Show SMALL RE AIL TAL GROCERS SAY SY THEY TUEY SEE S AND DIJ IT I SPELLS 1 DOO OUM 1 Retail grocers being squeezed by wholesalers make these thes pessimistic predictions pe- pe pro pre dictions Within the tho next sl six months mouths tho the grocery business of Salt Lake City will willbe wi no M controlled b by three bl big corporations that arc now reaching caching out to squeeze the small smal grocers out of at existence Within one year rear every wery grocer grocery gro gro- con cery house In Salt Sal Lake ako City with the exception of these three houses will I have havo been forced to tho wall and will il either have havo failed or will wi have o been ab absorbed orbed by the three wholesale houses hO that arc or en tho the gigantic deal rN Within another VI year r unless tho ho signs fal till all there will wi bo be ft a l chain of grocery stores tores throughout the tho city dominated and nd owned by b tho two big bl wholesale gre- gre ery cery houses anti and by the creamery trust Th These e stores store will force the tho Independent wi grocers to tho the wall or will wi absorb them wal thus lius putting a final check on lon tion and placing every con consumer In Salt Lake ton City at the mercy m rcy of oC two or three men CI io jO will wi fix fx tho tim absolute prices s In this upon pon every article artcle that Is 18 eaten C I iv c There are oro about 50 small grocers who make th their lr living 1 from their stores In i Salt Sni nit Lake City Tho The stocks Blocks of oC these stores tores range from In value to cv- cv oral erl ral thousands of dollars dolar There Ther are employed employed em- em an a average oto aoto of oC three persons In each ach of these stores or approximately 1000 persons In all I of or the stores of or the tho ci Ity t y ch The owners of or these stores have hae been heen hen have pulled them them- wage ago earners They hA C selves up from the ranks The Tho step that fins lias been taken l cn by iy the three Interests that arc are said Raid to tobo too ho bo o seeking absolute control of or tho the local food lood market was ns to put forth the tho weekly settlement edict to the retail grocers This his edict was Joined In b by a 3 majority of f the tho wholesale d dealers lers of or the et city who tho tim retail men declare decare have failed to o see se the tho deep and ond sinister motives of or ortho the tho 10 men who projected this step This weekly settlement rule will wil be benade made nade compulsory next Monday Au August 15 Ji G. G It I Is predicted hi by conservative men who are aro closely fam familiar ar with wih tho the conditions con con- cn- cn in fri nil all ni the tho local retail stores that within three months month or within six months monUs at the tho latest l of at tho the small retail etall grocers will i be forced to tho wall their heir stocks will 1 be ho depleted depicted and their doors dors will wm bo be closed cosed b by the wholesale men This Is II but one step toward towar tho the establishing l lishing of or tho the chain system of or retail Stores nil all al over o the city ety these stores to toe tobe he be e owned and m managed na cd by the whole whole- sale ale men with the especial purpose of or securing securing se- se curing an absolute control of ot the retail business of the tho et city Tho The small smal grocers will ui be b compelled to toay topa pa pay ay tho the wholesale men each ench week eek ad add without a sufficient amount of ot capital to o carry Ct their business the they will be forced to the tho wall the they say It I Is declared that the policy followed by y th the th tobacco trust In the cat east cost In forcing forc- forc ing In ng the Independent retail men out of or will wi be bo followed by tho the grocery trust rust If Ir It Is necessary to take such drastic steps to gain absolute control of or ortho ho tho business of or the city Like Liko Iko Tobacco TobO Trust Trus Tho The policy ley of or the tho tobacco trust Is to open cn n. n S tobacco shop next door dor if I possible ble e. e to the tho Independent With Wih fine ne displays and d big ble capital capita and trust undersells the te Inde Independent shopkeeper drawing all 11 trade from him until he voluntarily coes closes his hl shop hop and hunts for or n a Job Tho The same general policy It It is predicted will wi be b followed by tho the grocers trust In Inthis inthis this city Evidences of this are arc ae already to bo be bosen seen een sen The chain system of grocery stores Is already arendy growing One house houe has tour four our stores and another five these stores taking the te places of smaller Independent competitors Plans arc aro ar under underway way at this policy time mo to open other stores alon along the tie same ranio ro These chain stores are aro operated operated by tho the men and in some instances the these hose e chain stores store are ar selling sugar and other oter commodities at nt retail at tho the same sro price rico the they are nrc selling It I wholesale to the Independent grocers The Thc Independent grocer er under such conditions must han han- handie die llo these theo commodities without profit or lose ose trade when ho he attempts to charge charo enough nough to make oven even a n part of ot tho the profit that hot Is i legitimately his Tho The grocers goers say that while that fight fights Is s going on on prices are aro a shade shado lower than lan under normal