The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-03

~ 80 W 8O1uo anu commodities than /
the demand otherwise would guaran- |
tee. has caused a geod deal Of speeuIa-
ton as 70 its effect. The secretar0 |
asks that either the president. secre- |
tary, treasurer or director, of every
corporation doing business under the
laws OF Missouri make oath to g statA-
menb setting forth their compliance
with the law. A@failure to do So. n, il
stated IN the circular letter which ac-
companies the affidavit required TO be
slgneds VIII work tbs Immediate reyo-
cation OF the charter Of the corporation
so refusing compliance, and in case any
corporation doing business in the state
OF missouri, but organized or incorpor-
ated under the laws of some other state,
snail refuse To conform itself to the
provisions of the law. it will subject
itself to prosecution. and. if convicted.
lined not less than / per cent of its
capiCai stock, or amount invested, and
not 20 exceed 20 per cent of the same;
and the person found guilty of viola
Ton or this law shall be punished by a
fine Of not less than $500 nor more
than 5000, and in addition he NAV be
imprisoned In the county Jail not to
exceed one year.
In its operations this law will reach
every corporation doing business in the
state and having any connection what
ever with pool, trust or combination
Outside OF the railroads, it will operate
chiefly among the manufacturers, most
OF whom are either thought to be men,
berS of pools or combinations or are
receiving the benefits of some trust.
To ascertain the feeling of business
men concerning this law, a reporter
tor the Journal, secured the following
interviews:
W, II. Miller, secretary Kansas City
board Of trade-stl believe that all the
large manufactures in the country are
doing business under the trust system.
the cause assigned for such combina-
tions is said TO be the fact that Ameri-
can manufactures had become so ex-
tensive that there is not a good de-
mand for their products, therefore,
they fortified themselves, limited the
number Of articles, or the amount of
commodity, and fixed price upon each
that would be general. Great Britain
and all the countries of Europe are as
full of trusts as America, and the only
reason can assign for the non-appear-
ance of the influence of foreign trusts
in this country is the protective tariff
we enjoy. [ think if we have free
trade and no law to abolish trusts we
would be far worse off than we are
now, inaSmuch as we would then be
burdened with the influence of foreign
trusts, which / regard with horror.
There seems to be no doubt that if we
had free trade American industries
would be Frustrated under the influence
of foreign trusts to the benefit of Eu-
ropean manufacturers. Yet it seems
| to me that the Missouri anti-pool and
trust law will iniure the manufactures
of the state. While it may not drive
any of them out of the state, it will
not promote our efforts to gain new
cnes. Such law, if national. would
| be great benefit, to the American peo-
pie. -
L. E. Irwin, of Irwin s. Eaton
CrOckery comparative can make the
| affidavit. / think it q good law, if
general, but 1 feel certain that its op-
erationsWill work hardship upon the
manufacturers of Missouri. Such 6
law should embrace the whole United
| States in its operations, otherwise the
state or states adopting it become the
| legitimate prey of their sister common
wealths that have not. fear, too, il
will iDjure our prospects of securing
| Some of the goods we handle are made
in the state and are in combinations o.
trusts. Fruit jars and window glass
are two articles, the manufacturers o.
which will be at the mercy of Pitts
burg and New Albany. manufacturer
when the new law goes into effect"
Numerous other business men CAV
opinions similar to the foregoing. NJ
one class are more fearful of the eff
fects of the law than the wholesale
grocers. They handle many lines o
goods manufactured within the bord
ers of the state that are in combina
tionS. Roasted coffeeS and tobacco
particularly belong to the combination
! class. Much of the plug tobacco sol
in the state is manufactured in 81
Louis, Springfield and other points
Without an exception, every man ap
preached On the subject was down o
trusts and combines, but none though
lt a wise plan for the state OF MISSOURI
to assume the cost of an experiment
the nation should control. They
not doubt the worth of the law if it wa
national, but regret that it apple
only to Missouri. 1t is the belief c
those best posted that when the Mi
souri, manufacturers are forced to G
out of combines, pools and trusts, the
: cannot compete with the industrie
outside of the state that still deriV
the benefits of their strong alliance.
AS guarantee to the state that a
) the companies AMI corporations thu
3 belong to trusts or pools within il
{ borders Will give them up, the new la
= absolveS any purchaser of goods
merchandise from such companies {
: corporations from the payment fl
!; same, and permits him to plead tt
act in his defense. This virtual
places the manufacturer or dealer
goods or merchandise controlled l
trusts or pools at the mercy of the pu
4 chaser without questioning his inte
: rity.
s The sneak thief is beginning to ma
i ifest his presence in the city by pilfe
: ing harness, etc. Some one was kiI
2 enough to steal Mail Carrier Sail
bury's saddle Friday night from Il
barn at Tenth and Union. Ben Wheldc
g mourns the loss of a set Of buggy ha
!. ness and says he would not have care
: particularly only he wanted to use u
!. the harness to-day.
Atchison has prominent citize
who recently had little spat with b
wife, and who pretended to take poi
on to end his sorrows. A physicis
was called, who saw at once that ii
y man was shamming, so he gave him
good cursing, and came away. Win
induces man TO act that way? HUI
u dreds ofithem do it; if they don't pr
tend to take poison, they do 9th
= things equally ridiculous.-Globe.
d 1t is fact that choice meats may
% bought at the Normal meat mark
: corner of Commercial and Seven
/ avenue. for less money than anywhe
f else il the city. Sells for cash only a
n. quotes prices so low as to.make it an {
3 ject for cash buyers to become stea
ss customers.
re- Mrs. L. n. Flint aims to run t
ar cream of the millinery trade of Emf
he ria, and for this purpose offers e
10 stock of low priced as well as COS
voof1a at her store. I3 West Sixth a