Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1904-01-16
TRUST MADE GOODS
Should Not be Used by Union Men
Some Recommendations.
Correspondence of the Palladium:
Chicago, H., Jan. Is. 1904.

Chicago, Ill.,, Jan. Is. 1904.
The National Cigar Dealers Asso-
citation of America held their annual
meeting on JAN 10Th at the Sherman
House, in Chicago.
The object of this association is to
protect themselves against the tobac-
co trust who seek to control the to-
bacco industry of the United States.
The trust has unlimited capital;
they know the value of their money
and scruple at nothing to further
their own cause and will not under
any circumstances employ union la
bor
The Cigar Dealers Association of
America is trying to organize thor
oughly all over the United States,
that they may protect their own in
terests in every direction. They have
now issued stamps, which is a form
of premium, and stamp is placed
on every package of smoking tobacco,
cigars, cigarettes, every box of plug
or chewing tobacco and when con-
sumner purchases these goods he
should see that the stamps are on
every package; by doing SO he viii
know the goods are made by men and
not by women and children.
At the meeting the following rec
concentrations were made:
The National Cigar Dealers Asso-
citation of America protests against
the tactics employed by the trust In
its efforts to secure control of the re-
tail tobacco traffic of the country, by
bulldozing and threats in case of re-
fusal to sell either a controlling in
terest or the entire business, and by
undermining tenants who decline to
part with their stores under promise
Of being empolyed as a manager Of
the business they have established.
We protest against the subsidizing
tactics employed by the trust In its
efforts to undermine employers by
fulsome promises of remuneration to
employees as an inducement for push
ing the sale of trust goods.
We commend to the retail tobacco
nists Of the country the stamp plan
of this association as being the best
means which it is possible to devise
to provide the sinews Of war with
which TO further a campaign Of edu-
cation and organization.
The cost Of the use Of this stamp
is SO insignificant a part of the ex-
pense Of the manufacturer that none
can refuse to adopt it on financial
grounds alone. And we believe it
will be well to remember those who
are not with us are against us.
We believe that an invincible argu-
ment to be used as an inducement to
retailers to encourage the sale of the
Independent made ~aods IS, that the
consumer gets better value for the
same money.
We call attention to the extrava-
giant use of money for exploiting
brands on bill boards, and would sug-
gest that as some one must fpay the
freight and that some one is not apt
to be the trust, it must be the con-
sumer
We call attention to the wholesale
efforts that are constantly being
made by the trust, and in many cases
proving successful, through the sub
sidizing of jobbing houses, to hamper
the sale of Independent made goods,
and we would recommend to the re-
tailers of this country that they pat
ronize the independent jobbers when
ever and wherever possible, and al
low no opportunity to escape to pro-
test to the trust jobbers against their
unjust discrimination.
In this connection we would eau
tion the retailer that it is always wise
to beware of "Greeks bearing gifts
and that when special inducements
are offered to push the trust goods,