The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-10
COOPERATION ON
PART OF GROCERS
SOUTHERN WHOLESALE GRO
GERS ASSISTING NATIONAL RE-
TAIL oRocERs, ASSN TO ORGAN
IzE RETAILERS IN THE SOUTH.

movement much out of the usual run
Of commercial affairs IS now assuming
considerable proportions in the south. The
Southern Wholesale Grocers Association
with headquarters in this city and of
which ]. A VanHoose is president. is
actively assisting the National Retail
Grocers Association in organizing the re-
tail grocers in the south along lines
which promise relief from some OF the
troubles which now seem to vex the
retail merchants In many southern
states.
Much of the credit for this movement
is due to President VanHoose. His man.
agement of the association affairs has
been wise and conservative, and his in
fiuenoe has been felt throughout the
whole southern territory embracing
twelve states.
A recent issue of the Chicago Grocer
contains a very interesting account of the
third annual meeting of the Georgia Re
tail Grocers' Association held at Warm
Springs, Ga.
The following resolutions are selected
as seeming to bear more Immediately
upon matters of interest to Alabama mer-
chants and other readers of the Age
Herald:
Resolved, That 1t be enacted by the
general assembly of the state of Georgia
that on and after the passage Of this
act the salary or wages due laborer,
clerk OF other employee of any individual
firm or corporation within the state shall
be subject to seizure In the following
manner, to-wit:
Twenty per cent of monthly wages or
salary Of from SIS to $50. or In the same
ratio for weekly or daily service; 80 la
per cent of wages or salary from $50 to
$50; 80 per cent of wages or salary of $50
and upwards, and in no event will there
be greater amount exempt than $50
The balance of weekly or monthly wages
or salary can be claimed as exempt by
either the defendant, or as set forth in
the answer of the garnishee.
Provided. however, that any debtor
within the meaning of this statute may
waive his right to claim any part of his
wages or salary due by signing an in
strument in writing to that effect.
Resolved, That a law making husband
and wife jointly responsible where one
has property, for all debts contracted by
either for the necessaries of life, would
be a step in the right direction such
laws are now in force in a number Of
states.
Resolved, That we approve the enact
ment of law prohibiting the sale of
stocks of merchandise in bulk by bill
of sale and requiring each person or
firm selling out their stocks to give ten
days notice to their creditors, law
beneficial to wholesaler and retailer.
Resolved, That the delegates here as
sembled unanimously condemn semi job
bers, a class who. while masquerading
as wholesalers, continually sell eonsum-
ers. thereby robbing the retailer of his
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injuring the consistent wholesalers; and,
further,
Resolved, That every delegate here
| by pledges himself not to patronize such
semi jobbers in the purchase of goods.
Resolved That we appreciate the efforts
made by the National Association of Re-
tail Grocers to defeat that most PERM
cious measure, the parcel post bill. We
also pledge ourselves to send In strong
protests against its passage on the reas-
sembling of congress.
Resolved. That this state association
condemns the manufacture and sale OF
impure and adulterated food products
and indorses the national association fol-
its efforts to pass a pure food law thai
shall hold the manufacturer, rather thar
the retailer, responsible for all adulter-
ants.
Resolved, That this convention re.
| bankruptcy law, for while 1t might have
had commendable features at the outset
the abuses under 1t have grown fragrant
and numerous.
Resolved, That this convention is un.
alterably opposed to trading stamps, gift
goods, prize and bonus schemes of manu-.
facturers. and other deceptive devices
which invariably tend to deteriorate the
quality of goods sold, though attempting
to convey the impression that the con.
sumner is obtaining additional value. and
therefore, we condemn such practices as
injurious to business interests.
AS the headquarters of the Southern
| Wholesale Grocers' association is In Bir-
mingham, the following extract and reso-
luton from the Chicago Grocer will be
| of interest to many.
president Hamper Men called on Hon.
j. A. Van Hoose of Birmingham, Ala,
president of the Southern Wholesale
Grocers association, whose address was
the most thrilling, brilliant and convinc-
ing arraignment of the semi-jobber one
could listen to. It capped the climax
of logic oratory and pleasantly in deal
ing with the just and equitable positions
of Retailer and, Wholesaler That his
speech was practically punctuated by ap-
plause goes without saying"
Resolved, That this convention here
by tenders the Hon. ]. A. Van Hoose,
president of the Southern Wholesale
Grocers' association, Its sincere and
hearty thanks for his heroic and self
tail grocers of the south, and for his
noble utterances at this convention in
behalf of honorable business methods"