The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-17
A UNION OF INTEREST.
Single Manufacturers Sign q
New agreement.
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essrs and the two associations witi BE
formed
The rerert "a the COMMITTEES appointed
a. f~exare the plan y ~ prevented By II.
X. Daanlsay 1t the opening Of the morn
sssx session. II provides for the formstscn
OF tao associations ons AZ manufacturers
and osss Of aeassrs. tire manufacturers Who
sell direct 20 10 eligible Ger rnsmbership IN
she dsaEerss association. The two sssocia-
sgeas ars 5ognsly to eject . treasurer, and >
foint sxsentsve eornmsttee OF "a. $40 asso-
egstsons IL 10 govern prices and see that
they are maintained. The manufacturers
are ID psis up In the hands OF The treasurer
8 CENTS for each LOO shingles sold as
forfeit for the observance OF the agree
rnsns. the expenses u the organization TO
lie paia out Of this fund the surplus 20 DC
divided periodically. The books and cor
ysxpondenee Of the manufacturers are to
be opea fer inspection By the sxaentivs
ronnittee and the ASSOCIATIONS agent.
who ara 70 investigate charges Of price
cutting. ana In case they find the charge
true the manufactures j. 20 lose his forfeit.
The treasurer 10 - give bond for the faith
fal righteousness OF his duty and for the
care Of the funds, which he 10 20 deposit IN
designated depositorics The executive
committee IL 60 have power 20 order .
general restriction Of the production By al
mills alike. and may make amendments In
the bylaws, subject to ratification by
general meeting % be held within sixty
days. There il to be an arbitration COM
nlstee OF Eve members from each associa-
ton to settle disputes between them.
A resolution was passed piedging each
20 abide by the action of the majority.
and the consideration Of the proposed
agreement Was taken up. article by arti-
cic.
A prolonged discussion took place as to
excluding from the operation OF the agree
Inent shingles already sold for shipment
after January l. is9s. either under con-
tract or by orders. Mr.. White urged thai
many orders already In could not be filled
before January on account of shortage
OF cars. and that others had contracts for
delivery after that date. Other members
replied thst proviso 20 except contracts
or orders already ia would be wedge TO
stated that his firm had contracts which
IL cousd not break. made - far back IS
July. Mr.. Cooper said that the orders
coaid be filled by the help Of other mills,
and Mr.. Waite said he was willing to Ris
. copy OF the contract, and Others said
they had orders, bus DIR. Dunniwsy said
that there was no objection to members
giving notice Of the orders they had and
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insisted that they should start with
clean record, and the debate was con-
timed until IL switched of to discussion
Of che car shortage.
The Lake Shore was said 20 have two
cars with sirty-six ordered. the CANADIAN
Pacific was declared 20 have plenty OF
eafs for these who would pay the Lake
shore local rate. but another member said
the Canadian Pacific agent told him thers
werc SIXTY cars TO ill orders for 200. The
Great Northern was declared 10 have
plenty Of cars for oil who would pay the
Lake Shore local, and the Lake Shore
road was reported 10 have sent East for
COP stock ears. II was further urged that
To two or three weeks the grain move
would have plenty OF cars 10 nil orders be-
fore January |.
On the sabieet Of the election of treas
ursr Mr.. Danniway explained that he
would have 10 act for both associations
and be elected In open meeting. though
some cansassing would be done before
hand. Several questions we're raised on
the depositing of the funds. One was
that the designation by the committee
Of Repositories might tnyalidate the bond !:
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positorses should be required to give
security IS the banks holding state funds
DO. Mr.. Moultray moved On amendment
that the funds from each county should
be kept Ia that county and that banks
should give security. Mr. Brand favored
this with a pfostso 10 loan IL back To them
on good security. Mr.. Dunniway said
this - acceptable to hisn aud in regard
10 requiring security from banks, that
strong banks would not give il and, though
weak banks might, IL would not be worth
much.
Mr., MousIray moved an amendment TO
the article relating 10 the amending OF by
Laws that amendments made BY the
trustees should not take effect until rati-
ted by the association. Mr.. Duuniway
urged that such amendments should be in
require them. On explanation from him.
the amendment was Withdrawn.
A motion that, when production is di.
mgnished, mills shieh have orders on hand
81 association prices be allowed to continue
running until they are tlled, Wa. offered
by IL NJ Jarvis Ii was proposed that
aiiis be allowed 20 ran IS long as they can
get orders 81 association prices. To this
IL Was objected that 10 took awAy all In.
eentive to rustisnk, while Others said some
mills would he running ali the time and
Others would bs shut dosn ell the time.
MF. punniwsy said that it was by giving
scope 70 Tustlers that they had gosten into
the ereseaE condition. The rustlsrs could
divide their orders with the mills back in
the woods and get commission for their
rnstiiag. Me-. foa,s objected again that
he had seen good deal Of cooperation
and that tais arrangement pat = premium
o. i3teaess and gave the mzn who did nos
work a. Taaea as the man Sho aid.
Mr.. Weihoa pointed cut that some mo-
vision must be made for manufacturers
sho ran saw mills and used the refuse for
shIagles. "a they weaid have 70 shut down
the saw mills when they stopped making
shingles. Mr.. nanniway answered ali these
objections by pointing oat Ehat the mang-
fsesursEs had The matter ia tAeir Own
handss thai . two-shirds yote az the
trustees VAS required ani that the trustees
soa'd be chosen hy the manufacturers
themselves. Mr.. Waite vas Of the opinion
that they had act givsa enough consider
stsoa to the eartailmeas of production ana
n n. - a.. a. afs.