The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-12
Retail CroCers to Meet Power
With Power.
TO BUY NOTHING FROM 1T
Copies Of the Resolutions Sent to Every
Branch Of the Association in the
State--Winston-S Salem Refuses
to Join the Move.
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rs1NsTON. N. c., August s.-Retail
Grooers' and General Merchants Associa-
ton, of Kinston. have boycotted tho
American Tobacco Company
A meeting was held by the Retail Groc-
ers' and General Merchants Association
Saturday night at the courthouse that
may be OF incalculable Importance and
far.rea ching In It's effect on the business
and agricultural interests Of the State.
The object Of the meeting in nutshell
is to inausurate boycott of the Ameri-
can Tobacco Company's manufactured
product by the merchants OF North Car
olina, or obtain from them concessions IN
tho way OF better prices to the producers
for the raw material.
The present low price OF the ra" ma
tnrial has affected the business interests
OF the State In all sections and particu-
larlv in Eastern Carolina, and the retail
merchants Of kinston, recognizing the
oneness of their interests with that OF the
farmer, have decided that something RAD
ical must be done to stay the eVer-'h-
creasing encroachment OF tho trust upon
tho rights OF the individual and against
the fruits OF his labor
It is charged that the American -.
baCcO company 10 lCopN'io'o' n y
present low price OF tobacco. ana ~ ~
hold by the grocers that an appeal 70
them. not backed by power, Will fall on
deaf ears.
- IMPORTANT FACTOR;
North Carolina not. only furnishes e laos s
but is also one OF the trusts, biggest. II II
not It's biggest. customer, in the purchase
Of their manufactured product.
Having the organization and the po"eI
- ,,fb niZatiOn. the AI1eIlCAu
the individual OF both the. selling of the
manufactured product and the p"y1ns -
The plan OF the Retail ,Grocers' and ND
General Merchants Association as se.
forth in the resolution adoptei ,t az nos sf1
and to that end a copy OF the Ieso!u,
ton was sent to every ASSOCIATION IN
North Carolina with request that tney
be adopted by the association: that none
OF the American Tobacco Company,s pro.
duct, OF whatsoever kind. be handled oy
the members OF the association.
Takinc into consideration the fact tnaC
in every town or city OF Importance IN
the State the Retail G'rocers and General
Merchants Association has a. branch
composed OF the leading retailers. II can
at their command that can be WELDED
with deadly effect on the business OF the
trust in this Staff StiMITLEss
Further, the boycott can be e1tenaeo
Exists e in nearly ali other States as to
the association. It is claimed that there IRE
is plenty OF tobacco manufactured IN
dependent OF tho trust to furnish the
users Of it without buying Of the Ameri-
can Tobacco Company: and more inde-
pendent factories can bee established oy
the association OF retailers II perma-
nent concessions with assurance that
their rights will be respected by the trust
is not obtained by the boycott.
The nIan Of the Retail Grocers' and
General Merchants Association Is believed
to be feasible and may be the entering
wedge to destroy the stupendous power OF
the tobacco trust