Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-06

ng-The Question BOX Gives Forth
Many Injuries That Set Grocers
to Thinking-The officers Elected.
Meet Here Next Year.

GAocOSldtIOu Aciu LIZ duuud1 AcCtiuS
here to-day, transacted considerable
business and adjourned to meet in
Wheeling on the 9Th of October, 1901.
There were forty visiting members
present, besides those in attendance in
the city. Prominent among those pres
ent were ]. C. Stroebel. ALI. Ulrich, f.
Viewig and W. c. Eberts. of Wheeling:
John w. Leach, Of Benwood; Walter
Purdy. of Moundsville: M. A Sybert,
of Sistersville; T. N. Barnes. OF Wes-
ton; G. A. Heihle and w. c. Whitlach,
of Parkersburg; John Freegallas, OF
Grafton; Charles Brooks, of Clarks-
burg, and ]. G. Carter. OF Huntington
There were also present w. E. Godfrey.
of Cleveland, o. secretary of the Ma
tional Grocers' Association, and George
G. Burrows. editor of the Retail Gro
GERS Review. OF Pittsburg.
The meeting was held in the Senate
chamber of the State House, and was
called to order at a. m. by the presi-
dent, T. N. Barnes, of Weston
Addresses of welcome were made by
Mayor John B. Floyd, on behalf OF the
people of Charleston, and r. G. Hub
bard, Of the wholesale grocery firm of
Lewis Hubbard & Co., of this city, on
behalf of the Wholesale Grocers' AS
sociation of West Virginia, to which
an appropriate address was made in
response by President Barnes. Routine
business was time taken up and oc-
cupied the time of the Association un-
til the noon recess.
In the afternoon addresses were made
by John w. Leach, of Benwood, giving
a report of the meeting of the National
Retail Grocers' Association held in
Cleveland, last January, by M. c. Whit
ZACH, of Parkersburg, on the subject
What should be our greatest aims?'
and by j. G. Stroebel, of Wheeling, on
What has and what can an association
accomplish for the retail merchant"
The question box was then opened,
and among the questions contained in
it were:
Cant jobbers be induced to sell only
in original packages. If so, will it not
prevent the organization of so many
fifty-dollar stores to set prices for those
who have thousands of dollars in
vested?" Answered yes and no.
SIS patent milk pure food?" Answered
no.
How can we get a law in West Vir-
ginia to make dead beats pay their gro
Gerry bills?" Referred to committee on
legislation.
How can we stop the wholesale mer-
chants from selling to conSumers?
How can we secure uniformity In
prices of sugar and coffee?"
Has the recommendation relating to
premiums been carried out. and il not
why not?" Answered.: 1T has not, be-
cause of greed for gain"
What shall we do with grist mills.
which sell to teamsters at the same
prices they sell to merchants?"
rs membership in the Sprague COL
lection Agency or other responsible col
lection agencies a benefit to the retail
merchants?" Answered: 'II is in come
locations"
Should wholesalers sell to their en-
ployes?" Answered no"
The committee on resolutions re-
ported, and its report was adopted.
The resolutions express the pleasure of
the association in having added to 1t
two local associations within the past
year, with bright prospects Of further
endorse the action OF the
national association in appointing a
to go to Washington and
endeavor to have passed the "Bude
law" SO the State Legislature can
frame laws In harmony with the fed
eral statute; reaffirm the former action
Of the association in condemning
premium giving; recommend that
committee be appointed to secure an
to the constitution OF the
State retaining the garnishee of wages;
and thanking the citizens of Charles
ton and the representatives of the
Wholesale Grocers' Association for
their hospitality, and to w. E. Godfrey,
of the National Association, for his adj
vice and assistance
The following officers were then
elected for the ensuing year: President,
T. n. Barnes, of Weston; vice presi-
dents, John w. Leach, of Benwood. r.
A. Marshall, of Charleston, and A. @.
Heihle, of Parkersburg; secretary, ].
c. Stroebel, of Wheeling; treasurer.
Val. truth, OF Charleston; executive
committee, w. C. Whittock. of Park
rsburg, ]. c. Carter, of Huntington,
Walter Purdy, of Moundsville, NJ. A.
Sybert, OF Sistersville, Charles E.
Brooks, of Clarksburg, and w. C.
Eberts, of Wheeling.
October 8. 1901, was fixed for the
next meeting of the association and
Wheeling was chosen as the place. The
meeting then adjourned.
The association was the guest this
evening OF the Charleston Retail
Grocers' Protective Association. who
took the visitors out on a moonlight
steamboat excursion on the Kanawha.
which proved to be very enjoyable
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