Canadian grocer January-June 1910 . n Guild. A member ingood standing on 31st December, 1902,of the local guilds was made memberof the Dominion Guild. Mr. Blain says that the object of form-ing a constitution was to have a propersystem of looking after the wholesalegrocery business, and to have it properlyorganized. The condition of membershipin the guild was that the applicant mustbe a wholesale grocer. The guild wasformed for the purpose of giving to itsmembers a reasonable profit for handlingthe trade in staple commodities of gen-eral consumption. ?Colonel Davidson says that the guildwas no
Canadian grocer January-June 1910 . n Guild. A member ingood standing on 31st December, 1902,of the local guilds was made memberof the Dominion Guild. Mr. Blain says that the object of form-ing a constitution was to have a propersystem of looking after the wholesalegrocery business, and to have it properlyorganized. The condition of membershipin the guild was that the applicant mustbe a wholesale grocer. The guild wasformed for the purpose of giving to itsmembers a reasonable profit for handlingthe trade in staple commodities of gen-eral consumption. ?Colonel Davidson says that the guildwas not formed for the purpose of en-hancing the price to the retailer or con-sumer, but the guild had the reverse ef-,feet; that it had not destroyed competi-tion nor enhanced the price of any ar-ticle, but on the contrary it has reducedthe price, and that there is no differencebetween the method of conducting busi-ness now under the guild and as it wasconducted thirty years ago, hefore anyguild was thought of. Things That Shouldnt Be. Grocers should see that their clerks should not carry fish in their hands from boxes outside the door. It does notlook well and they are apt to handle other foodstuffs without washing the hands. 25 THE CANADIAN GROCER Mr. Becked says that tlio ;>iiilcl wasiioL formed at all for the purpose ofregulating: prices; that the method adopt-ed was to prevent the demoralization ofthe trade eontinuing-, and to remedy ex-isting: grievances. Mr. Kittson says the guild simply en-deavored to g-et the manufacturers to fixIheir prices of their goods independent-ly of the groeers and the whoesale peo-ple then asked the manufacturer to paythe Wliolesale grocer so much out of theprice as his remuneration foi- handlingthe goods. Mr. Cook in his evidence says that theloss of membership was the only penaltyknown in I he Dnminion Wholesale Gro-ceis Guild. Consideration of Public Policy. The hislory and proceedings of theguild are set out in the e.^hihits are t
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