Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-04-09
THE NEW HAVEN GROoERs.

Gated and his trade an excellent one. Under his |
kind guidance we visited the Republican league
rooms, and then mesndsred up to the famous s
Depew wept copious tears, rivalling even Mark |
atine fame, BY Mr.. Chidsey, is too good to keep"
WE S and fas
"whatl Is this your houses'' exclaimed Mr..
Chalmers, as he entered the yard Of the splendid
''Of course smilingly replied the New Haven
host.
"And yet you say exclaimed Mr.. Chalmers,
shat retail grocers don't make any money!
6e aes Of
We Visited the armory building where the New
adapted s' display pay 81 1
being room for a large number q good sized
As little after we proceededzso the cosy
room where the grocers hold their meetings,
and were pleased to meet not few warm
the number. Secretary Charles F. Wissert Presi:
dent Hart Of the Butchers association, Messrs
our stay in New Haven was too limited to permit
our visiting many we would have been pleased se
Butchers association
The meeting was called to order by the presi-
dent the records read by the secretary, and then
came general discussion of trade toplcs includ-
ing Wholesalers retailing, cut prices Of bazaar
baskets, etc The action taken BY the associa-
ton the free fruit berry question has already
stirred up the local fruit growers showing that
the association can have great power If 1t Will
exert itself. ... ..,
President Chidsey spoke Of his visit to Boston,
of the courtesy with which he was received, and
what be had done toward getting up food ex-
position: Secretary Wissert also told Of his visit
GERS ce Se Of the New YORK Grocers union. =. ' VIM
President Chidsey then called upon A. G.
Dowse, editor of the New England Grocer, to tell
citation, and he said. in substance
| Mr. President and New Haven Grocers:
ideal that cannot Re attained When the Boston
| grocers twelve years ago. gathered together at
their first u there we're not Of re-
/ with the other. The retail grocer was cipher
in the trade factors of that city, they transacted
knew their neighbor upon the same street only
! as they tried to get the better Of him. Granu-
ting oneethird Of the grocer's entire business was
sold always at cost generally at q loss The
all, and to-day they are banded together, strong
their r. Loyal to each fbs other
gagged. ,.
nounced frauds IN and out Of the trade-and
gained the confidence of the people thereby. The
grocers became broader in their fellowship-de-
teen hours a day and sell goods at cost; that
the grocer owed something to his famity-that
repect. Then followed the more general closing
of stores on certain evenings each week.
perpetual grind. is work, 60 home late at
night. sleep few hours, up early in the morn
es ae death
l hell and be glad of the change" Laughter, and
the remark, Grocers now go to heaven.l. =
anc eU %ish his family is new man
and mentally and life to him has more enjoy,
Raisins were incorrectly tared and the retail
| grocer was the loser. The Malaga fruit growers
| manded-that five pound stones were not edible
fruit the reform came. Lard was so tared as te
entsil loss upon retailers; rebates were de
| ing goods-they gladly agreed to discontinue the
Practice The legislative enactments had beer
| pense Of the real laborer; legislative committees
1 listened respectfully to the grocers' just com
association Increases its power so also do the
! opportunities for work open up on every hand.
regulate quiz Re the price Of but @ single arteIe0ane
that the great staple sugar. A schedule was
adopted SO that the retail price should never bt
more than one cent, or less than onehalf cent
above the wholesale price. This retail care
| price-based on that standard-has been main
tanned with only short interim) for more thar
| ten years. Who can estimate the thousands Of
suit Of Ills ssrssment! 4 card IS sent 70 aver,
Many have paid their rents with sugar profats
these same profits. Isn't the result worth al
that it has cost Of time, and labor, and effort
from sS" e he wy
VT wien fssss's''0n likewise
l associations were unknown; they have hewn ou
the way, and the path i! easy to travel in these
Profit prof that b ali. No Consumer ever would. NJ
Consumer ever has, complained Of the meagr'
Then came last year, the great Food and Health
exposition, placing over $16 900 in the treasury o.
the association; as result, the association q
holding i such an exposition this fall. / viewec
and il sH is spendidiy adapted for an exposition
| With your enthusiastic and loyal support it can
a potentiality, an influence, name that will b.
worth more to you than the mere profts-anc
is aa srs II ee Every
interest is banded fogethermwhy not tradesmen
@ the The OF in
payment law. The amount exempt from trustee
writ in out state is So In your state the amount
| setts grocers. Under the monthly payment sys
| tenn this was we'll enough in our state, for q
thn , "o a;ferors yorpot To have the apaonni
a sxe from attachment reduced in like deeree
and ta.daV what can The grocer do? The weekiy
an I oo-uaS mn 800 a. ~ 60 8,0;s axamt ~
t 5b arocer to collsct II he eau
;n@ he can't nv process Of law The Massachn
| saff+a oronars 1ra trvino r. cot the Amount aX
enmnt ssaG"ced to Al or sS0that the dead heat
nav no longer laugh at and cheat them with i'm
pu2itv.
Mr. Dowse expressed himself willing to answer
| on1 nnaofions and The procers were not sIou RI
| eIsrcisa that TIGHT
After some discussion it was voted to hold an
| exnosjtion and President L. D. Chidsey WAS an.
nosnted manager. Messrs Chidsey. Hart and
k%r uu rara oSno;nted a comm;tfaa to ren "
five.
ahe o8e2 trade aars We're af 20
meet several who had participated in our ex,
future