The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-04-29
Big POULTRY FIGHT.
Middle Tennessee Dealers Or
sanize in This City.
Will Make War on New Yorker, who,
They CLAIM, - IRVING to Ruin
The Industry By Forcing
Down Prices.

a number of towns in this section was
held at the Bethel House yesterday, for
the purpose of taking steps toward
defending themselves against a poultry
dealer from New York by the name of
G.. Bishop, who has recently opened a
place of business in Columbia for the
purpose. it is said. of running the local
dealers out OF business.
Bishop is quite large commits
sion dealer in poultry in New
York, and until recently got the
bulk of trade from this section. Re-
Gently he decided that he did not want
to pay as much money for poultry as
he was paying, and made an effort
to force the local dealers to cut their
prices. The latter objected to the
reduction, claiming that the market S
condition justified paying more to
the farmers than he wanted to pay.
AS usual thing, the Columbia
market is from one cent to cent and
half under the Nashville market, and
under New York from four to six
cents. Bishop, 1T is stated, tried to
force the local dealers considerably
lower than these prices. For instance,
If the price In Nashville ON a certain
thing was 10 cents, instead of paying
Sc or cents, Bishop has attempted
to force local dealers to cut the price
down good deal lower. They refused
to do this and began shipping to other
firms in New York and down South
Bishop then sent representative here
and, it is said. netihed local dealers
that they must either sell their stuff to
him at his price and stop their South
ern shipment, or he would open a
house here and run them out of bust
ness They still refused. and last Sat-
urday the store was opened, Bishop
having his brother here to take charge
Since then he has been doing all ne
could to carry out his threat.
The local dealers then started a
movement to resist these encroach- |
ments, which crystalized yesterday in |
the meeting at the Bethel.
The following dealers and firms |
were represented at the meeting Thurs
day: VIM. Barker and j. N. Cant, Co
lumbia; Dick Parks. of the Culleoka
Produce Co., Culleoka; HI. A. Parham
OF Kedron; j. W. Helmick and r. G.
Harris, of Lewisburg F. l.. Patterson,
Of Bryant s Station; w. I'll. Marsh. of
Petersburg; Mr.. Barns, of Good &
Co., Fayetteville; Mr.. Hardin, of the
Kelso Produce Co., and Kelso & Kelso
Produce Co., Fayetteville; Mr.. Ken
ledy, of Winchester; Mr. Taylor, of
Taylor q Co., Shelbyville; Tullahoma
Produce Co., of Tullahoma and Tay-
or q Co., of Murfreesboro.
AT the meeting before noon an or
.anization was effected, under the
anne OF the Middle Tennessee Poultry
Dealers Association. F. l.. Patter-
on, OF Bryant's Station. was elected
resident, and G.. w. Hardin, of Fay |.
ttevllle, Manager. The matters at
'sue were fully gone over, and it was
ecided to appoint committee to waitl
n Mr.. Bishop and see if an agreement
T compromise could not be effected.
II. Patterson, the President of the AS
,ciation, stated to the Herald reporter Ia
afternoon that the object o
the organization was simply to fight G
nfair competition, sustain and elevate hi
'ices, keep alive the poultry industry fl
7 paying the farmers honest values, di
III and snip direct to the best markets, tt
Id cut out the middleman and allow w
e dealer to advance his paying tt
ices. w
The committee reported at the meet to
g yesterday that Mr.. Bishop was til
lillng to come to an agreement with the ds
provided that Mr.. William vi
arker, of this city, withdraw from the 81
ganizatlon. He refused to treat with ca
at gentleman because of some alleged
with him. If Barker he
tired, he was willing to resume bust de
SO with the members of the organiza- gr
N on the old basis. ne
Mr.. Barker arose and said that il he uL
rs standing in the way of an agree til
9nt he would withdraw from the AS I'll
,iation. di
Mr.. Hardin said he would not con- flu
1t to this, as Mr. Barke, had been of
? moving spirit in organizing the ne
ISOLATION, and he did not propose to te'
him be forced out because of the Sh
like of Bishop. ga
The Association was still discussing mi
S matter at three clock lif,
1t the meeting yesterday was Mr.. CHI
rry q. King, of New York, fe- the
of G. w. Martin Bros, cor
that city, one of the largest houses mo
New York handling butter and eggs. a
of