The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-22
WANT BETTER RATES
Directors of implement and
Hardware Association Meet
CAMPAIGN MAPPED OUT
To Secure Rate Concessions
From the Railroads,

A meeting Of importance to Wichita
and her shipping interests was held yes
terday afternoon in the office Of the Nc
Cormiek Harvester. company in the sedg-
wick block by the directors of the South
western Kansas Implement and Hard
ware Dealers association. The meeting
was called several days ago by President
$ Il. Myton Of Winfield, and was to ar
range for means Of carrying on the work
in Kansas and Oklahoma in the matter
of lower rates for shipments Of goods for
dealers
The transportation committee appoint
ed at the first meeting Of the association
has already begun their work in this d.
rection. The meeting yesterday made
better arrangements for their work and
now the committee win have the means
necessary TO back their labors.
The members Of the directory who were
present are: President S. H Myton,
winfield; Messrs. Fred Zutazers, Great
Bend: F. M. Spangler, NulhalL o. T.; ].
A. Smith. Kingdsher; w. j. Mclean
Bledford. o. T.; D. W. Blaine Pratt
Kan.
After a discussion Of the matter, w. j.
Mclean Of ALedford, was appointed TO
take charge Of the transportation mat
ters IN Oklahoma in conjunction with the
transportation committee from this end.
To Mr.. Mclean the dealers VIII announce
their grievances and he in turn wiz state
them to the committee in charge Of the
work.
The work Of securing the proper rates
for Wichita means much hard work. he
implement and hardware men are cen
fdent that they viii secure the proper
result and viii Immediately increase their
efforts in this matter. One member Of the
board Of directors said yesterday that the
association did not want lower rates
than Kansas City, but they did want the
railroads 20 place Wichita on fair basis
with that city 1--WE are not making
tight on Kansas City, but we do want to
have rates TO protect us in a fair legiti-
mate business
The directors also arranged for the
salary. Of the secretary, Mr.. Dillon. his
gives the association man who viii de-
vote his time to attending to the business
which will increase as the association
grows. The directors undoubtedly have
taken the right step, for according to
statements il would be impossible 20 Sc
cure man to take charge Of the work
and do st satisfactorily unless he had a
salary to pay him for the use Of his
time
1t is probable that some time within
the next few months the traffic mana
gers Of the different roads coming into
Wichita viii meet with the directors of
jhe association TO get up rate pass for
Wichita The directors viii demand
something Of the kind and after The nat
ter is thoroughly canvassed, they think
that the railroads viii do the proper
thing by the dealers in this territory.
Another meeting of the directors viii
probably be called the first of the year
70 take up other matters of business.
Until that time, the transportation com
mittee VIII continue their efforts Tor bet
ter rates for Wichita
President S. H. 1Iyton. who is one Of
the enthusiastic persons in the new assO-
citation, said yesterday to a reporter for
the Eagle: Il am sure that the ass0cia-
ton VIII be a success. Tt is starting out
right I did not think when the thing
was first agitated that we could get so
many people out, but I was surprised,
and agreebaly, too to find so many peo-
pie h@e We are now working on the
matter of freight rates into the territory
which we represent and this meeting to-
day was Co devise ways and means for
an active campaign. I have no doubt
but what we viii be successful in the
matter for we are preparing to so into
the thing TO the end
''The implement dealers association Is a
fine thing and by another year we will
have one Of the best associations in the
country"
Mr. s n. Porter Of the Mccormick
company, one of the best known nipple
ment men in this country. said yester-
day; AT the meeting next year we ex-
pect 70 have some 800 or 500 visitors in
Wichita. Tt VIII be a big thing and the
chances are that representatives from all
over the country win be were to sell Inn
plemepts 60 the people who come. If one
of the big houses represented i'm Kansas
City can come here and I'm two or three
days sell several thousand dollars worth
OF goods. which of course they can. it
means that they viii establish houses I'm
this city to take care OF this trade. I'll
means a great deal 70 Wichita"
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