The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-14
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| it evident 10 any observing man., said
Mr. Van Zandt, that there must be a
! jobbing center nearer to the dealers Of
this section Of the country than Kansas
City. In looking back over the history
/ Of other states, Illinois, Kentucky, Ms
souri,. etc. We find that there are many
| Jobbing places. It Is a matter Of con-
| venience. We all realize that Kansas
City is a fine market, but We people here
! need close market. We find that The
/ different houses have been putting
branch houses in Wichita, and the time
is now ripe for US TO form our organiza-
/ ton. I want to meet the dealers Of this
territory. Some years ago we had an
organization at Hutchinson. There was
good feeling. Tt is right that there should
be good feeling. There should be no hard
feelings among the people who compete.
and I want to say that life is too short
for me to engage in any difficulties. We
need to have an organization Of our own
and I for one am intensely interested in
the meeting Of today"
The committee on bylaws and consti-
tuition made their report to the meeting
The constitution was read over as were
the bylaws and then each section was
taken up and discussed before being
voted upon. The constitution provides
for the usual officers and It further pro-
vides for an annual meeting in Deem
Der. to be held IN Wichita. There are a
! number Of committees. One of the most
important is the transportation commit
tee and these men are 70 have the fnan-
citl support of the association In carry
ing on their work. There are number
of directors. One set serves one year and
another two years. These men take care
Of the running Of the association and
+ were selected later in the day
+ After some discussion regarding several
Of the sections of the constitution as
read, the entire constitution and bylaws
were adopted. After the constitution was
adopted the election Of the officers took
place. The president Of the association
is S. Heyton; vice president, J. A Smith;
directors for two years, W. J. Nolan,
A Graft, D. ". Blaine, c. H. Smythe;
directors for one year, VIM. Feeg usoa,
F. NJ. Spangler, Fred Zutavern, W. A
{ Johnson.
After a meeting Of the directors Mr.
J. P. Dillon, who IS with the Mccormick
people, was selected as the permanent
hard work before him. The secretary is
to take care Of all + the business that
would come under his line and his salary
is to compensate him for the time that It
will take
After the selection Of the permanent
secretary the members took a recess for
a time, to meet again last night at 7:SO.
THE NIGHT SESSION.
The meeting at 1880 was called to order
by Mr.. c. II. Smyth, owing to the alb
sence Of President Neyton One Of the
first things was the presentation of a
resolution by D. W. Blaine This was
one Of the important actions Of the asso-
citation and holds a trust plank in It.
In introducing his resolution Mr.. Blaine
said: The implement dealers are max
ing it the farmers interest in this fight.
First because the farmers success is
their success. Owing to the advancement
Of the manufacturers prices, the only
source Of protection seems to be in the
enactment Of stringent antitrust laws
Laws that will prevent the taking of an
unreasonable profit from the purchaser.
If our representatives in congress do not
willingly carry out the principles en-
bodied in the platform on which they
were elected it is the duty that we owe 20
our customers to compel them to do so,
If it is in our power.
The fact that the retail implement deal
ers are more closely associated with the
agricultural classe than other distributors
of manufactured articles places us. in
my opinion, in a position to dictate leg
islation along these lines or any other
line that has justice and fairness back
of it."
Whereas. The late advance in all class
IS of agricultural implements, farm ma
chinery, etc, is apparently chargeable to
the producers Of building materials, who
have organized themselves into trusts.
and have succeeded in thoroughly crush
ing out comptition, end by limiting pro
duction. are now enabled to force buy
ers to pay exhorbitant prices which IS
taking millions Of dollars annually, be-
yond a legitimate profit from our custo-
mers, as evinced by one Of the branches
of the iron and steer trust, who were
able TO declare dividend Of 200 per cent
on their capital stock for treir last years
business. And
Whereas, The manufacturers Of ali
lines OF goods we are Offering for sale
express their inability to cope with these
great corporate trusts. to enable them to
buy the materials used in their factories
at n reasonable price, and they are COM
PEELED to advance the prices of their man
ufactured articles in proportion to the
additional cost they are compelled to pay
for their structural material And that
said additional costs must be paid by US
to the goods we are offering for sale TO
our customers: therefore we are placed in
the unenviable position OF aiding and
abetting the trusts in taking an unreas-
enable price from our customers, the
farmers" against which we most strenu-
ously protest And,
Whereas. The only protection against
the great trust evil lies in the enactment
Of such antitrust laws as viii eTectually
curb the avariciousness OF tire trusts The
necessity Of the enactment of protective
measues is admitted by all political par
ties by antitrust planks IN their national.
state. congressional and county conven- +
lion platforms. Therefore the subject has
become non-partisan. And,
Whereas. William Mckinley. president
az the United States, in his message TO
the last congress. and again In his mes
sage to the present congress, has called
the attention Of our national legislators
90 the urgent necessity Of the enactment
Of such laws as win eTectually protect
the Tsecr'a erom further systematic ROB
berry by trust Ard,
whereas The last session Of congress
and the ten days Of the present session o.
congress failed 80 perform It's duty as
recommended hy the president in this
particular; therefore
Resolved That we remand n the
name OF cur customers. 'ths agricultural