The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-11
WHOLESALE GROCERs MEET.
,feasuses for Their Protection Considered
BANQUET Next Friday.

The regular meeting of the Wholesale Grocers'
Association was held at the Chamber OF Com
merce yesterday evening at o'clock.
Mr.. +. G.. Leigh. Jr.. the president. presided
Following were some OF the members preseni O.
| j. & SPOTS, j. $. Moore. W. J. Johnson. j. ID. II
II. 5. Christian, G. W. Antrim \ Sons, /. a seun-
ders, Jr., Gates & Brown, Watkins Dayenp0rt'
verge of Harvey Blair & Co; Thomas Potts,
". NJ. Parrish, John II. Cary, and Slater myers
4 Co. -,
The meeting was held to consider matters OF
general interest 10 the trade. and the associa-
ton determined to make an enort 10 haf9
speedy and prompt settlement OF claims nelu e py
its members against railroad COMPANIES i9 %
losses sustained by goods ia trahsl. an ~ az
correct the trying delays to which the trade mas
been so long subjected in such matters. 18Th
A committee was appointed TO correspond WIN
other trade centers and 10 consider matters TO-
gardlng distribution Of goods
MANY GRIEVANCES.
4 committee was also appointed 10 consider a
class of grievances that has subjected the traIe
to considerable annoyance ana loss, III r ,lrs
shape of unjust reclamation made Dy CUSTOMERS
IN the country. , -
This Is TO Be done in connection with the Ma
tiOnal Association Of Wholesale urocers, a rue
OF which j. 20 give publicity 70 persons VINO
prefer unjust claims in order that the uaus
throughout the United states may De pfoteCleu
from such an undesirable class Of customers.
The prime object OF this association IL 10 pro-
mote closer and more friendly relations between
the members OF the trade, 70 the end that large
enterprises may Dee established and supported
by their ioint effort
The association ecrupulousy avoids any inter-
ference with an effort 10 regulate prices, IeaN,
idg 20 each member the liberty he enloted
before becoming member Of this association
of fixing the price of what he has 20 sell.
TWO LARGE ENTERPRISES
From this association have grown already TWO
large enterprises here. based upon the co
operative plan One il the Union brokerage
Warehouse Company. which i about 70 eStaO-
l.h here bonded warehouse for the hypothe-
cation of goods, and thus enable the weaker
memh ers OF the trade on an advancing market
20 carry moro liberal lines OF goods. The other
is the Southern Manufacturing COMPANY,
which j. engaged in roasting coffee, milling
hOmuy and grlt,, grinding spices ana MASKING
what is commonly known as grOcers supplies.
his COMPANY affords employment 10 a num-
her of operatives. males and females, anu us
force Of operatives viii sOon have 10 be IN
err ascd
Itattracts a considerable amount 81 trade 70
Richmond which heretofore went exclusively
70 of her cities. Iecau,c there was no such e'-
tablisbnent here 10 supply their wants
II ships its products 90 the largest cities III
the South, and also TO t.le largest trade IN Ne"
York city.
II has just filled a contract for large amount
of grits made eX re..ly for the large wholesale
grocery house q Austin. NlcoH g. Co. OF sew
York city. next II not the largest house OF the
kind IN the United States
These are the aims that animated the grocers
in forming this association.
There will bo a banquet gwen by the assocla-
ton next Friday night