Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-19
New Zealand Gsvsrnmsnt Asked to Bar
Goods Of American Harvester CSnosrn.
LOCAL MANUFACTURERS MAKE APPEAL
Say Yankee Trust" Threstsns to Drive
Them 0ut Of Business
AMERICAN WoRKMEN ARE THE CHEAPEST
improved Mashinsry is Responsible fer
Low Cost Of Work.
NJ MANUFACTURERS MAKE APPEAL
AMERICAN woRKMEN ARE THE cutMts1
PATTERNS OF MACHINES ARE cOPNO
Alleged "Trus /" Makes Implements
known 60 AntIpOdean Trade and
sells Them Cheaper Than
the Inventors.

WELLINGTON. N. H., Nov 1s.-Cspecial !
blegram to The Bee THE operations of |
e American Harvester combination in !
sew Zealand continue to attract the at
tention of public men and the public gen.
orally Members OF the local parliament
and tho premier have been interviewed by |
representatives Of the New Zealand manu-
facturers. who. after fully considering the
matter. decided to ask the government TO
prohibit the combine from operating in
this colony. Al the same time they ex-
planned that they did not wish such pro-
hibition to prevent local firms from inn
porting the goods OF the combine. II was
stated that the combine had been in ex-
istenoe for only hve years. but IL was only
within the last year that It entered into
active competition with colonial firms.
Formerly tho colonial firms had imported
trust" goods when they wanted them. and
no lrm had any serious cause for com
plant
It was suggested 10 members of Parlia.
ment that the implement industry would
be saved to the colony II the combine were
subjected to the prohibition mentioned.
Unless some decided steps were taken the
local industry would be wiped out and then
the combine would be able to charge any
price It liked for its machines. so that
while farmers might get cheap machines
for while eventually they would be the
sufferers. The combination had taken an
Australian harvester to America, dupll-
Gated II. and exploited Argentina. the re-
suit being that today 1t was selling IN
South America for 500 the harvester that
selling in Australia-where there was
still some competition--for 800.
The cOntand Tint VnIaoa
some drastic measures are taken against
the combination the same sltudtion will be
created in this colony.
American WOrkmen Cheapest.
Another grievance OF the local manu-
faeturers is that whereas trust" imple-
ments come in duty free. there is a duty
or parts and on raw material Imported
for manufacturing purposes, The combine,
II appears, has also taken New Zealand
disc harrow, the product af New Zealand
brains aud enterprise. aud had It copied
bolt for bolt to meet the New Zealand de-
mand. The New Zealand firms anknowl-
edge that they have no legal protection
against this, though the colonial code of
business morality gives each Arm protec-
ton against it's fellow firms.
The Australian manufacturers also point
out that America scores particularly in re-
gRrd TO labor, the American artisan work.
Ing WITH the best machines on piece work
SO that his output is much greater and
much cheaper than that OF the colonial
workman, who receives fixed wage and
who works just he pleases.
Simply put. the position is that the New
zealand manufacturer cannot meet the
competition OF the combinations OF Amer
lea II is claimed that the trust has a
capital OF s125, 10000 and that 1t will be able
a nnnlbflafA fha. ..1Is a.
or ive years, or ct all events reduce their
establishments to the level of repairing
shops.
When the question of prohibiting the
continuation from operating in New Zea-
land was put to the premier he asked the
reputation II they wanted commercial
war with America. Mr. Sedon, confronted
with general election and probably some
opposition from the farmers, did not seem
disposed to take any action either by way
OF prohibition or the imposition Of a pro-
hibitive tariff. All he would do was to ad.
wise the manufacturers to confer with rep.
resentatives OF the farmers and endeavor
to prove to them that in the long run II
would be best for them to patronize the
local manufacturer.
"Trust" Representative Talks.
Mr.. Bywater, the local representative OF
The combination In New zealand. exnlainee
That the trust handled the Osborn, tn,
peerlng, the Mccormick. the Plano ant
the Champion binders and that the reasor
OF the amalgamation was a desire to reduc,
the cost or management There was nov
one once ana one stan, so that a Rreat
saving Ia expenses had been effected will
the result that the trust" was able to sci
machines cheaper than formerly. Instead
Of wishing to squeeze out the local men
AHaNNaHN H. =
encourage them by giving orders for tn,
manufacture OF certain machinery locally
The work. however, was faulty and it wa
not eNpeditiously done and the result wa
that the combine would now have 70 ge
these machines made in Australia o
America.
In answer 70 this the local manufacturer
maintain that the local industries viii b
killed BY the trust" whereas n Il Is pro
hihited in New Zealand the number of me
ehanics in the implement manufact,Irin
industry will in few years, be increase
by $50 or eo0 per cent In l904 the nun.be
OF implements manufactured IA tho colon
vas between 5000 and 5000. The mum
Der Imported reached lsSOOo A great des
~ capital has been made out OF the 50
called natural protection that New Zeu
anders enjoy against manufacturers
America owing 70 the question OF freight
out this is pure myth. the freights froI
America. owing 20 shipping competition
enabling the Americans TO send dri
from New York 90 any one OF the fou
oenters in New Zealand for $40 where's
the freight between two New Zealan
towns, such as Lyttleton and New Pl,
mouth is exactly double that figure
Canadian Cries eWOIf."
Mr.. T. J. Mcbride. who was recentl
vice president and general manager OF n
Massey Harris Implement company
Canada, has made a very emphatic stat,
ment as to what will happen in New zes
land N the trust" Is allowed 10 operat
'"The American harvester trust" he state'
will adopt such measures as Il finds neeei
ssry 20 secure the New Zealand trade
will strangie this trade for surety.
now sells binders here at from 500 TO 81