The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-29
t5.CEHY BEER; NO FREE LUNCH
SALOON MEN AGREE 70 PUT W
THE PRICE OF TIE GR0WLER.

rhsese VIII DO q Nlckeo NSnoso
cCr,tIcs Think mat May IAst Week
. Meantime Fritz Hndinger Catches n.
rho Wine, Liquor and Beer Dealers'
,.,,r., Association voted last night to
sollow the example Of several OF the district
,a.nizations and abolish free lunches
.s ,l.o TO raise the price Of growler beer
s." S 10 TO IS cents a pint, ~ has already
. Ian done in The Bronx. This IL to 60
into effect next Friday.
Crackers will still be given away and the
..me lunch stuff viii be provided. but at
= nickel a nibble instead Of for nothing.
For the benefit Of the curb actors It should
b. said that this lunch agreement will
have no effect In the big cafes and hotels
on Broadway.
Incidentally the delegates to the Central
Association jumped on their president,
fritz Lindinger, who want present. He
came In for about'as much abuse as Mayor
Low did two or three weeks ago for refusing
to receive a liquor dealers' committee.
The grievance against Fritz was that he
had sent a letter to all the newspapers
suggesting different things for the Central
Association to do before he laid the matter
before it's delegates. The letter. . summary
Of which was published In The SuN yes
,erdav. declares that frst of al . per capita
tax should be levied on all the liquor dealers
to raise fund with which to do lot OF
other things.
Fritz said vest erday morning that .
sum Of 500, 900 was ne eded at once. When
that statement was repeated to the dele
gates in the afternoon 10 didn't mo lily
them q bit.
Fritz Ia a fool said one Of them. Docs
he want everybody TO believe the MAYORS
charge that we have . corruption fund3'
According to the bylaws Of the Central
association. each district association mus
nay annual dues Of go. There are forty-one
of these district organisations. Another
section Of the bylaw. provides for sztrs
Of emergency not specihed) fhat's an
there u in print about funds. The pfed-
dents public suggestion that Sl0O.oo0 be
raised from individuals was received with
about a. much Apr oval - . resolution
to indorse the Low Administration would
Peter McGinn, ex-president Of the Central
association and Of the State association.
aid
he h o.1 s4 SeS1s a s %
Lindinser's term a president expires on
the second Tuesday In January. A lot OF
the liquor dealers took the trouble to inform
them selves on that point YESTERDAY and
then yentured the prediction that he won't
-Why should he be the president, any
way?" asked . Third avenue dealer: He
keeps q swell place downtown and doesn.t
have to sell all night or Sundays. He can't
have to take chance once . week.
Lindingers excuse for sending out the
letter was this: when I'm presiding at
the meetings there II 20 much confusion
that ] can't get my own ideas before the
delesetes, 90 Just sent this out Tor them
The letter wasn't read In the meeting or
officially recognized. although nearly every
delegate had copy OF It. and II referred TO
the delegates a. dear brothen.
Some Of the dealers reported that the
the number Of excise inspectors IN this
city increased from 10 to $50 1t the
next session OF the Legislature u the boy
colt suggestions In the Lindinser letter
Ss, r.. ioa they the fooG
ine announcement for the public:
We are compelled by the high license and
the general fneresse IN the pri9e q COM n;
%oSs e, 70 mean. ss0 ~ as i scss naSs SS
Do ss,n ss !. . fr 3. : :STd but sssy VII
be char ged for.
The Nndinger letter also urges the liquor
dealers to vote with the Democrats. In
their announcement after the meeting the
delegates declared that they arc not going
into politics.
Questions was unanimous, but good many
dealers think that the agreement Will last
about a week, till some saloon man nnds
that he Is losing custom which he can 70:
cover by going back to the old prfce ana