Am.  jour,  phann. )     Richmond  Meeting  of  N.  W.D.A.  549 
November,  1909.  j  0  ' 
urged  to  go  a  step  farther  than  the  law  required  and  to  intelli- 
gently supervise  their  sales.  Where  an  unusual  amount  is  ordered 
they  were  urged  to  write  the  party  presenting  the  order  for  an 
explanation,  or  else  decline  to  fill  the  order  entirely.  That  this  is 
being  done  to-day  by  a  number  of  houses  shows  that  where  dealers 
are  made  to  appreciate  the  condition  of  affairs  they  are  only  too 
willing  to  aid  the  cause  of  humanity,  even  at  a  sacrifice. 
President  Carter  in  his  address  called  attention  to  the  fact  that 
in  many  of  the  States  dispensing  physicians  are  exempt  from  the 
provisions  of  the  pure  drug  laws  applying  to  all  other  classes,  and 
that  consequently  there  are  at  least  some  of  these  dispensing  phy- 
sicians, actuated  more  by  greed  than  by  ethical  or  humane  senti- 
ments, who  buy  drugs  and  medicines  from  manufacturing  houses 
which  give  them  the  largest  quantity  for  the  least  money,  and  as 
there  seem  to  be  no  legal  restrictions  upon  their  dispensing  medi- 
cines of  inferior  strength,  President  Carter  expressed  the  opinion 
that  something  should  be  done  to  correct  this  evil  by  amending  the 
drug  laws  in  this  particular. 
The  better  class  of  medical  practitioners  are  not  in  favor  of 
having  the  doctor  dispense  his  own  medicines,  and  are  certainly  not 
in  favor  of  any  of  them  being  exempt  from  the  provisions  of  laws 
providing  for  uniformity  of  strength  and  quality. 
Another  matter  of  quite  a  different  character  was  discussed 
which  might  be  of  interest  to  this  audience.  The  past  year  seems 
to  have  been  characterized  by  a  feeling  of  hostility  to  the  jobber, 
expressed  by  interests  that  had  hitherto  been  considered  wholly 
friendly.  That  the  N.A.R.D.  at  their  recent  annual  meeting  should 
have  reversed  their  action  of  the  previous  year  and  endorsed  co-oper- 
ative buying  was  greatly  regretted  by  the  association.  The  follow- 
ing resolution  bearing  on  the  matter  was  adopted  by  the  convention : 
"Resolved,  That  we  deprecate  the  efforts  of  a  certain  part  of  the 
retail  trade  to  eliminate  the  jobber,  which  action  is  in  contradiction 
to  the  principles  of  the  N.A.R.D.,  as  enunciated  in  their  motto, 
'  Live  and  let  live.'  "  » 
The  meeting  was  well  attended.  The  reports  were  listened  to 
with  much  interest,  and  the  business  of  the  association  transacted 
with  vigor,  often  provoking  lively  discussion.  The  historical  inter- 
est and  beauty  of  the  city  of  Richmond  added  much  to  the  enjoy- 
ment of  the  visitors,  while  the  proverbial  hospitality  of  the  citizens 
won  for  them  the  association's  lasting  gratitude  and  affection. 
