The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-14
RETAIL ERS AGREE
] 10 REVISED \ PLAN
....rti.Ina Protection Articles Ac-
e.pted LAST Night With Few
Changes. From the
Original.
AFTER ITINERANrs NOW
legislative Committee w''' At
With City Council In Estabiish-
Ing License Fees for
Peddlers.

revised draft Of the advertising
,rotection agreement between the
Members Of the Keokuk Retailers,
league was adopted last night at the
regular meeting OF the league at the
r,k. club. The revision includes hotel
menn cards and thermometer adver-
tisen.ents. In its other parts it Is es-
eentially the same as was published
m The Gate City at the time it was
first proposed.
The retailers at their meeting last
night discussed the problem Of the
agent the itinerant merchant, peddler
and vendor OF any kind It was de.
cided to leave this matter in the
hands of the legislative. committee.
1 This committee Will confer with the
members OF the city council in the
matter OF drafting an ordinance Of
some kind which will provide for II,
cense fees. Those in existence may
be increased. and new ones can be
established
John Rovane brought up the matter
! Of limiting agents to certain hours
Il is impossible to prevent the sales
men Or agents bringing samples into
4 city and taking orders, but it Is pro.
posed that the hours for them to
work be limited. These regulations
would not effect legitimate business
Z houses.
The class of itinerants which the
I legislative committee hopes to con-
troll with their proposed new ordin-
ances are those who come into the
city, work it from house to house and
then fly by nigh. to other nelds.
Ask Women TO Cooperate.
The league is going to ask the
women's clubs OF the city to cooper
\ ate with them in stamping out the
I peddler's evil. The feague Ii asking
that the women OF the city demand
= to see the peddlers license. and II
none is forthcoming, to notify the po.
lice or the secretary Of the league. IL
is impossible for the police to keep
tabs on all of the peddlers, and the
housewives can aid materially by this
method. Nine times out Of ten, II the
peddler has no license, he will not
bother the housewife further. And II
the peddlers see that they are going
to be reporter to the police 1t Is be
lieved they will elbow or will pay the
fee required by the city.
Agreement a. Revised.
The revised advertising agreement
which was decided upon last night IL
as follows:
We the members Of the Keokuk Re-
tailers' league hereby agree and cove
nant together for the purpose Of pro-
tecting ourselves against unnecessary
financial waste and loss to do the fol.
lowing named things, to-wit:
1. To Insist that all advertising
schemes. other than legitimate news
paper advertising be first Endorsed by
g secret committee to be appointed
by the president of this league, be-
fore we purchase any space in such
advertising scheme.
2. To refuse to consider any adj
vertising other than that herein be-
fore designated as legitimate advertise
ing unless the solicitor for such first
presents the Endorsement, being sign
ed and sealed by the secretary OF the
league.
Useless and Wastefui.
3. That this league hereby CLASH
hes as ,,seieSs and wasteful advertfs-