The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-10
HUCKSTERS WAKE UP.
They Protest Against the High
License Scheme.
CLAIM THAT IT'S A CONSPIRACY.
An Organization Perfected-Memoer
Agree 70 stand By Zach Other In
Case OF Arrest.

The effect Of the recently promulgated
schemes OF licensing which have either
been brought up al meetings OF council
committees or talked about informally,
has been 10 arouse popular Indignation in
certain quarters that are threatened with
additional taxation, and one result has
been the banding together Of the buck
ssers and pe6disrs OF the city in a regular
organizat ton, with duly elected officers
and an agreement that many have Already
signed and more ars willing 20 sign. The
organization is one OF protest az what is
believed by the members 10 be an at
tempt on the part Of the green grocsrs and
grocsrymen 20 drive them out OF busi1 SSs
by the imposing Of license far beyond
the means or huckstsrs Or peGdlers 10 pay.
Councilman Herrmans bill OF sugges-
tons. which has not yet been brought up
a. J. council meeting. has listed pedilers
with two horses az SO those with one
horse are put down al so. ard those ped
ding from baskets g per year. This, the
hucksters claim, Is much too high. The
present license. 80. most OF those who
signed the rol last night are willing 70
pay and those who have been operating
without any license at al are willing 10
take out their permits for the benefits
that the sheltsring arms of the organi-
cation hold for them.
meeting was held for preliminary or
ganizaton Saturday night when a COM
mIttee. consisting of c. Gallagher. n
Cartras and VI. Welsfeld was appointed
10 notify the other peidlers and buck
sters OF the city OF last nights meeting.
when action as 20 permanent organiza ton
would be effected. The meeting was
called for the old Queen City stables, at
Jackson street and Eighth avenue south.
and az O'clock a cosmopolitan crowd had
gathered. IL was stated that the grocery
s-Ssx
tempt 20 foist a license OF $500 per year on
the hucksters and that a protest was due
from those whose business would be af-
fected by such an imposition The fol-
lowing resolution was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That we. the undersigned.
do hereby associate ourselves together
for the purpose OF protecting ourselves
from the high license OF the city OF Sc
attle, and also 20 protect ourselves from
outside stores and huckSters who are sell
ing ar lower than living rate"
A subsequent resolution which was
paced at the head Of the membership
roll. was as follows:
I'VE. the undersigned do hereby agree
70 uphold and pay our share OF the ex-
penses OF any peddler associate who Is
arrested or prohibited from peddllng. pro-
yidlng he Is psdGling with license and
not breaking the city ordinance for ped
ding"
with this understanding every one who
signed tne agreements last night VIII to-
day apply az the conptro!ler's cfiee for
a license. II was stated. also. that petit
tions could be obtained bearing the sigma
lures Of the best people OF Seattle, hun
dreds OF whom will attest that the huck-
sters are a matter ot general convent
ence.
The meeting adjourned subject 20 a call
OF the chair. The present officers are
Roy Davis. president: Arthur Keene. Sec
rotary.