Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-02-08

the Milwaukee Harweste Cod
with only a change of name and
in increase of capital stock. Its
capitalization is one million
dollars as against $3.50, 900, 900
Of the New Jersey corporation.
The International Harvester.
Co. New Jersey $40, 600, 900. i
is the manufacturing corpora
ton and does no3interstate bust
ness. The international Har-
vester Co. of America''-$l, co.,
1000 = is the selling corporation,
doing an interstate business. It
buys the output. of the manufact-
uring corporation and it markets,
it throughout the world. 7Of1
course this arrangement simpli-
fies the business of the Harves-
ter Trust and incidentally allows
it; to pay taxes in certain states
on Capitalization of. only ST.
100000 instead of on 1920, O00,-
0O0-a mere detail in the finan-
cal bains conceiving the mani
. lation Of a tremendous indus
try. ~- ~. r.. !. y; y.
| Before many months had,
passed, it brcame clear that the
international Harvester Co..
of America" was forcing its
goods upon the: trade by meth,
DDS as ruthless as any ever en-
ployed by Standard OIL to .coerce
the proprietors Of the little wa
gon routes, corner grocer les and
country stores. The. exclusive.
clause in the agency contract of
the Harvester, Trust has been
abolished. thanks to the: laws Of
Texas, thanks to the law passed
by the Michigan Legislators after
a stormy session in spite Of des
perate lobbying by the Harvester
Trust missaries, and thanks to
the protest Of dealers associa-
lions and the public prosecutions
that were instituted as a result
Of publicity in the daily press.
It is abolished in form only,s'
however, as it is still enforced
as vigorously as ever-which
means that it is enforced in each
and every case where the Har-
vester Trust thinks the cjrcum-
stances permit the use of a club
to knock out an independent line
and to force in its own goods.
| -. You understand that the exclr1-
Esive clause provided. that the
dealer should handle none but
International goods in certain
lines under. penalties ranging
from SIS to $50 for each ofense.1
Today the clause is not there but,
the Trust salesman says, throw
out these independent, goods,
take our manure spreader,, our
gasoline engine, our @harrows,
our wagons, or we will start
Blank in the. business, give: him
our harvesting machinea agency
together with our complete lines,
throw an extra force Of our; best
canvasers in here to help. him
and swamp you in short ORDER
It; is not always stated so abrupt
" but it is made just as plain.
/ What is the dealer to do?, He
may be independent enough in
:. spirit, but he has a family, and
can he afford to buck the
rrust?' incidentally such com.
petition as this is hard for the
7 independent manufacturers o1
wagons, sspreaders, gasoline en-
Egines, etc, TO meet. As,' ''=ii ~ <5S
= ~ At the time when the Harves
= ter Trust WI sn1aking itself hatet
-iby it's bull dozing, tactics, d. I'M
lQsburne a. Co..: very large man
: lufactures Of harvesting, 'Iaachin
3lery located -2at Auburn, NJ Y 8
5 tbegan to attack the Trust, asin,
y fulI page adHertisementsfin> th1
81 trade papers to warn the dealer
III against Submitting to- .trustdicta
sAtion, ETC., ctr. These Osburn
advertisements were the 2sensa
Y lkion Of the trade III. III ! I'll
The Osbnrlle = company cam
otto be. regarded ,as the y forernos
-IchamDion of The dealers, the fear
II less enemy ofs the Truts.ay;s Deal
d ers threw out Trust goods an
oIreplac them with Osburn
dI goods: The Immense Osbur1l
'rIplant worked over time, day. an
supplying the demand fo
'slindependent goods. h. Then, Whe
vi the ,Osburne adyertis ements Wer
;ofat their fiercest. the truth bs
II came known. heOsburne bus
" ness had been purchase BY: til
All Trust, and for eighteen month
=, ! i