The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1874-07-31
A GLlMMER or DAT.
business Agents Circular.

GrSEHAt. nr~iSrs- AuvSt'r urrier,'
DE1 MoIsgs, JtSE y. 1871.
70 the Patrons n iowa.'
DEAR Danrnsns:--l desire 10 call
the attention Of each member II tho
Order In Iowa 10 the following facts
and suggestions
Our Order i lahoring under great
disadvantage to-day from tho fact that
10 many of our members hold 10 lightly,
or entirely disregard, their duty ~ keep
Mcredly secret the subject matter con.
tanned IL our confidential price list. :
Header, remember now, this IL M
institution organized orten.ibly % war
upon monopolies Of every kind. How
Il maintains ia proforsed object, may
10 ,i4rern@l In i,s effort 10 build ~ d
monopoly u low rriees for one class
whc,c privileges shall be .lsnicd another
rus nay LxAKs MORE Liunr
II Ii u matter 81 frequent complaint,
from manufacturer who have given W
good terms. and have shown their NJ.
probation IL our trade. md their dlr-
position 10 stand hy nr, Tint the prices
given us. aud which ,ley admit We are
Justly entitled IL, ( while they ~ we'll ~
ourselves. claim TINT thosc outside tho
gates arc not entitled u those rop"rts
Or priceA. that these rriccs have becn
,na,ls public hy members 81 our Order,
and when this charge II mado BY NAH
ufartnrcrs. We uannot deny IL, because
wc arr sensible It's true Many I'M.
plcment manufacturers to-da, will MT
RivuA ~ terms on this very account,
aud thus tho many thousands u our
membership are made 70 suffer through
The thougl,lornne@ ~ pcrAdy u \ fow
so-called friends u tho Order. And
this has become ~ serious matter
that already W. have Leen requested u
withdraw the terms proposed, ~ well q.
tho advertisement. u somc u our manu-.
featuring friends,
Why should manufacturers 'li.rrim'.
nate agninst tho public, and IN favor
Of lpstronsf Why are no. those out
side the gates" entitled % tho ra,no ~.
k~se In prices 4, 'lose inliic. II Ieth
pay es.h alike il there M, more
rcasnn Tor discrimination on tho price
" 4 sewing macline, for instance,
sgainr. 4 widow, Supporting her famil,
hy thu needle, than there wonli DO
against = Patron .pscnlAting IN shc
worlds misuri.s and living iike
FARMER bAy-~A MIDDLE MAs
These firms claim That this IisnlgMg
Or making known tho pricos % ourselves
tend. u injur. thrr trade Will, dealers,
AMI we'll may shcy assart this claim
brothers II not ~ unreasonable require
,upni. but ona fully covered u, ,onr
obligation IA n Patron, to keep insiola.
bIy ses,tt all matters contained IN any
circular emnnaiinn from either tho
National ~ State Orange, nr M, ~ ~
recognized officials, aud by doing e.hcr.
WIS.,, you Pr, 10 tho hands y our cnr.
niles = weapon " b. uasd cHsf'unll, ~
our discomfort, and pe.haps os.,tarvw
~ =, fAs ~ cur b,,siness arm il con.
ucinrl.
This agent evidently means "buri.
ness = Hence he would assume the
r"le u dictator and compel Patrons
~ buy machinery. merchandise. and
even ship ,hrir produce 10 market
through Grange sgenss.
No one " Ill ASSUME IN getting
rksE Az TnIs DAY.
that his services afe gratuiton-l, given
she O,dcr AMI its members. ~ th,
contrary there Ii tic must irrsfragaol.
I evidence TINT II rcrtain commission i
made ~ MI purchases made by tl'cr
agents, and that the mvrs EXTENDED