The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-10-05
MERITS PHARMACY,
10l4 L STREET.
SOME PLAIN TALK ON A
POPULAR TOPIC.

FOR the last city been Hospitality entertain
ing the National Wholesale Druggists Association We have
been considerably interested the this organ
zaton especially that
the touching the subject selling at reduced or
popular prices This section of the elected
of discussion delegates to make rather
peculiar and illogical when remarks are Judged
by the laws of supply and demand.
From some of the published reports the local papers
preston given is misleading in that any
druggist selling at other than the "odme prices dis
pensing inferior or impure drugs and medicines.
WELL impressions arguments, such logic is poor
logic to designate it charitably
and merchants allow themselves argued or
driven into passing such peculiarly resolutions
of the resolutions offered committee it about
time to speak and call things by right names
Let US these resolutions and examine their force
influence Number provides for appointment commit
tee, and is all right Numbers provide for
the prompt and exemplary punishment dny manufacturer ana
rholesde dealer not selling medicines according certain IRON
cdd arbitrary plan aCich denies any right idgmen dis
tchdtsoerer in the transaction Number t,r s m
reshngy suggestive in its references character of the
lrholesae trade che refers to them "cf eibratelv
and SYSTEMATICALLY eren though secretly and INDIRECTLY rtOug
contracts" Number five all right if are right
BUT meaning from this conden
sation Any Druggist daring preumng sell the goods of c
manufacturers goods bouglt and pnid for ot
prices please himself and epectdly PLEASING and trv
TO his customers must be denied priuege opportlit o
buying of said goods long prices" II other
words has passed along the cutter" Well the
cuter have stood the ordeal the years have passed
and Will stand it STILL No. provides that all manufacturers
who behave like good little only TO the
shall have their goods placed shall
NOW then the name of all that is mercantile and manly
protest against the hedging of business set of
by set of rules in other words creating mo-
nopoy, especially in medicine If honorable and
right let the individual such business according his
ideas and plans if it be egitmae pursuit the
business by legal enactment For
the drug business suit please custom which
has to be the largest and desirable any Wash
and intend to conduct right along neasso
Citations and conventions to the contrary Notwithstanding
he
ing method to be Sowes sales at highest profits deter
mined change things inducing rapid because of
profits consistent with best service.
HOW well we have accomplished purpose leave the
general public to decide We have always drugs
medicines family requisites and proprietary specates at the
bottom prices and we will pay handsome reward
who justly claim that sold them anything other
than what exactly represented part in
buy matter what the ADVANTAGES
be- anything but the choicest and best TO
hadand then put before the public the newsboy to
the Senator at one price, and that the lowest at which n
sell it.
BECAUSE justify purchases so large that Others of
the trade cannot compete which purchases
which the od timers obtain, manufacturers
would off from selling their produc fact the popu-
druggists the
plies! Wonder if .the wise committeeman the
farmer who killed the goose that laid the golden
business do business and and
remember share of whatever spend with I'VE
don't render life burden by calling divide your
with time have prescription COM
pounded nor do we make you socous anxious when
buy of u.s. And because have popuarzed
popuarized methods WELL and have
support and confidence of the public.
AS pioneers popular prces"cu you please-we
slight degree of satisfaction
of business which has without exception given
equivalent value purveyors drugs
medicines perumeres and druggist OFFER as
have already said extensive and spenddy
from the prominent manufacturers
lowest prices We do business basis
enable the multiplied turning
offer from smallest to largest
right prices. Have you bought of us? Try you will
with If revelation prices get cata-
ogue free by mail or request.