Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-06-16
TICKET IVENDERs STRIKE
SNAG WITH MERCHANTS.
Must Get Approval of Committee
Before Merchants Can Buy
Tickets. Regulations of Asso-
citation.

The following extracts from the oy'
laws OF the Retail Merchants AsSocia'
ton as published:
Section 3-No member OF this asso
citation shall advertise in or on anything
unless the proposition las the approval
Of a special committee, which shall be
appointed by the president pursuant tc
article IL OF the constitution, will, the
exception OF newspapers, street cars,
bill boards, theatre programmes, city
directory. telephone directory, and
publications entered as second elias,
matter.
Section mo member Of this asso'
citation shall purchase any tickets for
any excursion, benefit, fair or similar
entertainment sent in by mail or other
wide solicited, unless the same has the
endorsement of the special committee
as set forth in section 3.
Section 5-No member shall con-
slider any donation or subscription
scheme Of any kind. for any purpose,
unless the same has the approval OF the
special committee as set forth in sec
ton 8.
Section 6 A penalty OF not more
than so shall be imposed upon any
member OF fine association in case OF
infracton of sections ) and 4.
Bv the terms Of the above would-be
vendors OF tickets are furnished with
blanks upon which the above sections
..a rTto c,n,a rnpst ha IN L o n
to the secretary OF the association and
after the object shall have met the APP
proval Of the committee, members OF
The association, should they feel so dis
posed, purchase such tickets or make
contributions.
The above by laws have caused some
comment in the city when they have
been referred to by tam people who
have made no attempt to offer an eX-
planation of their object, and the mem
bers of the Retail Merchants Associa-
ton naturally desire to have the mat
ter understood by the people, leaving
them sit in judgment upon their action.
Persons engaged in business in all cities
are the members claim, the main
Victims Of those championing move
meuts for raising money fo tins and
that purpose. and it is alleged by those
conducting business in Alexandria that
large iuroads are made in profit &C
counts by the continual demands made
upon their tils BY enterprislng and ag-
gressive people who are engaged III the
perpetual work Of concelvlng mo- e
ments for bleeding long suffering
people.
Storck,cpers often hear il lntlmated
that they are liable to become victims
OF boycotts Shout they refuse to ca
tribute towards certain schemes, or Il
to purchase tickets for the thousand
and one objects which are almost daily
set before them. The members Of the
asso"iation claim that their action is
simply for mutual protection from d
growing practice which virtually, com.
pelIs them TO contribute to movements
or buy tickets for the purpose Of fur
thering the many schemes which are
Being Matched continually for the pur-
pose of raising money towards all sorts
bl objects and also to protect them
against fake advertisements. The
Chamber OF Commerce Of this city
has been compelled to adopt meas.
ures slmi lar to those quoted above
and business organizations of certain
other cities are working under rules
substantially the same as those in oper-
alton in AleXrnd'ia.