 He endeavored to find a location that would be suitable for a meeting, though he had no idea how many independent grocers might attend.Always confident, he was able to rent for one night a large room in Astoria, Queens, New York City, owned by the Steinway Piano Company, and located on the top floor of their factory.He composed a flyer and had 800 copies printed, which he and a few others distributed to all the grocers in both Brooklyn and Queens, and, to his surprise, a majority of the grocers in those boroughs attended the meeting.