The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-05
THEY FAIL TOAGREE.
Single Manufacturers and
Dealers Join Issue.
AS TO MAINTAINING PRICES.
Sev DeaIePs' Associations Wnnts 60 Bay
st Competitive Prices, bus Aaa-
ufsefarers object

The Pacific Coast Single Dealers Asso-
citation. the new organization temporarily
formed in Tacoma, had its inning yesser-
day and held . meeting afternoon and
evening at the Arlington hotel They
made compromise proposition 20 the
Manufacturers Association. which was
rejected. and q counter PROPOSITION made
by the manufacturers Was in turn rejected
BY the dealers. Consequently the day
closed with the two organizations no
nearer together than they we're before
About seventeen or eighteen dealers
and a number of the large manufacturers
got together at 2 O'Clock, those p-esen;
representing about 20 per cent. % the
shingie output The meeting vas al.
iourned from Tacoma las: xeeK, and was
held the day after that Of the mancfac-
surers with o view TO an agree ent with
them. The dealers claim that their or
ganizafion was formed at the suggestion
Of some o. the large manufacturers who
dispose OF their own output direct in the
East and are. therefore. dealers also. in
the hope of securing a compromise. oaiy
temporary organization had been effected
in Tacoma and yesterday II. G. Foster. Of
Tacoma. was elected president. Edward II.
Lewis, Of Seattle. vice president. and ".
secombe. OF Tacoma. secretary.
After long discussion OF the situation
resolution was adopted by which the a.
ISOLATION agreed to maintain the manufac-
turegs' selling price in the East provided
they be allowed TO buy Of the manafac-
tnrers on any terms and conditions tina,
could be agreed upon by the individuals
concerned in the bargain. TINS PROPOSE
ton was agreed 10 by the manufacturers
present, incsuiing Messrs. c. ID. S,imson,
{. F. White. E. NJ. Cess. P. A. WooIley
and David McVay, all OF whom are mem
beTs of the executive committee of the
Manufacturers Association. and who i'll.
dsvidually Endorsed the scheme.
TnIs proposition was submitted last
evening 10 the executive committee oil
the Manufacturers Association, which
held meeting in the office OF the organ.
ization ia the Washington block. There
are seven members of the committee, and
the proposition Of the dealers was rejected
and a counter proposition submitted. In
this counter proposition the manufacturers
agreed 10 allow dealers an additional re-
bate OF cents per thousand from the
fifteen Car price in single car lots, pro-
ylded prices De maintained in the East,
the executive committee reserving the
power TO withdraw the rebate of any
dealer convicted of a violation of the
agreement. The counter proposition was
signed by Frank l. Curtis, the manufae-
surers' secretary. aud was unanimously
rejected by the dealers at their meeting
last evening. This leaves the situation
exactly as it was before.
The dealers say they have no difficulty
buying shingles. although the Manufactu-
rers' Association offers the same prices to
Eastern buyers as to local dealers. Secre-
tary Secombe said last evening that he
dad not know that the dealers would
meet again, as they mad only got together
in the first place At the instance of some
OF the manufacturers. He did no. know
that they would continue the association.
IS there did not seem to be any especial
object in doing so now. The manufactu-
rers had attempted 10 form an organize
ton 10 include dealers. but SO many of the
dealers had declined TO join that the man
utacturers had changed their plan and
dropped the dealers altogether, who could
now do as they pleased.