The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-06-22
PLAN TO CUT
COST OF LIVING

A meeting of the Allied Business Mems
Associations of Cecil, Hartford, Kent and
Queen Anne counties will be held in
Wilmington, Del, July /, for the pur-
pose Of completing arrangements for the
establishment OF wholesale purchasing
and distributing depot.
Plans are now being formulated where
by the Association dealer will be in
position to get his merchandise at manu-
facturers prices. The enterprise will
have at the start the support of at least
800 merchants, now members OF the
various associations and this VIII be
augmented from time - time. From the
keen interest that has been shown in
the movement the organizers feel that
they can count on at least 20Uo mer-
chants in the State of Maryland within
the next six months. The potential
force of this number OF merchants buy
ing in a body will result IN manifold ad-
vantages to not only the merchants but
to the buying public. Merchants will be
in a position to carry a greater variety
and fresher stock than heretofore be-
,ause they need take from their ware
nouse only what they may neeu from
week to week, and what they may have
actual demand for. IL Will matter not
how small quantity they may want they
will get it at the same price as if they
bought in carload lots. They will be
in a position to sell goods at much lower
prices and at the same time make larger
profits than at present. Similar organi-
atoms are now saving from 10 to so
per cent. 1t simply means that the
wholesaler and jobber is eliminated and
the profits made by those factors go to
the retailer and consumer. Not only will
there be saving in the buying of goods
but also a considerable saving on freight
bills. Depots will be established at con-
venient points and distribution will be
made to merchants in the country dis
tricts by motor trucks.
The Associated Grocers of West Phila-
delphia is an example of what can be
done through cooperative buying. This
Association was formed less than three
months ago and now have a large ware
house at 57O7 Vine street, Philadelphia,
and members of the Association meet
once week and receive bids for the
sale of goods to the Association as a
whole. Any manufacturer may bid and
all members state their needs to the
organi alton. The total amount of stock
required is bought by the Association.
The lowest Wholesale bidder is the sell
Ter. In an interview with the presrdenr
Of that association, Mr.. W. H. AIexan-
der, 1874 Conestoga street, Philadelphia,
he stated that they had started out with
membership of IA and that they now
numbered nearly 200. He went on to say
has just travelled over this State. He
knows that no such vast amount OF
money is properly represented in the ac7
tual mileage of road building He knows
that people, who have considered thu
subject, are boiling witch Indignation tina;
so many millions of the peoples money
should have been sunk in such pitifulls
inadequate results. He knows all this
and he knows, beside, specific charges
that are said to account for the disap-
pearance of much of this money without
a quid pro quo to the public benefit. And
.nIvi esLed should com
municate at once with the president OF
that Company Mr. j. NJ. Frere, 927 Mar
ket street, Wilmington, Del