The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1892-11-16
Of Interest to Shippers Of Stock.

VI 1nCeFest 70 Shippers OF STOCK
The ADVOCATE takes pleasure in pub
fishing the following letter from Mr.. Ed
M. Smith, of the firm of Larimer, Smith
& Brdgeford, live stock commission
merchants Of Kansas City. The thou
sands of personal friends Of this firm and
Of Mr.. Smith IN particular, can better
appreciate the sincerity and truthfulness
Of this appeal to our readers than those
unacquainted with the personnel of the
members
KANSAS Cry, Mo, November 8, 1892.
EDITOR ADvocATR:--We desire to say to
your readers, mos all . ( whom are pro-
duCers Of cattle, hogs and sheep, that we
are anxious to have them know that IN our
business at the Kan.as City stock yards
(namely, that 0f selling cattle, oRs and
sheep on cOmmission) we emake 10 discrimi-
nations between the various parties who
snip their stock to us We charge he same
rates uf commission tn all of our customers,
and sell the stock consigned to us for the
highest market prices, without regard to
whether the owners are regular shippers or
farmers. A msjoflty Of the farmers seem
to labor under thO Impression that there is
only OF class OF men that obtains the full
benefit Of the market, and that ii consists
of the regular 'yers and Shippers To the
market. This iS an erroneous idea. In our
business operations, we have certain we'll
defined principles upon which we prOOeed.
Among th em ls this: We wanS 10 retain the
business Of thUee who have done business
with Us, and also to increase that business
every year. Again, we are never satisfied
with standing still, we want all the new
business we can procure, assuring our
pstrons that, when their business 10 brought
to as, we will have the most complete faclli.
ties for taking Gaze OF it.
We appreciate any shipments Of stock
Consigned TO us, no matter how small they
may be. All Of them will receive the same
careful attention on our part. In all the
famlficatiUns Of our business Operasong, we
study 60 please our customers, and we are
determined TO make them our personal as
well as bus ness friends, and We have dis.
covered that, in great many cases, our
best friends are found in those whose bust
neas with Us 10 small IN volume.
Is 10 always pleasure TO uB to have the
farmers come to our market with herr stock.
The information that they can &C Quire from
visit TO the Kansas City stock yards and
packing houses will be worth to them many
times the cost Of their trip, 40 it will Vlve
them broader and better ideas about the
methods Of ha, ding stock. We think 1t
the duty of every farmer TO come tO the
market 1T least once every year. The Kan
sas City Live S oCk Exchange, the member
shlp Of which is composed of tha various
commission merchants and others does
every thing in its power TO place the ad-
vantages Of the markets before every pro-
ducer, no matter how humble he may be, or
how little stock he may have to market.
The KaDsas City live stock market ia an
educational as we'll "a businees fair, and
We know that business relations are N, re
substantial and permanent when the several
parties to business transactions are thrown
together 30 that they become well ac-
quainted, and understand each other.
We have advertised in your paper for
several yearp, and our Mr.. Smith is the man
who was the first TO place with you an ad
vert sement for q Kansas City live stock
commission house. Our advertisement IN
the ADVOCATE has been profitable, not only
to ourselves. but to those who read it. We
have discovered that, VIXEN farmers have
brought their shipments of Rtock 10 as
through the instrumentalify of thus adver-
tisement, they have invariably become our
regular customers, srnding Ds more Of their
business each succeeding year, and thy
have become more and more inclined to
market their own stock. A knowledge Of
this fact will be of advantage to tho4e who
have not yet done any bu-inesS wish the
KaDsaa City Market direct. We will send
our market reports free of charge IN farm
ers and feeders who d'sre them. Further
more. We will be glad 10 receive letters OF
inquiry about the live stock markets, and