Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-08-09
COMMITTEE NAMED
TO CONFER WITH
WHOLESALERS
Ordinance Authorizing Is
suance of Family Trade Ii
quor License Suggested as
Solution of Problem Vexing
the City Council.

a vigorous protest against the uus- /
sage uf u proposed ordinance iuyI,ls- !
iuE the Nhul'sul, liquor IiUruS, from
$50 to 5000 per uuuum. was regis
rrr.d with the uttN council last uirht |
hN committee of Wholesalers NJ.
T.. storm. uI tho stern. uhlusa com.
WuE, vts principal spokesman for
The committee. although brief roe
marks were also mad, Coz The council
Dos stow, Eu,hl uI co., Myers conn
p.us and Charles Mruul ut thr Dou-
sul.Ilt,d DumuuuN. Briefly Tho poe
sItiuu of thn Wholesale liquor dealers.
u. presented hN Colonel stern. was
that the action of the council loo
boosting inc l,,usD from $50 tn 5000
was urh.trar. discriminatory unjust
and uuWHrrIutrd The council would
mot hr acting fairly Colonel stern
sud ~ DO increased th" whul"sil"
ltuuur license ana dId not 40 the
sam. time tax other wholesalers ON
n similar basis
600 the council simply desires tn
discriminate against the whul,al"
liquor business uu the gtDuud that
such business Boz lisrouUtublr.' snid
colonel stern "thr council bon Wy
opinion. Ia discriminating boo th'
wrong direction because anything
chat Is diarrputahlr cannot b." made
reputable by 20 tax of dollars and
cents However ] maintain that the
wholesale liquor business ie as log,u-
matr business and ns useful O. nusI-
ness ae amy other wholesale business.
~ tho council wishes Co iuur'tS, the
rey,nu, of the city hy Increasing o.
lrueps there should bee uu dis, Tiuiiuu-
al N.rH ..f... ..... ~
should Dee taxed alike. ON the other
hand DO nN increasing the vhulrstl"
tuN from 500 Goo 5000 IT, s thp purpose
cot the council Go correct abuses which
10 is claimed have sprung uu 1s tho
result OF Wholesalers selling liquor in
retail quantities, the council. bee
! lioNr. is travelling in the wrong dir,c-
| tuu The correction uf such viola
| i.ou- of th, ordinance. BE- thor, are
amy violations. should hr subject 60
| police regulation"
colonel storm proceeded to give an
outline of what the wholesale liquor
industry means tu Albuquerque. of
! tho fact that Albuquerque Is unable
| tu compete with other business Gone
tors Denver El Paso or Trinidad. fur
| Instance. because off discrimination iu
freight rates and pointed "u' that
| travelling statesmen OF outside liquor
houses can com" in 60 Albuquerque
and sell lll the goods they can nnd
! % market FOR without paving one cent
tuN u' license.
| THE member. ui the council seemed
tu think that many points made hv
! colonel stern We're well taken ana
! that tu, proposed ordinance iuurv's-
ua th, I.pus, should Do, further cons
| -.d,r,d before definite action e
| IN,u Alderman John Lee Cnrh"
| suggested that DO might bee advisable
! l OBJ, council Goo pass au ordinance
| authorizing tho issuance of 'flm-
| IIN trad" liquor license for sum hall
| uf that now paid FOR o. retailers De-
! o,u-u. th, family goods dealer Goo sell
| only bottled good. iu nmI. trdu
The MAYOR appointed committee
| .uusIsuug OF Aldermen clarke.
Thumu- and sherwood Coo confer Win
| % .Ym,uitt,, rrpr'souUus tho Whale
sale lipunI dealers in thy mayors ui-
| 0ur pt uUluHk TucsduN fur ihr
uurUus, of arriving 900 30 mutually safe
.sfuDturv adjustment "i mo question.