St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-10
DOINCS OF DRUGGISTS
Annual Meeting Of the Phar-
maceutical Association Of
the State.
A Warm Discussion Of the
Handling Of Proprietary
Medicines.
Druggist Hicks, Of Minneapo-
lis, Answers the SubSti-
tute Charges.
New officers Are Chosen and
the Association Gets Down
to Work.

The seventh annual convention of the
Minnesota State Pharmaceutical associ-
alton met in the senate chamber at the
capitol yesterday. The morning session
was called to order at 1880, and Acting
Mayor o. o. Cullen delivered an adj
dress of welcome to the delegates. Pres
ident a. q. Gotwald followed with an
able address to the seventy members of
the association present. The secretary'S
report showed membership of 279 and
10 honorary members. y letter was
read from President Northrop, of the
state university, saying that the money
appropriated for the establishment of
school of pharmacy in the university
will become available some time this
year. and that the school will probably
be opened in October, 1892, when the
medical building Will be completed.
The announcement of the jubilee of the
Pharmaceutical Association of Great
Britain was received, and an invitation
to the associations dinner at 16 Blooms
bury square, May 81, 1891, was
brought, although little behind time,
to be incorporated in the records of the
Minnesota association. MeSsrs. ID. X.
NOyes, of st. Paul, and j. c. Eliel, of
Minneapolis, as delegates from the Ma
ti0nal Wholesale Druggists association,
addressed the association and extended
10 its members the good wishes of the
wholesale druggists. After deciding TO
visit the State Fair to-day the associa-
ton adjourned for the morning.
The afternoon session WAS called To
order at o'clock and routine business
was taken up at once. BY the treas
urer's report the annual receipts were
shown to be S5S9.37, and the diSburSe-
ments S40l 81, leaving cash balance on
hand of SlS7.76. The society then pro-
ceeded to the
Election OF Officers.
Samuel f. Boyce, of Duluth, was unan-
imouSly elected president for the ensu-
ing year. and was excused from assum-
ing the duties of his office till to-day.
III. +. Hainert, of st. Paul, was elected
first vice president; Edward Schupik,
of Minneapolis. second vice president,
and j. j. Grinnell, of Kasson, third vice
president. c. L. Heller was doubly
honored by being elected both treas
urer and secretary. An executive COM
mittee, composed of Messrs. ii. q. Web
ster, Minneapolis; S. w. Melady, Min
neapolis, and j. II. Allen, of ST. Paul,
was elected.
Reports of committees were then
heard. j. i. Allen, as chairman of the
committee on trade interest, read a
lengthy report relative to the CONNER
clal interests of the retail druggists. A
strong objection was made TO the cut
ting OF prices of proprietary medicines,
and the sale of such remedies at cut
rates by dry goods houses and depart
ment stores. The committee on MEM
bership reported the following names,
which were adopted:
Jackson Chaplin, Euclid; CLANCY c. Peck,
Redwood Falls; w Irving Kellam, Wood
son. Benson; Charles a. Poolen. Austin;
Robert Lamm. Mankato Valentine
A. Hincker, st. PAUL. s. S. Carlson,
Wilmar; DR.. Peter Follman, Mankato;
NJ X. Swartz, Brainerd; Silas j. Horn, Min
neapolis; Frank b. Johnson. Brainerd; Wal
lace James Balm. Brainerd; John W. Close,
Little Falls; Charles ID. Burchard Plainview;
Elmer jackson, Mortified; Gustav A. Schu-
macker. ST. Paul; viii j. Percy and William
Ii. Onstirce Brainerd.
Messrs. Allen and Melady were COM
mended for the way IN which they had
represented the association at the Wash
ington and New York conventions, and
their expenses were ordered paid.
The constitution and bylaws of the
Pharmaceutical Association of Penn
SylVania were forwarded by the chair
man OF the committee on insurance for
the consideration of the association.
Druggists Sundries.
Mr.. Aliens report was discussed at
great length by various members. Non
secret medicines were condemned, ard
the druggists advised TO manufacture
their own remedies. Mr.. Allen then
introduced resolution to renew the
request made to the National Wholesale
Druggists association and the Associa-
ton of Manufacturers and Dealers in
Proprietary Medicines for the suppress
sion of the evil of the cutting of prices
of proprietary medicines. and their sale
outside their legitimate channels. The
discussion of this topic occupied
great part of the afternoon, and great
many members expressed their views
on the subject. Mir. Meady offered
resolutions against the distri button by
retail druggists of printed matter adj
Veruslng patent medicines that are car
RED by dry goods stores and baZaars at
cut rates. The resolutions were
adopted.
Lathrop Mussetter introduced resolu-
tiOns recommending the discarding of
non-Secret remedies as unprofessional,
and in some cases unfair. Mr. MusSet-
ter's views were adopted by the assoc-
alton.
The resolutions offered by Herman
Rietzke indorsing as an association the
method of advertising adopted by GER
tain patent medicine firms was laid on
the table till to-day.
The association then adjourned till IL
this morning, At 9 a. m TO-DAY NV the
courtesy of Ncyes Eros. & Cutler, the
association VIII enjoy two hours drive
about the city.