Aoctob«,Ii906!m'}    American  Pharmaceutical  Association,  495 
retail  druggists  to  engage  in  co-operative  buying.  He  believes 
that  co-operative  manufacturing  is  even  more  hopeless* 
Objections  to  Co-operative  Buying. 
By  William  Mittelbach. 
Disadvantages  greater  than  advantages.  Co-operative  buying 
eliminates  competition.  Under  present  conditions  jobber  is  neces- 
sary to  quickly  distribute  goods,  particularly  in  sparsely  settled 
territory. 
The  general  discussion  on  co-operative  buying  was  participated 
in  by  Messrs.  Sherman,  Apple,  Alpers  and  others. 
Women  as  Dispensers  and  Unpharmaceutically  trained  Sales- 
women. 
By  Charlotte  E.  Stinson. 
Prejudice,  still  existing  in  some  quarters,  against  women  at  the 
prescription  counter  and  in  the  drug  store,  is  held  only  by  those 
who  have  never  employed,  or  worked  with  women  in  these  capa- 
cities. 
The  Second  Session  of  the  Commercial  Section  was  held  on  the 
afternoon  of  September  7,  1906.    The  first  paper  of  the  afternoon  : 
Profits  and  Losses  :  Eleven  Druggists  and  their  Incomes. 
By  Harry  B.  Mason. 
A  collection  of  statements  indicating  the  gross  profits  and  net 
earnings  of  druggists  in  different  sections  of  the  country.  Sug- 
gestive facts.  A  plea  for  more  complete  records.  Inaccurate  records 
are  better  than  none. 
A  Symposium  on  Stock  :  Identification  and  Preservation,  was 
taken  part  in  by  H.  H.  Rusby,  who  spoke  of  crude  drugs,  and 
Charles  Caspari,  Jr.,  who  spoke  at  some  length  on  galenicals. 
This  was  followed  by  an  interesting  and,  at  times,  animated  dis- 
cussion. 
The  following  papers  were  accepted  by  title  : — 
Clerks  and  Assistants;  Their  Profitable  Employment. 
By  Andrew  J.  Eckstein. 
Buying  ;  How,  When  and  What  to  Buy. 
By  Stanley  B.  Simpson. 
