Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-07
STATE DEALERS CONSIDER
GUT IN CLOTHING PRICES
Virginia Association OF Retail
Clothicrs and Furnishcrs to Dis
CusS Action.
WILL SACRIFICE PROFITS
second Annual Convention Will BE
Held Here Tomorrow IL Take
Up Many Important Trade Qucs-
tons.

Resolutions calling for + cut in the
rytan price OF clothing, even 20 the
further sacrifice ri proh;s, have oeer
prepared ~ members OF tho Virginia
Association oc Retail ClothicrS and
}'urniShcrs for presentation At tho au-
ruai convention Of inc orEAn@ation
which Vii! be held here Monday.
More than ice members OF Tho or
kaniEAti0u are expected 20 attend the
convention, which viii omen NJ 10
o'clock tomorrow morning in tAe man
q Tia, Retail Merchants Association,
a'Sird and Broad streets The con
,euton i the second annual meeting
OF the Organization and, Will last only
ono daI All sections OF the state viii
". \ clarke, ", seore: ary OF the
Retail Merchants Association OF Nir-
ginia. viii be one al he sneakers AZ
The convention. and Or. Douglas Free
iNan is also on the program.
Membership Is Growing.
MGlnlership in they association has
grown moro this Sear than ever BE-
fore according ~ the annual report OF
w. Elect ktrN. president 81 the or
rauj2aiuu, which will be presented p;
tho convention Monday The member
ship Of the association numbers more
han 90" according to the report, Pro
yryss Of Tie association in the pas;
year Is also covered in the annual re
port Of the PRESIDENT.
When the convention opens Mouday
morning = number Of trade topics Mi
come before THE body for discussion
Among ;hom will he the questions
Fall.' Your Mark Up for spring,
'iI0W do You Take Care OF Your Lux
ury Tan" How do You Take Care O.
Your Inventory,- and several other
'rhyrc will also be a general round
table" discussion Of tho Lever bin
Which provides for the prosecution ot
merchants suspected OF profteering
Much Of the time OF The convention will
u" taken up with this phase OF The
discussion and ii was from the suE-
r"s,ion Of this topic that the resolu-
ton calling for general cut in prices
WAS frs. considered.
according 10 statements az Presi-
\l"nt KIRK it is not the retailers who
ar making prices high. but the cx-
brilliant prices charged them by tbs
manufacturers and wholesalers Ht
declares that the retailers, in fact
actually make less now than hefort
the conditions caused by the war be-
came factor i'm huyin4 and selling.
Take IN Lever hin.
Reports from committees from the
National Association OF ClothicrS anG
Furnishers will also be given at ihs
F. convention. The national committee
partment of Justice and have secured
= ruling on the Lever bill which is
Incorporated in their report.
Al o'clock the convention Will ad-
q
in the hall where the convention 1.
held. After luncheon is served tn,
convention will take UP discussion OF
cooperation in buying goods. The re
,ailers will also take UP discussion
\ OF proposed regulation providinE
that all wool goods should be stampe,
as such by the manufactures.
Prices must be held down. even a
the expense or profits. according to
letter sent out hy officials Of the or.
Eanization to members and Il IS cN
pectcd that il will. be around this topi,
that discussion Will center during tn,
afternoon session Of the convention.
AZ the afternoon session the annua
election OF officers Will be held Ee
sides Mr., Kirk. officers OF the associa,
ton are j. T.. Wood OF l.ynchburl-
tirst vice president: Sol Rosenberg, o
Roanoke. second vice president, anL
Air Clark. secretary.
THIS Will he tn" second annual con.
vention % the Virginia Clothicrs' an,
Furnishcrs' Association held in viz
GINA. The last thing which is on tn,
docket at the convention Is the sclec,
tion of HE place OF tho convention 70,
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