Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-23
AT PINE BLUFF.
The Next State Meeting of Retail
Crocers VIII be Field

The Next State Meeting of Retail
crooers VIII be Field.
The next state meeting Il The re
tail sroeers will he at Pine Bluff in
January, 1904. At the meeting held
in Little Rock this week Pine Butl
and Fort Smith both asked for ti5e
meeting next year. quite a lively con
test over the next meeting place then
onsued. Robert Reichardt invited the
convention to meet in Fort Smith
and J. Il. Mccain strongly urged that
Pine Bluff have the honor. \ ballot
was taken and resulted in the selection
OF Pine Bluff. The vote was II 10 G
in favor of Pine Bluff
The officers elected fer the present
year are as follows: President, c. J
Kramer, Little Rock; ce-president
Robert Reichardt, Fort Smith; Aug
ust j. Probst, Little Rock. secretary
7. w. Edmunson, Van Buren,. treas
ltrer The appointment Of state or
sanizer was left to the president.
r. E. Shillcutt, chairman of the
legislative committee made his report
Tie stated that the committee had
prepared four bills which they would
have presented to the legislature. The
bills We're as follows:
To make husband and wife equally
responsible for the expenses of the
family; pure food bill, a garnishment
law. providing that a merchant be
allowed to garnishee the wages of a
debtor to the amount of 10 per cent.
OF his weekly salary; Il bill regulating
WelShts and measures and counts.
Mr, Shillcut sDonke in stronk support
OF each measure and asked that every
member of the association assist the
le&lSlatiEe committee in their efforts
10 get such laws passed. In the open
discussion Of the committees report
nearly every delegate present made a
speech IN favor of the bills The re-
port was adopted unanimously. Messrs.
dreir of Fort Smith, Hampton of Par
aSould and Hardin of Prescott were
added to the committee.
The committee on resolutions pres
ented the following:
Resolved, That it is the sense of
this meeting that the semi-jobber. the
wholesale grocer who sells goods di-
rect to our consumers, is a menace
to the legitimate retail grocery busi-
ness, and that this resolution severely
such preetice on the part
OF the jobbers and recommends its
to refrain from buying
goods from such wholesale houses.
Resolved, That this association dis
approves of the practice of travelling
men in the state Of Arkansas who sell
goods at wholesale to hotels and board
ing houses. These are the legitimate
customers Of the retail grocers and
since this association desires to work
IN harmony with the jobbers in every
way possible. We ask that they protect
is in this.
Resolved, That the officers of this
association. and such committee as
nay be appointed, shall use every ef-
'ort to induce the legislature to pass
4 law that will fix heavy tax on
vendors Of merchandise.
These men, who are foreign to our
state and who do not pay taxes in the
state, are accustomed to come into
)ur towns and sell goods to our Gus
omers, much to our detriment, while
We do our part to support our state
and local interests.
Resolved, That this association
lrges upon all city councils or other
.ity legislative bodies in the state
If Arkansas that they protect the
legitimate merchants of their respec-
i've towns by imposing a sufficient
ak or license upon peddlers and tran
,cient vendors of merchandise"
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