Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-03
Iowa Implement Dealers Asso-
citation Will Go on Record in
Favor of Revision
CREDIT TO BUYERS cuRTAlLED.
New Plan Of Collections by Jobbers to
Cause Shorter Credit to Farmers
Convention to Also Consider Ex
press Ratcs-Gossip as to Probable
Officers.
Special to r,mes-Republlcan

| Des Moines. Dec. 3. = 1t Is expected
| that resolutions will be passed by the
Iowa implement Dealers association
convention, which will formally open
| Wednesday morning at the Y. NJ. G..
| A. auditorium, favoring the revision
| of the tariff at the earliest possible
time by nonpartisan commission The
resolutions will be offered in accord
| ance with the campaign started by the
National Association of Manufacturers
| to secure this revision. the interests
| Of the manufacturers and implement
| men being about the same. Former
President Miles of the manufacturers
association is now ut Washington and
Will be member of q lobby to secure
action on it by congress.
This is one Of the most important
| matters that will come before the
twelfth annual convention of the Iowa
association, which will probably be
marked by the largest attendance the
organization has known. The mem
bership exceeds 800, and nearly all OF
them will be in Des Moines by tonight.
when the local implement dealers and
their wives Will tender receptions at
the Slavery In honor OF the visitors
and their wives.
The tariff question Is now uppermost
with the implement men on account Of
the proposal of the manufacturers to
abolish the time heretofore accorded
dealers to settle for their goods. 1t
has been the custom to allow dealers
until September / Of each year to pay
their bills without interest, and cash
discount has been allowed for pay
ment by May 1. Now the manufac-
turers propose to make their bills due
May ] and allow 1 per cent discount
for each month in advance OF that
date that the bill Is paid.
This win mean, the implement men
say. the curtailing Of credit by deal
ers to farmers and almost put the
retail business in many localities on a
cash basis. The manufacturers claim
that the steel trust conlpels them to
pay for their material within thirty
days after shipment, that they have
to pay their help twice month and
as they begin to manufacture for the
coming season early In the fall. they
cannot afford to carry the retailers so
long. Now the steel trust, the manu-
facturers claim. being protected by the
tariff, is shutting down it's furnaces
and merely turning out what steel is
ordered in order that a big supply will
not compel them to reduce the price.
Another matter that the convention
will take up will be express rates 1t
is the intention to pass resolutions
urging the Iowa railway commission
to AK regular schedules Of express
rates. reducing them considerably be-
low the charges now made, and place
these printed schedules in the hands
of shippers.
The association will also, 1t is eX-
pected, urge the elimination of can
vassers for manufacturers or jobbers
They claim that the International Har-
vester company by the use of the can
vasser is almost compelling dealers to
handle It's entire line Of farm ma
chinery and vehicles exclusively.
The implement dealers do not OBJ
ject to expert machinists, so long as
the experts confine their efforts to
machinery, but when they start to So
licit trade, the retailers refuse to stand
for it. A few years ago the Iowa as
sociation had trouble with the Interna-
tional Harvester company because 1t
sold goods thru others than regular
implement dealers, that Is. black
smiths, catalog houses, etc. The
Iowans made such a protest that the
company discontinued sales thru
others than regular implement dealers.
The association will also fix the first
week Of December as the permanent
date Of holding the annual conventions,
1t was also proposed to make Des
Moines the permanent meeting place,
but this has been considered mad
visable, altho It was generally agreed
that practically all Of the sessions will
be held here.
There is no gossip as to who the
new officers will be. j. J. CASTOR OF
Winterset, the present president, will
not stand for reelection He has re-
tired from the implement business af-
ter thirty years activity. Vice Presi-
dent w. D. Hoyt Of Manchester is
naturally In line for the presidency,
but he has been chairman of the mem
bership committee the past year and
an active campaign Is now on to en-
roll 500, an effort is being made to
keep him in his present position. Sec
rotary E. P. Armknecht of Donnelson
is in similar position. The Iowa as
ISOLATION is now second in size and 1t
IS proposed to make 1t first.
Wages Of railroad employees have
suffered considerable fluctuation in
this state, but at the present time are
at the highest average since the rail-
road commission began issuing re-
ports. The report for the year ending
June 80, 1907, is practically completed
and part of it was made public yes
terday. The report shows that the
average daily wages of the 43.402 rail-