To Washington last week to put the screws on Congressmen and Senators went a delegation of independent U. S. grocers, druggists, jobbers and their lawyers. Their purpose was to lobby for anti-chain-store legislation, particularly the so-called Robinson-Patman Bill, one of a score of measures introduced in this session of Congress with the avowed intention of undercutting the advantages of large-scale merchandising. The "little businessmen" were received with vociferous sympathy. Senator Borah marked the occasion by introducing still another bill intended to forbid selling more cheaply to large buyers than to small ones....
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