The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-03

hat the name of tha organization be
changed from the Hudsoa County Coal
Dealers Association to the Jersey City
Coal Exchange. He rave as bis reasons
that in Elizabeth. Newark, New York,
Brooklyn aud other cities. similar asso-
clatlons were called exchanges, and
that the name would sound more
dIgni1ed. Mr. Vauderhof objected.
He said that il The anne should be
changed to the Jersey City Coal Ex-
change it would tend to prevent Hobo
ken, Bayonns and Greenville dealers
from operating with them aud from
joining the association. There are
several members from Hoboken and the
association has been trying to draw all The
dealers in Hoboken. Greeu Vile and Bay
onne luto IL. 60 change the name from
HUDSON County to Jersey Citv would
tend to keep them out. Mr.. Vreslaud
said in reply that as far as he could see
all the work done by the association so
far had been done in Jersey City, aud
That In trying to cover the whole of Hud-
sou he didu'5 see but what they were
biting off more Ghau they could chew. 1t
was decided TO wait until a large number
OF dealers are present before settling the
question. The Secretary will notify each
member n the matter will be discussed
at the next meeting.
II MERCHANTS COMMITTEE.
Just rs the dealers were going into
social session a delegation of six mem
bers of the Merchants Protective Asso-
citation waited on them. The committee
were:-Messrs. James Banks, j. w.
Beach. J. S. Gibbons. }. w. Golf, H.
Meyting aud Assemblyman George
Lahey. Mr.. Banks was chairman. He
said that the Merchants Association
had just learned of the coal dealsrs' in
tentlon of establishing a black list, AMI
had sent the present committee TO con-
suit with them in the matter. He said
that he hoped the coal dealers would not
establish such a list as it would tend to
keep coal dealers from joining the
Merchants Protective Association. He
said that the merchants have compiled a
book that is as nearly complete as 4 book
OF that kind can be. 1t has over 5000
names In it and supplements are added
monthly. There are 400 members
IN the association aud it stands
to reason that a black list compiled Dy
400 merchants would be of much mora
value than one complied by go, the num-
Der in the Coal Dealers Association, lie
then pointed out the enormous expense
of getting up such q list, and finally
asked Of what profit it would bs to the
coal dealers to form a list which the
other merchants could not benefit by.
Mr.. Edwards said that the forming of a
black list among the coal dealers did not
prevent any coal dealer from belonging
10 the Merchants Protective Association.
Mr.. Beacn SalQ:-"GentleIlen, look at tho
big expense and how Incompl. tie such a
list would be and Their look as the
complete list we have aud which you can
benefit by at q nominal cost. II you nave
such a large surplus in your treasury
that you don't know what TO do with It,.
| would advise you TO curtail FOUR dues.
Ii they are $l2 a year, make them So and
the other four will pay all -FOUR expenses
In the Merchants Protective Association.
We hope you will consider the subject
we'll before going further with the mat
ter aud az our mission Is now ended,
gentlemen, we will wish you a good
evening""
WILL HAVE THEIR OWN BLACK LIST.
After the COMMITTEES had left, the mat
ter was discussed aud it was decided to
stick to the original idea of issuing an
Independent list as those members who
do belong co the Merchants Association
have never reaped any benefits from it.
That other merchants may benefit by
their list the coal dealers will send u copy
of it TO the Merchants Association so
that they may make use of 1t in compil-
ing their list.
The association went into social session
for about half an hour u then ad.
journed TO meet on the first Monday in
November.