The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-06-30
prours, ELLIOTT q HALL.
PURCHASING SUPPLIES.

Supplies Monopoly which appears 70 DO
based upon erroneous impressions as 10 the
nature of the order commented on. Inc
facts of the case are simply these: In certain
obligations incurred by certain employees OF
the Texas & Pacific railway company, the
company under the law Is made liable. In
the very large number Of these employees,
dealing here, there and everywhere along the
line of the road and else where, and at counts
less establishments in even one city, an
order was issued With the view to
keep 10 good and most convenient
shape, the various accounts. NOW
this order has been entirely miscorstrued to
apply to all the employees of the road I'M
der all circumstances, which 10 not true.
Any of them may purchase supplies
wherever they may select as to city, village
or firm, provided always they pay for the
same, or provided the road be not held
liable. There ia no restriction, no compul.
sorry mandate whatever, applying upder
these circ umstances. If they will wait until
paid off BY the road, they are as free to go
and do with their monies as is the wind to
20 where it liste!h. The order means solely
this, viz: This road to accommodate Smith
or Jones, or Brown, who may need or
desire to obtain supplies on its credit will
cheerfully hold itself responsible and make
due payment to the creditors, provided
always that by reason Of such accommoda-
ton, the guaranteeing party shall not be sub
iected to large amount of expense anG irri-
tsting inconvenience arising from multi
plicitv of small accounts scattered over a vast
area of territory. This is business propo-
siton, and parties are at liberty to exercise
their own volition as TO whether they will or
will not, or can remuneratively work for the
company under its operation. That Mr..
Irvine or Mr.. Hoxie, as the case may be,
m ant well for the employees by this course,
may be evinced by the fac! that in similar
efforts elsewhere in vogue and OF long
standing and test, on many other roads
and on the international line, ss
for instance with house in
Palestine, the most satisfactory results have
accrued to all parties concerned; and an
extension of the principle is naturally
enough supposed TO work a like convesience
and mutually of aid. Furthermore, any
complaint made sgainst designated house
because of inferior quality of goods or ex-
cess of price, would develop the fact that
it is the roads interest, as we'll as the pur-
chaser's, to compel course of correct deal
ing, or to make change, as in these days
of extraordinary scarcity of labor, the
earnings of the laborers would be by such
III treatment cut down, and for such reason
they would withdraw their, much needed
labor and betske themselves to other in
vitipg Helds. Per contra, there are innumer-
able instances where foremen, boarding
house bosses, ETC., when wholly unrestricted,
do make arrangements with supply houses
TO receive for their own account discount
ranging anywhere from % TO 80 per cent
and perhaps more, on all purchases made
from account of the laborers Shd Others
under them, the consequence being that a
section foreman's or boarding house
boss position is often equ,l to an army
sulership, where enormous profis, are
annually piled up st the cost of the humble
aud needy workmen in the ranks. SO far as
the interests of tnis city are concerned, there
is much reason for congratulalion that Mr..
Hoxie has seen proper to select Dallas
house for the business in view. If to one is
accorded the grocery supply, to others
will soon be given similar order
lor zoo dry goods; to othe rs the
drugs, the hardware, boots, shoes
clothing, etc. Through this measure our
own people will be SO much sdysntsgsd
Not only this, but Dallas prices will b.
made better known 10 all this section, which |
we ought 10 concede is thing eminently
desirable. Thus will new trade be indi.
rectly brought TO US by other persons not
concerned in the order. who themselves will |
have become accustomed TO deal with our |
people. Again. fOremen and bosses may
purchase 81 900 worth Of goods from the
designsted places on the credit OF the road
during the month, but being thus introduced
70 all our merchants, msy buy another ST.
900 worth for cash from other dealers here,
when paid of at the end Of the month. For |
these reasons, and many Others that we have
not now space 10 specify here, we cannot bu'
feel tbs, Msnseer HOKie is deserving the
shsbgs Of our people thst be has 20 arranged
these mstsers that just 30 much additional
business is 70 thus sccrue 10 Dallas. We are
fortunate 10 bei8g able 10 secure The i'm
partially. Oar f.ciliiies hsve happily been
iuli harmony sud cooperation with ID
rebisDces Of the railroad company and
,sresil Of their eupioyes, sud hence The
Yep thsi l. 70 bring ne avery grea
z Of bens hi a, no distant dsy, is 10
Welcomed.
VII Tribune hes been invssG-
krs b1siness and The scsrs
u over the rapid disAp-