The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-23
FIXING OF PRICES
Subject of Address to ROtarians
10y f. w. Rankin.
Talks by Other Members and
Visitors Present.

The custom of manufacturers fixing
the prices at which their products
are expected to be sold by retailers is
not in accord with the interests of the
public, according to E. w. Rankin,
advertising manager of Capper farm
publications who spoke before the
members of the Topeka Rotary club
in the L. c. I. hall today on Price
Maintenance
I'VE know that one of the objects
of advertising is to create a demand
for products" said Rotarian Rankin
land the manufacturer claims the
price is a vital point in this connec-
ton.
Most advertising men-whether on
the advertising or selling-favor price
maintenance. L have not as yet been
convinced of the value of price main
tenance. Many commercial clubs have
taken action in favor of it. 1 am in
clined to think it is against the pub
lie interests. 1t is perhaps in the in
terests of advertising men to believe
in 1t. The courts have decided against
the practice in several instances.
1t is a vital question. II is a QueS-
ton that will eventually be settled on
a basis of a fair profit.'' PSI. et.. /
F. j. Funk read sketch of the life
of Rankin.
Frank p. MacLennan. who was
scheduled to talk on THE Rotary
Spirit" said in part4
The Rotary spirit is one which may
we'll be all-pervading. 1t is essentially
a spirit of service, a service for self
and society, but service above selfish
ness.
1T has been said by Professor Hen
ry Drummond that love is the greatest
rather that service is the greatest
thing IN the world. For whom we
serve we love-. Service begets love. In
orders to best serve, the first essential |
cept and practice. As Horatio well |
said to Hamlet:
g And this above all; to thine own /
self be true,
For then it must follow, as night the |
day, thou can'st not be false to /
any man
THAT is the spirit which should
pervade. The Rotary club is
ganization of business and profession
al men supposed to be representative
IF the various callings.
IF We are the representative men
Of our callings invited by this club
10 join the association, it is essential
that we live the part. We must ele-
1ate the standards of our business; we
must demonstrate that success is
-ounded on truth, honesty, justice,
a bility and morality.
by our association, comradeship
and exchange of business views we
1elp each other and thereby ourselves.
It is a club of good cheer, good fell
owShip, good business, good sense and
good service.
In belonging to a Rotary club you
ire one of $4,000 of leading bust
ness and professional men who belong
o a similar club in Us cities in this
country, Canada and Great Britain.
THE motto of the club-'He prof
is most who serves best'-is another
orm of expression of the beatitude
1t is more blessed to give than to re-
.eive' 1t is another wording of the
Golden rule to do to others as we
would have them do to US. 1t should
,e easy for us to obey the Biblical
Injunction to Love your neighbor as I
1ourself'
I'VE must be diligent in our BUSH I
less if we are to stand before kings.
We must recognize that we get out OF
his club what we put into 1.-THE
more we put i'll the more we take out
TT is our province to crystalline {
deals and make them real; to make {
IreamS come true
Whatever power or influence we E
ave it should be remembered that '
hey carry with them obligations. {
"a great asset of business is the
friendship of others; but we must be
road enough to remember that any &
huSe of the confidence of friendship :
; foreign to the Rotary spirit.
ut is the Rotary purpose to widen
he thoughts of men by broadening !
ur own minds
"A fine rervice that Rotarians may
ender is to help awaken the public 4
Conscience and to enliven municipal
ervice."
The announcement was made that O
,otarian Gaylord Lawrence would +
i've a half ton of ice to the member
Tho is the judgment of a special com
oittee had the best nick name in his ,
outhfuI days j. w v Deacon was +
it." He was called Silver. The COM !
1ittee of judges was composed OF .
harIes Mitchell, Father Murphy and
Ierbert G. West. The mex names
rere of great variety.
Talks were made by visitors, s. y. =
,Iossom of the Associated Press; L. ]
. Robinson of the telegraph service
f GaIena E. VI Dowie, of the tele- :
hone association at Baxter Springs, h
nd George Lux, nephew OF Sam Lux,
f Detroit formerly of Topeka
Today's meeting of the club was I
1e last of the administration, and Of
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