Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-03-31


tablishment, and. as the outlook is
that at least three times as much
plumbing goods will be used and
plumbing done in the near future as
has been done in the past, was justi-
fed in the assertion-and did he not
start up and begin to do plumbing
work long before he bought out Riv-
ers and German, showing that he then
thought there was room for two shops.
As to his statement that / went to
Messrs. Rivers and German and
tried to get them to back out of
deal with him whilst he was inven-
torying, and sale by them to him had
been announced, l wish to say the as
sertion is absolutely false 7 he talk !
l had with these gentlemen | have |
previously referred to- and as to my
leasing the plumbing shop room "be- |
fore he had a chance" would ask how |
much time does he require in order |
to take a chance, he certainly had |
some weeks before even the oppor- |
tunity was offered 10 me. He and |
his mate Day, should advise together |
before he writes again. As Day has |
all along been accusing myself and |
the balance of the hardware dealers |
OF being a set of extortioners and rob
bers, whilst Jakway pleads that he |
was opposed to letting me join the |
Plumbers association because | would
be a competition, which would be
neither just nor fair, and he would
simply be endorsing opposition which
stood ready to cut his throat, meaning
l.a f.,t q L..
ready to make prices too low to suit
his ideas Of what should be charged.
Now / wish to say as emphatically as
i can that in my talk with Jakway |
told him disetinctiy that / had no in
.cAtiJH whatever OF doing any cutting
lld slashilg in prices. that il he
anne member OF the association /
most certainly attended TO
,5.p their rules as regards charges
10 be- made for plumbers Time, and
.-sl ) oaiy inJeluuu to have good
work conc, aud good materials Iur
uished at a .air p',ce. Tina. had de
csled to open Illabina snup now,
after carefully considering the matter
for some time, solely because 1
thought it fair opening here to mahe
| L
would soon grow at such a rate that
two plumbing shops would be a ne
cesslty. Now either his newspaper
statement is false, or else he certainly
forgot there was such thing as truth
in his talk to me IN his office, for there
he told me positively that whilst he
would not then sign my application
he would prefer to have me for a COM
petitor to anyone else in town, as he
felt that from me he would receive
fair and just treatment, and good
deal more taffy to same effect. And
now in his newspaper talk "competi-
ton from me would be unjust and I'M
fair and he would have his throat cut
on prices" And also my honest
friend Jakway regrets the necessity
for publicity of what should have been
a private matter" l have no doubt
he would very much have preferred
that his action in the matter should
not be made public, but when | left
him l told him l was going to do
everything in my power to become
member of the association in spite of
his opposition and l firmly believed /
could do so. 1t is hard for me to be-
lieve him so silly as to think | would
sit quietly down and rest under the
slur cast upon me by his refusal to
endorse my application, for such re-
fusal he well knew amounted to his
informing the officers of the associa-
tion that l was not fit person to be
admitted to membership. To whom
then was it more natural for me to ap-
ply for endorsement than to the citi-
zens of the city in which l have lived
and done business for over twenty
years, and who | am more than proud
TO say | believe have trust and conf
dence in me. All men who are not
devoid of spirit and ambition have
some enemies and some who do not
like him, but to even any honest enc
my | am willing to leave the question |
as to whether | ever did him an un- |
Just or dishonorable act. Mr.. Jakway |
thinks too much of himself entirely |
when he sasy, or would lead you TO be- |
lieye, that he occupies such an inn |
portant place in my mind that | must |
needs pattern after him, and make |
effort to run a plumbing shop just be- |
cause he runs one. The man and his |
shop occupied a very small place in |
my mind, l simply made up my mind |
to go into the plumbing trade as a
matter Of business; hearing Rivers
and German wished to sell tried to
buy, failing in that | desired to pur-
chase and bring in new outfit of my
own, taking It for granted that no 10
cal member Of the association was so
absolutely selfish and so devoid of de-
cent sense of fairness as to refuse to
endorse the application of an honora-
BILE business competitor. And, for
sooth, did not explain things to his
satisfaction. Why, , (but I
must not swear), Had not /
just as as much right to go into the
business now as he had whilst Cor
man and Rivers were still running