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COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATIONS.
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SCOTTISH SHOPKEEPERS' & ASSISTANTS'
UNION.
(Registered pursuant to Act of Parliament.)
Head Office, 103 Bath St., Glasgow; Edinburgh,
44 South Bridge ; Aberdeen, Cafe Buildings ; and
branches in Hamilton, Kilmarnock, Kirkcaldy, Leith,
and suburbs of Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Hon. President, The Right Hon. the Earl of
Aberdeen ; hon. vice-presidents, Right Hon. Sir
Geo. 0. Trevelyan, Bart., M.P., Lord Blythswood,
Sir James Carmichael, Bart., ex M.P.,Sir Jas. King,
Bart., J. G. A. Baird, Esq., M.P., A. Cameron Cor-
bett, Esq., M.P., Sir John Lubbock, Bart., M.P.. Sir
John S. Maxwell, Bart., M.P., Lord Wolmer, M.P.,
Wm. M'Ewan, Esq., M.P., and John Wilson, Esq.,
M.P., Edinburgh. President, Sir James Bell, Bart.,
Hon. Lord Provost of Glasgow; trustees, Francis Spite,
Esq., Michael Swan, Esq., Councillor W. F. Anderson;
vice-presidents, Bailie James M'Lennan, Glasgow, W.
A. Campbell, Esq., Glasgow, J. S. Couper, Esq., Glas-
gow, A. P. Anderson, Esq., Glasgow, Robert Templeton,
Esq., Glasgow, John Stevenson, Esq., T. G. Bishop,
Esq., ex-Dean of Guild Walker, Aberdeen, and others.
Directors, T. W. W. Flint (chairman) ; James Scott
(vice-chairman) ; J. Pinto, J. Cooney, J. Paterson,
W. Paris, R. B. Brown, J. Howieson, K. M. Milligan,
A. Burns, R. M. Milbolm, and D. M. M'Leod ; general
secretary, John Fraser, 103 Bath St., Glasgow.
The objects of the Union are to combine em-
ployers and assistants connected with shopkeeping
for their mutual benefit, for (1) assurance against
sickness and death, (2) promoting the early closing
of all shops by legitimate agitation and legislative
enactment ; and also to promote a more general
arrangement of half holidays and holidays for shop-
keepers and warehousemen ; and (3) attention to
the public interests of shopkeepers in imperial and
local enactments. Wholesale warehousemen are
eligible as and are invited to become members.
The benefits to members incapacitated by sickness or
accident range from £1 per week, and a payment at
death of £6 os. according to period of membership.
Females are admitted to membership on half con-
tribution scales.
GLASGOW MASTER SLATERS' ASSOCIATION.
Office-bearers for 1896: — President, Wm. Mailer;
vice-president, James T. M 'Donald ; treasurer, Thos.
Hamilton; secretary, E. Lawrie, 21 North St. MungO
Street.
The objects of this association are : to protect its
members in all matters of trade ; to promote unity
of purpose and good feeling between master and
men ; to arrange all questions whereby strikes might
arise ; and to arrange the price of material and
labour.
CLYDE STEAMSHIP OWNERS' ASSOCIATION,
24 George Square.
President, F. C. Gardiner, Esq. ; Committees — 1.
Ocean & Cargo Steamers' Committee, F. C. Gardiner,
Esq , chairman ; Robt. Clark, Esq , Robert Mackill,
Esq., D. Macdougall, Esq., Leonard Gow, jun., Esq.,
T. W. M'Intyre, Esq.; 2. Channel and Coasting
Steamers' Committee, Jas. C. Burns, Esq., chairman ;
William Sloan, Esq., James Cuthbert, Esq., R. E.
Langlands. Esq., Wm. Robertson, Esq. ; secretary,
Neilson Bird, Esq.
TRADERS' DEFENCE ASSOCIATION OF
SCOTLAND.
Head Office, 67 West Regent Street, Glasgow ;
Hon. secretary, James Stevenson.
Office-bearers — President, Robt. Mowat, Esq. , Glas-
gow ; vice-presidents, Daniel Mowat, James Allan,
Andw. Laird, and John Service, Glasgow ; William
Alexander, Kirkintilloch; J. M'Phie, Dumbarton;
Wm. Richmond, Kilmarnock; Alexander Walker and
John Seivwright, Aberdeen; auditors, T. Alexander,
Kirkintilloch, and James Davidson, Glasgow ; and a
board of management appointed from different dis-
tricts. Solicitors, Messrs. James Stevenson & M'Kin-
lay, 67 West Regent Street, Glasgow. Organizing
agent, Robt. Walker, 114 West Nile St., Glasgow.
The objects of the Association are to inform the
public by lectures, literature, &c., in regard to the
injurious effects of Co-operative and Civil Service
Stores on the trade of the country, and to establish
branch Associations throughout Scotland ; to bring
before the Legislature the unjust burden traders have
to bear in comparison with these Stores in reference
to income tax ; to protect the ititeresfs of its members
under the parliamentnry acts affecting traders, and,
in connection therewith, to provide free legal advice
to members, and legal services on special terms fixed
by the board of management ; against harassing in-
terference and undue restrictions by government and
other inspectors ; against unequal taxation, local and
imperial ; and to procure direct representation of
traders on local boards, municipal councils, and in
parliament.
GLASGOW SHIPOWNERS' ASSOCIATION.
Established 1859.
A. C. Henderson, chairman; Provost Brovrae, deputy-
chairman; Sir James Bell, Bart., Lord Provost, Leo.
Gow, Geo. Smith, Nath. Dunlop, Geo. Turnbull,
J. B. Murray, John Innes, James Lilburn, G. M.
Kerr,C. W. Cayzer, M.P., Robt. Clark, Jas. D. Bonnar,
and ex-Provost M'Lean, directors; J. Muurhead, 30
Gordon Street, secretary.
GLASGOW CORN TRADE ASSOCIATION.
Andrew Law, chairman ; Jas. M'Kim, vice-chair-
man; Samuel Runcie, treasurer; Andrew Rintoul»
Wm. Johnstone, jun., James Farquhar, Samuel Runcie»
Frank Kufeke, John Stevenson, Wm. Dishington, John
A. Dunlop, Andrew Brock, John J. Mackay, com-
mittee; John M'Dougall, secretary, 60 Hope St.
SCOTTISH SHIPPING INVESTORS' PROTEC-
TION ASSOCIATION.
Office, 26 Renfield street.
President, ex-Provost Wilson, 38 W. George st. ;
vice-presidents, Alexander Cross,M.P., 19 Hope street,
William Campbell, 12 Bute Mansions, Hillhead ;
law agents, Wilson, Caldwell & Tait, 79 West Regent
street ; secretary and auditor, James Wilson, C.A-,
26 Renfield street.
The objects of the Association are : —
(a) To reform existing abuses in the management,
and to promote greater economy in the working of
shipping. (6) To give general and legal advice and
assistance to its Members, (c) To take cognizance
of legislation affecting shipping.
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