The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-12
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SATURDAY, MARCH IL. 1908.
PUBLISHED DAILY. EXCEPT SUNDAYS.
SATURDAY, MARCH IL. 1903.
Pass The Bill.


Pass The Bill.
When six hundred storekeepers doing
business in the city OF Wilmington say
that they do not want the trading stamp
business in Delaware, it Is time for the
Legislature to act and give them the relief
they petition sor The law II passed would
be constitutional. These stores sell Moth
ing. They exchange their goods for cou.
pons which they sell for half cent each to
the merchants who give them away on
every ten cents worth OF merchandise.
These stamp companies have branch stores
all over the United States where they have
been fortunate enough not to have been
prohibited by laws passed against such
business. Numerous states have already
passed such laws aud others are following
as fast as the Legislatures meet to take az
ton.
In New York State Assembly, Brewster
appeared before the General Assembly at
Albany and said he was merchant and
that he not only had to give trading
stamps for cash purchases, but that all his
regular customers carrying book accounts
insisted on receiving stamps as we'll rs
cash purchases. He said that when he
wentinto tho trading stamp business 1t was
to be only OIL cash purchases, but he found
that the books declared that stamps would
have to be given when bills were paid
inside Of ten days. As soon as he started to
give them Oh ten days accounts he was
forced to give them on monthly and two
months accounts. II got disguised with
the entire scheme" said he, ron December
LIST. and threw thom entirely out Of my
store and have not had them since. l
know Of more than hundred users Of trad
ing stamps who want the custom abolish
cd and think this law should be passed"
D. ]. Haley Of Troy, representing the
Butchers Protective Association, said that
State, was united against the trading
stamp scheme. 1.-The trading stamp com.
panies," he declared, ARE simply to di.
vert business from one store to another
and make the public pay the taxes Many
merchants find that the people trade with
them for the stamps and that they
would lose trade II they were TO throw the
stamps out, not only many new customers,
but old ones as well. In this business u
man will tell you that 10 Per cent Is good
profit and giving half to the trading stamp
company Is m excellent example Of some
thing for nothing"
Postmaster Conklin appeared to repre-
sent the Grocers' Association OF Eimira.
He said that he was user Of trading
stamps and like all other users In the city
OF Elmira wanted them stamped out This
Is what ono haf Of the merchants say who
are using them in our city. The greatest
good for tho money Is what the Legisla-
ture should at times listen TO und pass such
laws as will give the merchants relief from
the trading stamp octapus. The six hun
dred merchants who put their names GU
the petition asking for the passage Of the
bill In Representative Donaldsou's hands,
have a right to more consideration than
two concerns that have no Interest in del.
aware except to make az much money as
possible from our merchants and them send
1t away to New York to the hea,ls uartecs
Of the local stores. Pass the bill and allow
the trading stamp companies to test the
constitutionalty Of the same.
Twosuicides In one day is tho record Of
Wilmington yesterday. Tho tragic death
of Mr. Frank Pyle, President Of the c. a.
}. Pyle Morocco Company, who deliber-
ately blew his brains out with h Al culibro
revolver, while sitting In chair in his
room at his residence. Tenth and Franklin
streets WAS Il great surprise to our ctAens.
He was an educated man, wealthy
was at the head of one Of the most Success
full business enterprises in the city, aud
had every thing that he or his family could
wish that money could buy. His relations
with his family ware always very pleas
ant He was highly respected and had tho
respect Of the citizens III general.
The theory has beUn advanced that MIR.
Pyle was sufferer from iuIpnuI.! AMI
was out Of his mind when ho committed
tue Ht>ll NV w uon VIC news was ma 10
public it CAUSED the greatest sensation
amongst ctr citizens, who were startled
and then shocked by the news. Mr.. Pyle
with his family occupied one of the hand
soonest residences in our city and tho
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