The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-16
WANT The GROCERS
OTHER WHOLESALERS WILL TRY
THEM AGAIN.
WILL SHOW THEM PLANS.
FOLLOWED BY MERCHANTS IN
OTHER CITIES.

cIined to Enter Into the Plan
whereby Transportation of Out
of-TOwn Merchants to and From
Savannah May BE Paid-WhOIesal-
ers in other Lines Met Last Night
Mt the Screyen HOuse-COncluded
That the Grocers Did Not Fully
Understand the Plan Under which
1t Was Proposed to WOrk-Whnt
This Plan, Approximately, Is-Capt.
Purse Made an Address.
The Wholesale Grocers' Association
held a meeting yesterday and declined
to enter into the plan whereby buyers
may be brought to the city by the
promise to pay their railway transpor-
tation in return for the purchase of
$500 or more of merchandise from
wholesale merchants of Savannah.
This declination of the wholesale
grocers was conveyed to other whole
sale merchants, who met last night at
the Screven House. 1t was presented
the meeting by Mr.. e. V. Petit, secre-
tary of the Wholesale Grocers' Asso-
citation.
DESTROYS of the cooperation of the
wholesale grocers, the other merchants
took no action at their meeting, further
than to determine upon the appoint
ment of a committee to wait upon the
Wholesale Grocers' Association and en-
deavor to show that the grocers were
laboring under Misrepresentation as to
the methods that were to be employed
by the proposed organization. The
merchants seemed to think that the
grocers were not fully aware of just
what plan was under consideration,
and the opinion was generally ex-
pressed that the association would re-
consider it's action as soon as the meth
DDS probably to be adopted could be
clearly shown.
Mr.. S. Krouskoff, chairman, presided
over the meeting. Others present were
Mr.. L. G. Schwarzbaum, acting secre-
tary; Mr. H. H. Peoples, Mr.. A. B.
Hull, Mr.. L. E. Grouse, representing 1.
Epstein & Bro, Mr.. Charles Marks of
Marks & Levy; Mr.. J. D. Rosenheim
of Joseph Rosenheim & Sons, and Mr.
F. A. Webster. representing j. r. Elm
stein. A statement of the status of
Savannah's trade relations opened the
eyes of the merchants and impressed
them more strongly with the necessity
for immediate and concerted action if
the prestige of the city as a business
center is to be maintained. The whole
salers' associations in New Orleans,
Memphis and st. Joseph, Mo-, defray
the travelling expenses of buyers in Or
der that they may profit by their pur-
chases and secure the impulse to bus
mess that the Capitalization of the
country trade produces.
Close attention was paid by the mer-
chants to the plans that are followed in
the other cities. The concensus of
opinion seemed to be that the most at
tractive and effective plan of organiza-
ton and operation is that followed at
Memphis. If the Savannah association
is perfected, it is probable that the
Memphis plan, possibly with some al
terations, will be followed. AS there
has been some misunderstanding as to
just what is contemplated, merchants
will find the Memphis plan interesting.
1t is as follows:
First, A nominal initiation fee, in
wiling small, as we'll as large mer-
chants to participate in the benefits,
fixed at $40.
Second. There shall be no fixed dues
or assessments, but the actual cost of
buyers transportation to be borne by
members benefited. prorated, first; &C.
cording to the volume of sales effected
by each member, and second, accord
ing to the class of goods sold, in the
ratio of 1, 2, 8 and A. taking the gro
Gerry and produce trade as a unit or
basis. Dry goods, boots and shoes, and
clothing as 80" Hardware, hats and
caps, saddlery, stoves, agricultural i'm
PIGMENTS, and vehicles as 49," Drugs,
queensware, cigars, liquors and all 9TH
err lines not mentioned, as "a"
Goods in class "2" shall pay twice
as much prorata as class a." Those in
class 80" shall pay three times as much
as class a." Those in class "4' shall
pay four times as much prorata as
class a."
Third. officers to consist of presi-
dent, four vice presidents, and
secretary-treasurer; the first
five forming an executive board
to conduct the affairs of
the association and the secretary
ficer, who shall be under bond for the
faithful performance of the duties en-
trusted to him.
Fourth. Dispense with all meetings
of the association, as nearly as posi-
BILE, and with any individual work by
members, letting all affairs of the as
ISOLATION be transacted by the secre-
ldry-treaSufer, under the direction of
the president, and in his absence, of
the vice presidents, in the order of
their election.
Fifth The actual running expenses
of the association shall be borne by the
membership, prorated on the volume of
business done by the members with
customers brought to the city at the
expense of the association, in the same
ratio as the transportation is paid.
"Prorates and settlements of trans
portation to be made separately as
soon after the transaction is closed as
the secretary-treasurer can conven-
iently do so, and the current expenses
of the association shall be prorated and
settled monthly, at the end of each
month"
A copy of the invitation sent out
from Memphis to merchants of the
country or other places was also sent.
This shows the names of the houses in
cluded in the association, from any one
or more of which the purchases might
be made The invitation is as follows:
Dear Sir--Your name having been
presented by the Advisory Committee.
the Memphis Commercial Association
takes pleasure in extending you an in
vitation, and offers you the following
inducements to visit our market for
the purpose of making your general
purchases: