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Buy-Rite Stores
Formed in 1920:
14 Members Now
Association of Grocers Hand
ling Only High-Grade Goods
Buys Wholesale
(Quantities.
On October 20, 1920, 11 owners of
neighborhood grocery stores in as
many sections of Omaha, met to con
sider a plan of co-operative consolida
tion—a plan by which these 11 groc
ery merchants could buy and sell at
a lower price.
Out of that meeting more than four
years ago came what now is known
as the Buy-Rite Stores association
with a membership in Omaha of 14
stores doing an annual business of
$3,000,000. These 14 stores, so sit
uated that they are convenient to al
most every district of the city, sup
ply tl'-e chief food products to about
15 per cent of the city, which means
that ; pproximately 7,000 families out
of £0,(100 In Omaha, buy their grocer
ies and meats from stores that hold
membership in the Buy-Rite associa
tion.
So, in four short years, from the
date of the birth of the plan. Is traced
the rapid growth of an organization
that centered its hope for success on
a policy of honesty und integrity in
business backed by an indomnltable
will to win. Of the 11 merchants
who met at the first conference, 10
still are members. One withdrew
during the first month. Moving slow
ly, carefully, but wdsely, the member
ship has grown to 14. There It has
stood for*some time and, according
to present belief, there is no indica
tion that it will grow more rapidly in
the future than it has in the past.
That is because, the officers explain,
the city is well covered at this time
by the Buy-Rite system stores, and
also because of the high standard de
manded by the association of pros
pective members.
Only Best Stores.
The association adheres to Invio
lable regulations governing new
members. Only the heat store in a
given neighborhood is eligible to Join
the Buy-Rites, and then only when
that store's owner has the highest
reputation for honesty and integrity,
Ernest- Buffett, president of the as
sociation, who owns a grocery at 5015
1'nderwood avenue, told The Bee the
story of Buy-Rite. To Buffett is
given the credit for originating the
system, and to his initial energy, oth
er members agree, thn association
owes much of Its success.
“In order for a grocer to become
a member," Buffett said, “it is first
required that he be a successful iner
rhant. lie must have the best store
In his neighborhood. Be must he fi
naneially able to pay eush for every
thing he buys. He must be able to
give telephone and delivery service.
“This association was formed prl
marlly so that neighborhood grocers
could buy goods at the right price so
that they could lie sold at tlie right
price.
“That could be dene only by pur
chasing in wholesale quantities. One
store could not do that. Fourteen
stores can do It. The 14 stores poo!
their buying and without a separate
ly-maintained buying organization.
Bike all our business the buying is
done without overhead. Each mem
ber has alloted to him certain arti
cles. It is up to that memher to buy
those articles In wholesale lots st the
best price the market affords. This
grouping is so carefully and system
aticaily carried out that everything
sold in a grocery or meat shop is In
cluded. There is no slip up and no
slop-over. It does away wilh a regie
lar buying organization with a mini
mum of detail to the Individual mem
her.
Omaha Goods Preferred.
“ft Is our policy always to give
preference to Omaha Jobbers and
manufacturers. We buy mostly
through the Jobber, who works In
close harmony with us.
“More overhead expense has been
eliminated by avoiding the necessity
of warehouse storage. When a car
load of goods arrive* for u* the var
lous member* send their driver* Into
the railroad yards to receive tho ship
ment. The goods are taken directly
from the car* to the various stores
and offered for sale. By splitting n
carload into 14 lots great storage
space is not required.'*
Here Buffett pointed to one of the
cardinal principle* of Buy-Rite. That
Is convenience, the association'* syn
•nym for service. "The modern
housewife demand* convenience and
thst l* what ws strlvo to give. Every
woman today wants electric lights, a
furnace, an electric wseher, a gas
Stove, and every other convenience
that go** along with tbit modern
agg. A home without a bathroom
Would bo a drag on the market. Con
srerlencs is demanded and If that de
f
Officers of Buy-Rite Grocers9 Association
c—i.wm- . '" 1
Kiin.st Uuffett, tieorne I. Hess,
Rrcsiilent. Vice I'rpsiilcnt.
Richard .lepson, Gustav Karach,
Secretary. Treasurer.
mand is not granted the one who*
fails to do the granting is the loser.,
"We bellev<—we know—that the
average housekeeper likes to order
her groceries and her meats hy tele
phone. That is, when she knows she
can depend on the grocer to give the
same high quality articles she would
select if she virlted the store in per
son That is what we do. That Js
| out utmost aim. There you find
i •>,• \ enience merging into satlstaetion
ml when you get that combination
j vm; are arriving near the goal of
.success.
Meet Each Monday.
"Each Monday night the 14 mem
bers hold a meeting. These sessions
ate just like a conference of the
heard of a directors of a corporation.
Most of our having also is outlined
when we are nil together.’’
It was suggested that the name
"association" might imply a pooling
of profits of the 14 stores followed
hy a share and shire alike division
of the net earnings. This Is not
done. The stores have a co operative
relationship only to the extent of
rooi purchasing and mutual advance
ment. The profits made by any one
member belong to that member only.
"We do everything we ran* td keep
abreast of the grocery buslne*s and
whenever possible a stride or so
ahead. Each summer we select one
ir two of our members to make a
tour of certain sections of the coun
try to study progress In the grocery
industry being made in other lo
calties. These members make a close
j study of conditions affecting our in
terests and come hark with Ideas
that help Huy Hite in giving better
service.
"Of course tlie system inaugurated
here has spread to other motions of
tile country. In some Instances where
similar organizations have been per
fected the same name of ‘Biiy-Ilite’
has been adopted. We have copy
righted the name only in the state
of Nebraska which leaves merchants
in other states free to make use of
It. Associations In Dubuque, In,:
Windsor, Ontario, and Sioux City
have retained the name Buy Rite. In
other eases new names have been
taken, without change In the rys
l tern.
Many Inquiries.
"We have had countless inquiries
from all sections of the country re
garding the system. We always try
to reply promptly and adequately to
all of these inquiries.
"Much of our success Is directly
due to consistent advertising. AVe be
lieve In using the daily newspapers to
tell the people what »> have. Re
sults have shown that our belief Is
not ill-founded."
The 200 employes of the BnyTtlte
organization comprise a h|g and
l appy family. A high spirit of co
operation pervades the organisation
from floor sweeper to president.
Once each year the members give
to their employes an elaborate din
ner dance. On these occasions every
employe Is present, with all members
of his or her family. Close friends
of the employes ftlSo are extended It,
' vltatlons.
j "The success of these sffalrs,” Pres!
I dent Buffet said, "tells nn eloquent
Tory of the unflagging spirit of eo
operation of our co-workers.”
Following are the 14 members of
, the Buy Rite Stores’ association.
I F. f„ Hlrd, 4624 South Twenty
fourth street: Ernest ltuffett, ISOIK
Cmlerwood avenue: ,T. I). Crew A
S’on. Thirty-third and Artmr streets;
tilles Brothers, 6101 Military avenue:
A. E. Syngg A Hon, 4002 Hamilton
street; Iiannegan A Co., 3563 Heaven
woith street: Jepsen Brothers, 2602
i coming street; E. Karach company,
1S20 Vinton street; I.vnam A Bren
min, 220* South Sixteenth street
i Armand Petersen, 290* NoVlh Six
tcenth Street: Pros Grocery, 4011
• South Thirteenth street George 1
Ross, 4420 North Twenty-fourth
"treet: Hkupa A Swoboda. 6105 South
Twenty-first street; Wilke A Mitchell
Fortieth and Farnsm streets.
The officers are; Ernest Buffett.
I president: George T. Boss, vice presl
dent; Gustav Karsch, treasurer: It,
Jepsen, secretary. Directors; Ernest
1 Buffett, chairman; Fred Hannegsn
' George I. Boss, Edward I.ynam and
1 B. Jepsen
Children old enough to eat fruit
should have it In abundance
Tech and Central
to Debate for Clip
Contest to Determine Pos
sessor of Reed Award
Coming Year.
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Central High and Technical High
schools will contest next Thursday
evening in Tech auditorium for the
city championship debate cup do
nated by W. K. Reed, former presi
dent of the board of education. It is
now in the possession of Central as
a result of a two to one victory last
year.
William Ritchie, jr., lawyer: Reon
O. Smith, assistant superintendent of
schools, and Harvey M. Johnsen,
lawyer, have been asked to judge the
debate.
David Fellman and Sam Minkin
will hold the second and third posi
tions on the Central team, with Hen
ry De I^ong, Byron Dunham, or
Harry Wise as * first speaker.
Kphraim Marks, Victor Hnishka.
Walter Hul^er and Wesley Opow
comprise the Tech team, from which
three will be chosen.
In addition to the city champion
ship, the contest will determine the
winner of the eastern district of the
Nebraska High school debating
league. The victor will compete in
the state debate tournament at Lin
coln in May.
Central has a record of nine vic
tories and four defeats, and Techni
cal nine victories and five defeats In
previous contests during the season.
Each school defeated ths other In a
dual debate In January.
Declamatory Winner*.
Special ItUpsleb to The Omaha Bee.
O’Neill, April 4.—Winners In the
district declamatory contest between
high schools of Holt, Rock, Brown
and Cherry counties held here Friday
night were: Extemporaneous division,
Donald Buller of Ewing, first; Rich
ard Morrlsson of O'Neill, second; ora
torical, Harold Hough, O’Neill, first:
Paulin McPharlln of O’Neill, second:
dramatic, Dick Perry of Bassett,
first; Elsie I/ongstaff of O’Neill, sec
ond: humorous, Lona Conger. Ewing,
first; Vera Madsen, O'Neill, second.
The winners will represent the dis
trict In the northeast Nebraska eon
test at Wayne.
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Jewish Passover
Starts at Sunsei
Next Wednesday
Orthodox Homes Will Discard
Regular Dishes for Spe
cial Ones and Use Un
leavened Bread.
Omaha Jewry will celebrate the
l’aeaover holidays fir eight days,
starting at sunset Wednesday night.
It is the custom in orthodox Jewish
homes to begin a general house clean
ing Tuesday morning so that late
Wednesday afternoon not a dish or
cooking utensil, used during the en
tlrs year can be seen in the house.
Instead, a complete set of dishes and
cooking utensils stored away from
the last Passover are brought out.
During the eight days, Jews
throughout the world give up the
eating of bread and other staple
foods used during the year for the
unleavened bread, ''matzos."
Hour and water
This la a sort of a cracker made
from flour and wa^er. The Biblical
version of the origin of the matzos
■ay* that it comes from the time
when the Jews were driven out of
Egypt and into the wilderness. The
Jews in the wilderness soon found
themselves hungpy and nothing to
eat but flour. This was mixed with
water and placed out in the sun to |
bake.
Matzos this year/will sell for from
]« (o 20 cents a pound.
Potato flour used during Passover
week for the making of cake sells at
20 cents a pound. A variety of coffee
has on its label the name of a
j chief rabbi of some eastern city. The
[rabbi is sup]«>sed to be in the factory
while the coffee is ground and placed
in the cans. Russian lea, however,
is the beverage for the week. It I*
used morning noon and night. Pried
fruits such as silver prunes, peaches
and raisins are also In great demand.
Wine Permit*.
Congres* has provided that each
member of a Jewish family Is en
titled to two gallons of wine to be
used during the eight days of the
Passover, for sacramental purposes
only. The wine is used at the four
‘‘kidushes." .
Services will be held at orthodox
Jewish homes starting at sunset
Wednesday when the head of the
family begins to say the opening
prayer. This is followed by a child,
who asks the "four koshes.” or four
questions pertaining to the Jewish
faith. The home services end
end with the singing of the "Had
God Ya." The svna^ogues will hold
services the first two and the last
two days of the eight days of the
Passover.
Audubon School Election.
Audubon, la., April 4.—Voters in
the consolidated school district of
Gray, in the northern part of Audu
bon < ounty. will vote on issuing bonds
not to exceed 145.000 for a new school
I building April 30._ i
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