The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-19
MAY GO AFTER BUTCHERS
Superior Citizens Think the Association an
Illegal One.

Fron an article which appeared in last Saturday issue
the Superior Teegramt looks though the Lake
Superior Retail Butchers Association might be up against
the real thing as it claimed that the Association clearly
violates the antitrust Tt is understood that this AS
ISOLATION takes all the Lake Superior towns including
Washbuln therefore the article which follows is OF IN
terest to Washburn
Ernest A. Arnold chairman Of that committee, has been
making study of the constitution and bylaws OF the as
ISOLATION result of his consideration OF the subject
says that he thoroughly convinced that the spirit and
letter of the national antitrust laws violated by the
association.
comprehensive association called the Lake Superior Retail
Butchers Association the supreme president of which has
his Office Ashland The members Of the association
bound under heavy fine to abide by the rulings of the
sociation.
According to the rules of the association the retailer
individual has nothing at all to say about the price OF
He binds himself sell according to the sche dule
posted by the committee.
IS IT DOUBLE HEADER2
It is claimed that in two ways especially does the asso-
citation violate the antitrust awthat it conspres to main
tain unaanted prices against the public and that
spires keep drive out of business any who will
notconform to its schedules.
THE BUTCHERS RULE
The tenets of the associations shown in sections of
the constitution amended at the first general convention
at Ashland in March, 1901, are follows:
Article Sec. 5. There shall be appointed at the first
meeting of each quarter committee of three known the
committee of rules and regulations whose duties shall be to
prepare schedule of prices and arrange the hours of closing
and submit the to the branch for adoption The adop
on Of this report shall require threefoarths vote of the
branch.
Sect. Any member Of the branch having personal
knowledge of, who shall be reliably informed Of any
ation committed by any member, shall notify the
grievance committee, setting forth all the particulars he
may be possession OF and 10 shall the member
making complaint report any member person than
the greance committee whose findings shall not be made
known except provided in Section Article
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Afiiele g. Sec. |. Any house that shall use surlon
steak lib and the higher grades Of meats, shall be
styled hotels and shall have at least eight boarders paying
board exclusive Of their own family.
Sec Boarding houses shall have least light board
er4 pavino board exclusive of their own family.
Sec All restaurants shall governed by Section Of this
article, bu6 may have less number Of boarders.
settlement for hotels and restaurants shall
cash For boarding houses and private families
thirty days cash
Arqs7 seoton1 Any member who shall give any person
any information regarding the
business affairs Of the association branch shall be subject
dollar the first oense expulsion from the associa
tion
Sec Any member who shall sell at rate other than that
adopted the branch shall be fined the Of five dollars 5
the first ofense.
Sec Any member who shall be found discountng bills or
Otherwise Giving allowances noverwghts any way
n devatng the adopted shall be fined the
the first oense after which the of the
every shall left to the discretion of the
members.
CREDIT SYSTEM
Arsca TO- Section Every member shall be provided with
what is known official receipt which shall be given to custom
err only uron request payment of and all accounts
held against by the member with whom he has been trading
Sec q Any who shall be found guilty of opening
account with any without first procuring official receipt
shall be fined the sum of $500 for the first ofense.
Sec s. Any asking for credit and stating that
has always and that he has had account
with member the association that he has just located
the association relieving himself of procur
ing official receipt shall furnish place of official receipt
paper Of placed the Official receipts