Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-17
COAL DEALERS TO
WAR ON TRUST"
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Jersey Coal Dealers Association, Dc
clared be was perfectly willing to answe
any questions concerning the association
Several OF the members Of the Reta
Coal Dealers Association lave said the
applied for membership In your a~ssocia
ton and have been refused, sdr. Garfield
can you tell why they were not admit
ted7'
III they applied and were not &C
copied" answered the secretary, sit wa
because they did not comply with tn
conditions essential for membership. i
other words, they did not qualify"
What are the qualifications you in
sist upon?''
THAT question has been tim
n again. 1t is no secret. Men have II
satisfy us as to their honesty, business
ability and other good business essen
tials. They also have to prove hat the.
are ready to purchase a certain quan
tity of coal. This would show whether
or not they intend TO make the industr,
a permanent business"
DO you mean they must contract
with a certain company to purchase an.
stipulated mount of coal?r
No, there are no such exactions
There Is no specific amount named. Il
all depends on the individual circum-
stances connected with the locality ano
the applicant
AR there any coal companies listed
or otherwise, members of your associa
ton, Mr.. Garfield ?"
None whatever"
Have you members any connection
with the various supplying companies 2
No."
The small dealers who are doing the
kicking declare they would be able to
buy coal at a much more profitable fig
ure If they were members of your ASSOC
citation. Is that SOP
mo, 1t is not. Their enrolment with
US would have no effect Oh the treatment
accorded them by the firm now supplying
them. In. all frankness ] will tell you
what the trouble with these people is.
They are not members of the association
because they are not coal dealers. They
do not make a business of selling coal.
In other words, they are not seriously
in the coal-selling business.
ice, groceries, vegetables and other
things are sold by them with equal avid
ity. They will sell anything they think
they can make money out of. In a
word, they are not coal dealers, they are
coal peddlers."
Is your association open to only a linn
tied number"
mo. There is no such restriction. We
want all the reputable coal dealers in
our association that we can get. Such a
dealer as one who could qualify would
have no trouble securing admission
Let me add that this thing has been
hashed n rehashed. The grand jury,
under Sheriff Sommer, during the De
cember term of 1907, went into the ques-
ton extensively. We have absolutely
nothing to hide or fear. Our association
purposes are honest. We want to pro-
mote the business of our members. For
that very reason we will not admit to
the association every Tom, Dick and
Harry who applies.
w insist upon our members having
qualifications which leave no doubt as
to the sincerity of their purpose. With
such an association we are bound to
prosper, and 1t has %prospered during
the thirty years of its existence, except
ing in the times when the coal industry
is bound to suffer and such OCCASIONS are
unavoidable.
Il will gladly give to anyone seeking
Information on this matter all the data
and details at my command. Instead of
receiving the brunt Of public criticism,
as had been our lot, we should be APP
preeiated as we deserve. Instead of be-
ing a menace to the community we are
a great help in more ways, THAI is APP
parent to the layman.'
Following are the members OF the,
Retail Coal Dealers Association aoe
fight against the coal octupus:
Louis sehafer, 1872 New street; Max
Elmer, 1872 West Kinney street; Vito
Colarits. $50 South Seventh street; Mike
Demoos, 250 camden street; Tony Ter
fits, $50 Camden street; John Verroll.
$50 Camden street; Paul Detriwin, $50
Camden street; Harry Conan. $3.50 Little
ton avenue; Mr.. Anderson, 2i Wash
ington avenue; Max Law. 300 Springfield
avenue; Abe Weineger, 35 Springfield
avenue; Samuel M. Peters, IS Bergen
street; Philip Wishnevsky, 296 West
Kinney street; Jacob Block, So Boyd
street; Louis W~ishnevsky. 296 West Kin
ney street; Frank Dubman, 73 Stratford
place: Jacob Cohen, q Broome street;
Abe Cohen, q Broome street; Hymen
Greenstein. $50 West Kinney street. Mr..
Schwartz, 294 Twelfth street; b. Levine,
256 Prince street; Barney Gerstein, 1870
Charlton street; Abe Duborskys 25
Spruce street; Benney Breitman, 229
Prince street; Abe Snyder, As Peshine
avenue; Louis Abramovich, 81 Jones
street; Ike Baranovich, Sc Barclay
street; Mike Rosen, Sc Barclay street;
Max Weinberg, 80 Hillside place; Sam
Goldberg, II Hillside place; Morris Sar-
fanovich. 1893 Charlton street; Sam Co
hen. 206 Livingston street; Max Cold
berg, IL Fairview avenue; Sam Weim-
berg. III Stratford place; Frank Tortar-
ella. 5901k South Tenth street; Able
Shulman, 1877 Livingston street; David
Keil, 80 Madison street; Harry Shulmap.
1S7 Livingstone street; Frank Curlucci,
5s Second street; Sam Shahh. 2s5 West
Kinney street; Sam Katz, 81 Boyd
street: ]. Rubin, Sc Boyd street; Louis
I,uhto 5e Rovd strept