The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-23
The Southern Tobacco Manu-
facturers' Association.
MEETING IN GREENSBORO
Permanent Organization Yes
terday Perfected.
SIXTY NEW MEMBERS JOINED
The Object of the Association is OHici-
ally Declared to be an Effort
For Mutual Preser-
walton.

Greensboro, \. G., Feb 22. (Special
The adjourned meeting of the South
ern Tobacco Association met here this
morning in the Benbow parlor at 10.a0
o'clock, Presid mt Julian S. Carr in the
chair. Members of the press and leaf
dealers were invited to be present On
enrolment Of members Il joined, 60 of
whom were new mem
Mr.. J. d. Spencer Vie following
resolution:
Whereas, The condition Of trade
generally requires concerted action
and interchange Of views pertaining to
every branch of our industry, and in
order to remove any misapprehension
of the scope and purposes of this or
ganization, we hereby place the dec
laration on record, that we are opposed
to combinations and trusts for the pur-
pose of extorting unreasonable profits
from the public.
eve believe reasonable efforts for
mutual preservationa are proper andnec-
essary, and an organization whose OBJ
ject is to promote correct and honest
methods in trade, and generally pre-
serve a live and let live policy, is to be
commended.
The main and prime object of the
association is to protect ourselves, as
well as every honest and legitimate
dealer in tobacco against dishonest
dealers, to protect all and to dictate to
none, and to give to each member such
information as the interests OF the
trade demands"
The committee to appoint second
vice-president, in the place of Mr.. J.
w. Hanes, resigned suggested Mr.. W.
L. Brown, of Winston. who was elected.
The committee on time and place of
next meeting reported in favor of
Greensboro, on November goth, 1896.
On motion, Mr. Green Tolbot, of
Danville, was made secre tary and treas
urer, with permanent headquarters in
Greensboro.
Mr. John l.. King moved that the as
sociation be incorporated after April
l. Carried
The bond of the secretary and treas
urer was fixed at 1000.
motion was made to allow Mr.. Toll
bot, later on, to travel through the
South, soliciting members. An initia-
tion fee Of S5, and AN annual fee of SIS,
payable semi-annually in advance, was
suggested and adopted.
A motion of thanks to members and
citizens of Greensboro, and to the ho-
tells, for their courtesy, was passed.
The committe on preamble intro
duced the following:
"Resolved, That the association es-
tablish system for registry of the
brands of its members.
"2nd That members be required to
list with the secretary all brands they
now have in use.
"3rd. That any member is privileged
to register any brand adopted here
after, by the paying therefor 800 for
each brand registered.
"4th. That in all cases of conflict over
priority of use, the secretary shall de-
eide which member, by the record, is
entitled to use of the brand in contro-
versy, subject to appeal to the COM
mittee of arbitration"
Mr.. King made a short talk, i'm
which he said that he wished to thank
the gentlemen from Virginia who had
been so generous in their treatment
of Greensboro. This was responded to
very gracefully by Mr.. d. Preston Parr,
of Bedford City, Va. He spoke of the
warm love of Virginia for North Caro-
lima and stated that at no time in the
history of the two States had they
failed to render grateful homage to
each other.
At 6:10 the association adjourned.