The San Francisco call., 1904-03-28
SAN FRANCISCO ENTERPRISE.

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has filed report in which, while pursuing another
main purpose, he incidentally pays tribute to the
methods of San Francisco business He makes the
good showing for Seattle that there nearly thirteen
hundred manufacturing establishments in the city and
$1,000 employed in these factories, receiving in
wages and salaries the round of $I7,ooo,ooo per
The aggregate value of all the manufactures of
Seattle combined is placed at $6o,oooooo per
But, says the secretary of the Seattle Chamber of
Commerce. hardly any of the products of Seattle
sold in Seattle although they readily find markets else
where. Whenever Seattle retailers purchase any
article made in this city (Seattle made for the
price, when transportation is considered, in Chicago
San Francisco, the home manufacturer gets the cold
shoulder" Probably the secretary knows whereof he
speaks and his testimony must be TAKEN for obvious
reasons, not unfairly discriminating against Seattle
Business is governed by fixed rules. An old maxim
of business is that goods we'll bought already half
sold the retailers of Seattle able buy
San Francisco than they Seattle follows that the
San Francisco manufacturers and wholesalers able
produce the required articles better suited
the Seattle retail trade than those of Seattle 1t
will not be argued that Seattes retailers have any hos
tlity their home products They undoubtedly desire
to aid in building up Seattle. Their interests and in
cnaon lie alike in that direction. Business con-
sderations control them.
Making specific allegations the secretary of the
Seattle Chamber of Commerce says that instead of buy
ing in the Orient and having shipped into Seattle
by the Japanese steamship ne the terminals of which
here (Seae), the merchants prefer to buy in San
Francisco thereby paying the freight the Pacific
steamship line which has its American terminal
that point"
This added statement gives credit the San Francisco
importers completely do those that relate
facure and goods sold by San Francisco manufacturers
and jobbers.
This city will not be harmed by this sort of averments
The point is clearly by the Seattle Times, which
proposes that remedy for the present commercial
practices of Seattle merchants action be devised
by the Seattle Manufacturers Association, the Chamber
Of Commerce and the Merchants Association of Seattle
1t is said partial explanation by the Times that t
hard change from old mercantile associations and
therefore apt be negecfu of the fact that the
article of merchandise be obtained in
city of equal quality and at low price
Old associations have their value old friends have
but in the modern sharp competition of men and methods
for business there is room left for continued dis
elimination against Seattle by its retailers unless
there is some other to be alleged.
While the of the secretary of the Seattle
commercial body will be reassuring to the business
of San Francisco it is still clear that they will find
reason relax their energies. They will hold their
old trade and much business as possible
by using modern ideas and avaing themselves of their
natural advantages among which cheap fuel and
geographical position.