Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-01

Represe ser t.tiye Olms.ed muved to lay
tlat motion on the table, snd in the roll
call it was carried.
Ia tho scar b for tho ne OF high
prices the S.nsts investigators believe
tbs they bsve ct least one Gu, In the
testimony given by officers of the South
eru Wholesale Grocers' Association. 1t
points to manufacturers working through
organizations of wholesale and retail
dealers as upholders OF unreasonabiy
high prices Il Is simple enough. The
n nu!acturer 6xes 9 liberal price at
which the wholesalers and retailers shall
sell the goods With good profit as.
sured these dealers are. of course, glad
10 enter int, the arrangement. Tho
Danger that confrort, them Ia that some
dealers, &C ted By greed or philsn.
thropy, will accept less t1an the regu ar
profit 10 order 10 get big trade.
70 counteract that danger 1t has teen
Considered we'll to ga'her dealers toto
orgauisat o1s "for tina general good"
Incidentally psrs OF this f'good" Is to
make the organic uions go strong 10
numbe's and 80 faithful In standing by
t1e fixed prices that 1t is we'll worth
while for the manufacturer to deal With
them exclusively. All hauds then stand
together for stair living profit" Toe
testimony yesterday showed that while the
son:hsrn association had only 800 mem
bers 1t com piled sud printed list of 200
wholesale dsslers In the southern field.
The list opened Tremendous held to
every mar u 'at tlrer to whom 1t vas sent
1t was explained as to the southern a..
ISOLATION that when q man on the list
opened Guinness with manufacturer he
sigusd an agreement to stick to the
rel ular prices. II hs failed the ''moral
I. rec of influence" was brought to bear
bat no effort was made, 1t was said, to
ipiure him in bis business. While these
witnesses did not cover the subject the
general Information OF the committee is
that the dealer who is not good and reg.
ulsr finds, in such cases, that be does
mol get any more goods.
The Conptroller of the Currency tc-
day issued call for statements OF the
condition OF national banks OF the close
of Guinness Tuesday, March 29.
Oue long j.unt Nas eliminated from
the itineray Of the president today when
it was definitely decided t, abandon the
trim to Alaska which had been planned
for tais summer. BE will leave Wash.
inpton tomorrow a.tsrnoon fer flying
visit to Mi!lbury and Worcester, Mass
At Millbury be will have q short visit
from Aunt Della Torfey, and at WOE
cester he Will make speech before
con ser ton OF railroad employees. He will
e.t back to The White House Monday.
4 sig FAY trip TO Buffalo, Pittsturg, aud
Cincinnati is on the program for the END
of this month and the 6rst few days 10
May. Several abort trips to New YORK.,
visit TO Passsic, N. j ,snd one to Dobba
Ferry. n. Y, are also planned for before
the close of this session OF Congress.
When Congress adjourps the President
will tu'rY to Beverly, and will connne
his travelling during the summer to short
rips through the East. 10 the fall,
however, hs will visi. San Antonio, Tex,
and On the same trip will spend few
days ct the ranch OF his brother, Charles
P, Taft, six hours ride from San Antonio.
The majority aDd minority reports
of the House committee on interstate
and foreign commerce on the railroad
regulation bill were submitted to the
House OF Representatives today.
| A strong criticism is made in the minority
report OF the Ssy in which the bill came
t, Congress. The denocrsts accuse
President Taft on interfering With the
orerogs t, yes of Congress.