The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-07-01


opinion that the commission men will
have to keep in exceedingly close
touch with the fruit inspector in set
Ting points as to the condition of
goods sent them from the country 81
have been dealing with some of my
consignors for nineteen years." he
said, without a complaint, and that
should serve as an indication of the
methods I have used"
Regardless of an alleged pool, Mr..
Emerson said: 'It is impossible to
pool on perishables the way they are
received here. They come in at all
times of day, in all kinds of shape,
by rail, by express and by vessel. 1t
is practically impossible to get the
same figure from any two houses on
any class of goods. The strongest
pool l know anything about is the.
Italian market gardeners combina-
ton here. They come to us and tell
us just what they will charge us for
stuff, and we have to pay it or leave
it alone. They sell around town to
the restaurant trade as cheap as they
will sell to u.s."
He sets forth his position in the
following circular sent out to his con-
signors announcing his retirement
the business of selling on commits
sion basis
June II, 1907
ITO our Consignors: June IL, 1907,
senate bill No. 116 becomes a law,
and will be in force until proved I'M
constitutional. This law requires that
every person or firm handling farm
or dairy products on commission, must
pay a license to the state, also fur
nish bond of $4,000 from bonding
company, the bond to be approved by
the attorney general, and deposited
with the state treasurer. The law re-
quireS that the merchants receiving
consignments, report all sales within
forty eight hours after receiving the
goods, and if requested in writing,
must report each sale, giving amount
sold, price and address of purchaser.
The bill also stipulates that the COM
mission cannot exceed 10 per cent
with the additional expense of hand
ling goods under this new law. The
undersigned are of the opinion that
the actual cost will exceed 10 per
cent; for this reason, we shall not
accept farm or dairy products of any
kind on commission, on and after
June IL.
1--WE shall be glad to have you
quote us prices, as we have the cash
to buy all the goods we require, in
our business, and any and all goods
sent us, we shall use our best judy
ment as to their value, on date of ar
rival and remit for them Said goods
being received only as an actual sale
to us.
Thanking you for past favors, and
soliciting your correspondence, we re-
main, yours very truly,
"H. S. EMERSON CO., INC"
Others.
e. C. Klyce, of Ferguson, Klyce &
Co., said: "There is nothing in the
new law to alarm us. The regulations,
for the most part, are nothing more
than what has already been done by
practically all the reputable commits
sion houses. l think it is unjust to
exact the bond required, but we pro-
pose to put it up and take out the
license and keep on in the commits
sion business. The making of the re-
port to the shippers is part Of our
regular routine. The bill Is apparent
ly the result of the agitation of some
farmers who have been unfortunate
in dealing with the wrong houses.
'Tt is not fair to say to any man
that because he has not got $4,000
in assets he shall not be allowed to
do business, and that is what the
new law says, in effect There is many
man just as honest and just as cap
able as the other who has not the
$4,000, and the new law will have the
effect of putting him out of business
or keeping him out of the field if he is
not already in"
W. Biglow stated that he would con-
tinue in the commission business as