The Washington times., 1925-05-27
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RISE, IS
CLAIM
Wholesale crocers Told Buy
ers and Sellers Must Be
Protected

Warehouse labor and taxes have
jumped more than 100 per cent
over pre-war costs, o. ]. Moore,
presiding at the morning session
Of the National Wholesale Grocers'
Association convention, in the New
Willard Hotel, declared today.
Moore stated his belief that
the costs had risen out of proper
tion to the profits. He said that
pre-war opportunity in the
wholesale grocery business would
BY no means be an opportunity
today. Instead, he told the dele
gates it would be more or less of
9 gamble.
Presents New Code.
walter j. Townsend. president of
che National Food Brokers Asso-
ciation, presented to the conven-
fion q resume Of plans to adopt q
code of ethics for Wholesalers, sim
! iiar to that recently drawn up by
the National Gamers Associations.
Mr.. Townsend urged the distribu
tors to consider the adoption Of q
program of ethical standards, in
order that the chain from producer
50 consumer may be complete.
The speaker outlined the actfyi-
ties Of his association to enforce
legitimate commercial practices In
afs membership. He pointed to the
fact that four members had been
nker n dnrwf fYae
the past year because OF conduct
which did not conform to the
standards laid down by the or
sanitation.
I'VE are doing all in our power
90 protect the seller and the
buyer" he said. from the unethical
- dishonest broker"
Business Building.
Open forums on business building
keatured the morning session.
The first subject, Making a
Profit In the Wholesale Grocery
Business" was discussed by J. H.
Nosel. SteubenvilIe, Ohio; John A.
Russell, Greenville, s. c.; II. A.
Power, Paris. KY; e. p. Moore.
Helena. Ark: w. ]. Davidson,
Burnside, KY. and r. w. Germany,
, 4onroe, La
H. A. Lurton, Pensacola, Fla >
Z led the discussion in depart.
Enentizing Sales and Analyzing Ex-
penses of Departments" w. III.
Etamper, Chattanooga, Tenn, led
an Our Stock Control System"
Reports to Be Made
Other speakers at the morning
session included J. A. Sloan, re-
porting for the conference COM
nnittee, and ]. Frank Grimes. Of
Chicago. The invocation was pro
pounced by Rabbi Louis j. Schwefel.
At the opening of the session, the
delegates were asked to gather in
front of the hotel at 1870 o'clock,
60 march to the White House in
body and be received by President
Coolidge.
The forum discussions will con-
hnue throughout the afternoon and
tomorrow. The convention will
close Friday morning after election
of officers, The annual banquet
will be held tomorrow night.
InstaIIment Plan Scored.
J. H. Tregoe, executive manager
and treasurer of the National Az
AsOciation of Credit Men, addressing
the convention yesterday afternoon,
declared that lax credit methods had
cost wholesalers $750.00O 900 during
the past year, or $3.50 in baj credit
for every man. woman and child
in the United States.
He declared that the widening use
OF the instalIment plan "is COM
peIling people to pay out OF this
years income for last years pleas
ures."
Members of the association and
their wives have been invited to
attend the performance at B. r.
Keith's Theater tonight, as. guests
Of Mccormick & Co., wholesale spice
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