The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-05

strength OF almost everything is only
| determined when tested under adverse
circumstances. The giant oak gets It's
| deep roots from adverse storms; so with
this orga aization, II il does not at once
come up TO YOUR deal YOU need not be
discouraged, it would not lie natural il
1t did.
The success or failure Of this organi-
| cation depends largely upon whom you
elect 70 I'll the Offices and TO transact tho
/ business of the association IF we are tc
| build up a structure TO last through the
/ wears 10 come nothing is mere important
than TO lay wen the foundation No wise
! builder would reserve the heavy material
| for the top, but will use the rock and
| iron in the foundation With US, too
much caution cannot be taken No coun-
try stands better located than we 10 man
ufscture and handle manufactured pro
/ ducts; being the very center OF the cOun-
| try that uses implements and machinery,
west of us lies On empire undeveloped
| and south and east, the most productive
! country on earth. Let Us today, be
thankful TO that kind providence that
/ guided our feet into and allowed Us 70
| occupy this, the richest ard most pro-
/ ductive country the might universe bull
I der ever designed
The secretary made the following re-
port. Mr.. Dillon showed that he had on
hand at the time of his resignation the
following funds:
Receipts from, eighty-two members OF
the association, s1S7; expenditures for
the time. s15S.63; balance forward TO 3. r.
Royse, S2S.37.
Mr. Royse also reported fifteen new
members and additional receipts. max
ing the total receipts for his term of
off
the time were 1880; balance cash on
hand. $S9.O7.
The afternoon session began at o'clock
and a much larger number of delegates
were in attendance. The president read
an invitation from Watershed Bros. TO
visit their pump factory some time dur
ing their stay in the city, after which
Mr.. Mclean, of Bedford, o. T., made
his report regarding transportation. He
said that they had secured a rate OF
fare and a third on the certificate plan,
providing there were one hundred more
delegates attended the convention. He
then asked that all who were attending
the convention should register their
names and receipts for fare paid so that
they would be enabled TO secure the re-
turn ticket home for one-third fare.
Mr.. Mclean then spoke on the subject
tons that confront the jobber of the
association. He said. III part:
Our greatest antagonist is the depart
ment stores. They can, under the exist
ing rates, ship mixed car of stuff to
any one in the country at a very little
more than il costs US 10 get the goods TO
the market. The reason for this is 10
be found in the fact that under the ex-
listing schedules the jobber buys and
then, when they re-ship in mixed lots to
their retailers and add the profit that is
necessary for them to live, the cost is
greater than the cost of goods shipped
direct through the department stores. The
jObberS and WHOLESALERS of the association
should have a transportation agent whose
business it should be 10 attend to these
matters and take them up with the rail-
roads and with the dealers and adjust
them. All of the department stores have
transportation agent, and they have
been very successful. The dealers of this
section Of the country should harmonic
their differences and work to the ad-
vantage of each other. It is only in this
way that they can hope to accomplish
the things that they most desire
This finished the program of the after
noon, but as it was early, the president
asked for some further discussion on the
question of rates. and Mr. Taylor re-
sponded. He said that the implement
business is forcing itself upon Wichita,
whether she wanted it to or not. The
reason of this is to be found in the fact
that she is situated IN the center of the
richest agricultural country that there is
on the face of the earth, and Wichita
should take care of her interests, or the
eastern jobbing centers would cripple her
The rates on car lots to Wichita arc all
right, but the rates out of Wichita are
very poor. In fact, there is nothing bet
ter than a fourth-class rate on car lots.
Everything else is based on the Old mile
age system. I'VE can get goods out of
Maize in car lots just as cheap as we
can get them from Wichita" said he. /.
Wichita's action in the matter has been (.
heretofore in the position where she could /
get anything in car lots at cheap rates, I
but she is compelled to sell In basket 1
fulis because she can not get the rates /
out that Will enable here TO compete with
Kansas City
At this point he was asked whether
Kansas City had any better rate for .
within one hundred miles than .
Wichita. and he promptly replied that she .
had. He could not give the exact fig-
Ires on the moment, but promised 10
have them by the next day The only
reason why this is, Is because the mat
Ter has been neglected. What is neces-
sary now is to wake up and try TO
reach the trade In such a manner that
goods can be shipped to them in jobbing
OTIS. At present dealers in small towns
within the reach Of Wichita actually lose
money when they buy here in lots
Mr.. Chas. Smyth replied that such was
he case, and that Wichita men had
tried to make arrangements whereby
his could be remedied. and that as yet
hey had been unsuccessful. He asked
{ Mr.. TAYLOR could suggest any way IN
which this might be done. There is al
ways great deal of fuss raised at each
about sending a man up who
VIII take care OF these matters. but never
lad one been sent who had succeeded in f
doing anything, for some cause. The
natter of discrimination between cities
~ the different railroads, is a serious
me, and should be attended 10, but how
% do II is the question.
II was developed during the discussion
hat at one time there was a uniform
ate on buggies and implements to this
,ity. Later there was a suit brought
~ the dealers 10 get a rate that was
over The lawyer who WAS employed 10
.ttendn 10 the case stated in his charge
hat the rate on implements WAS too
Ugh, and when he won the case the
ate on implements was cut down from
2 cents 10 3 cents. but the rate ora
-ehicIes remained the same. Under the
lecisIon parties can not ship a mixed
ar Of implements and vehicles % the
educed rate. but must pay the Old rate
4 = cents. This is ar injustice % the
ealers and much complaint has been
made about the matter.
The business Of the session being com
ilete. The convention adjourned 20 meet
< 20 clock today.
Harry TayIor'- Address
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