The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-25
Local Tobacco Men Are Aroused and
VIII Contest the EncrOachments
of the Trust.
DESCHLER HAS NEW LEASES
WILL GIVE UP STAND AT MERIDIAN
AND WASHINGTON STREETS.
Gossip About the Big Offer for the
CIaypooI Hotel Lease-Change
at the Denison.

Twenty retailers of cigars and tobacco
have agreed to meet at the assembly room
of the Commercial Club tomorrow night to
form an organization to be a local branch
of the National Association of Retail Cigar
Dealers The meeting was called by s. d.
Pierson. acting for all. The largest bust
nesses in the city will be represented and
will include retailers who are also jobbers
and manufacturers. After this nucleus or
ganizes all others engaged in the tobacco
business will be asked TO join.
The local dealers are aroused by the de-
velopments of the past few weeks and will
challenge any effort of the United Stores
Company to gain foothold. Louis G.
Deschler said yesterday that there was no
doubt of the purpose of the United Stores
Company to enter the field and that vigi-
lance was necessary to protect the local
trade.
Retailers are watching several businesses
that have been changed in the last few
weeks. The Douglass Snoe Company has
overbid l.. C. Deschler for the store at
Washington and Meridian streets and Mr.
Deschler will vacate on Jan. l. His
business will be taken to the room in the
rear I'm Meridian street. 1t Is understood
the Douglass company will keep the room
il now has and consolidate the two rooms
Mr. Deschler has. in turn. acquired the
lease on the room at Pennsylvania and
Washington streets now occupied by the
Florsheim Shoe Company and is to receive
possession or before Nov. /, 1903
The room he will have there will be forty
two feet in depth.
THE OFFER WAS LARGE.
1t has developed that the figure stated
as the amount of the supposed United
Stores Company's bid for the New Claypool
cigar privilege undershot the real amount
1t is understood that offer was made by
distributor of the goods of the American
Cigar Company approximating $4,000 a
year. In connection with this offer there
is a story that several weeks ago the man.
ager of the cigar department. of one of
the largest drug firms in the city was
called to New York and asked by the trust
officials to procure the New ClaypooI
privileges no matter what the cost. The
trust officials wanted a long time lease and
the exclusive use of trust made goods Be
cause there was no desire to take up the
trusts fight the offer was not accepted
The Indianapolis manager said he could see
nothing I'm the scheme that was of business
advantage
Later another distributor of trust goods
was called TO New York and before he re-
turned word reached the trade here that he
was TO boone the Indiana distributor for
the trust and the active representative of
the United Stores Company. His bid for
the new Claypool stand cigar men believe
was representative OF the United Stores
Company rather than himself because of it's
extraordinary amount.
Another change that interests retail men
Is the passing OF the Denison House priyi-
lege TO a large drug company which is a
distributor Of trust made goods. 1t Is not