Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-06-15 | Page 2 | Chain Grocery Stores Rapped

CHAIN HAIN GROCERY S RAPP operative Co-operative Buying Is Urged on Merchants Whether individually operated grocery stores survive or perish within the next few tew months depends largely on their attitude toward vard af affiliation affiliation affiliation af- af with a operative co-operative buying organization according to opinions expressed by speakers at Tuesdays Tuesday's session of the second annual convention convention convention con con- of the Pacific Coast Retail Grocers Grocers' association being held atthe atthe at atthe the Newhouse hotel All of ot the speakers enthusiastically favorable rable to operative co-operative buying rapped the chain store and its business meth meth- operative Co buying is the only salvation for the ret retail ll gr grocer declared declared de de- de- de dared J. J M. M Sullivan of the San Franc Francisco Grocery Grocer company He warned that if individual grocers failed to see the necessity of Joining a operative co buying org organization the chain store would get them the same as it got three jobbers in San Francisco last year ye TWO FACTORS DEVELOpED f The Pacific grocery grocers grocers' business is forming Itself Into two factors O. O B B. B P Palmer manager of the Oakland Wholesale Grocer Grocery comp company i said They are the chain store and the thereal thereal thereal real grocers who purchase through h ha a buying organization and arid use modern modern mod mod- ern cnn methods In selling Mr Palmer declared the grocer grocer outside a a. buying organization in the future would find himself with a tough road to travel Mr Sullivan who Is Is president of the Western operative Co-operative Buyers' Buyers association presided at Wednesdays Wednesday's Wednesdays Wednesday's Wednes Wednes- days day's sessions of the convention He explained the first efforts of co cooperative cooperative cooperative co- co operative buying by retail grocers that took place twenty five years ears ago In San Francisco Today's Mr Sullivan said there were three major major major ma ma- jor operative co-operative buying organizations organizations organizations In the bay district having a membership of oC more than He declared present merchandising conditions carried with them th the greatest necessity fo fOlt operative co-operative buying Any operative co-operative manager is willing to give information to the individual retail grocer about co cooperative co- co operative buying Mr Sullivan said but that information cannot be Imparted imparted imparted im im- Im- Im parted In public The chain stores are re buying and operating their own creameries to manufacture butter and I am informed a chain store operating in Oakland is endeavoring to to purchase a a. cannery canner so go that Itcan it itcan itcan can pack the milk sold in Its stores ATTEND RECITAL The delegate adjourned at noon to attend the organ organ recital at the tabernacle O. O T. T Ott OLl manager of the United Grocers of Portland nd Ore H. H L. L Sorensen o of the United Grocers Inc of oC California W. W C. C Longstreeth man manager ger of oC the Spartan Spartan Spartan Spar Spar- tan Grocers of ot Los Angeles J J. C. C McEachran l manager ot of the Retail Merchants Merchants' association or Spokane Wash and Joseph Loshuertos ex ex- ex secretary of the Golden Gate Grocers Grocers Groc Groc- ers of San Francisco also spoke Each chose subjects dealing with operative co-operative buying and its various phases The association will hold its an annual an- an nual banquet at the tile Newhouse hotel at 7 1 o'clock Wednesday evening Fred E. E Williams of Ogden will act as qs toastmaster