The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-15
By President at Opening Of An
nuaI Convention at Phar1aa-
ceudcaI ASSoclat I0n-
the order

With the reading OF the annual al
dress fthe president. the appoint
ment of committees and allotment OF
work, the ninth annuo1 conyenuon-o OF
the West Virginia stare gna Iand-
ceutical Association got under head
way. Tuesday morning In the assem-
bly hal of the Wado hotel After or
ganizing for the work Of the conyen-
ton. which will begin in earnest
Wednesday morning. the day was
given, over to amusement and soc1at
affairs.
The chief feature OF. the opening
session was the annual address OF
the president, John r. Elson, OF
Welisburg in which he advocated
nee eiL cd ieeislation and outlined meas
rres that viii in all probability be
indorsed and given united support oy
the association.
Chief among these is the bill intro
duced in the national Congress oy,
REPRESENTATIVE Stevens, OF New
Ham Dshire. providing a remedy Tor
tie unfair competition OF greS1
monovolies with the 1ndependenl
merchant of the country MS con-
petition Is unfair chiefly IN Tue
words of Mr. Elson, in the advertise
ment at -.cut rate prices" Of Well
known goods as means of inducing
the pubic to buy unknown goods OF
doubtful quality the purpose beng
to use the reputation of reliable art1-
cles as bail, sci them at cost ana
make an overcharge on un1an n11l1ea
goods. This competition MI. E>ts ss'1a
declare. simp1 tends to destroy tn Vs
business OF lndependene M ersa e ~
in towns and small cities. and 70
hn; IA mn great stores and mall OF
der systems. :-..-S-.xs
MI. Elson wanted the state ascot
alton to get busy in support OF t1S
Stevens bill and he said he N2uho
give the legislative committee OF tne
association set of resoiutlons
placing the association on recolu
as Endorsing and UNFOLDING the Dill,
h., :1t1 COPIES thereof sent to all
members of Congress and urge their
support of the measure SO far 10y y
members OF the national House OF
Representatives have pledged 1neaa.
| selves in favor Of the stevens OIL.
hut the number includes only one
member of the West Virginia deiesd-
ton. -
| tention of offering reSotuuon
have the association though It's leg
! isletiye committee support OH n
! the state legislature making II 1AteSstI
| for a county court OF West VI s1 1.cla
is issue a druggists license ID Ine
name of any one who IS not
A maiority Of the 500 or 50 differ
emf neasnres Introduced In various
legislative bodies during the last year
FOR the regulation Of the drug bust
nees Mr. EIson said, were silly and
un nlus restricions on the trade
and he recommended the passage OF a
resolution to oppose TO the nit.er enc enc
every effort at drug legislation not
fully considered and Endorsed by
state pharmaceutical associations, the
American Pharmacy ASSOCIATION ana
the Nationl Association OF Retail
Druggists 4.--,.-
TIE president reviewed the work
of the association through It's leEts7
and nraisad It's efforts toward 1egis-
Ilatve committee protectRg the Inter
lests of the trade In the enactmentso OF
the prohibition laws and an oherSlsEvvs
anecing the drug trade he also re-:
view lishments OF the national
IoT1anIzattons and gass port o.