The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-17
BRINGING THEM TO TERMS
Commission Merchants Surrender to the
Retail Grocers' Association.
Agreement Not to Sell to Small Consumers
Will Next Attack the Saturday Night
Market-Sunday Closing.

The commission merchants have surren-
dered to the Retail Merchants Commercial
Association and the rmsof the cspitula-
ton were submitted to the association and
accepted at It's meeting last night. Several
weeks ago the association asked the CON-
mission men to sign an agreement not to
sell at retail to consumers excepting
hotels. public institutions. etc. There
were several conferences between
the committee from the association
and the commission men which resulted in
two of the commission men signing the
agreement. and the refusal of the others to
do so. The association immediately adopted
resolutions obiigating themselves to pur-
chase only from the two commission men
who had signed. They adhered strictly to
this plan until they compelled the COM
mission men to accept their terms. At the
meeting last night the following agree
ment. signed by all the commission
merchants. was received and accepted by
the associations:
We, the undersigned fruit and commission
merchants or the city of indianapolis, hereby
agree and bind ourselves not to sellt consumers
and State institutions, farmers and gardeners.
Ibis contract or agreement to be in force from
oh0 AtC 3aal y lCDot AOtptlnk
afternoons on perishable goods. IL is further
understood that in consideration OF the commits
sion merchants agreeing not to retail, etc., that
the members OF the Grocers' Union 90 also bind
themselves not to buy such goods FROM nonresi-
dents. or on track here out OF cars owned and on
sale by nonresidents.
Having compelled the commission men
to surrender the association will now de-
clare war upon the Saturday night market.
Chairman Stuckmeyer called the attention
OF the association to the fact that the
SATURDAY. night market WAS causing tho
grocers and butchers to lose an immense
amount of trade and suggested that the as
soolation turn it's efforts towards having
the market abolished. He said that
he believed the Council over
passing the ordinance authorizing the
night market. and that he had opposed the
measure when 1t was before the Council. of
which he was a member at that time. Acc
ton was deferred on this question until
the next meeting.
The question OF Sunday closing was alec
brought up, and q committee OF seventeen,
consisting of nine NOrth-side and eight
Soutk-eide Rrocers. was appointed to can
vass the situation among the retail mer-
chants on Sunday closing. The committee
will report at the next meeting, and If 1t
makes o favorable report the good house
wives in the future will have to purchase
their provender on Saturday night or bor-
row from their nelghbors on Sunday.
Colonel Holloway addressed the meeting.
asking the association to lend it's aid in the
raising of funds for the entertainment of
the q. A.. r., the association to appoint
canvassers to solicit funds In the retail
trade of the city.
The association is rapidly increasing in
membership and becoming q very strong
organization. Twenty-Five new members
were taken in last night.