Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 July 1937 — Page 8

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SEEKS TO BAN TRUCK ROUTING

Resident Claims 100 Names On N. Pennsylvania Petition.

As City officials sought a way to route overland trucks north out of Indianapolis, Norman 58715 N. Pennsylvania St., today circulated a petition among N. Pennsylvania St. residents to have the carriers banned from that street also. Mr. Kevers said he already had about 100 signatures, and would pre-

sent his petition to the Safety Board |

Tuesday. Meanwhile, Mayor Kern indicated he would appoint a special committee to study a permanent truck route. Dissatisfaction has arisen over the temporary route established over Keystone Ave. and adjacent streets to comply with the city ordinance banning trucks from College Ave, Points Out Other Bans

In circulating his petition, Mr. Kever, who is president of the Electronic Laboratories, said he believed it illogical that carriers are banned from all other North Side streets except Pennsylvania. He pointed out that Washington Blvd., Meridian Ct. and Capitol Ave,

R. Kevers, |

have to make a thorough study of the problem. Ryan B. Hall, Indiana Motor Traffic Association safety director, | said today I M. T. A. would ap-| pear before the next meeting of | the City Council and ask for a] “safe” route for the trucks. “If the Indiana Railroad can run | seven-car trains down College Ave. | trucks should be allowed to use | the street,” Mr. Hall declared. wy} llege Ave. finally is chosen Aas] gr) route,” he aid, “the asso-| Mrs. Helen M. Kramer gsked ciation will ask that the carriers | 410000 for the death of her hus-

be rumen. ume he Safety | band. the late Irvin O. Kramer, in

.d improvements on the | a suit on file in Superior Court 5 BN today against the Red Cab Co. Permission of the Park Board S| mphe suit stated that Mr. Kramer being sought for the use of that o.. fatally injured June 21 when stretch of Parkway Drive from the | his car was struck by a taxicab of old Fall Creek bridge opposite the the detendant company, driven by

| State Fairgrounds, east gate, to the pio i Mescall, Mrs. Kramer

i so that | ‘ | new bridge My Ste (iy | charged that the taxi driver was Meanwhile O. N. Hessler, Indi- | driving carelessly when the fatal

iers | accident occurred. ana Regulated Highways Carriers, acciden : | Inc, Eroadent, anecurord appoint- | In another damage suit on file | ment of a committee to fight re- (in Superior Court 3 today, Mrs. | routing of trucks from College Ave.| Lettie D Preston asked $2000 from | to Keystone Ave. He named to the | the City of Indianapolis. She committee himself—P. L. Joyce, Jack | charged that she was seriously inHolmes. Ellis Shively and Buck| jured when she fell over a city Alexander. | drain pipe in the 2500 block of Mr. Hessler said the group will | N. Olney St., last Nov. 29.

carry pleas and arguments to the ALINE oy skilled crafts-

City Council, the Safety Board, Mayor Kern, “and all others who | pry men. Workman- iS ship guaranteed € —]

may be involved.” | GRIBBEN GRAY

SUES FOR $10,000 IN HUSBAND'S DEATH

Widow Charges Taxi Driver With Carelessness.

At a Marion County section meet- | ing in the Severin Hotel, M. D. Nickel, organization secretary, de-| clared the rerouting was a menace | to trucks, drivers and other mo- | torists.

are posted because they are boule- | vards and that trucks were barred | from Illinois St. after demands were made by residents. As discussion of the Keystone | Ave. route grew, the Indiana Motor | Traffic Association claimed that the route is “unsafe.” It takes car-| riers across 62d St. to Kevstone Ave. | and south to the intersection of the Allisonville Road with Keystone where they are detoured around by the State Fair Grounds. | Mayor Kern indicated his pro-| posed committee would be composed | of representatives of the City Coun- | cil, resident of College Ave. the] Safety Board, trucking companies | and Chief Morrissey. | In view of the procedure followed in drawing up the ordinance pro-| hibiting trucks on College Ave, which he said did not take into account the obstacles which might | arise on an alternative route, Mayor | Kern said the committee would |

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FRIDAY, JULY 9, 1997

INDEPENDENCE

“Is the Independence of Independent

Retailers Being Undermined?”

Certain organizations or factions within and without the ranks of retail merchandisers are engaged in advocating the curtailment of operating hours, and just at present, their efforts are centered on Independent retail grocers.

Some retail grocery operators do not find it profitable under their system of doing business to operate over a certain number of hours per week. These operators have banded themselves together to close all grocery stores on Sunday, and when successful, to later bring about the shortening of operating hours on week days so that the weekly total operating hours will approach a minimum of fifty-five. Many grocery= men would enjoy this arrangement, if it did not involve problems which appear insurmountable. However, Mr. Groceryman is engaged in business to make a living for himself and family. If his competitors use methods which today are accepted as monopolistic in tendency and which tend to cut unduly into the normal volume of business that he would rightfully receive during a certain number of hours, he has partly met his problem heretofore by means of operating longer hours. As matters stand today, in the absence of adequate fair-trade laws, this movement amounts to an unfair trade practice.

The Committee of grocerymen who sponsor this statement sincerely believe that Independent grocers should resist this movement unanimously. The reasons for this belief are many. Here is one. The bureau of business research of Harvard University furnishes statistics for the year of 1834 which covers 34 regular food chains operating 19,903 stores with a combined volume of $011,461,000. The report showed that on this immense volume of business the net profit from grocery operations was $5666 or 62-100 per cent of sales.

Of course we independents managed somehow to remain in business in spite of the type of competition represented by the stores in that group and since, while the volume of independent store sales has increased, the net profit has remained pretty close to the 1934 level, according to Dunn & Bradstreet reports.

We, of the committee, do not believe that Indianapolis citizens either want or will condone a movement which will have for its practical result the bankruptcy of a larger number of independent grocers. We maintain that this movement is sponsored by those who desire to see materialize the prediction of a National Writer made a year ago and which follows:

“Unfortunately as these trends appear to unfold themselves, tens of thousands, yes I dare say a hundred thousand, of the 360,000 grocers now in the field are destined to sink into obscurity.”

While, of course, the groceryman who maintains long operating hours has a justifiable selfish motive, his particular type of trade requires his service else he could not exist. He serves milk and meat on Sunday to those who do not possess ice to carry these items over from Saturday. He meets the emergency need of the customer who forgets some important item in his Saturdays’ purchases. He supplies the wants of those whose laboring hours prevent their being supplied during what would be normal business hours. Furthermore, from a competitive standpoint, this business rightfully, belongs to the grocer and not to others, who may be encouraged, if this movement succeeds, not only to supply these particular grocery items but to stock or supply others without restraint.

And here is a word to organized labor. Independent Grocers, because of personal human contact, have always been friendly to labor, even under stressful conditions, paying close to 4 per cent more wages per employee than their organized competitors. Further, unionism in Indiana never has heretofore contemplated dictation with respect to operating hours, being content to limit its interest to wages and working hours of employees. Could it be possible that unionism is being used to force independents to conform to the identical operating hours of their powerful competitors?

The easiest course for Independent grocers Is to do nothing, just let matters take their course, and not trouble about “Closing the stable door until the horse is gone.” Think this over—you may cease to be an Independent.

INDEPENDENT GROCERS COMMITTEE H. R. Shafer, Secretary.

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