Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-11-12

'di vi oISdhiHdtloA- III order to kN"S
up your local organization yoa must
nave good attendance at lnoetiIIs5.
and good officers; men who viii taIze=
IA interest i'll Your affairs as we'll
as their own. BE friendly. Because
you are competitor for business liOa :
think for moment that y0u sh0mi&
not associate with your brother M
chant. If the dead beat robs him a..
will rob you. He has TO pay for his
goods; so do you. Then why car
You not meet twice a month to tal&
over business matters. become better
acquainted, and find out in what WaY
NoH can help each other?
What is a grocer He i; gooa
natlred man who deals in the Hreess
safies OF life at the counter, and V hs
is loo humble IL be5..1e=lor mo.
meHt }hat he las any rights uhaa=
ever. \ grocer is eanc times callad
. etft II. Not =l1rc3Iase lazc)N ft.at.
! II prices. New g,}.;tt docs l1e 4ain
jy this? Nothing ON the contrary
le= loses his capital so called friends.
a'ni becomes Il total Wre L. Through
nf2ahlEatien We can prevent these
evils and educate the grocer until ne
Will belieeo, Hes know, that he has
some rights that must be respected.
" hen yoa meet discuss matters that
Lave been brought 90 your attention
since the previous meeting hand in
Your Delinquent li>t.=lat your brotlel.
merchant know OF those who have
promised to pay. but nave forgotten
or neglected to fulfill that promise.
Confidence is one of the most abused
virtues in the world. and this is the
only guarantee from the average con
sumer that they will pay their bills
when due
Look at the present bankrupt law,
which offers premium on rascality,
and which is calculated to destroy
that confidence, without which no bust
ness can be successfully conducted.
Here is one of the most urgent reas-
ons why yoHl' association should have
rating book, wherein will be given
the names Gf those in whom confaenee
has not been misplaced, and also those
of the dead beats" to whom the
word confidence as virtue, is un.
known, thus furnishing protection to
Yolir brother merchant. and obtaining
in return the same for yourself
| would call your attention to the
remarks made by National Organizer
Sapolio Stevens:
"One of the best means we can en-
poy in the furtherance of our aims is
to have each local association adopt
some specific issue which every man
engaged in the retail grocery bust
ness in that locality must recognize
of vital Importance to the trade. and
invite them to cooperate with the as
sOciatiOn for the achievement of this
specific purpose. Let that be a credit
rating system. which is of interest
to all, and the more that are in that
makes it of greater value to you There
should be forfeit attached to any
who do not conform to the rules gov
Si AiA5 IiiC oyoLciu udt III my jung
ment. should be followed up, wherever
possible, by law and collection de-
partment, when you can almost as
suredly collect GO per cent of your
outstanding bills. This membership
might not necessarily demand that
the person shall be an active member
Of the Retail Grocers association,
though he may be paying proportion
ately higher dues than if he were
When he sees the association collect.
ing his musty, moss-grown accounts,
he more fully realizes it's Importance
Once brought into that sort Of con-
tact with the association, his interest
will be awakened. his ideas will in.
sensibly broaden. the spirit Of CO.
operation will take possession of him
and he will be, in the majority of cases
not only willing, but eager and anx-
ious for full membership in the body
to which he rightfully belongs.
MANY things could be done, many
campaigns planned, if we had but the
organization and the necessary sineW
for the organization.
Eve might, for instance. form an al
lance, offensive and defensive, with
the wholesaler. The evils that threa-
ten the retailer operate with redoubl-