The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-14
DRUG pRICE-RATE WAR.
GREaT BINI OTHER PHdRhdCIsIS
FoLLOW NIX. MILLER.
The Trouble VIII Probably be Discussed
alta Meeting Of the DruG Asso-
citation Tonight.

There were no new developments yes
tcrlar I'm the unpleasantncss, so to speak,
which has arisen between Mr.. 7. A. Nil
Ter. president Of the State Board Of Phar-
macy. aud the druggists OF the city on
account OF Mr.. Miller S having reduced me
prices OF proprietary articles spld by
ph4rmaclStr and begun selling thes" ar
ticles at scale OF prices fixed by nm
self.
THE BOARDS ATTORNEY.
When captain a. -. Guigon. counsel for
the Board of Pharmacy. was seen ycstcr-
day. Dc expressed great SORROW that Mr.
Miller had seen lt 90 tender his resigna-
zion both az president OF tho board and
professor of pharmacy in the university
COLLEGE of Medicine.
"Mr. Miller" said Captain Guigon,
"stands high both as 10 character ana
sclcutinc attachments. iio has been al
most Invaluable TO me iu my work as
counsel for the board, and 1 am heartily
CORY that hc has resigned. / hope SIN
corciv that his resignation viii not be ac-
ccpteI. lie lis am cmlncnty proper man
for the place. and has always given The
most complete satisfaction, so far as !
know both as president OF the board and
in his capacity as instructor az the Uni
yersIty College OF Medicine"
Among Mr. MilierI friends II was
claimed that his action in reducing prices
was perfectly legitimate. II Is said that
for some time past he has used every
cndcavor 90 get The druggists OF Richmond
10 band together for mutual protection
and 90 establish n fixed scale OF prices.
but that hc found 10 impossible 10 get
them To- take any concerted action. lie
therefore determined TO begin, openly 0nd
above board selling az q scale Of prices
fixed hy himself. Before doing so. how
ever De resigned the two positions above
mentioned I'M order that he might trans
act DIS business purely and simply as an
individual man Of business.
A DUAL BUSINESS.
Those in sympathy with Mr. Miller az
scrt that while the professional Etiquette
which prevails among the cult is TO some
extent binding upon every dealer in drugs,
Set the business is OF dual nature, and
"a man bias the same right TO conduct his
tladc upon lines which appeal 10 his JudS-
meut that q grocer, dry-BOOds dealer or
amy ono i'm any other branch Of business
has. They claim Therefore, that, taking
this view Of the case, Mr.. Miller Is @u-
urely Justlned in his action.
in conversation yesterday afternoon
with "a gentleman cOnyersant with the
facts an the case, he said that lac COLI
s.dered 10 strange that while the druggists
of the city condemned the action OF Mr..
Miller ia cutting prices. yet a large num-
Der had at once followed his example, as
was evidenced by advertisements inserted
ly them. This gentleman further stated
that as soon as Mr.. Miller became aware
OF this reduction he had made q further
reduction in his prices.
No ACTION AT PRESENT.
No action will be taken at present upon
Mr. Mulcrs resignation, as the Board OF
Pharmacy only holds one regular meeting
IL year. upon the 80 OF March. Should a
called meeting Doe held. according 10 the
law. 30 win have 90 Doe advertised for ten
days previous.
one OF tine members OF the faculty of
the University College of Medicine said
last evening that he was opposed 10 ac-
ccpung the resignation of Mr.. Miller as
"a member of the faculty of that institu-
ton. and would vote against % when the
matter was brought mp for action.
The Drug As.o ciaton of Richmond,
which Will meet tonight. will probably
take action in the matter.