Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-01-06

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d.al With suck whulr-,lr dealer OF
m,uufs,tufcr such msml.,t -csp'llo
iflm lhr ts..l,,iou aui al-n li.tcd iul
uuu lnirr.uut.r
ithr,tnil d,al,t m,ml,,r oi th'
aa.o, ,a,iun. ull,nd. hc is d,nl, viii, "a
lko maunrr
An, one manuih'tuunr lumbar lu
thi- state B. thus subject g. he 'lh- od
~ a Wholesaler dealer uf manufacturer
hy ihi. asspcialion. aud thus without
having any VOICE "a the matter what.
over hc subject to such regulations ~
are here di-clos~,i. and ~ Ia the case
oi this plaintiff. any one Who may
have lawfully engaged in manuiac.
tuning huslncs- the product ot which
j. -old at Wholesale nnd retail. h con-
tincd Ia one branch ~ a.. trade. and
49, lar ~ this asaoeiatinn can accom-
pli'h il deprived oi the night To engage
IN the other.
n trade can hc 80 controlled 10y
This ass"ciat,un. there IL established n
barrier between lhe producer aud the
consumer which cannot be passed ~
ccpt upon payment ui the dNed pen
atty ol 10 per cent IN the nature oi a
fine which t. collected of the producer
aud paid over 90 the informcr who il u
member ~ the association and within
whose allotted territory the sale Is
made. This tar mus, come out OF the
manufacture and through him out oi
the labor employed by him. or IL must,
by being added to the price, come out
oi the consumer. and ia either case II
is tstcn from the people Of the State
without any equivalent being given
therefore
NHAr ~ ACTUALLY NKASs.
The avowcd purpose uf this asso-
citation is Ia establish and protect u
class oi midilrmcn Who shall bc as-
sured oi their proiits whether they
shall sell goods ur not. that is. the
territory oi the State IL allotted to the
members oi the association directly,
and one retailer cannot sell in the
territory oi another. aud II the whole.
salcr or manufacturer sells good which
are delivered az used in the terri
tory" Of one of these dealers the fine
OF 10 per cent on the salo must he
collected and paid over 60 this local
dealer, and without regard to whether
or not he would or colld have rold the
goodu himself.
" II this association Ia successful in
its purpose (and II claimed to be aud
IL very solicitous To bc let alone) the
people oi the State can buy goods only
OF or through the local dealer in the
locality in whhh The good. are TO be
consumed
"Competition is thus prevented. as
defendants say II should be. and the
lumber trade oi this State isab=olutely
controlled by the defendants associa-
ton. No manufacturer can do busi-
ness without i,s permission. snd no
consumer can huy except al such
prices as u may choose 20 tix.
THE avowed purpose Of the sssocia.
tion 10 10 'pro,ec, the profits Of is
members. To protect the profit the
trade Ia to be controlled. n the
profit IL 10 be taken care OF. II must
be- done by Gring the price. The OBJ
ject oi the association IL thus found To
be finally 10 control the grade and the
price. II II 10 the buying price which
IL reduced. the burden IL upon the
material and the labor employed upon
IT, III is the sciiins price which is
increased. the burden is upon tho
people generally.
That such q condition of things
should be established cannot bc re-
gsrded by the public with any degree
OF Satisfaction.
THE direct result would he TO ere.
ate = monopoly In one Of the great in.
dustries In tho State. NJ well Ne In
the products oi this industry, which
are all prime necessities In tho de.
velopment and growth Of the North.
west. No trust could be more extern
siye of more oppressive In ita opera.
tons. aud the danger IL not lesscncd
from the fact that u can lee operated
without the n.k oi loss 90 its mem
hers.
Trade cannot be restrained. when
the answers Disclose this purpoae aud
plan oi operation aud claim the right
,o subject the plaintiff thereto, the
details aud allegations which seek to
pu, The equities oi the complaint in
issue cea-e to bc effective for that pur.
pose. lly disclosing their real pur-
pusc and theft power 10 accomplish Il.
defendants have substantially admit
led the allegations of the compliant In
reference thereto.
whether the pufpose oi defend
ants 10 directly ,o eGtort money from
o,hsFs ss the rsice oi doing business
in this state, of indirectly ,o derive
,hsH p'oat by preventing oompe,i
,ion In ,he lumber business through
ou, the Nof,hwsst, q combination to
effect sach Pafpose 1. ns, favored in
lac and lie accomplishment should
hs prevented
The lnast that NAV be said In this
esss 10 that the circumstances are
s"eh as 10 make !, spieaF probable
thu, The ms.shsl allegations oi the