The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-03
GRooERs THREATEN a BOYCOTT.
Manager Van Horne of the Drayton

Manager Van Horne of the DraytOn
Co. Says He Has Proof of 1t.
winged peace seems to be holding
aloof from the breach between the union
grocers of Savannah and Manager Van
Horne of the c. A. Drayton Grocery Com
pQnv Nothing in che way of reconcii
iation has been heard. On the contrary
the breach seems to be widening.
MFR. Van Horne was seen yesterday about
the trouble He was at his store, ami
there was no question about his having
all he could do. He and his clerks wore
all busy Mr.. Van Horne says u is true
that the association of grocers are threat
ening the brokers of the city with a boy
colt if they sell the Drayton company
While they may not be doing so. he says,
as an organization, all the members are
in It, and intend to try and reach him
through the brokers' Mr. Van Horne says
thi7 is a big bluff. The, grocers cannot
accomplish anything. he says, by such
tactics, as he can get all the goods he
wants. He can buy direct from the houses
represented by the brokers, he says, or
he can buy from the Two largest grocery
concerns in the city without trouble.
The manager of the Drayton company
seems assured of his ability to keep his
head above water in the pressure, which,
he says is being brought to bear He
says one of the brokers told him yesterday
that he will not be able to sell his COM
pany any longer, as several of the grocers,
giving their names, have notified him that
he will have to do without their trade if
he intends giving the Drayton company
chance to buy from him. The broker said
IN haU n
he would have to cut the Drayton COM
pany's store off his list Mr.. Van Horne
says he told him that was all right, that
he could get his goods elsewhere. Mar.
Van Horne is awaiting a visit from an
other broker who is to notify him to-
morrow whether he will listen to the
threats of boycott and drop his company.
Mr. Van Horne is very decided in his
talk concerning the tactics to which he
SAYS the grocers have resorted. He has
the names of the groceTs who told the
brokers they would boycott them and can
give them. and the names of the brokers
themselves, to substantiate his assertions
that the boycott has been threatened He
would not give these names when asked
Tor them, but said they would be forth
coming if it is denied that the brokers
nave been so approached.
The members of the association are not
talking about the matter, Mr.. J. S. Ty-
son, Jr of the Savannah Cooperative
Association was seen, but would say
nothing when asked if 1t were true that
the brokers' had been threatened with boy
colt The same silence is preserved by
olher grocers They say the fight through
tne brokers, if it is carried on. is not
oeins waged by the association.
special notice is published In tins
issue Of the Morning News, signed by John
Jackson, stating that he was not induced
20 leave the Drayton Grocery Company,
aoF which he worked as driver, by Mr..
Iyson Of the Cooperative Association. He
saws ii was of his own volition that he
went to Mr.. Tyson, for whom he had
worked before and sought the place as
pLlVer for the Cooperative Association.
ne says the report that MIR. Tyson went
70 the Drayton companys store TO induce
MN to leave is false
Mr. Van Horne says Mr.. Tyson visited
ms store TO get Jackson to leave. He
Sdld Jackson was taken away from the
Drayton company to discommode the man
5elnent as much as possible, and that
vi. tyson told jackson that the new man.
"SeI OF the company was a hard man TO
"PIk Tor, and that he had better leave.
10 mas been known for some time that
uIere has been some feeling caused by
N'e driver leaving one store for the other.