The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-21

President q. II. Heller Delivers His
Annual Address Discussing at
Some Length the Direct and In
direct Results of the Revenue
Act-Tax Has to- Come Out of the
Wrong Place.
The Minnesota State Pharmaceutical as
sociation opened its fifteenth annual meet
Ing with business session at the paviI-
ion of the Lake Park hotel, Minnetonka,
yesterday morning. About th1rty-1ve
members Of the association were present.
After the roll call and the reading of the
minutes of the last meeting, the several
committees made their reports. The men,
bership committee reported some seven
teen applications for membership, and
they were referred to the executive COM
mittee, to be reported at the afternoon
session. They were all accepted. A few
communications were received from
neighboring associations, but nothing OF
especial Importance came up for discus
sion in the morning session.
The afternoon session was opened at
2:30. A slight increase in attendance rem
dered more important business possible.
The committee on arrangements reported
as to the provisions made for the comfort
and entertainment of the members and
guests and a vote of thanks was rendered
them.
President c. T. Hellers speech was re-
ceived with much enthusiasm. He spoke
Of the excellent work done in the year
past, and wished to impress on the as
soc;ation the advisability of becoming
members of the national association. He
spoke at some length on the results, d.
rect and indirect, Of the revenue act, the
tax on the proprietary medicines being
the main point dwelt on. He said in part:
The tax was meant to come out of the
profits of the manufacturer. Instead Of
that, this obliging person, who is always
looking for chance to help the retail
druggist, promptly added twice or three
times the amount of the tax to his price,
and the overburdened retailer has to
stand the racket. / don't think that we
can be called disloyal in taking this stand.
We are ready and willing to stand our
share of the tax, but 1t seems to me that
it would be more just if the tax were
more evenly distributed, and l think that
/ per cent would be plenty large enough
a tax, since it is quite possible to extend
the list of things taxed. Let us take
steps at the next session of the legisla-
ture to contribute our moral and financial
help to such reform movement"
The secretary made his report and 1t
was accepted. There are at present some
3S9 me mbers of the association. In the
past year there have been seven new
members admitted and eleven dropped for
non payment of dues. This is loss in
membership, and the question as to
whether the members who were and are
in arrears should be allowed to re-enter
the association upon payment of the
whole, or at least a part of the back
dues. Messrs Webster, Wilson, Nelson,
Olson, HUM, Reitzke and Keysth spoke
on the matter, and the popular feeling
was that those who really had the in
terests of the association at heart, and
who wished to return, be allowed to upon
the payment of nominal fine and q por-
ton of the back dues, as we'll as the
years dues in advance. The matter was
finally referred to a committee of three,
/ composed of MeSsrs. HUM, Nelson and
Webster.
The report of the treasurer was made
ana referred to the auditing committee
of three, as has been customary in years
past. In his report Mr.. Reitzke deplored
| the fact that the dues came SO slowly,
and in many cases not at all. AT the
| outset counting all the moneys that I
rave received the past year ditU HOW, al
| lowing for all orders cashed, 1 have only
q trifie over $100 on hand s,ar
!, A vote of thanks was tsndered to Prof.
Walling for his excellent paper on ''Adul-
| terations, which was read before the
assembly in the course Of the meeting.
Mr.. Low, of st. Paul, gave a very in
| teresting little talk on the st. Paul Drug
| gistis association, and thanked the Min
i neapolis association for the efforts put
| P0rfh in fhoir. hob of he of he
| excessive rate cutting"
! DR.. ]. w. Harrah, of Minneapolis, gave
a partial report on the doings of the St.
| Louis convention, to which he was dele
gate
The session was adjourned until 9
o'clock today. A large attendance was
| requested, as the important business of
| the session is to be discussed.
parlor concert was rendered last
evening, Kingsley and Mr.. Abbott con-
| tributing.
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