Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-23


Industry, or in favor of the big out-of.
state corporations who come int
Georgia and throttle Georsia indus.
try.
The merchants and manufacture,
and the people of Georgia are calline
upon this session of the legislature
to relieve them of the unfair connect.
tition which is in restraint of Geor.
gia industry, which has forced Geor-
gia manufacturers and Georgia mer
chants out of business heretofore. ana
which will continue to force Georgia
merchants and Georgia manufacturers
out Of business until it is stopped BY
the Georgia legislature.
Who are you for? Are YOU TO,
Georgia?
If you are it is time for you to step
into the breach and stop these paid
lobbyists and attorneys paid by large
out-of-the-state corporations, from
delaying this legislation which is vital
to Georgia industry.
The people of Georgia, the mercb.
Iants of Georgia. the manufacturers OF
Georgia, all are watching you. viii
Georgia find you wanting? We don't
believe she will
Every Georgia manufacturer is in
favor of eliminating coupons and trad
ing stamps and premiums from Geor-
gia entirely. The only thing they ask
is not to fix law which will allow the
"other fellow" to give trading stamps
and coupons and cut out Georgia man
ufacturers.
The large out-of-the-state corpora
tens have dozen or more paid
lobbyists and attorneys fighting Geor-
gia. Are you going to stand for it,
Are the Georgia people and Georgia
merchants and Georgia manufacturers
going to stand for it? We don't be.
lieve they willard we don't believe
you will. But it is time for you to act
| now. Trading stamps and coupons
should be eliminated at this session OF
the Georgia Legislature, and we be-
lieve you are going to do it, because
your people are calling on you to pro-
tect them.
The underlying principle of the
trading stamp and coupon is identi.
cal There is no difference.
The Third Party enters into either
transaction. There is no way to elm
mate this third party unless the
giver of coupons and trading stamps
manufactures his own premiums.
We will call the manufacturer or re.
tail merchant the first party, the con-
sumner the second party, the trading
stamp or coupon company the third
party.
A trading stamp is nothing but an
order by the first party given to the
second party, drawn on the third party
demanding that the third party de-
liver to the second party an article
which is held by the third party sub
ldect to order of the first party.
A coupon packed with merchandise
follows identically the same course,
and is for the same purpose, nothing
more, nothing less.
If manufacturer or retail merch-
ant uses his own stamps, coupons,
trade marks or labels, and redeems
these devices direct to the purchaser
even then the third party has not been
eliminated The only difference is that
such manufacturer or retail merchant
has bought his premiums from the
third party and holds them in
stock himself instead of issuing an
order on the third party for the same
premium. In either case the first par
ty buys the premium from the third
Iarty, and its redemption is merely a
matter of form as to whether it is re-
deemed direct or by order.
AS to the constitutionality of this
proposed legislation, the United States
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