. Canadian grocer January-March 1918. rder with-out being certain that he is going to be able to fillsame on agreed upon date is not equally culpable,but it would doubtless raise the standard of our busi-ness life if it were clearly understood that an ordergiven or accepted was a binding contract on bothparties. Retailers would become more efficient and care-ful buyers and wholesalers and manufacturers wouldfeel that they had a more definite basis upon whichto work. It might be worth mentioning here that manytravelling salesmen are to blame for many of thecancelled orders. In their eagerness t
. Canadian grocer January-March 1918. rder with-out being certain that he is going to be able to fillsame on agreed upon date is not equally culpable,but it would doubtless raise the standard of our busi-ness life if it were clearly understood that an ordergiven or accepted was a binding contract on bothparties. Retailers would become more efficient and care-ful buyers and wholesalers and manufacturers wouldfeel that they had a more definite basis upon whichto work. It might be worth mentioning here that manytravelling salesmen are to blame for many of thecancelled orders. In their eagerness to get businessthe retailer is urged to place an order, and is toldthat be is at perfect liberty to cancel same if he findshe can do better elsewhere. We know for a fact thatthis is often done, hut in such instances the retailershould insist upon this stipulation being clearly writ-ten upon his copy of the order. This will often savemuch trouble and unpleasantness. March 1, 1918. CANADIAN GROCER 31 Current Events in Photograph—No. 9. THE WORLDS SEARCH FOR FOOD THE urgent demand of the world for food has been the cause of introducing mumnew dishes to the menu. Among these are whale steaks, that were recentlyserved at a great New York banquet, and pronounced by the guests to be deli-cious. The photo shows whalemen on the Atlantic Coast cutting the choice parts frommany whale carcases. It is expected that this new source of food may help the poorman to cheaper food, and may be a means of conserving food for the needy in Europe. Organize Retailers to Aid Conservation New Section of Food Control Department is Depending on the Retail Trade For Assistance—Merchants Will be Asked to Aid in Advertising Conservation Measures OTTAWA, Feb. 27.—A new sectionhas recently been added to theFood Control Department at Ot-tawa. The department is known as theConservation Publicity Section. Theidea of this section is to oiganize theretail merchants throughout Canada, andto secure their co-oper
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