The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-01-27
Industrial Union Supply House.

Industrial Union Supply House.
Great interest has been awakened
among the people of the state by the
report and Investigation given by the
Alliance convention to the Labor Ex-
change Of this city. The effect of
this new enterprises investigation is
beginning to bear fruit already in the
Labor Exchange by the increase of in
terest among its members and the ad-
dltlOn OF many new converts to the
enterprise. The money feature con-
nected with the Labor Exchange
seems to have struck a popular chord,
and there seems to be a disposition on
the part Of the farmers of the state
to give it a fair trial. We may say in
passing that the men connected with
the Labor Exchange are earnest, en-
thusiaStic men and deserving of conf
dence and a fair trial for their plan.
We would there fore ask the friends Of
the Labor Exchange to communicate
with them and ascertain their plan Of
doing business, etc.
In speaking for the Industrial
Union Supply House which is now in
full operation, we can say, as an Off
cial representative Of this enterprise,
that we can supply nearly all the
staple articles used in agricultural
and commercial consumption, and the
amount which we save the consumers
or prices, who send in their orders
amounts from 20 to 80 per cent We
can do this only by securing contracts
from factories and WHOLESALERS where
by we agree to purchase in large
quantities for cash, we get jObbers
rates, we carry no stock, have no
large rents to pay. no statesmen, no
bad accounts, no losses, no Shrinkage
on value of goods, etc. BY those very
advantageous conditions we can sell
| our goods at about the cost which the
wholesalers pays for his goods when
he buys in large quantities and pays
his cash. This is not done very often
and we have filled many orders for re-
tail stores throughout the two Dako-
tas and Minnesota. We are happy to
state that since we have been elected
an office in the Alliance, our Supply
House has trebled its business and is
growing with each mail. The only
condition which our house asks it's
customers is to send their cash and
name, the goods they want, and we
will do the rest; while the factories
and warehouses pay us commission
for handling their goods.
We are now hard at work trying to
secure uepOC Wnere we can nave our
farmer friends ship their goods to us
and We will exchange the products OF
the farm for the manufactured goods
and wares Of the city. We are in
hopes OF securing this feature before
long. When we do, we can pay the
former better price for his produce
than he gets in the country, or than
he gets when he ships to the city COM
mission man. while he saves u large
profit on the goods which he takes ia
exchange tor his produce; he is thus
enabled to do large and profitable
business without the need or use of
much money. We also have an or.
gdnization know as the Industrial
Mutual Fuel Company, by and through
which we VIII be able to deliver coal
in car lots direct t. the consumers
and save them at this time about
81 10 per ton, by buying 81 interest in
stock in our Fuel company which
makes the individual member OF
the firm and entitled to the dealers
rates. by this plan we are beating
the Coal Combine and building up
very large and successful business.