The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-07-12

Retail GrOcers' Association Movement
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION AND APPOINTMENT
OF COMMITTEES.


OF COMMITTEES.
Yesterday the retail grocers OF the city
met In the Chamber Of Commerce room. IN
the Commercial-Club building, for the pur.
pose OF organizing grocers' association,
On motion OF Mr.. Henry Metzger, Mr.
Joseph NJ. Balir was called to the chair
and p. j. Burton. OF the Dispatch, re.
quested to act as secretary. Mr.. Blair ex.
planned the object Of the meeting, and read
the following call, showing the same
"The retail grocers are requested to as.
semble at the Chamber of Commerce (Com.
mercial-Club building) Wednesday eve
ming next, July 11th, at O'Clock sharp.
I The object OF this meeting Is for the forma-
ton OF a Retail Grocers' Association
whose mission will be-
"1st. To elevate the standard Of the
grocery business.
"2d. To suppress and prevent the sale
OF adulterated food products.
"3d. To regulate the question Of short
weights, false tares, &c.
"4th. To prevent wholesale merchants
selling direct to consumers.
Goth. To encourage and maintain social
relations among retail grocers, etc., etc."
At the request Of the president the sec-
retary read the bylaws and constitution OF
the New York Retail Grocers' Union.
The president then read from the Ger
mdn-Americdn Grocer the planks and plat
form Of the New York Grocers' Union, as
follows:
/. To foster and maintain social feeling
among retail grocers.
9. Protection from bad customers, In
keeping black list.
3. Earlier closing Of stores.
4. Abolition OF the peddler evil.
8. Reforming the present system Of In
spection, etc.
6. Selling certain vegetables and fruits
by weight instead of by measure.
7. To prevent wholesale houses from
selling goods In small quantities directly
to consumers.
s. To agitate for practicable laws against
aduteration OF food, fictitious labels, pro-
tecting the retailers, etc.
o. To regulate the question OF short
weights, false tares. etc.
10. To stop excessive and unmercantile
competition in selling goods Especially SUI
gar) without profit.
IL. Watching local and State legislation
affecting the trade.
~. Establishing regular headquarters
and bureau for useful books containing in
formation to the trade, list Of stores to let
or for sale, list OF bad customers, names Of
clerks wanting employment, &c.
Mr.. Metzger said that the question was,
"DO we need an assOciation!"
Mr.. Blair explained the necessity OF the
association, and the operation OF black
list, and its advantages.
On motion Of Mr.. Mccarthy, the Chair
was instructed to appoint a committee Of
five to draft bylaws and constitution, said
committee TO report at the next meeting OF
the Association, to be held at 6 o'clock next
Monday afternoon.
The Chair appointed the following gen.
tlemen as the committee: X. L. Christian,
Daniel Mccarthy, Henry Metzger, Her.
mann Schmidt, and w. III. Tatum, and, on
motion, the chairman was added to the
committee.
On motion Of Mr.. Beveridge a commit
tee OF five were appointed to explain the
objects OF the association and solicit men,
bership. The motion was amended so as
to increase the committee to twelve two
in each ward-and, as amended, was
adopted.
The Chair appointed the following as the
committee: Henry Metzger. Philip O'Neal,
Hermann Schmidt, G.. A. Hundley, l..
Fitzgerald, j. II. Priddy, X. r. Ralston.
Charles Duncker, j. Il. CARRIER, j. w.
Beveridge, and j. f. Sparks.
Thanks were returned to the Chamber OF
Commerce for the use Of their room. The
meeting then adjourned.