Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-12-31
THE IMPLEMENT WAR AT KAN
SAS CITY.


The wholesale agricultural imple-
men. dealers and the transfer agents
and manufacturers at Kansas City are
having warm quarrel just now over
warehouse and platform facilities. The
former have issued circular to their
customers stating that they could not
allow transfer agents TO use their plat
forms and warehouses, which they had
provided for their own accommoda-
ton at large expense. and for which
privilege the transfer houses paid them
nothing. Further, that they could not
compete with these brokers who thus
avoided the expenses which they in
Cured. That they would, if requested,
deliver goods to transfer houses, but
that their liability and risk would
cease with snch delivery. City job
beers savors somewhat Of the dog in
| the mapger-if We cannot get the
trade, we will do gll in our power to
keep anyone else from getting IT. If
the only grievance was the use of their
shipping facilities by the transfer
| livery. The transfer houses and manu-
facturers answered this by a counter
circular to their customers, stating
that among the transfer houses could
be found warehouse and platform
facilities better than some of the
jobbing houses possess, and when they
do load with them, it is only in defer
ence TO the buyers wishes. IL il is
true that the; c:a2ot cuIiIpeie, IL Is 40
the interest of the buyer to 60 where
| he can buy goods the cheapest, and
that their obligations cessing with
the delivery of their goods upon the
platform would necessitate the EN-
ploymcnt of q check clerk to watch
for their shortages, and the expense
of loading their goods. The names of
some of the most prominent farm inn
plement dealers aud manufacturers in
the country are attach 10 this list,
among whom are George X. Oyler Il
Co, and Kingman & Co., of this city.
This Is strange action on the part
of the Kansas City houses, why did
they not charge them for such
privileges? This action is n
stroke at the business interests of
every dealer and manufacturer, not
only in ST. Louis, but Chicago, Evans
vile and every manufacturing point
/
sas City. 1t is an attempt 10 monopo-
lie the tiade of the west and compel
manufacturers to sell TO them and the
dealers 10 buy of them exclusively. Ii
seems to us that although this action
will do injury to the transfer houses it
will do more harm to Kansas City and
the jobbers who issued this circular.
The buyer has, and should have, the
right To say what route his goods shall
be shipped. and to buy where he can
get goods the cheapest. Attempts TO
dictate TO him in these matters
will not be tolerated by any indie
pendent dealer. The nanufac-
turers use Kansas City as a trans
fer point on account of its excellent
warehouse and shipping facilities. and
whatever the jobbers may say to the
contrary this transfer business is ben
eticial TO Kansas City. But if neces-
sary such points as Wichita, Emporia,
Junction City and other points can be
used for transfer, which by giving
buyers shorter local haul would be
saving 10 him, and which would
build up these minor points at the eX-
pense of Kansas City. The railroad
companies would also be in favor of
this as il would give them a longer
through haul where they have less
competition. How this dispute will
terminate IS matter of conjecture.
but we can see no just reasons for the
stand taken by the Kansas City job
bers, and we do not think that dealers
will submit TO diciation as To from
whom and where they shall buy their
goods.-Midland Industrial Gazette.