The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-25
FOR CHEAPER DRUGS.
A Plan That Will Benefit the Com
munity in General.

TRENTON. Aug. 25, 1s91.-The New Jer-
sey Pharmaceutical Association viii this
week send out its prospectus for the es-
tablishment of State Laboratory, This
is new enterprise and the first OF the
kind in the United States. 1t is estab-
lished in the interest of cheap drugs for
the people and on that account its success
or failure will be carefully watched. The
drug trade papers are already hammer
ing the new venture and predict for iG q
snort and mad career.
At ths last meeting of the Association
which represents 780 of the druggists in
this State, w. Scott Tavlor of this city
brought TO the notice of the Board plan
for manufacturing drugs on che co-opera-
tive plan, and 20 secure the standard pre-
paratioDs at first cost, SO that the consum-
er would secure the preparations at u
reasonable sum. A special committee,
consisting of W. Scott Taylor w. G.. Al
pers, A. NJ. Linnett, A. L. Avery and
Charles Holzhaaer, was appointed co de-
wise plan for the establishment OF the
proposed State Laboratory, and The circu-
lar alluded to is the result. 1t will be
sent to the 1,6OO druggists in tine State.
lJ seeks mainly an expression of the
views of druggists as to the feaSibil
ity of the venture. 1t states that 1.-The
aim of the laboratory would be to manu-
land to others at market rates,) all galen-
ical and such pharmaceutical prepara-
tions as are supplied by manufacturing
pharmacists, thus creating a demand for
line of goods Which would bear the ap-
proval and be under the supervision of
the State Associations" The cost to the
manufacturer aud the price of his list is
conceded to be very tar apart. AS an in
stance may be cited ''deodorized tincture
of opium" which is quoted by Schreffelin
& Co.'S latest list at S1.15 per pound.
The actual cost at the present price OF
ether, alcohol and opium, Is 6l cents per
pound, not counting the reclaimed ether.
w. Scott Taylor, Chairman of the
Special Committee, states In an interview
that the main object of the State Labora-
tory is to sell the standard drugs and
medicines at price within reach of the
poor. The profits of the manufacturing
chemists are such as to make nearly all
drugs used in bulK by families very high
I'VE PROPOSE" he said ito put them on
the shelves at cost price and give the GUS
toners tine benefit of the reduction. The
plan is TO form stock company. The
All druggists can purchase stock, whether
they are in the State Association
or not The State Association
only assumes the responsible work
of formulating the plan. All the stock
must be held by retail druggists The
slight advance over cost price aud the
surplus will be the dividends. This will
not only enable us to have standard rene
dies at reasonable figure, but we will be
sure of their purity. The profits are quite
large. l can name you articles that sell
for Sl.s5 pint and cost but sixteen cents.
Aud SO the entire list can be criticized.
Druggists throughout the State are en-.
tausiastic over the scheme. while two of
the trade papers. have been holding the
plan up to ridicule, but these trade papers
are controlled by manufacturing chem
lists.
IL is impossible to say at this early date
where the laboratory will be located, but
it will most likely be III Newark as the
most ready capital is all in that place.
There are about dozen men in Jersey
City ready 20 go into the scheme, but IN
Newark there is quite a large sum
pledged. The Paterson druggists are
also becoming interested Inc State
Association will be called together early
in September to take definite action on
the plan proposed by the special COM
mittee on State Laboratory"