Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-26
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D|NNERATTENDED
BY50MERCHANTS
Prominent Business Men Enjoy
Menu and Hear Informal
Talks in Taft Banquet Room
at AIvarado.

Fifty members OF the Albuquerque
Retail Merchants association ATTENDED
la get together" dinner AT the Alyarad,
hotel last evening. The dinner wal
served in the Taft banquet room ans
at the conclusion OF the menu, Pres
Ident IL. S. Llthgow. of the association
called upon several members for In
formal talks. Il. j. Strong, formei
president of the New Mexico Retailers
association. spoke upon Needed Leg
islation." dwelling particularly upol
the need for better garnishment Law
and the hope OF the business men tina
the occupation tax which has proved
obnoxious, Will be repealed by thu
next legislature. Mr. Strong went In
to the legal respects Of the two ques
tons under discussion and pointed on
the benefits which will accrue to bust
ness interests provided the lawmakers
make the desired reforms.
Credit Ratings.
A. u. Betz spoke on Credit Rat
linga." contrasting methods I'M Albu'
querqne with those in other cities OF
like size. his talk being of much inter.
est. Mr.. Betz outlined an efficient
system. combination OF number
Of systems. which have proved success.
full in part or entirely in other places
sunday Closing.
To 3. O. Jaffa was left the subject
Of Sunday Closing Mr. Jaffa ham
died the subject from several stand
points. as viewed by the merchants
and the general public. At the con-
clusion Of his remarks, the associa-
ton went on record as favoring o law
which will have the effect OF closing
al general business houses on Sun
day.
Clean Up the Alleys.
'The Man With Hobby was next
introduced by President Lithgow, be-
Ing none other than c. o. Cushman,
president of the Commercial club. Mr..
Cushman spoke on the campaign
which Is already under way for clean
streets and alleys in Albuquerque. He
impressed upon the merchants the ne
cessity for keeping the premises add
jacent to their places of business in a
clean and orderly manner. making an
especial plea for clean alleys.
Reference by Mr.. Cushman to al
lcys precipitated discussion as to
paving alleys in the business section
and also the placing OF garbage cans
on street corners. Both suggestions
apparently had the approval Of the
merchants present.
Clean Streets Early.
The merchants last night condemn
ed the practice of having the street
cleaning brigade sweep the paved
streets after business has begun II
was declared that the sweepers did
not begin work until or 5 o'clock
each morning, with the result that
dust is blown into stores and annoys
people on the streets. II was sug-
gested that the city authorities be re-
quested to begin cleaning the streets
between 4 and o'clock in the morn
ing.
The Place Cards.
Place cards for the banquet last
night were neat aud cleverly arranged
affairs. The aims and ideals of the
were printed on one side
Of the card with the slogan, Coop
GRAFTON Is the Keynote of Our Or
prominently featured.
! The platform of the association as
printed on the place cards follows
"Co-operatlon in the matter of ex-
tending credits.
Cooperation in perfecting Just
and equitable credit rating system.
"Co-operation in fostering and en-
home manufacturers and In
dustries.
Cooperation In securing legisla-
lion which will protect every merch-
ant from the professional dead beat,
unjust taxation. and other evils which
are a burden to the merchant
"Coloperation in maintaining har-
relations between the retailer.
and jobber.
"Co-operation against all kinds Of
fake and Improbable advertising
schemes and devices
Cooperation in helping TO build a
bigger and better Albuquerque"
Plates We're laid at the dinner for
he following merchants: Il. w. Fee.
Sig Kahn. Roy Campbell G. II. Christ,
J. c. Boyd. Albert Faber. Nye Martin,
Frank Wilson, Al Goodrich, Charles
kunz, Joseph Miller. S. b. Grimshaw,
d. ]. Strong, Herbert Brooks, Charles
-onroy, Charles Keppeler. Louis Hes
'elden, Wallace Hesselden, A. b. Betz.
Y. q. Alderman. Mike Palladino,
Alessandro Matteucci, Ben Puryear.
Jake Weinman, Homer II. Ward.
Charles q. Gibson, o. A. Matson, Will
lam Chamberlain, C. Q. Cushman,
John Reynolds, w. NJ. Hayward B.
2. Jaffa. r. II. Kistler. ]. II Collister.
aus kosenberg -, :. Rosenwald. A.
iuning, Frank NJ. Doran. |. Mize. d.
II. Boatright. Ralph ]. Keleher, w.
l. Hawkins. ID. A. Macpherson. ]. A.
Garcia y Sanchez II. s. Lithgow. A. j.
Maloy. Representatives of the Hahn
Coal company and First National
bank were also present
The officers and committees of the
association for the year 1s14-1915 are
as follows:
II, 5. Lithgow, president; w. L.
Hawkins. vice president: Jerre Hag-
gard, treasurer; c. @. Alderman, Sec
rotary.
Board Of directors-E. w. Fee. o.
Matson. r. A. Kistler. Roy Camp
bell, Herbert Brooks. J. c. Boyd, Ralph
Keleher. II. S Lithgow, chairman.
Legislative comtuiffae--n 9 pas