Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-07-22

He perhaps gets tho IDEA 0s to manufnc-
turing profits which was conveyed by
figures In ressrd to t'f,ster q vosei
which were read here this afternoon. and
ne becomes 4 little Jealous, and says: ~
eucss | will 60 TO making wagons. too"
THROWN may feel little nervous about
HIS new competitor hut he continues to
buy his row material NJ Smith: ana
everything gues all right. even though
Smith docs make wagons. until one day
they conclude n build q wall around Nh"
city 80 that Brown can not 60 over 70
baltimore .oh buy hubs and spokcs
whenever his ncighbor Smith docs NOV
treat him rig,, Smith kc~I,s on In his
wagon business Nv and by. ending thct
th~ wagon business pnvs pretty well.
Smith says: ~ guess I will enlarge my
wagon business. ard take the best OF all
my stock and make It into wagons my
eei'. ard what I can not use probably
myreit I will sell 70 Brown Brown 's
dissatisfied With the price he pays. md
says 'nmi'h. yoi are not treatlnS me
sq,iarely and Will not buy my law mn
tcrial 81 yuu I will gn over 10 Bolti-
more" mo. you will not" says Smith,
"for We havr bull, y wall over which you
can not climb You can not help vour-
self. You have got to buy your hubs
and feiloes ard snolkos 81 me-" What
Is the result. Why. In = little whfc
Brown Eoo. 10 work for Smith.
Now, Mr.. President. II present condi-
tions continue IN resard 10 the raw ma
t.rinl 81 tho terner-thc hides: II the Ar
rnour> ~ know or believe 10 ho the
fact NJ. entering into -he tanning hus'
ness; IL the avifts ara entering into tho
tanning business. and I believe I know
they are az we'll 80 I know I nm stand
ing here: II already they are IN the tan
ming Nue'nc1s .rd are becoming tho Ia rs
60, ter1ers IN this country. 1t will only
DO little white before thc tanners VIII
say to tho ArnU,lrs and the Switts. as
brown ga 70 Smith. II want TO 20 TO
work for you
Mr. President DO not want 20 pass
the matter without speaking we'll Of Ar
.nour rcmet,me. buy all The ca,fskin.
he takes OF a certain weight md kind
turing ire season ~ his Kansas City,
81 Joseph. Fort Worth. and Chicago
nhattoira. hevp 10 trust 20 his hone :
10 give no tu.t v'ha. buy; he can cheat
me or not. ne no p'eascs But I wnnt to
say that my experience just'Hcs Tho IS
scrtion that M more honorable and up
r1yht concern ever 90 business than
Fill Armour. o- Armour 4 Co. Whether
they IRE right or wrong IN not content
'rz themselves with handling beef and
letting I'Ns.er q Voarl and the other In
dependent ta-ner- do the leather bust
ness Is not for me 20 say. will not Judge
my brother. nut 30 Say that the pack
ers are to-day tanning, In my opinion. q
! large par cent ~ all The hides taken or
~ thei- ahntto'r-. pnd say further that
I To-day ne sv'f's are. In my Judgment,
h.rdlrS from - 70 SO per cent Of ali
! the hide. taken ~, IN New England. r.
that docs not mean The handicap n tic
| Independent tnnne-. 10 rot know tho
meaning OF language.
| Mr. McCumtcr. May | ask ques-
| tion7
Tho Presiding Orcor, Does the soma
tor from Vermont Yield 10 The senator
from North Itakota.
Mr.. Page. With pleasure.
| Mr.. McCuInber. Why does not the IN
dependent tanner get those hides" Is I,
not bccaueo he doe. not pay enough for
them:
Mr.. Page. am glad Won have brought
| that matter 70 my attention
| Mr.. McCumber. ] an exceedingly glad
| II I have satisfied tho senator in the
question.
Mr., Page. You have
Mr.. McCumher. Because want tc
know why tho independent tanper can
not buy those hides That are being pur
chased by Armour X he Will pay as
much for them.
Mr.. Page. That Is very pertinent
question. and think before get through
I Will satisfy the senator why + Is
In every city In New England th'
sTifts ana ths Arrnours have their agent
who cell beef. They are good bright
sharp. clean. quick wftteh fellows. nnt
they know tlie'r t'us'ness In beef FIST
rate. When the ew!ns want N pn'
man In any city 70 buy hides, They 90 II
ana while ne - entirely independent o
ths'r beef man. he has tho benefit cf his
counsel and tho Indirect benefit az hi
acquaintance Win ME butcher T>o he'
hides to sell Fear IN mind. too, that th'
svifn not only ouy hides and to' l"n'h
er, put tney 'n"Ne o'eUInhrShtlHe' 'ne!
make soap; they make fertilizer. They
are tho largest wool pullers In Ills coun
try. f. G. swirl during HIS lifetime va:
director o' mo American Noo"n rom
Pan|. ana presume Sw'rt d co. MAY
now wave representative on tho Am
erfcan WopleA company noard 81 direct
ors. they SEND tbrir teams - tho doc
or the butcher ano take aVerY conce'v
able "or'mohN" he has NJ The butcher
shop except lie meat They have an or
ganiHation mat IL so perfect TINT II