competition but tho the moment the trust g gets gets' t control tho the prices will wi bo ho raised Just as a high as ac the tho wants ants to raise ris them for tor the trust alone will wi be the arbiter of o the tho prices How Creamery Trust Did Tho Tue To case co of at tho the creamery trust which is s declared b by tho the retail grocers to be a aart apart n part art of or the tho unholy combination Is cited cle as is an nn example of or what ma may be expected ifs if's the tho 11 10 tho the consumer grocers grocers grocers' trust gets Iet lull fuU tul swing atthe at a Tho The creamery cameo trust made r ons to the tho tho retail rell grocers In all 01 parts of ho tho city that it could furnish creamery ceamer products buter butter and ami an cheese and ane similar products equal In quality and at a shade finer price than tho the Imported goods gos could be o laid down here The grocers ocer were eager cager to aid Utah Industries and build buildup bult up p home manufactories Tho The result reul washey was as they hey pushed tho the goods of the te home homo creamery until there ther goos was wa but little domand do- do de demand mand for tor any ay other goods gos This creamery trust absorbed first frt one ono and nd then the another anoter of the smaller cream cream- cram cram- cries forcing one ono to tho the wall wal and buying eres In n all al the others other until this plant now has absolute control of ot tho the local situa- situa the prices that absolutely lon tion ton Its Is prices price are ar te govern the market market The Tho grocer groer has hns no recourse recurso but to buy from the tho trust rust and mu must t sell sel at the fixed by y the tho trust trust Of or course coure the grocers say the he consumer must pay tribute to t this trust rusL After tho the creamery trust t had grabbed off ff all aU tho the local trade trae and put all al com com- oI to the bad In a 1 business wa way I I this his combination was WR the tho first frt to BU suggest suggest sug sug- gest tho the weekly settlement plan to the wholesalers with a view to finally crippling crp crip- crip ling pling tho majority of or the tho little grocers It is declared that tho the creamery trust I with has a agreement the he grocers grocers' trust that the creamery products from its Is plants will wi bo be used to o the tho exclusion of all al other creamery products In the chain stores and that there hero ther will wi be bo n no no- actual competition Grocers Grocer Fight Back Bak It Is declared that two wholesale houses honses will wi supply nil all 01 of ot their retail stores and anti that that the other other wholesale establishments es- es will wi not participate In that patronage Thus as a the system grows ho tho Independent wholesale houses will wi ho bo bout put ut out of at commission and will yLli wi either bo be b absorbed or will go 0 to tho the wall 01 wi wal But tho the grocers are aro ar ot standing Idly by y while the net is being drawn about them hem They aro are arming themselves to f fight ht tho the trust on Its Is own OVi ground gound and will wl voge that that fight until they thoy maintain their positions or or- or fall fail fal by the wayside Tho Thu first gun 1 In this n fight ht has already been fred fired It I was wae directed l toward the creamery trust and nOI i 1 promises to 10 be bo effective In a a mea measure uro The Independent grocers have beaten the trust to tho the purchase of or a 1 small smal creamery creamery plant Twenty of or the grocers oc r revolted revo ee n against tho the alleged highbinder tactics of the tho creamery trust and have o ho bou bought ht the entire entire en en- tire Ur plant of or a dairy In Sevier Se county near Richfield This plant will wi supply all of or these dealers and anti probably ono one ol at al two others with wih butter buter cheese and other dairy dalr products and these grocers hope to bb be able ahlo to meet meet tho the competition of at the trust b The dairy will wi supply fully Culy 1000 pounds of butter buter dally daily daly and a n large complement com corn of ot cheese Eggs will wi also be supplied from tho the same source and these theRO grocers will 1 fight fht until they drop to maintain their Independence and their commercial existence In speaking of ot the necessity of or the grocers taking such Ruch a step tep It Is de declared do- do dared cared that tIm the dairy dar trust has endeavored V ored to learn In many cases ses c from whom the Independent grocers were securing their butter buter e eggs s and poultry When en the names of tho the men furnishing these supplies were learned It Is declared the tho trust offered to buy those these products from fron tho lie farmers farmer paying them the full ful ro- ro tall tail tai prices for the goods with the understanding understanding under under- standing that the tho producers would no not supply any ay goods bOod to the tho independent merchants merchant 1 Many of tho the farmers took tok tho the bai bait and tho the consequence was that the Independents could not supply their customers and lost trade Letters are aro ar being prepared by tho the gro gre- Jr- Jr cera association calling for a mooting meeting of ot nil all 11 of nf tho the retail of tho the state to be held In October for the puro purpose e of ot discussing the tho UH situation and reachIng reach Ing some conclusion as to tho the manner o 0 meeting tho the crisis |