The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-16
RETAIL GROCERS
N CONVENTION [.
Want the Garnishment Laws
Reformed.
THEY ASK LEGISLATIVE. HELP
Mayor Taylor Opens with Address OF
Welcome. and Many Speeches Are
Made-Will Hold Two Sessions
To-Day and Banquet Tonight.

The Retail Grocers and General Mer-
chants OF Virginia held two sessions OF
iiseir first alspual convention in the
Chamber of Commerce yesterday and
will wind up to-day.
PRAYER was offered by Rev. D. A.
Solly and National Organizer Stevens.
made the opening address. Mr. w W.
Fuller was made temporary chairman
and Mr. C. w Price secretary There
are about fifty delegates present. There
address Of welcome was made by Mayor
r. NJ. Taylor, and there were responses
by MesSrs- j. "A. Van Boose. OF.
the Southern Wholesale Grocers As
socia,cn; a. II. Gresc's. OF Washington:
il. s.. Jarvis, of Norfolk: a. l.. Moody,
Jr.. OF Petersburg: y. r. HODGES. OF Dan
vile: r. L. Mckinney. OF Covington: w
w. Richardson, Of Roanoke
The chairman appointed the following
committees:
Committee on Rules and Ordcr-L. w.
MIchena. Norfolk: J. j. Rear. Covington.
A. J. Saunders. Petersburg; w. r. NC
conville. Berkeley: w. T. Paxton. Buena
Vista.
Committee on Credentials-Geose ]. Viii
nams. Richmond; C. D. Owens, Wythe-
Gi,lc: r. L. Mckinney Covington: G..
H Showalter, Buena Vista; Charles Bogg.
carmville.
Committee on Constitution and By
Lawr-GeorEe Bowman, Petersburg: j.
A. Miller. Bedford City: J. Henderson.
bouth Boston: w. T. Page Franklin.
Committee on Resolution--E- A Stew
,ns, chairman. Natural Bridge: C.. w.
Price. Richmond: J. r. Hodges. Danville.
OBJECTS STATED.
The objects OF the association were set
forth by Organizer Stevens to be as fol-
lows:
Il. To oppose legislation hostile to your
interests and to attempt to secure JUS
ice
20. To abate trade abuses and injurious
Ind un-business-liko practices, detri-T
mental alike to consumer and dealer.
10 encourage improved business methods
Is well as to raise the standard of food
products for the welfare and health Of
she whole community.
20. To harmonic and bring about re-
9iprocal trade relations between legiti-
mate wholesaler and retailer. These two
branches OF The business are interdc-
pendent on each other The evils which
tniict one press on the other with equal
|orce. They should be united for their
overthrow. Victory will be certain if
these two powerful; forces work in har-
nony. IT Is doubtful more than doubt
!ul. IL they can be removed by one alone.
The man who wishes you to be. or con-
tinue to be enemies is your evil genius
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At the afternoon session the chief bust
hess wac tho passa &c of a resolution
calling upon the Legislature to reform
the present laws relating to garnishment
SO as to allow merchants to garntshce
the wages OF employees on the following
basis: Fifteen per cent. Of monthly
wages from SIS to $50; Is per cent. from
$50 to $40; 30 per cent. from SAC to $50. and
Is per cent from 500 upwards.
There were several committee reports
Rnd the following additional committees
were named:
Committee on Nominations. w.
M acham. Norfolk. E. w. Shorting. New
mort News: ". A. Norman. DanNille:
c. Nv. Saunders. Berkeley; James F. Flour.
New York
Committee on Ways and Means-W. G..
Qnarles. Richmond; NJ. NJ. Ramsay. Roa-
n.ke: j. II. Smith. Salem: j. r. Hodges,
panville: C. %. Owens. Wythevilie
INTERESTING ADDRESS.
An interesting address was made by Mr..
A. w. Farlinger, president of the Geor-
cta Retail Groccrs' Association. and he
WIS followed by Mr.. +. X. Wilkins. OF
the Moneyweieht Scale Company, on
..1'he Retail Grocer from q Salesa1an.s
Point of View Mr.. Warren n. Mercer,
Of this city. read very interesting pa
per on ''Garnishment and Collection
lsws." and the last speech vas made by
MIR. J. T. Flournoy. Of this city.
Mr.. f. x Wilkins. of the MoneyweiEht
Sale Company, gave dinner at Fue-
gers yesterday afternoon. at which the
Following delegates were present: Messls.
f A. Stevens G. J. Williams national
organizers; A II. Gregory, Washington.
.. c.; w, w, Tiller, James ". Flournoy.
W. G.. Ouarles, G.. ". Price. Richmond;
"A. Van Hoose, Birmingham, Ala: H.
s. Jarvis, ]. E. johnson. c. e. Nash, ].
n. Ellis and G. Q. Dial.
The Association will be in session
again today. beginning at o'clock.
when reports from the standing COM
n,ittoes will be received. addresses made
nv Messrs F. 3. Otterback. OF Washing
ton: John Bratton Of Atlanta: J. A.
Van Hoose. president Of the Southern
wholesale Grocers' Association: DR.. f.
AZ. Magrudcr chief chemist of the Az
ricultural Department OF Washington
Utn,am Gray, OF Brooklyn; George J..
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