of the community, or the payment of taxes)
by imposing . heavy tax on nonresident
dealers; therefore,
Rcsoipe,i, That we, the cigar and tobacco
dealers of Washington and Georgetown, do
hereby pledge ourselves to sec that the cor
porntion laws now In existence relative TO
nonresident dealers, are actually enforced.
Rssoired, That q committee be appointed
| to secure the cooperation of the merchants
Of Washington and Georgetown In having
the license OF nonresident dealers Increased
In their respective cities to such q sum as
will afford some protection to those engaged
in business In said cities.
Resolved, That the cigar and tobacco deal
ers represented In this meeting, respectfully
request all respectable foreign houses to with
draw their "drummers " from our midst,
pledglng ourselves individually and to each
other, to purchase from no house that may
hereafter employ "drummers" In our respec-
tive cities, thereby depriying us Of their
legitimate trade.
Resolved, That copy Of these resolutions,
| signed by the chairman and secretary, be
published in the Baltimore SIN, Philadelphia
Ledger, and New York Tobacco Lsaf.
Mr.. Lucks spoke Of the great trouble occa.
stoned to the trade by the influx Into the
city Of the drummers OF other cities. He, az
we'll as other dealers in the city, were very
desirous Of causing the nuisance to b'
abated, and thought the only way that thu
trouble could be stopped would be TO form
themselves into O sort of detective corps ant
hand over to the police the pedder or seller
by sample Of cigars and tobacco who may
visit their establishments.
The Chair said that every member OF the
association who voted for the adoption o.
these resolutions would be expected to abide
by them and do all In their power to sec thai
the vlolators Of the corporation law ART
brought to justice.
Mr.. Day said that he was In favor OF hav
ing u sworn agreement made among tht
dealers to the end that they might work to
gethcr and cuuse the drummers to clthcl
pay for their license or pay fine.
Mr.. Brandenburg spoke Of city dealers go
ing out among the smaller shops and ped
ding their tobacco and cigars, and said that
he thought that evil should be stopped anC
aHtah IAnt tnEa tnht 20 ha nla IEttfNa
mcrs.
Mr.. Mud said that certain clerks In thu
departments should also be classed a'
"drummcrs," and mentioned an incident
which had come under his own observation
when q clerk In the departments, residing IL
one of the Northern States, has for month";
been in the habit Of sending his 800 salary
home every month and using the none!
made from making cigars to pay his famil.
expenses. These cigars were sold to dealer
in the city, which, Of course, was agains
the interest Of the trade, and this evil shoul
be abatcd.
The resolutions were debated at som
length by the dealers present, and the resul
of the debate shows that there are larg
numbers of persons In the city who are dali,
engaged in peddling to the small dealers in
ferlor merchandise. Such persons have II
license and are working to the prejudice Q
the city dealers. Some Of the smaller deal
ers who were present seemed to be oppose
to the resolution because they seemed to b
oil in favor Of the large dealers.
The resolutions were adopted aud tn
Chair appointed as the committee to secur
the cooperation Of the District merchants
Messrs. Roose, Gasch, Day, Bogus an
Clayton. The meeting then adjourned t
meet at the call Of the chairman. In tn
meantime arrangements will be made TO pei
feet q permanent organization.