Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-07
THE LUMBERMEN,

Mceting Of the Retail Dealers Of the state at
Pence Opera House yesterday.
Pursuant to a published call about fifty of
the retail lumber dealers Of the State assem-
bled at Pence Opera House yesterday. The
members present convened at 1920 o'clock
W. P. Sergeant, of Albert Lea, being elected
chairman, and j. G. Brainerd, of Blooming
Prairie Secretary. The chairman of the
meeting stated the object of the meeting to
be to form some plan of organization where
by the interests of the retail lumbermen
shall be better protected Wholesale lumber
men often sold to consumers at OF below re-
tail dealers prices, and the object of the
meeting was, if necessary, to organize a
State association of dealers.
Mr.: George W. Hotchkiss, representative
of the retail lumbermen Of Chicago, gave the
history and plan Of an organization in his
city with the same purpose in view now
sought for by the members assembled. A
copy of the rules and constitution of the
Chicago organization was presented and
their substantial adoption urged as an efec-
tual means of bringing about the desired re-
suit He believed the matter might be SO
managed that the wholesale dealers would
find it to their advantage to cooperate with
them. On motion of G.. II. Randall, of
Owatonna, Messsrs j. A. Wilder of Shake
pee IT, I. Crane of Austin, J. H. Potter of
Owatonna, r. r. Smith of Faribault, and
W. H. Renville of St. Peter, were appointed
a committee on constitution and bylaws.
1on
Moore were then appointed committee on
membership, and the meetinc adjourned un-
til 9. p. M, it being understood that number
of wholesale dealers would appear before the
convention at 3 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention being called to order at 2
p. M, the committee on costitution and by
laws reported. The first portion of the
report fixing the name of the association as
''Ihe Retail Lumber Dealers Association Of
Minnesota and after prescribing Minneap
ing, and fixing the duties of the
several officers, it finally prescribed that by
ARTICLE XII.
1t shall be the duty of ever,
member Of this association to report at once
to the secretary any case wherein a manu-
facturer or wholesale dealer ships OF sells t,
any consumer any bill of lumber, unless
such dealer shall charge such purchaser a
least So per thousand in addition to TIL
price charged to dealers having yard an
Office. The secretary, upon receipt of sue
report, shall notify the wholesale dealer o
manufacturer making such Shipment an
request the payment of So per M, or 81
per carload shipped also to charge so cent
per M on shingles and laths, and 25 pc
cent. on all sales Of goods made by sash an
door manufacturers.
quest, after due diligence on the part of tn
secretary, it shall be his duty to notify ever
member of this association of such transat
ton, giving the name and address of til
party so refusing. It will then be the dut
of each member of the association to refus
to buy of such manufacturer or wholesaler I
any extent whatever, until such manufactu
er or wholesale dealer shall have paid IL
amount specified in this article upon eac
car load or 1000 feet shipment upon whic
complaint has been entered.
ARTICLE XII.
If any member of this association sha
buy of any wholesale dealer or manufacture
after receiving notice in accordance vii
the provisions of the preceding article, !
shall pay to this association the sum
twenty-five dollars for each car load, or thr
dollars per thousand for such purchase
which money shall be used as the associate
may direct.
The report Of the committee was order,
laid on the table, to be taken up as t
special order Of business at 3 o'clock.
A short recess was then taken and at 2:
the meeting was again called to order, the
being So lumber dealers then present.