The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-03-30
DISCUSS WAYS or IMPROVING
TRADE CONDITIONS THROUGH
BARGAIN fEiSTs.
REGULAR LUNCHEON
The First Thursday in Each Month
HAS Been Designated as Lunch
con Day when All Merchants
VIII Meet.

association OF Waxahachie enjoyed a.
noon-day luncheon at Hotel Rogers
today. and after a very substantial
feast spent a pleasant half hour con-
sidoring trade problems as presented
i'm WaXahachie President Wil
Moore called the assembly to order
and stated the object of the meet
ling.
Mr. Moore said the Retail MeI-
chants association was founded for
tho purpose of promoting Legitimate
trade and for safe guarding the
members as far as possible. He ex-
planned that il was through the eff
forts of the association that night
iwatchman made nightly rounds In
the business district to guard against
fires and burglaries, tiat the asso-
citation paid for this service. He
said that since the association had
nut on the night watch with a regis
tier clock there had not been a fire
lin the business district and but 4
Single burglary so far reported. He
Iaa,d the night watch in making the
rounds found many doors open,
which were reported to the owners,
Continuing on the purpose of the
association Mr.. Moore said it was
their desire to get all Waxahachie
[ -, To m
THAT the local association hoped
Eventually to become member Of
the state association. He extended
la very cordial invitation to the mer-
ehants to attend the meeting at San
Antonio in June.
! Going still further into the pur,
poses of the association he said the
town had at intervals been oyerruH
with peddlers and that the associa-
ltion felt justified in asking protec-
ltion OF the city council in so far as
THAT body was able TO protect By
the infliction of tax penalties. He
lsai.. there were weeks when rug
lpeddlers, hardware peddlers, drug
ipeddlers and various other branches.
simply oyerrun the town and took
tout many dollars in good Waxa-
lhaehie money that ought to remain
here These he said should be bar-
red from the town unless they con
itributcd to the support of the gov
leInmeAt.
". NJ. Mincey declared that each
land every merchant could we'll af
ford to take the time and spend the
money necessary in attending the
state meeting because Inspirations
We're flying thick and fast at such
meetings and often times hints We're
dropped that would enable the r.
taller to better his trade conditions.
A communication from the bu.
lreau of commerce relative to the
waste paper proposition was rea
land discussed by the chair.
Bargain Day Favored.
Mr. Sims OF the Sims Dry Goods
company spoke briefly on the sub
iieet of bargain days in Waxahachie,
lspying the committee appointed TO
lccnsider same had decided upon
"Wednesday of each week, beginning
April IL, as bargain day and ask
ed the cooperation of all in maxi
Inns such day a success. He said
1.-THE idea OF giving bargains that
would appeal to all the people was
lin his opinion the best way to draw
trade lie did not take TO the pre-
imiam idea. saying only one or two
Iwere benefited and that such occa
isions were Disappointing.
/ Mir. W. A. Roberts also gay .
HEARTY endorsement to the plan OF
la bargain day once each week. He
declared that he felt like Waxahachie
merchants ought to meet other met
chants half way in the way of bar
/ gain Inducements if they would hold
land acquire more trade. This ne
believed could be done through the
iplan of weekly bargain days as out
filmed by the committee lie prefac-
Jed his remarks with word of praise
for the retailers of Waxahachie. say
Iius the association stood for the bet
lterment of the town and that any
lthins that helped the town would
thelp him.
/ Messrs Mccormick and Youns
had words OF commentator for the
association and expressed the belief
that the bargain day plan Won d
greatly aid the retailers OF the town.
THEY proposed that merchants make
ltte most attractive bargains possible
on such days in order to attract at
!tontion
\ Regular Feature.
/ " S. Durham liked the idea Of
ibargain day HE said the Chamber