The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-03
MEN WAR
FOR MARKET RULE
Continued From Page One.)

place on South Temple street Mr. John
son son apPseared before tn. the city council
onS be not permitted to stand on any
street of the city except on Eccles
avenue, which is within the confines of
the private market place.
He also petitioned the council to ar
range to have the pavement within the
enclosure flushed daily at the expense
or the city, and further asks the city
10 build a watering trough at the east
entrance of market row. The petitions
were referred to the streets committee
to report at the meeting Thursday
night Mr.. Johnson exhibited a map
showing the entire scheme of the new
market place and the signatures of SO
farmers who have signed an agreement
10 pay the market company IS a month
for the privilege of standing their
teams in stalls. There are still about
80 stalls to be contracted for
One Firm Withdraws.
The Kahn-Cooper Fruit company, So
South West Temple street, has pulled
out of the agreement to move to the
new private market place. Members of
this firm assert that it is because they
DO not care to consort with certain pro
duce firms that they claim are in a
com bination as to the regulation of
prices on commodities and as to the
methods of crediting customers.
Firms that Kahn and Cooper claim
are Ieagued together, declare that there
Is no combination for the regulation
OF prices. but admit that eleven fruit
e
Ogden and Provo are members of what
( is known as the Utah Produce Credit
association, and have agreed upon
rules In regard to the extension of
credit to the retail trade.
The Kahn-Cooper company has is
sued the following circular letter:
To the Trade: You probably are
aware that there is combination of
fruit and produce jobbers in this city,
all of whom are going to move to the
new market
We take this method of advising our
customers and the retail trade gener-
ally that we are i'll no way connected
| with this combination.
Why should a free-bOrn American
merchant be told by their competitors
| that they MUST sell their goods at
such and such price, and that their
terms of credit shall be so and so? We
will not be dictated to by any COM
petitor. but intend to run our own
\ business, make our own prices and
terms of credit Yours respectfully,
"KAHN-COOPER FRUIT CO"
Kahn-COOper stated yesterday that
they had been coerced to enter
the so-called produce combination, and
did not get in line" they would be
put out of business
Members of the combination meet
daily" said Mr. Cooper. They take
luncheon at the Wilson hotel, and there
they agree upon what the trade viii
be charged for fruit and other prod
uCts in accordance with supply and
demand"
Just a Protection.
Speaking for the Salt Lake fruit and
produce firms that are members OF the
newly organized Utah Produce Credit
association. l. A Hancock of the firm
of Hancock Brothers, said:
"As a method to protect ourselves
from customers who fail TO pay their
bills or are too slow in doing so, we
organized for the purpose OF agreeing
upon a uniform system OF credits: e
have to pay spot cash for our goods
and hence cannot, on the margin that
is in the business, afford TO lose ac-
counts or to carry SloW-paylng GUS
toners beyond a reasonable time. IL
was for this reason that the Otah
Produce association was formed VII
liam NJ Roylance of Provo is president
! and J. A. Hancock acting secretary:
/ The following firms are members OF
| the association: The H. 7. Griffin Co.,
| ogden Commission Co, s. b Clark.
| Hines-Winegar Produce Co. Cras an
! Bros. Blackman Griffin Co. the
| William NJ Roylance Co, Hancock
| Brothers, W. 1. Frank Produce Co,
Fallas, Price & Richardson. Ryan &
| p p. Vowel says he is not a member
| of the so-called combination, but states
! that he has contracted for stall at
! the new market The Crabtree Produce
| company is also an independent con-
Germ which will shortly move to the
/
| while l am running my business
entirely independent of any other" said
! Mr. Vowel, Il can't say that approve
| antagonistic methods and destroying
| reasonable market prices StraWber-
! ries which cost S1.S5 laid down in Salt
| Lake were yesterday sold for 10 cents
| less than cost by Kahn-Cooper- rms
NAV he good business, but 1 can't see
| it that way
I. A. Hancock said that Kahn-CoopeT
| wanted the produce men who are
| moving into the new market 10 agree
! 10 discontinue the delivery system He
| saws that because this firm is small
and has no horses or wagons they
| wanted others who have such equipaSe
I t1a dali