. Canadian grocer January-March 1919. hment of canning-plants by the meat packers. Nothing-could be done as far as the interestsof the Maritime Provinces are concernedunless some provision were made inreference to the packing houses. Unlessthere can be some control of these com-panies, we want an absolutely free andopen price. There is a committee to be appointedby this convention to meet with thecanners to-morrow, urged Hugh Blain,of Ebv-Blain & Co., Toronto, and wewant to give them some guide as towhat is the feeling of this gathering(.11 the matter. Might we ask if youwould favor an agreeme
. Canadian grocer January-March 1919. hment of canning-plants by the meat packers. Nothing-could be done as far as the interestsof the Maritime Provinces are concernedunless some provision were made inreference to the packing houses. Unlessthere can be some control of these com-panies, we want an absolutely free andopen price. There is a committee to be appointedby this convention to meet with thecanners to-morrow, urged Hugh Blain,of Ebv-Blain & Co., Toronto, and wewant to give them some guide as towhat is the feeling of this gathering(.11 the matter. Might we ask if youwould favor an agreement whereby thecanneis agreed to sell their enlire out-put to everyone at a fixed price, andrequired the retailer also to sell at price? There were a numbej ofstrenuous objections to this idea. The Western ProblemF. G. Bowser, The Codville Co., Win-i ipeg, was one of the protestors. Wehave to meet competition from the*British Columbia canners, and thisagreement would hind only large East-ern canners. Where would we he left. w. p. EBY. Of Eby-Blain & Co., Toronto, Chairman of theExecutive of the Wholesale Giocers of Ontario. with a hard and fast agreement as toprice ? Also if we take the packs ofthese large eastern canners, who Lagoing to look after the independentpacker, and how shaH we meet his com-petition? Would the convention be in favor ofwithholding all future orders and doing-no business with canners until the pricesare named? asked W. P. Eby of Eby-Blain, Ltd., Toronto. I think we would be well advised todo away with all future sales, stated Armstrong, of Armstrong & PaffarJ,Toronto. In a few months time thesituation will have cleared, and then wecan undertake a possible contract withmore safety. We lose nothing at thepresent time by withdrawing futuresales, and I would move that a vote ofthe convention should be taken as iowhether or not we should declare our-selves as opposed to future sales for thecoming year. A. J. Major of J. Major,Ltd., Ottawa, seconde
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