RESOLUTION URGING LOCAL ORGANIZATION.

151 MR. KLINE: They would not be an organization then. They would be acting individually.

MR. SEABURY: What is to prevent me, if a member of that Proprietors' Association, which is composed of about one hundred and twenty members, any more than seventeen on the membership list? Can you make the whole organization responsible for conspiracy on account of seventeen?

MR. SHEPPARD: I would like to say a word on this motion, which, of course, inferentially has a bearing on the previous question. It seems to me that the struggle for the past ten years proves one thing absolutely. I will just illustrate my point by suggesting that we imagine a big stream coming down from one of these mountains is subdividing into as many small rivulets as there are towns and cities in the United States. If we want to stop the flow of that stream completely, we must go directly to the fountain head. If we happen to be on either one of these little streamlets, we can prevent its flowing over our territory by working on that little streamlet, and can, perhaps, do it partially by preventing its coming down in one direction if it does not trickle from another. Now, it seems to me that that is a fair illustration of this question, and the remedy is only to be had at the fountain head. If you are going to stop the stream—or, in other words, stop the whole wickedness-there is only one way to do it, and that is by the proprietors only. I think that the history of this subject shows us absolutely that the fountain-head can be reached only by the proprietors; that each of us, by local organizations, on each little stream, can help our respective districts, but that if we expect by damming up the stream that flows through our town or city, to decrease the great downward flow, we are mistaken. Mr. Hallberg's motion, however, will help each locality, if we will only put it into working shape; but don't let us pass this resolution with the idea that we are damming up the main stream, because the whole question must finally come back to the position exactly where Dr. Eccles put it, that the proprietors, when the iron has burned deep enough into them, will realize that they have got to do something in order to sell their goods, and that it is the proprietor only who can cut off that stream where it starts. Let us simply recognize the fact that this local organization will do partial good in each locality, but is not likely to go beyond that.

DR. ECCLES: There is only one thing which can teach mankind wisdom and experience, and that is usually a matter of experiment. Although I can see that positive failure will attend the plan adopted this afternoon, yet I am perfectly willing to put my hand forward and advance this plan to the best of my ability, so that the experiment may receive a fair and straightforward trial. I believe that Mr. Hallberg's resolution will assist in giving it a fair opportunity, and I would therefore like to see it adopted.

Mr. Hallberg's motion was now put to a vote and unanimously adopted. The Chair stated that at previous meetings the Chairman's address had not been referred to a special Committee, and that Mr. Alexander's resolution covered the pith of the Chairman's recommendation.

Mr. Canning moved a reconsideration of the motion appointing a Committee on the Chairman's address. The motion was duly seconded, and, on a vote, was declared lost.

Mr. Seabury moved the following, which was duly seconded and adopted:

Resolved, That the State Associations which have not yet convened, shall be notified by the Secretary of this Section that the American Pharmaceutical Association has reaffirmed the plan passed last year for the protection of our trade, requesting them to pass a similar resolution.

Mr. Seabury likewise offered the following, which was seconded and adopted:

Resolved, That we request that the proceedings of the Commercial Section be specially printed as soon as possible in pamphlet form, and sent to every member of the American Pharmaceutical Association.

Mr. Dadd presented the following resolution :

Resolved, The most sincere and grateful thanks of this Association are hereby tendered to the Tripartite Committee for their untiring and persistent efforts in behalf of the interests and welfare of the retail pharmacists of this country.

The motion was seconded, and, by a rising vote, carried unanimously. Mr. Eliel presented the report of the Nominating Committee, recommending for Chairman of the Section, W. H. Torbert; for Secretary, Arthur Bassett; and for Committee, C. O. Rano and G. L. Hechler.

Mr. Canning here took the chair.

On motion of Mr. Alexander, the Chair cast the ballot of the Section for the names presented by the Committee, whereupon the nominees were declared duly elected.

The Chair appointed Messrs. Hallberg and Finlay a Committee to conduct the newly-elected officers to the platform. The officers being presented, Mr. W. H. Torbert, the re-elected Chairman, spoke as follows:

Gentlemen, I thank you for the honor conferred. I cannot say that I am grateful in the least for the work you have imposed. And I would like to express myself as I understood a most excellent woman recently expressed herself, after visiting Boston. The story runs, that some ladies from New England were visiting that city, and the Boston ladies drove them about the beautiful boulevards on which we were driven, and visited with them the places of historic interest; they enjoyed, as we did, in a magnificent way, the hospitality of the people of Boston, were taken to the parks, to the theatre, on one evening to hear Jeanness Miller, the dress reformer, and on another evening to hear Ingersoll. In course of time, the ladies returned to their New England home, and their mother was anxious to have a report of her daughters' visit to Boston, and they said to their mother that they thought Boston was a beautiful city, but that its social views were revolutionary and dangerous and awful-"Mother, just think of the doctrine: no corsets, no hell! "

The action of the Association in re-electing the Chairman of the Commercial Section, in my judgment, is both revolutionary and awful; but I have never yet refused to take up any duty that will aid along the line of advantage and helpfulness to the retail pharmacists, and I never shall.

Messrs. Hechler and Rano briefly acknowledged the honor of election, and promised to earnestly co-operate in carrying out the plan that had been adopted.

MR. BASSETT: I thank the Association for the honor of this election. With our able chairman, I shall do everything in my power toward furthering the interests of this Association. I feel that there is a great deal at stake. It seems to me, in looking over the

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country, that the business of selling medicines, the business of the pharmacist, is in a transitory state. We are changing, and I hope we may change for the better. I hope that every member at this Section will use every effort possible locally towards carrying out the wishes that have been expressed here; and if we do that and do it earnestly, we shall come up to our meeting a year hence with good reports.

