The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-11-27
B0TTLERS TO MEET IN WICHITA
CAN 10 Organize Issued Yesterday by
a. Allen.

meeting Of the bottlers OF Kansas
and Oklahoma has been called to meet
in this city next Tuesday morning. \
few days ago Mr. II. 3 Allen. prom
inent bother of this city, wrote to q num-
( Der Of bottlers over the state and terri
tory, asking them what they thought
about organizing an association. Mr.. Al
/ len received many favorable replies and
as a result yesterday issued the follow
ing circular letter calling the meeting:
Wichita, Kan, Nov. &C. 1902.
Dear Sir: You are hereby requested
( to be present at meeting of the bottlers
Of Kansas and Oklahoma at Wichita,
Kan. December ?, 1902, at the board of
education room, city building. $3.50 a. m.
for the purpose Of considering the advis-
ability and. if possible of forming a bot
tiers association for our mutual advan-
tage. and any other business that may
be brought before the meeting
The replies received TO my letter OF
the 9Th are unanimously in favor of form
ing an association. have received re-
plies from majority Of the bottlers of
Kansas ana from nearly one-half of the
Oklahoma bottlers, every one heartily in
favor of railing d meeting for the pur-
pose of forming an association. The
time thought best has ranged fScm at
once to tine latter part of February. The
fact that We may have use for the leg
islature suggests an early meeting. which
may be followed by another or by a
committee meeting. as thought best by
...e association, if formed.
Wichita received the most votes for
the place of meeting. it being the most
central point. taking in Oklahoma.
Il hope that every bother in the state
and territory VIII be present and pre-
pared TO take part in the discussion, and
to that end and to facilitate matters
would suggest that each get their ideas
on paper. in shape to be considered by
q committee. if the members should see
1T TO refer the matter to one.
Very truly,
H. b. ALLEN"
The purpose of the organization as ex-
planned by Mr. Allen yesterday is to
have an association of the bottlers OF
Kansas and Oklahoma for the mutual
benefit of every member. There are
many things that are loss TO the bot
tiers They purchase large supplies OF
DtAlAtS cary al AlAN oN-ASfAl- - AetAA S-@-N-
plant in one season VIII lose fifty sross
of bottles. Some are stolen and sold 10
other plants and some are broken. TO
reduce this loss is one OF the objects
Of the organization. Any member who
finds bottles Of another firm for sale or
in use by Others is expected to take steps
10 get those bottles TO the rightful owner.
There are many other points TO be
taken up and considered. The bcst ma
chimes. the easiest and best way of han
ding bottles. express charges and ques-
tons of like nature viii be discussed.
A constitution and bylaws VIII be pre-
pared and ready 10 be voted on and the
officers elected ana ali arrangements VII
be made for large organization
There are seventy bottlers IN ansas
and about fifty in Oklahoma ar Alien
wrote to each firm and asked rhem for
an opinion as 90 whether they would take
sG active interest in She new o1s1niza-
tion So many favorable replies were
received that pc decided to cali the mot
irg on the same date as the iinplcmen-
dealers convention and thus shcy could
take advantage Of the reduced raiIroaj
rates. The letters Nr. Allen received IN
Dies te an attendance 81 at lesisg 100 bot
Tiers Tvcr3 the state and territory.