Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-02-17
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MAIL ORDER HOUSES
SCORED BY MERCHANTS
Convention of Oregon Retailers Is
After the Big City Concerns Many
Addresses.
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After the Big City Concerns Many
Addresses.
Portland, Or, Feb. l7,-After the
severe grilling the members of the Ore
gon State Retail Merchants Associa-
tion gave the trading stamp and other
gift schemes in their annual conven-
tion at the Multnomah Hotel on Mon
day, they turned the fires of their
wrath yesterday upon the mail-order
houses. The trading stamp was de-
elared TO be menace, while the
mail-order merchant was described
yesterday as an OCTOPUS"
At this mornings session, the last
to be devoted to business, the store
keepers will "view with alarm" both
the mail'Order method Of doing bust
ness and the gift scheme, trading
stamp and otherwise, by the adoption
of resolutions on both these subjects
Other things that threaten the pros
perity of the merchant will be touched
upon and various recommendations
made when the resolutions committed
reports today.
The big moment of yesterdays ses-
sions came in the afternoon when a
telegram was read from Dan Kelaher,
at Salem, advising the merchants that
the bill, in which the association is
much interested, aboishing the trading
| stamp and similar trade plans, had
passed the House. The delegates
greeted the message with cheers and
j. @, Mann at once Offered resolu.
tion commencing the work of Senator
kelaher and Representative Thomas
L lWn in behalf of the bill and ex.
pressing a vote of thanks to them aud
to all others in the House who worked
and voted for the measure.
Mail order House Assailed.
The merchants pitched right into the
mail-order house when yesterday af-
: ternoon g session was called to order.
They called it an evil and many other
bad things. The parcel post was re.
ferred to as far from being an un.
mixed blessing in that the people of
the country are called upon, retail
merchants among them, it was said Ia
make up the deficit of the parcel post
in carrying mail-order goods.
|. D. Nicklin, of Eugene, also directed
an attack upon the mail.order houses
He said there are 1000 such establish
ments in the country, doing an amua
business of tl000,O00, 100000 year
He pointed out that they are exempt
from taxation save at points where
they have warehouses and this, he held
was an injustice to the retail mer
chants, as well as to other people. II,
referred to law that has been intro
duced into Congress and urged that tn,
measure be indorsed by the resolutions
committee II was reported that tn,
resolutions committee will deal Will
this subject in an adequate manner.
Home Goods Put TO Fore,
y. Il, Shull, manager Of the Portlan,
. Floming Mills Company, talked oi
" Buying at Home or Abroad, urginl
the use Of Oregon-made goods.
" Not every man who wears a booste
button il good citizen, he said. III
may think he is advertising Orego
with his white suit but, as a matter o
fact, his everyday suit may have bee
T. made in another state. The hurrah bo
is usually intent on advertising himsel
+ first and his state incidentally.
'' " Are you, as retailers, giving prefer
encc to Oregonmade goodsl Are 20
' keeping your money here or are yo
3 sending II abroadl ! know 1t is no
possible now to buy everything needle
;, in your stock at home, but IL is III
g duty Of the Oregon retailer to bu
everything possible here at home. Tn
uyin'Otegon movement means MOI
TO you than TO any other class Of pc,
lple. Let M believe in Oregon and
10 Oregon resources. For the coming yes
Ie let W. stop the flight Of Oregon dolla
a and buy at home
n. Closer watch Urged
q. How to Extend Credit was u
+ subject dealt with by A. l.. Jamicso
m Of McMinnyille. He urged great,
ID care in giving credits and a careful /
II quiry into the financial ability Of u
one desiring credit
The paper of II. W Meyer, Of Salcl
Z who was unable to attend the COVE
h tion, was read. Its subject was Stan
p ardization Of Merchandise" N
writer urged that the government p
its stamp upon merchandise and brii
d. 1t up TO a high grade.
=" The afternoon session was enlyon
by piano solos by Dr. Emil Emma al
by an interesting exhibition Of mel
~ Ory tests by Professor David Roth,
Is Portland Both features Of entertal
no. mcnt were applaudcd heartily.
- President Kingsley and Socrota
M Simmons, Of the Washington Ret
Merchants Associations were init
A. duced and extended greetings TO {
IN Oregon association President KIM
Icy read paper on Correcting I
IN. Gift Scheme Menace"
os, DIES AT HOSPITAL.