National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-03-11
THE eRocERs, ASSOCIATION.

A Desire Expressed to Deal Direct
with acknowledgements at
Loss,
Through some misunderstanding the Gro
GERS Association were locked out Of their
meeting place last night and compelled to
seek another place. They succeeded in OBJ
tanning st. Georges Hall, and managed to
get together an hour later than tho time
appointed, and the change, doubtless, was
the cause for several members being absent.
Upon the recommendation Of the executive
committee the association decided to take
high and independent ground in dealing
with manufacturers direct, or having
agencies here, as this city had grown to such
proportions as to place IL In the front rank,
aud that goods should not have to pass
through several hands before reaching the
retail dealers. The following is the resolu-
ton In full
Rcsolrcd, That It Is the determination of this
Opmont and protection of the business inter.
ests OF the District of Columbia. With perfect
good VIII and kindly.ieelings toward the bust.
ness men ofall other places we are yet .fully
persuaded that there Is no special providence
to guard our interests In the absence of our
own efforts. We would respectfully call tho
attention of the manufacturers of the 20 intry
TO the fact Of the recent rapid growth of wash
ington, md beg them to obNerve that the trade
of this District has attained such proportions
as in other times and places has been though,
TO require independent recognition. The de-
yelopmont OF the resources of particular local
tiles, and tho growth of cities, has always re.
suited IN the changing Of tho channels of
tTGde-the drying up ofold, and the opening
ofnew ones. Although during the past tittcon
years the city of Washington has been praCtl.
cally Rebuilt its business doubled II not
tTcblod, It's foreign business still flows
through the old channels cut for the old city
during the time of the war From being mere
suburb OF Baltimore, n place hardly to he
reached without passing through that city,
Washington has become great city of Itself:
but stlll, as of old, tho goods that we consume
are oilon carried past our own doors TO be taxed
aud trua&hipped in Baltimore before we are
allowed The privilege of possession; the
change that must soon take place in this
respect is one which we arc not disposed 70
wait and pray fof, but TO accomplish as speed.
lily as possible by united and pGrslstcu. effort,
The importance of having agencies in Wash.
ingtOn for the distribution of such goods rs are
largely consumed here will be recognized by
manufacturers as soon as those who arc most
interested take the trouble to represent the case
with energy and carncStness: The beginnings
ofalcgitimate wholesale trade arc already TO be
seen emerging from the mass of local business.
and the welfare of our city demands of US that
we should protect its youth and stimulate It's
growth by all honorable means. The exeuu.
tive committee Of this association is hereby
instructed to use such means as 1t may deem
best to direct the attention of parties concerned
to this declaration of policy, and to report TO
the association from time to time such meas.
ures as may tend to carry 1t into effect.
The committee on business methods was
directed to inquire into the traffic in sugar
and see II some schedule Of prices could
not be established which would prove ac-
ceptable; also, on other articles handled by
the trade gratuitously or at a loss, and re-
port the result of their investigations at
the next meeting.
Charles II. Burton, of the Albany IN. "
Grocers' tAssociation, was present, aud
made an interesting address, showing how
in little over year that organization
had grown from a membership OF 80 to
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