Canadian grocer January-June 1910 . us? heasked. We should grasp the first op-portunity for we want a fair deal. Theconviction of the retail trade is for asquare deal; they came here yesterdaywith clear-cut resolutions; they do notwant secret rebates and underhand workand they do not want to be antagonisticto us. More than one told us the properplan was to support members of the ex-change. Uniform Travelers Parsons, Parsons & Brown, To-ronto, was delegated to draft a resolu- tion regarding travelers holidays. Whenthis was presented it called forth muchdiscussion, there being a di
Canadian grocer January-June 1910 . us? heasked. We should grasp the first op-portunity for we want a fair deal. Theconviction of the retail trade is for asquare deal; they came here yesterdaywith clear-cut resolutions; they do notwant secret rebates and underhand workand they do not want to be antagonisticto us. More than one told us the properplan was to support members of the ex-change. Uniform Travelers Parsons, Parsons & Brown, To-ronto, was delegated to draft a resolu- tion regarding travelers holidays. Whenthis was presented it called forth muchdiscussion, there being a difference ofopinion. Some claimed that there shouldbe no set time for these holidays; thattravelers wanted them when they want-ed them, and not at a certain time speci-fied two months prior to the vacationperiod. This was the contention of Pafford, Davidson & Hay, Toronto,who agreed that if this were done hisfirm would not send out substitutes. Others claimed that travelers had plen-ty of holidavs—two everv week. But. W. G. CRAIG, KINGSTON, The Retiring President of Tho OntarioWholesale Grocers Exchange. this point was argued. Some maintainedthat their travelers worked just as hardon Saturday as on any other day. H. C. Beckett, W. H. Gillard & Co.,Hamilton, said that retailers liked tosee travelers get a holiday, and he foundthat grocers did not support houses whodid not give them the usual holiday. The resolution called for the holidaysextending from July 23 to August does not apply to eastern houses,such as those at Kingston, in view of thecompetition from Ottawa and Montrealhouses who do not belong to the ex-change. Personally, Hugh Blain thought as didMr. Pafford. But that would renderuseless all attempts to give travelers holi-days. Concerted action was general principles, he did not agreewith the stand of the Kingston trade, ashe believed that retailers could be edu-cated not to purchase from those whodid not grant the holidays. If differentfirms
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