Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-04
PROUD OF THE PILL
AGAINST PATENT NoSTRUMS
To Preserve the Glory of Their Graft.
Proceedings Of the Second Day o.
the Convention.

The morning session OF the Parma
GENITAL ASSOCIATION Was called At $50.
Secretary CIV. Parsons of Detroit gave
MS report for the year, comprised
within tho dates Of October 81. 1891,
snd August 3, 1892 During the past
year tue secretary reports the death of
two members, Z. w. Barlram of Paw
Paw and c. IL. Kiskwood of Ishpeming.
Three members had resigned. c. Il.
Franz OF saginaw, G. r. kremer OF Sag
NAV and WV. Mandigo IF Sherwood.
Four members have been dropped, VIZ:
J. NJ. CFoman, John De Doe, A A.
Goodsell and w. X. McCullem. Two
members formerly dropped have been
reinstated, 1. r. Hopkins and III. Lever.
The secretary suggested that men,
bsrs should 10 required TO pay in ad-
vance January /. The secretary recon-
mended that the association be repre-
sented at sister associations. Ii Was
moved that his report be referred to
committee and that three should be
appointed by the chair for that pur-
pose. The president appointed Messrs.
5. +. ParkIll, ii. j. Brown ana n.
Rudolphy.
The subject of tho question box was
next taken up and Prof. A. Il. Prescott
moved that the first vice president, s.
h. Parkill, take charge of 1t. Carried.
The committee on legislation gave its
report through Chairman c. Vernon.
The committee reported that there had
been no session OF the legislature since
the appointment of the committee, 90
there was no work tor 1t to do. 1t
recommended that IN the event Of a
bill being introduced into the leglsla-
ture multiplying the beneficial advan-
tages of pharmacy act that the proper
| forms of remonstrance be- placed In the
| hands OF every member of the assocla-
ton, and be presented TO some friendly
member OF the legislature for presen-
tation at the proper time.
The committee earnestly asked the
| members OF the association to respond
heartily and promptly when called up
on by that committee for personal let
| tiers or petitions to the state legislature
or Its members.
The Report was Concurred In.
It was moved that the report be re-
ceived AMI the recommendations con-
| Cured in.
The committee on membership re-
| ported lack of interest in the assOcia-
ton, which was unaccounted for, as
| every druggist in the state had been
notified by letters or circulars of the
benefits of the association. II recon-
mended that each member take home
q certificate for membership and not
rest until he has u signature 70 the
same. Accepted and placed on file.
Chairman Peck of the trade inter
ests gave . lengthy report, which
aroused deep interest throughout the
| room. At the Gloss of the reading it
was moved that the report be discussed
in sections. A. s. Parker opened the
| discussion and thought that druggists
| ought to refuse to distribute advertise
! ments Of patent medicines. John Peck
| thought the manufacturers were very
| far and earnestly tried to keep their
| patent goods from cut rate stores.
| This brought Arthur Bassett to his
| feet and In a scathing manner he de-
| nounced all manufacturers IS dishon-
| est in their apparent efforts to protect
the druggist in the sale of patent
| goods. He excepted r. V. Pierce, and
/ salu IL Siicy QIuu hhc uie
they could talk back. He gave several
| instances where A. Z. A. members
| went out of the association at Louis
| vile and sent men out with their goods
| TO be left 1T houses and sold for what
ever they could get. Mr.. Bassett was
| frequently applauded during his re-
marks. John Peck arose and stated
that IN twenty or thirty years the de-
A ri ant IN pffin
| run out the druggists.
X. Il. LYMAN said: ''If only we, as
| mesnbers of the association, throw cut
rate goods out the outside druggists
4 would get all the trade and we would
| didn't wish to pledge himself to throw
out patent medicines.
Mr.. Levers Remedy.
Henry Lever Of Newaygo thought the
best remedy for the existing evil lay in
| in simply discouraging the agents of
| cut rate goods. He said the country
druggists generally had little associa-
ton among themselves not 70 use cut
| rate prices, and they didn't.
Mr.. Bassett veered round to Druggist
Levers opinion and thought they had
! sounded the death knell of patent
| medicines.
The discussion closed with II. j.
Browns suggestion TO send the patent
medicine patients 20 tho doctor when
they came TO purchase.
After many changes and amendments
motion was made and supported to
the following:
Resolved, That the convention recon-
mend the encouragement Of the eale