, 1873-09-30
They Want to Drive Their Customers
to the Wholesale Dealers.
10 Do This They Propose to Abol-
isll tho Credit System.
And Ignore Other Time. .lE0n0red Customs
with Which the People Are
Familiar.
Funny Meeting Last Evening to Con.
slider the Innovations.

Biou who aro opposed on principle to trustfng
people for the common nocossarics Of life dur
Ing tho prevalence Of tho financial panic, was
held last evening in Central Hall, at tho cornor
Of Wabash avenue and Twonty-Bocond street,
Ono object Of the moeting was to organize
protective association which would enable the
trade to guard nghiust dead-bcats. Another object
WAS to decide upon aplnn Of action whoroby tho
timo-honored custom Of giving orodit might be
dono away with forever.
a dozen gentlemen out Of tho hundred pros-
ont declined tho honor Of presiding. AIr. P.
Gillespie finally consented to tafo tho chair.
PLAN OF on0AN1zAT1oN.
Mr.. Manning, from tho Committeo On Organi-
cation, appointed at previous moeting report
cd the following declaration Of abaoluto inae-
pondonce:
Your committee, to whom Was reforrod tho nattor
OF forming society to DO known m tho grocers' E1
sation. and they recommend that my md all seail
grocers butchers, and markemcn throughout tho city
i: That tho principal objcct Of such society bo to
adopt such plan for conducting business as will he to
ta u @ e HI s tSas ana
ate action be takon to establish uniform tcrms OF SELL
Ing goods to tho consumers.
tect each mud eve1y member Of the society from onen
ing or continuing IN account witt any person what
egSs VIC aSes net mpw y has not paid
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to furnish conp|ete st Of al his custoucrs int aro
delinquent, giving namo and place Of resilonco, il
kno% Tf.t t,o ,,o,,o,a ,ros0rt o,o .or,o. ,,oco.,
Immediately to clact BY majority voto d President
6ecrotory. and Treasurer.
the rnniere hcrc nrcscn ai1snG toir f,rn nn,acs ~
tho articles Of organization, now In tho hands Of
m' ae pas1ng 70 nun 1ne ~ sun TO- o. :,,. %. anal,
menbor shall furnish and deliver to tho sccrotary
1s Of his delinquent customers and that be the duty
iss n az 9urntssd IN n1nnor SonE With sa on
quent book sha 30 At a tes open to the inspection
aad for tho uso anu oenohs OF every menoor OF tho
t. That suitable rooms bo obtained for tho use Of tho
socioty, and that its members convene ono evening
In each week to transact any business that is deemed
necessary and consult together for the general huecess
q tho society. aha o ptospot,iy q Ms mnmDess anu
anar r. ro3rt to Tn secraary INV a n al nav
names hat DO dsemo necessary 10 10 added 10 tho de-
-111 t,, ~
Inc report WAS ailontly accepted
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
! Tho election of Secretary was suggested, but
| he was iumped In tho interest of tho Treasurer.
,.,a "s 1.os aaaa,o5 t,o ,nost rosrnn.ho ofr,oan
| ~ ~ s1'~n ~~S&
| saan coulu u W cnoaon'
The entire meeting, with tho exception OF an
| old and highly-respectable gentlemen namod
Hopbius. porenptorily refused to have anything
| 1r,atovor n io viii tho f}nancoa
"9 Ms,,';.,a w. ,aa W. a,ootoa =, ottor -,
| -
necoasitv.
| A gentleman remarked that It was customary
In a11 ,ye1povcrnol nsgo,uh,oreH to frat a1aet a
n.aa;aaot n ''''N1 '''''e' '01"e00 ~ ''1A' o'0'' "
| tteotoo''s'
A number Of grocera wore proposed for tho
position, but they wouldn't tayo ANYTHING to do
tv;tb n nn1or orv c;rcnmatonro.
wv W.. :. 49,. :s's, ~. - .
"nen ~ eoeaneo 10 IL 1i'n'aol's eouio NV w
found, hlr III. N. Dutro jumped into tho b,eacl.
| with a bravery TINT won deserved applause, and
re1ioyea Mr.. GilleBpio of further trouble.
MN ro,d,n, ~ t1o doc1arotion of ;ndonon,
81. o .a,,aI xs,s a.,a ~, .ae.,,;a., ~,
aenee WIS a tnen ea'ieo ios' ano ita aoops'oa Wy
aoeslohs p1oPoaeu.
ru, .,o,,t tna La; psAnsAi: pxa;a1 +; ,vo,. ,r,,o,
:, Ins Mas npout ~ oous sast!uu H. tso oAoe1, Mtol
~ man o'eu ~ au IaiSa ~ t tapei toAoeo
~ Ioio"a 10 a1 ~. gsa n,:,,1o, t.,
me tae ~ m ~ a Ratc,ra III
md Msrkctron,s Exchanco. in accordanco with tho
rem report Of tic Conmltteo op Organization,
t1.,rar+yf,vo n,n,aa xvora onnanf1od at a rout
or "a oneh. Annoas ware mndo for mara. with
ont affnct
Whan Il hccaroo or;dont TINT mn rore sfenera
co',ti ha ascmrod a rroccr nnmc;l n Ntnrti,,
~ooI - e+tomnraI to ranf1 a aonaoloua oasnv m
ti,o nd.bont wh;cl, tnTat harn hoen wrtton fnr
him hv tho ch;of hoat in tie immed;atn vic;n;tv
~ lie otnro M mo Int a heat n aonc sfani!
~. nn,,i5 ,,ovo .ovinne1 an ,n,,ch knnwlelre ri
liz liz voaor,oa NJ tl,a or1or in rnncraI'
Wv '"e"-'S' ~ W Tn11sr
At tha conc]uaion of his oration. Mr.. Martin
move;, tint. an aud afiar tIo 1et OF Octobor
eduu nrea;t be- mot not given i ~ '''' '' 1'' 0'''''
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