MR. CANNING: With such a solid front, we can expect something enormous next year. I rise, however, for the purpose of stating what I consider the present status of the tripartite committee. I consider that its work is completed. We have done all we could. The Association, as I understand it, has now taken the work up, and reaffirmed its belief in the plan that the committee have tried to put forward, and of course the duty devolves upon the officers of this Section to attempt to carry out and enforce it. I realize, therefore, that it would be the proper thing for this Association to discharge its part of the committee. There are still two parts left, and we don't know what those parts might do when one part has gone. For that reason, it would seem to me that being an organization in itself, from these three bodies, having its own chairman and secretary, that the only way to dissolve that committee is for it to dissolve itself. I do not, therefore, ask for a discharge of the A. P. A. part of the committee, taking the view that the committee would dissolve itself by its own action.

Mr. Martin moved that any reference to economical drug stores of Chicago be stricken from the minutes, which motion was duly seconded and carried.

THE CHAIRMAN: Mr. Canning has suggested a very important matter, and I take it that his position will be the correct one, that if no action were taken, our part of the committee will be practically dismissed, and will dissolve itself, the other Sections doing the same thing.

MR. EBERT: This Section should, in my opinion, send a delegation to the National Wholesale Druggists' Association and to the Proprietors' Association, which meet in Montreal. The American Pharmaceutical Association sends such a delegation, but as we are a law to ourselves seemingly, it seems to me that we might appoint a delegation independent of the American Pharmaceutical Association to act upon Mr. Alexander's resolution, and in any other way that might be to the benefit of this Association.

MR. CANNING: Mr. Ebert brings up a very important point. I think for the last two years the delegates have been unwisely appointed to represent this Section. I have taken that ground with our present president and vice-president. I think that they should be appointed from this Section as representing commercial interests. There is no by-law in regard to that. This Section is a body, to a certain extent, so when the proper time comes, it seems to me the chairman should appoint the delegation to the National Wholesale Druggists' Association. In the meantime, this Tripartite Committee has completed its work, and being a complete organization will dissolve itself.

MR. SHEPPARD: It seems to me that the constitution of the American Pharmaceutical Association, and the inherent law, is quite plain, that all work of this Association is annual in its character, and expires at the end of the year, when all elections excepting for members of the Council, must take place. This Committee, therefore, whatever it may be, closes its duties at this time, and a new Committee will have to be appointed by some one. It seems to me that that is inherent in the constitution and by-laws of the Association.

MR. GOOD: It occurs to me that if the Association pays any part of the expenses of

this delegation in attending the meeting, that the Association must send them. There is no difficulty in getting men to act on that Committee, who are active in this section, and therefore I take the view that the delegation we send there should be appointed by the Association, and the suggestion made from this Section.

MR. WHELPLEY: I agree with the speaker, and think in case the Commercial Section were to appoint delegates to visit the National Wholesale Druggists' Association, it would follow that the Scientific Section should appoint delegates to visit the American Medical Association or other scientific bodies.

Mr. Hallberg moved that this Section recommend the appointment of the officers of the Section with the addition of Mr. Canning as a Committee to visit the National Wholesale Druggists' Association. Mr. Sheppard seconded the motion, which was then unanimously carried.

MR. SHEPPARD: I don't see that the appointment of this Committee to visit the National Wholesale Druggists' Association gives them any authority to act for the American Pharmaceutical Association, except in a general way as delegates. Now, I move that these gentlemen, Messrs. Torbert, Bassett, Heckler, Rano and Canning, be appointed a special Committee of the Section on Commercial Interests to aid in the plan for the prevention of cutting.

The motion was duly seconded and adopted.

On motion of Mr. Sheppard, it was voted that the Section recommends to the Association the appropriation of a sufficient sum of money to defray the necessary expenses of the Committee.

On motion of Mr. Sheppard, the Committee on the Chairman's Address was instructed to report to the Association at its last session.

The Section then adjourned.

MINUTES

OF THE

SECTION ON SCIENTIFIC PAPERS.

FIRST SESSION-SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 16.

After the adjournment of the fifth session of the Association, the Section on Scientific Papers was called to order by Chairman Hallberg. In the absence of Secretary Snow, Mr. C. T. P. Fennel was appointed Secretary, pro tempore.

The chair then read his annual address as follows:

Members of the American Pharmaceutical Association: In presenting the result of the work entrusted to this Committee during the past year, we beg to offer a few suggestions for your consideration. While the number and quality of papers presented to this Association is, perhaps, as great as could be read and profitably discussed, it is felt that contributions are not always received from such quarters or upon such subjects as would still further add to the interest and enthusiasm of the sessions. In the busy life of a pharmacist little opportunity presents itself to expend the time and care required in investigations of a character acceptable to this Association.

The standard required by this Association may possibly be held an exaggeration by many who are not accustomed to write on scientific subjects; but the fact remains, that while progress has been made during the last ten years, in both the number and quality of the contributions, it has scarcely been as great as appeared warranted by the great advances made in the pharmacal sciences. Although the number of papers alone is not an exact criterion of the interest displayed in this branch of the Association's work, still it furnishes a fair basis upon which the amount of work may be judged, as well as in a general way the degree of activity in the line of research.

The number of scientific papers received by this Association was as follows during the years named:

The number of scientific contributions received by this Association does not, therefore, apparently keep pace with the great advances made in the profession. Suggestions have