Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-07
FAIL TO CONSOLIDATE
BUTCHERS ASSOCIATIONS UN-
ABLE TO AGREE ON TERMS.
Both Organizations Conclude Business
Sessions and Adjourn-Barbecue
This Afternoon at Benning.

and Western Retail Butchers Protective
Associations have adjourned without effect
ing consolidation Of the two bodies. Com
mittees from the organizations met yester-
day in conference and agreed upon certain
plans of consolidation to be submitted to
the respective conventions. Contrary to ex-
pectations. however. the recommendations
of the committees were rejected by both as
sociations.
1t was stated by officers of the Eastern
Association yesterday that the report OF
the committee from that body had been
ratified by the delegates. If such action
was taken at the morning session. 1t was
evidently rescinded at the meeting held late
yesterday afternoon.
The sentiment among members of both
associations seemed favorable to comb1na-
ton. but the two organizations We're BILE
to get together on the terms of unifcation.
The eastern delegates, 1t Is stated. feared
that If a consolidation We're effected the
western body, which Is a much larger or
ganization, would dominate the affairs Of
the united organization. The Eastern Asso-
citation, therefore, asked the Western Asso-
citation to concede for the first year the Of
fees of president and secretary, while the
positions of treasurer and organizer were
to be given to members of the western or
ganzation. These four offices are salaried
positions Both committees in their joint
conference agreed to make such recommen-
dations to their respective bodies and also
to suggest that the representation be one
delegate to every fifty members of an or
ganZation. In this way the western dele
gates would outnumber the eastern by
twenty-five or thirty.
Points of Difference,
After discussing the proposition, as stat
ed, both conventions voted against CONSOLE
dating on the terms proposed The Western
Association In resolutions adopted relating
to the matter stated that the membership
of the Western Association is nearly four
times as great as that of the Eastern Asso-
citation; that the demands of the Eastern
Association to select the principal officials
are not just to the Western Association,
and that the Western Association earnestly
desires the unifcaton of the butchers and
would unite on fair and equitable basis.
The western organization then passed a
vote thanking the committee for its able
and conscientious work in trying to effect
a unffcation, and appointed the members
an arbitration committee on questions re-
latlng mutually to both organizations. A
resolution was also passed thanking Mr..
=. A. Hoffman of Washington and Mr. Ira
w. Stillman of Danbury, Conn, for their
EFFORTS in proposing and working toward
the consolidation of both organizations.
l ne Westerners passed vote thanking the
local organization of butchers for the cor
dial hospitality which they have received
while In the city.
The western association at the afternoon
session also passed a resolution changing
is name from the National Retail R,Itch-
ers Protective Association Of the United
States to that of the Master Butchers of
America.
An Appeal to Congress.
At the meeting Of the western delegates
held last night resolution was adopted
20 the effect that inaspuoh nc tho Jv,,+ad
States meat inspection laws had been de-
dared unconstitutional by the United
states circuit court of Kansas City, Secre-
AIRY Wilson be requested to frame a set of
lew laws for passage by Congress-
1t was also resolved to ask Secretary Will
son to consider the question of establishing
microscopical inspection of hog products
or this country similar to that of Germany.
RESOLUTIONS were adopted approving the
International gathering of butchers in ST.
Louis In 1904.
The election of officers was held result
ng as follows! President, w. Pfeifer, St
Louis. Mo; first vice president, E. A.
Marsh, Omaha, Neb.; second vice president.
2. w: Morehouse. Peoria Ill; secretary, ].
W. schofield, st. Louis. Mo-; treasurer,
Axel Meyer, Omaha, Neb. inside guard
Herman Oertel. Burlington. Iowa; outside
guard, Justin McCarty, st. Louis Mo-:
rustees. John P. Klug, st, Louis; B. G.
Drape, st. Louis; c. S. Hovenden, Peoria,
y.
The associa ton adjourned to meet Mon
lay, July 25, 1904, in st. Louis.
Trading Stamp System Condemned.
At the session of the eastern butchers
held yesterday afternoon in the
Jolly Fat Mems Club resolutions were
passed condemning the trading stamp sys-
EN-, which, 1t was stated, is regarded as
and productive of no benefit. 1t
S said the eastern butchers will ask Con-
,ress or else the separate states for legis-
alton declaring the system Illegal
The delegates voted to assist local butch
'rs In obtaining cessation from work on
sundays. A resolution adopted re-
Iuesting Congress to either eliminate or
'evise the duty on live stock, and recon-
nending the enactment of a law subiecting
ierce meats, boxed meats and poultry to
orfeiture If found short of weight. The
eastern association will also ask the sew
,ral states to pass a law providing for a
bounty to encourage the grazing of cattle
md stock, and Congress will be asked to
,nact a law to suppress misrepresentation
n advertising.
The association elected the following Off
,ers: President, William G. Wagner of
Gardner of Savannah, Ga: second vice
president, ]. F. Hallock of Rochester. N
T.: secretary, d. ]. Haley of Troy, N Y;
treasurer, George F.. Kellogg of Hartford,
L. ".
n. Y. outside guard Joseph
Ansell of Meriden. Conn; trustees, E. b.
Hoitt of Stamford Conn. H. Meyer of
Brooklyn, n. Y; John J. Smith of Troy
n. Y.
The convention adjourned sine die after
he election of officers.
At Barbecue Today.
The annual barbecue and athletic carnival
provided for the visitors by the Washing
ton retail butchers began at the Benning
race track this afternoon at 2 o'clock and
will continue till late this evening. The
butchers will roast half dozen cattle. and
from the crowds seen on their way to Ben
ming this afternoon it IS anticipated that
the event will be one of the most enjoyable
In the history Of the local association.
The athletic program is in charge Of Prof
A Joyce. The program will in
clude wrestling bouts, running, jumping
and other track and field events.
Among those who will participate in the
wrestling bouts will be Guile and Nett in
the 120-pound class; Dawson and Gallaher
in the 12s-pound class. and B. Miller and
Costello, in the 16O-pound class
The List Of Entries.
The list Of entries to the various track
and field events Is as follows:
One hundred-yard dash-C. Johnson, F.
Hughes ]. Crogan, c. S. Snyder. H. Ander-
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