The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-28

appeared in yesterday afternoons News. The Southern Wholesale Grocers' asso- ciation may have been investigated by the federal authorities some time ago, but the substance of Mir. VanHoose' S comment on this Investigation is simply absurd. It would be just as reasonable to say that it isniE raining on Friday when the previous Monday happened to have been a clear day. Getting down to facts. I have before me a copy of a pamphlet, entitled Proceedings of the Sixteenth Annual Convention of the Southern Wholesale Grocers' association ,'' which seems to have been held at Balti- more, Md, July 16, IF and IS of last year. It would be impossible for me to outline in reasonable space all the information this pamphlet contains, which I believe | will more than substantiate my previous statements, but I will make few ex- tracts which strike me as quite interest ing:
 Page 23: "Sugar-The conditions exist ing in regard to the distribution of this important article have been reasonably satisfactory, despite the fact that there has been no general obligatory plan of equality"
 Now, in the name of common sense, tell us what this obligatory plan means?
 Page 22: Coffee Plan--The coffee plan adopted by Messrs. Arbuckle Bros, in February, 1905, has worked admirably, the securing of this plan cost, as you will remember, quite a considerable sum of money in our effort to secure the in- dividual signatures required by Messrs. Arbucl<le Bros. You will also remember that it required the best efforts of the entire advisory board and necesstated meeting of the board in New York in order to assist in securing same. The results have splendidy repaid the whole sale grocers for time and money thus spent. In addition to the direct bene- fits arising from same the maintenance of the plan presents special object les son to all other manufacturers, as to how sympathetically and proftably manufact- urers and their customers can legally cooperate with each other.
 "In addition the general equality plan has been we'll handled, and is of vast im- portance to the roadsters, whose goods are listed with this office,' and to their customers. With the exception of a small territory around Danville, Va, equality has been profitably MAINTAINED over i3 states identified with this association, and in the District of Columbia
 Probably MT. VanHoose will be delight ed to further enlighten the public S to just what his coffee plan means.
 ATDuCkle BfOS. WTlte us uIueF OdIe or January 6. 1908, as follows:
 AS advised your Mir. Clabaugh, we have added your name to our Ariosa job bing list, and now take pleasure in quot ing you our jobbng terms. The present f. o. b. New York price for Ariosa in 1O0-pound cases is 15A cents per pound, and in 60-pound cases, lilo cent per pound higher as per inclosed price card. We allow a jobbing rebate of 1A cents per pound and a cash discount of 1 per cent. Remittances must be made in draft on New York city banks, since we do not accept local checks. We will supply you out of our Birmingham depot, which is in charge of Messrs. Boykin & Clark. 21l7 Morris avenue, your city, who will bill you at 75 points in advance of the New York card price. This would make our billing price on basis of today's card price 16 cents. Please address your Ariosa or ders to them. In accordance with the present method of distributing Ariosa cof-