Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-20
RETAIL DEALERS OF STATE Or
CANNING WHOLESALE
HOUSE.
AIM is TO SIMPLIFY
METHODS IN BUYING
Jobbsr 20 b Eliminated and Profits
Savsd-WiIl Put Retailers in Direct
Touch With NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
and Warehouse to Be Located in Des
Moinss-Stoek Company Formed.

DeS Moines, March 2u-A co-opeF
alive organization to be known as the
GrocerS Wholesale Company was
formed here yesterday by grocers from
all sections OF Iowa, who met at the
Slavery hotel, the avowed object being
to eliminate the jobber and thereby
reduce me Gust % i1aI.tiiil.e eooos.
Charles B. Cleland OF Des Moiues is
at the head OF the new enterprise
which will be capitalized at $780, 900.
The launching Of the big cooper
ative corporation, which the promoters
declare will benefit not only the re'all
grocers Of Iowa, but OF the middle west,
comes as the result OF more tnan d
year spent in making a study OF CO.
operative methods and in forInu!aliHs
plans, % that the institution as piah
ned represents the rysta!lzatioh Oh
the best cooperative ideas IN tne
country.
The purpose Of the Grocers Whole
sale Company. according to the pro-
moters, is 10 simplify the process U
distributing food sruffs from the pro
Queer to the consumer. II succsssi =.
the enterprise will take the business %
the retail erocers out OF the Ila--us q
the association jobbers and n,oo-efiei'
and put the retail grocers INTO utee'
communication with the factories Pre-
6ucing the goods.
Warehouse in Des Moines.
The institution. which IS p-a'HTt
along the same lines as cooper s.H.'
concerns which have been CONDUCTED
zr-T =
our larger eastern cities, Will start ous-
inass with CAPITA STOCK Oh s9o'''''
divided into 1900 shares, large NUM-
he, ~ which have already beer sub
scribed for by the leading Dies No!H.S
p-ocs-s The offices and warehouse
will be located n Des Nc!nes. anc =
snac,aI COMMITTEES. IS now cons-deriHS
the adytsaoiliy Of building or rer'hs
a warehouse. Temporary Offices MI
be- furnished a, once in the E2u!'soie
building.
David Hi. the prime mover OF the
enoch-mak.ug project which u Is De
,ieved viii greatly reduce the cost Oh
food xtufrs 10 the ultimate consumer
nv eliminating the niddlernan ana MS
nrofits has studied the subject OF CO
oneration for the last eight years -aF-
Hiu has been assisted in launching the
r,ro{ect by Charles H Cleland, T. I,
peck George E. PearsaN. and II. Il
S,ipp. Of this city. and BY Albert n
Minis. of VALLEY Junction. These men
had the enthusiastic support OF larse
number Of prominent grocers from an
sections of the state, including Des
Moines. but it is not the purpose OF the
hackers of the movement 10 limit the
rnemhership in the company 10 the
state OF Iowa.
cIeland Elected President.
Charles 3. Cleland of Des Moines
was elected president OF the COMPANY:
r Grove of Boone was elected wee
president; George Z. PearsaN, Of Des
Noines. treasurer. and David Hi, OF
Des Noines secretary ard general
manager The executive committee IN
Guides Messrs Hill, Cleland. z z Peek,
Albert H MINIS and J. Il. HOOD a
board Of directors was also elected
which is com posed Of fifteen Of the
leading retail grocers from all sections
Of this state.
According to Mr.. Hill. the volume 81
the sales Of the newly Incorporated
institution will run into the Hl-i,bns'
and the possibilities OF such company
are unlimited. The company viii deal
in the staple lines Of groceries direct
from the factory and the PRODUCER 10
the consumer as is now done IN New
York. Boston Cincinnati, and other
large eastern cities along the line or
advanced methods Of distribution.
When the list of shareholders in the
company is completed it IS expected 70
include 1000 of the most prominent re-
tail s-ocers IL ;t1- middle %est.