The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-02
THEIR DIFFERENCES SETTLED.
THE BROKERS' AND WHOLESALE
GROCERS NOW WORKING IN
HARMONY.

The brokers Can sell TO Four Deal
erS known as semi-Jobbers, But
They Agree 10 stop Selling TO All
the RetafIers-The JObbcrs VIII
Inv All Their Goods From the Bro-
kers where They Can Consistently
Do so-BroIsers with the Jobbers
on the boycott
The brokers and the wholesale grocers
have al last reached an amicaole settle
nent Of their differences. and are asa-n
pulling together I'm harness.
The agreement was finally reached yes
terday morning. when the committee from
:he brokers appeared again before a meet
Ing cf the wholesale grocers held at the
rooms Of the latter organization. The
Morning News gave yesterday fun ac-
count Of the propositions that have been
made on either side and the status Of the
situation al that time At the brokers
meeting the afternoon before they re-
fused outright to accept the counter prop
osition made them by the jobbers. name
~ that they were to stop selling 10 the
retailers altogether The grocers at that
time were unwilling TO make any Of the
concessions asked for by the brokers.
which were that they be allowed 10 sell
TO certain dealers who are known as semi
5obbers, and further that the jobbers pur-
chase all their goods through them.
The brokers' committee reported back
that they were unwilling to enter into an
agreement with the wholesalers unless
these concessions were made. They held
that if they gave up their business with
the retailers they We're entitled to some
thing in return, even though it might not
Tecompense them fully for that loss. They
put it on this ground, and after stating
that they could not consistently sign the
agreement which the wholesalers demand
ed unless their demands were also acced-
ed 10, the committee retired to await the
action of the meeting.
The matter was discussed by the whole
sale dealers for some time. There were
some Of them, in fact, quite a number
who were not inclined TO concede the brok-
ers anything. They wanted to stand pat
on the demand they had made, and on this
account the question was argued for quite
a while. Argument, however, finally
brought the majority Of them over. they
agreed to grant what the brokers asked
and the agreement was drawn up.
Under this agreement the brokers are to
stop selling to the retail trade altogether.
They had asked to be allowed to sell some
OF the larger retailers, but were willing
TO give up this demand, if their other re-
quests were acceded TO. They are al
lowed TO sci Ito those merchants, four of
them. known as the semi-jobbers Messrs
Tr3ub, Dieter, Slater and Doyle, whom
the jobbers wanted to class under the head
of retailers straight out. These dealers
while they have retail counters in their
stores, really do a larger wholesale bust
ness than they do retail, and for this
reason they are called semi-jobbers.
In addition to this the jobbers agreed to
buy through the brokers all their STUFF
that they could consistently procure in
that way. This, II would appear, is rath-
er an indefinite understandings but there
are certain specifications and details with
regard to what 1t means, that the two
sides do not care to make public. This,
however. is a general statement Of the
agreement between the parties at interest
The retailer hereafter will have to get his
goods from the jobber or buy in large lots
from the manufacturer direct. The whole
salers will have to get the bulk OF their
goods through the brokers, exceptions be
ing made only in such instances where
they cannot consistently do so.
The brokers, as a rule, will stand to-
gether with the wholesalers on the matter
OF the Louisville and Nashville boycott.
They both have mutual interests to pro-
tect, and hereafter the understanding is
that they will work in harmony IN All
matters which appertain to the interests
Of both.