The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-13
AFTER DEAD BEATS
etaiIGrocersof Raleigh Form
An Association.
Its Main Purpose IS to Protect lis Members
From People Who WOn'r Pay Up
What They Owe.

The Retail Growers of Raleigh organized
last night.
The purpose of their organization is to be
mutually helpful to each other in business
in the collection of bad debts.
To do this they viii have rules by which
the dead beats who get goods without
money will be black listed and each grocer
will know of them.
Some thirty or more merchants were at
the mayors office last night. The meeting
was addressed by Mr.. G. j. Williams. OF
Atlanta, Ca, State organizer, for the Ma
tional Association of Retail Grocers.
In explaining the organization he said
that this was a State movement and by
organization it was hoped to throw a
safeguard around the retails merchants
business for its permanent prosperity and
protection. BY organization, Mr. Williams
said, there had been brought about IN va
rious States collection laws that give the
merchants protection against dead-beats.
He further explained the practical work
ings of the association, telling of one
method of collecting debts by sending
collector in a red top wagon with white
tention. He also said that there is now
organized thirty-two States to affiliate
with the National Association. This asso-
citation stands for better collection laws,
pure food laws that will be a benefit both
TO the retail dealer of food product and
the great body OF consumers, and this Is
vital question to every consumer IN this
country today.
The groeers present took kindly to Mr.
Williams suggestion. The meeting was
presided over by Mr.. w. B. Mann and
Mr.. J. B. Green was the secretary. After
Mr.. Williams spoke there were speeches
and talks from a number urging the need
of an association in Raleigh, to be con-
fined to the retail grocers. Among the
speakers were Messrs. G. t. Powell M
Rosenthal, Fred NJ. Wooddcott, D. T.
Johnson and others.
Mr. T. L. Harris stated that he and Mr..
+ T. Ward as president of the Chamber OF
Commerce and of the Merchants As
ISOLATION, had guaranteed expenses to
have the State Convention of Retail Gro
GERS meet here This is to be in Raleigh
June Sth and 9Th, and it is expected that
the merchants win show the visiting dele
over the State that hospitality that has
made Raleigh famous A low rate of fare
has been made
The grocers present agreed to organize
an association and as officers of the asso-
cation elected d. T. Johnson president
NJ. ROsenthal, vice-president; J. B. Green,
secretary; F. II. Woollcott, treasurer.
The following committees were appointed
On Membership, W. B. Mann, chairman
G. T. Powell, ]. E. Kennette, C. E. Chill
dress, E. G. Horton, E. H Lee and B. W
Jones. On Constitution and Bylaws, G.
T. Powell. chairman, E. II. Lee and NJ
ROsenthal.
There were present at the meeting the
following retail grocers who became
members of the association:
Fred NJ. Woollcott, NJ Rosenthal &
Co., J. E. Kennette, D. T. johnson &
Sons, G. T. Powell, ]. B. Land, w H. T.
Caudle, c. W. Thornburg, J. e. King, B.
W. Jones, G. c. Dickerson, j. H. Mann.
W. r. Dorset, A. T. Mial, F. B. King.
T. E. Moore, Virgins & Winston, F. ].
Traps, Lee & Broughton, W. n. Harris,
T. c. Jones. 5. R. Seymour, S. c. Lesson,
r. L. LAssiter, E. G. Horton, J. s. Hart
@. w. Barnes, S. r. Pool, S. w. Terrell