Cogginas I guicss about five or six hundred Jobbers in the 

 country belong to it. And manufacturers. More 

 manufacturers • 



Gilb: What* 8 the function of it? 



Coggina: Well» w» hare our eonxrentiona^ ve have our ahoirSi 

 where manufacturera show their liicas. Lately it'a 

 been in the Fiirniture Hart in Chicago. And we go 

 thert to complain (laughter) td the manufacturer^ 

 and he's there to explain why he 'a right and we're 

 not. They expect a lot of that# They expect us to 

 •on* back and bring our griCTancea. Then we pais 

 2*esolution8 and they pass resolutions. It's a dual 

 organizatioh. The manufacturers meet all together 

 and the Jobbers have their own meetings. And then 

 we'll have a common meeting. Sometimes the ftir 

 flies. 



Oilb: Over what aorts of things is there trouble? 



Cogginas Price Sf discounts » policies « partly as to whom they 

 sell to. For instance « if the company sails to 

 Montgomery Ward or a chain organisation^ it used to 

 be a subject for combat. 



ailbi Why should they fight over that? 



Coggins: We'll Just say that chain stores have a tremendous 

 buying power. And they ten^t these people with big 



