Canadian grocer January-June 1910 . lkof profit to do it with. We find thatthe accounts we are financing are theones who generally give us the trade onwhich there is the least profit, and wewill find that these evils will grow if not attended to. We will eventually findourselves in the rut, but we can curethose evils, and thereby benefit the re-tailer, manufacturer and ourselves—byassociation and co-operation. It would pay every firm representedhere to-day to resolve to appoint onemember of his firm, or the brightest menin his employ, to do nothing else bulattend trade meetings and to co-opera
Canadian grocer January-June 1910 . lkof profit to do it with. We find thatthe accounts we are financing are theones who generally give us the trade onwhich there is the least profit, and wewill find that these evils will grow if not attended to. We will eventually findourselves in the rut, but we can curethose evils, and thereby benefit the re-tailer, manufacturer and ourselves—byassociation and co-operation. It would pay every firm representedhere to-day to resolve to appoint onemember of his firm, or the brightest menin his employ, to do nothing else bulattend trade meetings and to co-operateto remedy trade evils, and it is certainthe result of his efforts would be moremoney for his firm than he could makein any other capacity, and is the onlyway that large results can be man who stays at home and gloats01 mopes over his own troubles,who regards his competitor andneighbor with suspicion, will neverget; out of his rut. If he is eon-tent to absorb benefits others havepaid for, or take everything and give. F. T. SMYE, HAMILTON, Vice-president of The Ontario Wholesale Grocers Exchange. nothing and never lend a hand in thework, he will never be counted as a partof the Army oc Progress. Co-op-rationis the theme of the advancing—marchand individuality its key-note. Let usdo it now, and a year hence we will seethe magical result. Fancy what a changeof y^ of 1 P^r cent, would mean on yourturnover, and it does not look impossibleto accomplish that by standing togetherand positively refusing to handle anymanufacturers line that does not paylis a fair profit. In opening subjects for discussion wehope that every member will state hisviews, and that our consolidated viewswill result in resolutions that will notbe merely ideals of our thoughts andideas, but practical resolutions, whichwill be put into action, and for the sake 31 of opening up discussions would suggestthe following subjects: 1st.—Elimination of Illegal Practices andLong-standing Trade Abuses.
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