The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-27
SOME MISLEADING STATEMENTS,

Mr. Lawier. OF L. C. Hazard & Co..
said: Il believe there win be consid-
erable trouble with the salmon COM
bine. Yes, there is dissatisfaction, and
even trouble. If you wish to call 1t
that There may be a necessity OF
changing dealers, for. II We cannot get
the brand we want from one. we try
70 get II from another" The outcome
viii be watched with interest. Just
what the result win be cannot be pre-
dIcted, but, as Mr.. Sayre said: There
Is always an overproduction OF certain
goods where there is a combine, and
Il they cannot sell, then the trouble
begins" Three OF the largest dealers
In this city already have discontinued
10 deal with the association. and more
are likely to follow. Those who have
taken this step say they win buy their
goods from the firms outside the trust.
{. H. sayre. Of R. c. Williams & Co..
said: There is no reason why we
should push the brand they want US to
take. The outside packers win be full
" able to supply the demand. and if
We cannot get what we want. Why.
ne simply have to turn packers. New
York Commercial, March 20. 1900.
The announcement yesterday in the
Commercial that several large whole
sale grocers refused to buy from the
Columbia River Packing Co.. or Sal
mon Trust. was discussed throughout
/, the trade. More dealers said they
would discontinue their relations with
the combination. Mr.. Schuster. OF Koe-
mig & Schuster. said yesterday: we
are not going to buy from the Columbia
River Packing Company. because we
cannot get the goods packed under our
own label. Even IL we could. doubt
II We would patronize it. What rea-
sons? Oh, general principles. Certain
ly. some few brands have to be han
died, but even these will be curtailed,
and while / do not think that We can
embarrass the combine in a year,
do think that in time TO come it will
have to shut its doors" S. w. Seeman.
OF Seeman Bros, said: We have new
er traded with the trust and shall not.
If we can help it."-New York Com
mercial. March p. 1900.
The high character of the New York
Commercial forbids the assumption it
would under any circumstances give |
wanton circulation to reports or infer
ences tending to mlsrepresent or in
jure any reputable business concern
In the commercial world. For this rea-
son the AstUrian has been to the pains |
to investigate the above criticisms on |
the Columbia River Packers Associa-
ton and gives space to the matter
here in the confident expectation that
the Commercial will gladly correct
any mlsapprehensions its unwilling
publication Of such sentiments may
have possibly operated to create. In
quiry at the office of the association in
this city discloses the fact that none
Of the firms quoted has ever done bus
iness with the association. 1t appears
that Delafield, McGovern & Company Of
New York, whose business standing
the Commercial we'll knows, are exclu-
sive agents for the product of the as
ISOLATION, and no efforts have been
made or will be made to sell its salmon
through any other medium in the Uni
ted States. The Commercial can see,
therefore, how entirely gratuitous and
misleading the suggestion is that any
dealer has refused to patronize the
association, or that its brands hereto
fore handled will be discontinued"
out Of dissatisfaction with the associa-
tions' methods of doing business. The
charge that the association has refused
to pack salmon under any other than
its own well-marked labels is true, but
when the Commercial understands the
reason for this stand we are sure it
will agree that II no other feature of
the association commends its organ
ization to the public this one alone
should entitle 1t to the highest distinc-
ton wherever business integrity and
honest dealing are appreciated and en-
couraged. The refusal Of the associa-
ton to send out salmon under private
labels or to ship 1t subject to the un-
scrupulous marking which any dealer
IN whose final hands it may turn Up
shall see iit to place upon it, is designed
to protect the consumer against impOsi-
ton and to maintain the reputation Of