Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-26
AFTERNOON SESSION INTERESTING
sevefaEt Papers Read Call Up Lively
Discussion.

AFTERNO SESSION
sevefaEtPapers Read Call Up Lively
Discussion.
Following the delivery Of Edgar z. over
streets address, George V. Wells Of Chi
declared his objection to any general
attack on the legislation. which is inteded,
he said, to control and keep in check the
monopolistlc Tenderness Of the times. He
wished to support the present administra-
ton in all efforts in. that direction. From
this premise. however, he took the ground
of favoring also the removal Of all tariffs
which foster a partial monopoly. High
prices do not help any business in the long
run" he said. '"They should be kept as
nearly as possible at the level where they
would stand without the artificial effect
of tariff laws"
In defence Of Mr.. Overstreet, ]. c. Swift
of Kansas City repeated what Mr.. Over
street has emphasized several times in his
address that no objection was made to fed
eral regulation of business affairs of large
proportion, but that 1t was misinformed
state. county and municipal interference
which was wrong.
Uniformity of Rules.
Frank f.. Scott OF Sioux City, spoke on
uniformity of Rules" MIR. Scott began
his work in the commission business in
South Omaha several years ago. He is now
secretary Of the Sioux City exchange.
He said in part:
The sessions of our exchange and the de-
liberations of this body has shown one
source of needless expense and pointed out
its remedy. l refer to the. causes which gave
rise to the solicitor rule. This rule, as you
know. is aimed to make to make a uniform
ra0,ttati0n uptrcrpIn0 the nlmhar of men
sent into the live stock territory to secure
trade and their time of service. 1t was long
ago discovered that the employment Of
numerous solicitors was ruinous to the
profits Of the business and was in reality
needless. A strict Interpretation Of the
present rule requires that only one solicit
tor be allowed on the road at any one time,
that he shall register out and In with
the proper exchange authority and that he
shall not be engaged in solicitation more
than fifteen days in any one month.
1.-The fact has been discovered and I DO.
not wish to offer this as a criticism, that
in the various exchanges different interrre-
tations have been made of the provisions
of this rule. Sioux City has with the rest,
been at fault and we are willing TO bear
our share of the criticism. The point Is
that in registering out time has been al
lowed for railway travel, and the date Of
arrival in any territory has been placed
a sthe date at which the solicitor begins
hihs labor. Then he registers in when he
leaves the field, SO that It Is possible for
a solicitor to spend fifteen days in a
month with the additional time he has
spent in travelling. This often represents
enarly as much time as the actual solicit
tation.
South Omaha Complies.
In South Omaha | am informed the lit
eral. Interpretation of the rule is strictly
adhered to and from the, actual date a
solicitor leaves sotuh Omaha dates his time
time on the road"
The speaker here cited several. other ex-
changes which had. placed different inter
pretations OF the Meaning Of the rule.
This was especially noted of Chicago.
1.-The point / wish to make is not one
OF criticism, but IL we have rules govern
ing our actions in this particular, let the
executive committee of the exchange while
here place the proper Interpretation in
ssuch uneauivocal terms that there shall
be no m%istaking the requirement of the
rules in any exchange. 1t is the only way
that the anxiety of certain exchanges may
be effectually allayed and the practice Of
encroachment may be checked"
J.. w. Moore of Chicago objected TO the
Implication that Chicago had evaded the
spirit of the rule and called on the secre-
tary Of the Chicago exchange, C. w. Baker,
to explain the exact conditions. Other ex-
| changes also objected to the classification
which placed them on II. lax side of the
Interpretation. In. the course of the dis
cussion, however, It developed that some
such condition as the speaker had de-
scrlbed did exist, He again reiterated his
statement that his paper should not be
taken as criticism. but asa plea for uni
form Interpretation by the exchange. The
whole question was referred TO the ex-
ecutive committee for consideration and
accommodation. "
A. j: Campion of Denver requested that
his paper on Commissions From a Den
yer Standpoint" be omitted. He sad the
executive committee had incorporated the
issue he had intended to make in its re-
port and he wished to defer his argument
until the question was thus brought be-
fore the convention.
All Aboard for 5Ianawa.
The convention therefore adjourned
promptly on time and took the cars for
Omaha, where at $50 p. m. the delegates
and their wives were provided with special
cars to Lake Manawa. They were enter
tanned at dinner by the Cnuncl Bluffs
Boating association. This dinner was one
Of the most brilliant affairs conducted al
that club. All conditions of weather and
Arrangement were perfect. After the din
ner the club. enjoyed an informal dance in
the Pavilion.
The special features otto days session IL
South Omaha will be first a called meet
ing of the executive committee at tbs
Exchange han at s O'Clock.