. Hardware merchandising March-June 1919. merchant didnot realize what a volatile substance pe-troleum product was. A change of 20degrees F. in temperature resulted in a.\% diference in volume above or below60 degrees F., at which temperature pre-sumably the barrels were filled. The as-sociation would recommend as a remedyto this that the gasoline be sold by gal-lons, as the specific gravity explana-tions seemed to always break the wrongway for the retailer. The members of the association appar-ently view with concern the number ofbank mergers which have been effectedin recent months, and seri
. Hardware merchandising March-June 1919. merchant didnot realize what a volatile substance pe-troleum product was. A change of 20degrees F. in temperature resulted in a.\% diference in volume above or below60 degrees F., at which temperature pre-sumably the barrels were filled. The as-sociation would recommend as a remedyto this that the gasoline be sold by gal-lons, as the specific gravity explana-tions seemed to always break the wrongway for the retailer. The members of the association appar-ently view with concern the number ofbank mergers which have been effectedin recent months, and seriously deprecatethe concentration of capital and creditin the hands of a few. To Make Weekly Half Holiday Enactment It was also decided that the Govern-ment be approached with a view to,making the weekly half holiday a Pro-vincial enactment instead of, as at pres-ent, a local matter, the decision as tothe most suitable day on which to closebeing, of course, left for settlement bylocal option. 48 HARDWARE AND METAL May 24, 1919. our ideas of what we should pay for it,is your very difficult problem. I amsure that these and many more prob-lems will be nearer solution when thisbody have subjected them to their dis- h. d. Mcpherson Retiring President of the Saskatchewan Retail Merchants Association, who presided at the Convention in session at Regina last week. The Address of Welcome His Worship Mayor Black, in welcom-ing the delegates, stated that it hadbeen his pleasure to welcome the citizensof the other prairie cities and munici-palities on many previous occasions, andunder the auspices of many differentorganisations. Tlhese get togethermovements, which had become so popu-lar with all different trades and associ-ations, were having no small effect incementing all communities into a fellow-ship of good will and mutual under-standing. He stated that he felt sure that thoughthe general public were greatly exercisedconcerning the high cost of living, andwould eliminate al
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