The chronicle=news., 1914-07-20
RETAIL MERCHANTS
GATHER IN CITY

exchanges, Now therefore be 1t,
Resolved, By the members o.
The Denver Retail Grocers' Associa.
tion, in regular weekly meeting as.
sembled, that 1t is the sense of this
body that we call upon the National
Retail Grocers In annual meeting as
Immediate steps with the view of cor
recting these trade evils as speedily
and effectualy as possible, and be II
further,
Resolved. That we request
(through our delegates) The Ma
tional Retail Grocers' Convention to
pass resolutions inviting The Ma
tionaI Wholesale Grocers' Associa-
tion, The National Manufacturers
Association. The National Gamers
Association, and any other national
association whom they deem proper
to Join with us In choosing from
among their members not less than
five or more than fifteen delegates
each to represent their respective or
ganizations. with full power to act. at
a congress to be held at San Francis
co in 1915 for the purpose of defin-
ing the duties. prescribing the limi-
tations and drafting code of rules
and ethics governing the activities
and scope of each branch of the trade
, to the end that one factor may not
encroach upon the rights and func-
tions of the other.
citation.
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ISOLATION.
"'Wm. Small, President.
"'F. Reddish. Secretary
81 recommend that the convention
now adopt such resolutions rs seem
proper in this case.
LABOR TROUBLES
"The State OF Colorado, and par
ticularly the southern portion there
of. has suffered more perhaps than
any other State in the Union from
cause more financial failures is only
due to the fact that the Colorado
grocers and merchants generally are
built upon solid foundations, and
notwithstanding the tremendous
hardships business interests have
been laboring under, Colorado re.
ports less failures than any other
state in the Union. And we can cas-
lily account for this. by the over
whelming resources of our State, not
any section of the same ts tied down
to one source OF revenue. though our
coal interests are very large, yet our
farm products. cattle and sheep, fruit
raising and many other industries
contribute. and the failure of any one
does not cripple materially the bust.
ness interest. However, it is hoped
that the conflict now existing will
soon abate by a satisfactory settle
ment between miners and operators
and strikes be n thing of the past.
Referring to the revenue of the
Association from its membership
our per ca3ita tax is very small and
the benefit derived is very great. /
as retailer. believe that the mem
bership in the Association is worth a
great deal more than we are paying
for 1t, and desire to call attention
to the proper committee to investi-
gate carefully whether or not an in
crease per capita would be advisable,
and If so to present proper resolu-
tions.
| I'VE have not done any field work
for several years and there is no
doubt that profitable results would
bc obtained II we had the revenue a,
command to have our Secretary, OF
other qualified person visit the diff
ferent locals and help to organize
others. the benefit of the organiza-
tion Is so great when properly
shown. many of our grocers who are
not members would no doubt join us
either individually or form locals.
"Co-opcration does not necessarily
mean combinations or trusts, but II
means the bettcrment of general con
litions II means that one merchant
can help another without dctr!mcni
to the third party. Even If there are
only two merchants in a town. by In.
Itorchanging ideas. reporting to one
Ianothcr for credits. much good tt
themselves will result. 1t Is true tia
In smaller towns this feeling does no
|
line will bear good fruit.
"I do not wish to take up TOT
much of our valuable time. Our pro
gram is one of the best we have eve
had at any convention, and ! wan
to congratulate the convention to b
so highly favored to have with II
Mr.. Frank p. Connolly, President o
Itho National Association of Retail
Grocers: Mr.. Anderson Pace, Indus
trial Commissioner of Chicago; Mr.
John Lynch, State Pure Food Commis
: sioner: Mr.. +. P. Perrins. Presiden
; of the Cooperative Training School
and other gentlemen who have hon
ored us by coming hero to address III
and in closing ! wish to thank tn
, delegates who have so ably represent
, ed lis at The National Convention
have chnUn IN tho Tn1nra 1n AS