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had not done so. though that was a
month ago.
Mr.. Bake said he had the name OF the
lady and would produce her.

month ago.
Mr.. Bake said he had the name Of the
lady and would produce her.
A LAWFUL BUSINESS.
Mr.. J. H. Busby did not see what right
anybody had to interfere with his busi-
ness. lie was doing no unlswful act and
was simply using the stamps as the
cheapest and mos, effective means OF
advertising his business. Tho stamps
served 10 build up his cash sales and
this was what was needed, for the credit
system was what was running the coun-
try.
The debate for the trading stamp SIDE
was closed BY Mr. Sol. L. Bloomhers.
lie submitted petition from mcrcnah's
in vagious Virginia cities protesting
AGAINST the passage Of the biii. h';
Eloomberg read letter ~hicn ne hao
written 20 Captain Il. 5. Parks Oh NV
House giving a history OK ihe ti"ulns
stamp legislation and making an atsu
ment against the passage OF tue a. 49,
Confaln Parks had after reading inns
oocumenr stated on tho floor OF the House
that Inc regarded this proposed Legislation
os Tho worst piece OF paternalism ever
attempted. -. ,,o
win reference to the charge that the
,,, 81 ,,adin., stamps encouraged eNtd.1-
cance Mr. BloOmberg arsueu lilo' s"'s
eonrI not be true stamps were gwen
with cash purchases. ana persons 49, W"
had to pay the money down "eie -
who we're erOnomicnL Ihe sI''nPs
bled the SMALL merchant' VINO Wn9 ,o
90 my whole pagss or n"~SpapetS !"
r.bi,h 10 advertise impossible bar9alhS' 10
odvcr,ise their goods cheaply. Ihe hsh.
w.. due 10 merchants who had once We"
stumps and had no regard Tor lh'ir So'
,rocts and 10 merchants who h'u re-
fueed IN use the stamps. a"d oiu nv
want their nelghbors 20 haao'r t"'p "a
was simply "a war based on jealousy uuu
rivalry The purchasing puo'lc Na' ~
asLino, FOR the passage or this act W
orc wanted q passed except ING u'7"P
poluted merchants.
Mr. Woombsrg concluded MS are"ihrn'
with \ legal argument. IN which nc CON
| tended that the legislature hno ~ ~
shortly OF law 10 pass an act OF t',lS
character. witch would infringe upon 'he
/ rights Of the people.
MR.. HiTZLER'S PROTEST
Mr. piake then introduced Mr.. Charles
| Uutzier lie stated that he was no la"-
! ,cr and would not undertake % discuss
| law-cettainly not statute law hnt ne
would remind ihe lawyer who had Jnss
spoken that there was hiSh'r NV VI
! civuizatiou. under which II Eta.nte Ia"
stood I'm the way OF right II would ne
| v.inod out lie could not subscribe 10 the
! statement that this srhene shnud ne
| discredited. because II originated WIN
| Yankees. No matter with whom good
thing started Il should be received win
! favor. and an evil thing should he stamp
ed ont. no matter whore II came from.
Mr.. IIuizler went into the question or
firnres with n view OF proving 70 the
Z committee that while the trading stamp
| people did not "sow nor spin yet they
I reaped a great harvest" He argued that
! Ncssrs. Owens Rrshy aud Page, three
/ excellent gentlcmcn had scvcrally con-
ienred the system by their own std,e-
! meuts
Therc was no use in DEBATING tho ones-
ton that veople cid not get something
for nothing The purchaser had to pny
| for what he bought. In his case, the
trading stlmn people not only were max
| ing the purchaser pay for the stamps
but they were making th. nic',nanrs also
pay for them.
OTHER SPEECHES.
Mr.. Blake next addressed the CON-
! mittee briefly. replying to the arguments
| advanced hy Mr.. Flood. Among other
| things. he told OF a person VINO wcnt 10
! a grocery store 10 purchase three POUNDS
| OF butter He was told that the butter
was 30 cents a p-rnd without stamps
| and 50 cents with stamps.
Captain G.. Watt Taylor on being miro
,.uced complmented the speech OF Mr'
| Hutzler tie stated that he was tho
| Hartman OF a committee appointed at ihe
| largest meeting Of merchants ever heid
| I'm Richmond 10 ask the Legislature 70
| pass this bill lie told OF how the trad
ing stamps had worked TO the injury OF
the grocery trade aud stated that the
merchants OF Richmond were over
whelmIngly IN favor OF the passage OF
this bill.
Mr.. w. p. Poythress, member OF the
local committee was the next speaker.
lie said he had not handled trading
stamps being opposed on principle TO inc
use OF them. lie thought they had a
dsmoralzing effect on trade.
The argument WIS closed by MT
Murphy who made an earnest appeal tc
the committee TO report the bill favor
ably.
The committee was IN executive session
about ten minutes and then decided D'
vote OF to 4. 10 report the blh WIZ
| the amendment.